# STL312: Sharp? If it glint, it in't!

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2024-03-22
- Length: 1h 14m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int

## Summary

Andrew Hunter joins Vic Tesolin and Ben Strana to discuss sharpening techniques, specifically the 'glint' method for detecting dullness in chisels and planes, and the role of Kazarikai competitions in measuring sharpness. Amanda Russell interviews metalworker and furniture maker Sophie Glenn about her 'Rust Never Sleeps' series, which mimics wood using steel, and her upcoming exhibition. The hosts also address listener questions regarding the feasibility of carpeted workshop floors, the aesthetic differences between steamed and air-dried walnut, and the challenges of repairing a dining table with sliding tapered dovetails.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int#t=6) Introduction and Drill Press Debate
- [35:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int#t=2124) Sophie Glenn Interview: Steel Furniture and Rust
- [44:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int#t=2698) Workshop Organization and 5S Methodology
- [54:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int#t=3243) Carpeted Basement Shops and Condensation
- [1:03:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-03-22-stl312-sharp-if-it-glint-it-int#t=3805) Steamed vs. Air-Dried Walnut and Table Repair

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Sophie Glenn (other)
- Arcburn Furniture (company)
- Sawtooth School of Visual Art (other)
- Kazarikai (other)
- Wendell Castle School (other)
- Fine Woodworking (company)

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- [Episode 278: Black, White, Shiny Metal, Rusty Metal](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2020-09-25-episode-278-black-white-shiny-metal-rusty-metal) (Making It)
- [Making It #010: If it looks straight….](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight) (Making It)
- [Episode 032: Listener Questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-08-13-episode-032-listener-questions) (Making It)
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- [Episode 163: Live Edge Bowling  Ball](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-04-06-episode-163-live-edge-bowling-ball) (Making It)

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