Hardware Podcasts

STL 182: Tiny Scratches On My Blade

Shop Talk Live · 1 Feb 2019 · 1h 03m

What this episode covers

Mike Pekovich, Tom McKenna, and Ben Strano discuss woodworking techniques and shop solutions, including finishing spoons with deer antlers, attaching jigs to a Hommer sliding table saw, and creating a lemon-scented paste wax using citrus thinner. They also address a reader's issue with tiny scratches on a honed blade, attributing it to grit contamination or technique, and recommend interlocking rubber stall mats for unsealed cement shop floors.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Products
Briwax, Goddard's Cabinet Makers Wax
Tools
Hommer, Ark Shark Guard, Delta Unisaw, Norton, King, Lie Nielsen
Also
Don Williams, Don'sBarn.com

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