# Shop Talk Live 8: Just a Splash of Water

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2012-06-08
- Length: 59m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water

## Summary

Fine Woodworking editors Mike Pekovich and Matt Kenney, along with web producer Lisa Morgan, discuss the nuances of visiting hardwood lumberyards for the first time, emphasizing preparation, reading grain, and etiquette. The hosts then answer listener questions regarding workbench construction, the pros and cons of jointer-planer combo machines, and bandsaw features. They also debate sharpening stone types, comparing water stones, ceramic stones, and diamond plates, and conclude by discussing the upcoming Fine Woodworking Live event.

## Chapters

- [0:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=9) Introduction and Lumberyard Stories
- [5:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=324) Lisa Morgan's First Lumberyard Trip
- [14:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=850) Workbench Construction and Wood Movement
- [18:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=1120) Fine Woodworking Live Event Details
- [26:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=1592) Favorite Tool: Block Rabbit Plane
- [35:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=2108) Jointer-Planer Combo Machines Review
- [43:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=2631) Bandsaw Features and Selection
- [49:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=2971) Sharpening Stones: Water vs. Ceramic vs. Diamond
- [56:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-08-shop-talk-live-8-just-a-splash-of-water#t=3381) Listener Feedback and Outro

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- 84 Lumber (company)
- Honda Civic (other)
- Acura Integra (other)
- Home Depot (company)
- Monster Work Bench (product)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Block Rabbit Plane (product)
- Stanley (company)
- Record (company)
- Roland Johnson (other)
- Ken St. Ange (other)
- Grizzly (company)
- DMT (company)
- Veritas MK2 (product)
- Shapton (company)
- Norton (company)
- Ginzu (company)
- Taunton (company)

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