# STL268: What flavor are your chisels?

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2022-06-17
- Length: 1h 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels

## Summary

Mike Pekovich, Ben Peck, and Barry York discuss Ben's purchase of a used Inca table saw, detailing the challenges of adapting his existing tooling like the Domino and data stack to the new machine's specific dimensions and features. Barry York explains techniques for milling thin stock (quarter and five-eighths inch) by resawing from thicker blanks to manage wood tension and ensure stability, while also sharing methods for working with expensive ebony for small hardware components. The group debates the merits of combination jointer-planers versus separate machines, weighing factors like cost, shop space, and the inconvenience of changeovers, before Barry York shares his favorite tool, a vintage Stanley mortise chisel, and Mike recounts a failed smoothing plane demonstration at a workshop.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=6) Introduction and Shop Setup Banter
- [3:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=222) Ben's Inca Table Saw Purchase and Adaptation
- [15:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=949) Milling Thin Stock: Quarter and Five-Eighths Inch
- [25:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=1523) Working with Tiny Pieces of Ebony
- [33:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=2022) Segments and Mortise Chisel Discussion
- [57:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=3462) Why Don't You Like Combo Machines?
- [1:14:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-17-stl268-what-flavor-are-your-chisels#t=4459) Book Recommendation and Outro

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Inca (product)
- Pony Jorgensen (company)
- SawStop (product)
- Domino (product)
- Stanley (product)
- Buck Brothers (product)
- Woodpeckers (product)
- DeWalt (product)
- Powermatic (company)
- Delta (company)
- Hammer (company)

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- [Episode 332: Plywood is good](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-11-27-episode-332-plywood-is-good) (Making It)
- [Episode 064: Pat the bushes of my brain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-03-25-episode-064-pat-the-bushes-of-my-brain) (Making It)

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