# STL 63: The Micro-Sized Workshop

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2014-07-11
- Length: 1h 05m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop

## Summary

Ed Pernick, Tom McKenna, and Mike Pakovich of Fine Woodworking discuss woodworking in micro-sized workshops, referencing Andrew Hunter’s use of Japanese hand tools and gravity-based techniques. The hosts answer listener questions on finishing walnut with hardwax oils and dyes, managing dust collection systems with 4-inch vs. 6-inch ducting, and preventing cherry blotching with shellac washes. They also share 'tool bombs' like a fussy tenoning jig and discuss techniques for cutting tenons and cleaning router bits.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=6) Introduction: Micro-Sized Workshops and Japanese Hand Tools
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=544) Finishing Walnut: Hardwax Oils and Dyes
- [14:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=890) Tool Bombs: Tenoning Jigs and Workshop Storage
- [27:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=1671) Preventing Cherry Blotching and Dust Collection Systems
- [40:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=2403) Favorite Techniques: Dovetails and Router Bit Maintenance
- [51:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-07-11-stl-63-the-micro-sized-workshop#t=3093) Listener Questions: Warped Wood, Bandsaw Drift, and Interior Finishing

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Andrew Hunter (other)
- Osmo PolyX (product)
- Fiddes (product)
- Rockler (company)
- Dust Boy (product)
- Grizzly (company)
- Delta (company)
- Jet (company)
- Rockwell (company)

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