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It’s show #571 On today’s show, we’re talking about kids getting started in woodworking, shop lighting, woodworking slumps, and hand planed vs sanded surfaces.
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Listener Questions* Weston is 13 and wants his parents to trust him around sharp tools. * Jon wants to know if he should add splines to his large table top. * Peter wants to know if hand planed surfaces are too smooth for some finishes. * Christian asked about our shop lighting situations. * Bob’s been spending too much time on Instagram and asks if we ever get frustrated and disappointed with our woodworking. * David’s wondering if he should add support to his planer.
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It’s show #530 On today’s show, we’re talking about tool reviews, options for resawing a wide slab, smoking with project scraps and straight edges.
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What’s On the Dining TableThe guys discuss the world of tool reviews and how we personally view them both in performing them and when looking to buy a tool.
Emails and Voicemails* Dan needs to resaw a 12/4 piece of Walnut that is 24″ wide and needs options on how to pull it off. * Brad asks is he can use scraps of Cherry from a project for smoking meats. * David is frustrated with steel straight edges and what material would be best to make his own.
Ask Us a QuestionSend in questions via the contact form here on site or hit us up on IG at woodtalkshow or send us a voicemail using your phone voice memo app to woodtalkshow@gmail.com
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
The post 530 – Should We Trust Tool Reviews? appeared first on Wood Talk.
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The post WT489 – Get Your T-Shirts appeared first on Wood Talk.
Dovetails, pre-finishing, and why slabs are so pricey!
The post WT459 – Feed the Ashley appeared first on Wood Talk.
Variable suction on a dust collector, having helpers in the shop, how to use turning tools, dealing with a twisted board, and wood allergies,
The post WT458 – Cool Your Balls appeared first on Wood Talk.
What is this? How did I get here?!
The post WT457 – Wood Talk Booty Call appeared first on Wood Talk.
And that's a wrap!
The post WT456 – The One Where They Quit appeared first on Wood Talk.
Outdoor finish options, what's the deal with the DelVe Square?, Plywood safety, applying Enduro-Var, making gifts for other woodworkers, expired finishes, soundproofing the shop.
The post WT443 – You Got Formaldehyde in My Plywood appeared first on Wood Talk.
A sarcastic take on the six pieces of woodworking wisdom that are crap.
The post WT435 – BS Woodworking Wisdom appeared first on Wood Talk.
On the Weekend Show, Bob from I Like to Make Stuff joins us for a discussion about parenting and making stuff.
The post WT390 – Parenting & Making Stuff appeared first on Wood Talk.
SketchUp for sissies, moving a shop, blending 3d printing and fine woodworking, and do Matt and Marc feel inferior because the don't mess with electronics like Bob Clagett?
The post WT389 – Bob Likes to Make Stuff appeared first on Wood Talk.
How we prepare for Winter.
The post 331 Extra – Winter Preparation appeared first on Wood Talk.
What power would you steal from one of your co-hosts?
The post 330 Extra – The Ultimate Woodworker appeared first on Wood Talk.
What honey-do items are on our list.
The post 329 Extra – Honey-Do Items appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cuts from unexpected places.
The post 328 Extra – Surprising Injuries appeared first on Wood Talk.
Our worst project blunders.
The post 327 Extra – Project Blunders appeared first on Wood Talk.
Knowing when your planer and jointer blades are dull and including torsion box assembly tables in small spaces.
The post WT320 – Virgin Viscosity appeared first on Wood Talk.
Today’s show is sponsored by Harry’s where you get low cost, high quality razors. Woodtalk listeners can use coupon code ‘WOODTALK’ for 10% off your first order at Harrys.com And special thanks to Peter Brown, Jim Gavacs, Brian Prusa for their contributions! On today’s show we’re talking about boiled linseed oil explosions, ripping chains, and […]
The post WT300 – Woodworker Guilt! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Making curved sides on a small box, attaching paper-backed veneer to a van interior, and finishing half blind dovetails.
The post WT273 – Double Doody appeared first on Wood Talk.
Your finishing goof-up questions.
The post WT271 – Finishing Goof-ups appeared first on Wood Talk.
Shannon tells us why he loves his hand tools so much!
The post WT270 – For the Love of Hand Tools appeared first on Wood Talk.
Marc answers your burning questions about finishing!
The post WT269 – Your Finishing Questions appeared first on Wood Talk.
We are breaking from our usual format while we’re on vacation but don’t worry, we’ll be back on Sept. 14th! Shawn submitted a question asking about the pros and cons of a basement workshop versus keeping it in the garage or elsewhere. Is having an area equivalent to 4x’s the existing garage space make it […]
The post WT268 – Basement Shop Pros & Cons appeared first on Wood Talk.
Surprising woodworking confessions.
The post WT251 – Woodworker Confessions appeared first on Wood Talk.
Charging relatives for your work and dealing with too-narrow dados.
The post WT250 – Meow Mix! appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about aftermarket upgrades for our tools. This topic was inspired by a question from Peter. How about you? What aftermarket upgrades have you done that made your tools better? Perhaps they made things worse! Tell us about it in the comments below. How Can You Support Us? […]
The post WT249 – Aftermarket Upgrades appeared first on Wood Talk.
How much techniques, materials, and tools impact our choices in projects.
The post WT237 – How Tools and Techniques Affect Project Choices appeared first on Wood Talk.
Close calls and injuries and how we get past them and back into the shop.
The post WT233 – Recovering From Close Calls & Injuries appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today’s show, we’re chatting with Brandon Gore, a talented furniture-maker who works primarily with concrete and who serves as a judge on the new Spike TV show Framework. The show is only four episodes in and Brandon already has a reputation for being stern, direct, and unapologetic. We’ll talk about his role on the […]
The post WT217 – Brandon Gore Interview appeared first on Wood Talk.
Project creep and how projects can get out of control.
The post WT213 – Project Creep appeared first on Wood Talk.
Tips for working with reclaimed lumber, buying workbench lumber, and are dovetail saddle markers lazy woodworking?
The post WT212 – Udderly Cold appeared first on Wood Talk.
Paring with Japanese Chisels, dealing with overwhelming fear of sawdust piles, lumber checking, and wood plugs for stretched ears.
The post WT211 – Ear Juice Finish appeared first on Wood Talk.
Hiding table end grain, what makes something fine furniture, is CNC real woodworking, and how we come up with original designs.
The post WT210 – Giant Hairy Toddler appeared first on Wood Talk.
Did we meet or exceed our goals? Or did we fall miserably short. Listen to find out!
The post WT209 – 2014 in Review appeared first on Wood Talk.
Today we're talking about fine-tuning tapered plugs, avoiding slippery surfaces on step stools, and attaching a table top to its base
The post WT208 – The OCD Woodworker appeared first on Wood Talk.
Spraying dye, drawers or carcass first, and picking the good stuff at the lumber yard.
The post WT207 – Look Past the Fuzz appeared first on Wood Talk.
Lie-Nielsen vs Veritas, loose tenons and bed rails, refurbish or buy new, and what we're thankful for!
The post WT206 – We’re Thankful appeared first on Wood Talk.
Sealing with shellac, selecting a solvent for an unknown finish, and skipping the jointer and going with a planer.
The post WT205 – Matt’s Having Spaghetti! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Online etiquette, fixes for cheap plywood, and batch cutting dovetails by hand.
The post WT204 – Nicole in Reverse appeared first on Wood Talk.
Wood warping after a resaw, trouble with a smoothing plane, and octagonal frame joinery.
The post WT203 – Mirror Frisbee appeared first on Wood Talk.
Solvent confusion, box joints and short ceilings, workbenches and T tracks, and selecting wood for your projects.
The post WT202 – Do Less Woodworking! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Safe finishes for comic book storage, drawer guide positioning, and restoring an antique workbench.
The post WT201 – Bagged & Boarded appeared first on Wood Talk.
We celebrate 200 episodes of Wood Talk by doing another episode of Wood Talk!
The post WT200 – Celebrating YOU! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Finishes for kitchen cabinets, dealing with glue squeezeout, and should you get a really small hand plane?
The post WT199 – Patronizing Matt appeared first on Wood Talk.
Steam bending vs bent lamination, choosing your tools based on sharpening methods, and replacing your dust collector's filtration bags.
The post WT198 – Neanderthal Parenting Tips appeared first on Wood Talk.
Design rules for grain orientation, filling cracks with finish, and making really long panels.
The post WT197 – Shannon’s Gushy Thingie appeared first on Wood Talk.
Avoiding rounding over with a random orbit sander, splines or biscuits as a glue-up aide, a bit of marquetry on a box, and a WIA wrap-up with a discussion of Lee Valley's new custom planes.
The post WT196 – Pimp My Bench Plane! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Preventing cupped panels, respirators for the permanently bearded, box hinges, Spraying outdoors, acclimating lumber before a project, and avoiding tearout while turning.
The post WT195 – And We’re Back! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Tortured outdoor finishes, string inlay resources, and leap frogging planes.
The post WT194 – Matt Phones It In appeared first on Wood Talk.
Mixing profiles and breadboard ends, using a chisel plane, and making dadoes and grooves with hand tools.
The post WT193 – Marc Go Sleepy appeared first on Wood Talk.
Easy durable finishes, automation distancing us from our craft, and how to perform a ritual bloodletting with your chisels
The post WT192 – The Vanderlist Method appeared first on Wood Talk.
Ammonia fuming, pre-finishing rituals, plywood in the hand tool shop, and how flat is flat enough.
The post WT191 – The Chortle Shakes appeared first on Wood Talk.
A discussion and review of various workbench vises.
The post WT190 – We All Have Vices? appeared first on Wood Talk.
Oil finish inhalation hazards, long miters with hand tools, and woodworking when your job moves you around the country.
The post WT189 – Grandma’s Got Big Needles appeared first on Wood Talk.
Epoxy inlays, bevels on through tenons, and premium measuring tools.
The post WT188 – Hee-Ya, It Fits! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Is a dust-free environment realistic and dust collectors vs dust extractors.
The post WT187 – Realistic Dust Collection appeared first on Wood Talk.
Tools and projects for kids in the wood shop.
The post WT186 – Kid Invasion! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Matching stain, rough vs smooth glue surfaces, tips for beating the summer heat, framing mirrors, and unique joints for a bed frame.
The post WT185 – Robot Balls appeared first on Wood Talk.
Not your average Wood Talk episode!
The post WT184 – Baked Beans Recipe appeared first on Wood Talk.
Hand tool dust collection, steam bending kiln-dried wood, flattening a partial log slab, using molding planes on curved edges.
The post WT183 – Shannon Sparkles appeared first on Wood Talk.
Bandsaw dust collection, small insert screws, choosing the right size hinge, carving tool brands, and if too much woodworking content is a bad thing.
The post WT182 – Marc is Patient Zero? appeared first on Wood Talk.
HVLP, finishing in a messy garage, drying lumber, and green wood vs kiln dried.
The post WT181 – Matt’s Burro Churro appeared first on Wood Talk.
The pros and cons of a granite countertop for a workbench, adjustable height workbenches, and how to use a spokeshave.
The post WT180 – Butt Buffing appeared first on Wood Talk.
Vice slippage, router table and a shaper, shop upgrades, tension wood, and hand plane technique.
The post WT179 – Junk in Matt’s Trunk appeared first on Wood Talk.
Squaring a table saw blade, combo blades, sharpening a molding plane, and your voicemails!
The post WT178 – At Least You’re Not Dead! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Incorporating hand tools into a power tools shop.
The post WT177 – Hybrid Woodworking appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cadbury Cream Egg stand, budget chisels, avoiding tearout with plywood, flattening waterstones, the draw knife, a twisted workbench, setting up a skew rabbet plane, and constructing Art Deco pieces.
The post WT176 – Cadbury Cream Eggs appeared first on Wood Talk.
Wood movement cracking finish, 15" planer options, protecting milk paint outdoors, building with decking lumber, spindle sander for the drill press, cloudy surface when sharpening, and bits for a brace.
The post WT175 – Lazy Woodworker appeared first on Wood Talk.
Plywood cases, planing dried glue, angled mortises, the iBox jig, cutting dovetails with a tenon saw, and choosing between a fret saw and a coping saw.
The post WT174 – Hand Tool Menagerie School appeared first on Wood Talk.
Planing thin stock, stationary sanding machines, woodworking in the cold, sharpening the micro-bevel, hybrid saws, un-calibrated jointers, and a primer on chisels.
The post WT173 – What’s with Brad Pitt?! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Alternatives to epoxy thickeners, hand-planing small parts, the ideal plane for a shooting board, Blacker House Chair, how cold temps and high humidity will affect wood, and reclaimed wood.
The post WT172 – Do They Know About Shrinkage? appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cuttin down on pro bono work, wood acclimation, returning bad wood, injury time-outs, minimizing noise transmission, and reinforced miters.
The post WT171 – Mind the Neck Divot! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Flat panels after glueup, wooden screws, workbench questions, lamination techniques, big box store wood, and dealing with large slabs.
The post WT170 – Crushed Walnuts appeared first on Wood Talk.
Downdraft tables, powder coating hand planes, drilling end grain, veneer vs solid wood for a dining table, liquid hide glue and lubricants staining wood.
The post WT169 – Shannon’s Bloody Reign! appeared first on Wood Talk.
An extended conversation about tool quality and used tools.
The post WT168 – Tool Quality appeared first on Wood Talk.
Pre-finishing your projects, skill-building strategies, sharpening with diamond stones, a fence for a small bandsaw, dealing with an infestation, and smoothing dovetail pins.
The post WT167 – Nobody Likes an Ash Hole appeared first on Wood Talk.
Sweating on your projects, what grit you should sand to, and researching wood prices.
The post WT166 – The Wet Spot appeared first on Wood Talk.
Carbide tipped bandsaw blades, palm routers, avoiding sapwood, wooden gears, weathered wood, and making a large bridle joint.
The post WT165 – A Zen Moment appeared first on Wood Talk.
When its safe to remove a blade guard and riving knife, resawing to conserve wood, making a wooden plane and shooting board, your first workbench, buying stock in the rough, and disposing of old power tools.
The post WT164 – Going for the Jugular appeared first on Wood Talk.
Even we have to admit that many things in woodworking are overrated!
The post WT163 – Overrated Woodworking appeared first on Wood Talk.
We discuss our woodworking goals for the coming year.
The post WT162 – Setting Goals for 2014 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Precision and accuracy in woodworking.
The post WT161 – Precision and Accuracy appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cool finishes, table saw residue, monotonous woodworking, best practices at the table saw, plugging holes, clogging dust collectors, and planning your cuts strategically.
The post WT160 – Jonathan Wins Woodworking appeared first on Wood Talk.
Squaring up a large piece of ply, block planes for specific tasks, making a conductor's baton, rustic furniture advice, fine dust collection at the tablesaw, and fixing cracks in live edge slabs.
The post WT159 – The Cleavage Plane appeared first on Wood Talk.
Drifting table saw cuts, proper rasp use, old clogging chip breakers, prepping a bandsaw for a move, proper dust mask usage, and is sanding necessary for hand tool users?
The post WT158 – Dilute With DNA appeared first on Wood Talk.
Festool MFT in place of the table saw, clamp times, purchasing a chisel set, dealing with a cupped table top, denatured alcohol and food-safe shellac, and keeping the upper bag of a dust collector caked with dust, on purpose?
The post WT157 – Beat Your Bag! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Freezing water stone baths, going hand or power for your first dovetails, narrow mortises with a chisel, underpowered bandsaws, tablesaw blade slippage, difference between dovetails saws, and differences between epoxy types.
The post WT156 – Science is Sexy! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Belt sanders for fine woodworking, card scraper sharpening, water stone storage, matching baltic birch to solid birch, and respiratory protection when using epoxy and fiberglass.
The post WT155 – Continuous Doodie appeared first on Wood Talk.
A recap of our experiences of Woodworking in America 2013.
The post WT154 – Woodworking in America 2013 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Our thoughts on how we establish a build order for each project.
The post WT153 – Build Order appeared first on Wood Talk.
Essential hand tools for power tool woodworkers, router speeds, keeping a sharp edge on your tools, and using bandsaw blades for hand saws.
The post WT152 – Chisels for the Win! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Golden Ratio, the router plane vs the shoulder plane for tenon cheeks, and mobile bases.
The post WT151 – Shannon Splits a Log appeared first on Wood Talk.
boiled linseed oil shelf life, being too picky about calibration, taming bowl scraper tearout, lapping the sole of a hand plane
The post WT150 – Matt’s Banana Hammock appeared first on Wood Talk.
Custom bandsaw blades, giant monster planes, and using sandpaper to flatten sharpening stones.
The post WT149 – Kicking Back The Kickback appeared first on Wood Talk.
Mineral oil spills, bit and brace advantages, wood movement in large panels, power hand planers for flattening boards, replaceable cutters vs traditional turning tools, and planer snipe.
The post WT148 – Beware of Shannon’s Rabbit Hole appeared first on Wood Talk.
Machine-cut dovetail angles, spokeshaves vs rasps, popping the grain with dye, tips for flawless drawers, integral vs loose tenons, and workbench thickness for holdfasts.
The post WT147 – A Tenon is a Tenon appeared first on Wood Talk.
Wooden planes, sassafrass toxicity, hinges for bathroom vanity, Festool Domino models, finishing around an inlay, and how to make a tenon for a breadboard end.
The post WT146 – Matt’s Story Stick appeared first on Wood Talk.
Knowing when a design is right, replacement parts for hand planes, cambering blades, and using Waterlox finish
The post WT145 – It’s Flamminable! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Finish storage and disposal, hand saws for re-sawing, and the properties of Danish Oil.
The post WT144 – The Happiness Show appeared first on Wood Talk.
Milk paint, skill-building projects for hand tool woodworkers, and an interview with Matt Kenney from FWW.
The post WT143 – Belly Jelly appeared first on Wood Talk.
Ouija boards, low angle planes on figured woods, olive oil on kitchen items, old log wood, finishing a live edge board, and rust removal.
The post WT142 – Chuck Bender’s Carving Boot Camp appeared first on Wood Talk.
Preparing tools for a move, dangerous chemicals for finishing, carving gouge bevels, the ruler trick on bevel up planes, factory certifications, and cutting small mortises.
The post WT141 – Quality Control is Boring! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Books that inspire us, wood movement in workbenches, cutting dovetails on long boards, and 4/4 vs 8/4 pricing.
The post WT140 – Patrick Swayze’s Ghost Clock appeared first on Wood Talk.
Expansion differences between hardwood and softwood, resaw alternatives to the bandsaw, and the difference between parallelogram and dovetail way jointers.
The post WT139 – Less Than 1% appeared first on Wood Talk.
Our must-have books, breaking bits, a saw to do it all, our choice in clamps, a shop vac that sucks too hard, tool maintenance frequency, and turning a cyclone on too many times.
The post WT138 – Plane Away From The Nuts appeared first on Wood Talk.
Choosing between the router plane and rabbeting block plane, areas of woodworking where it is OK skimp, and scraper planes vs cabinet and card scrapers.
The post WT137 – Rabbeting Block Plane For The Win! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Wiping varnish, building with something other than 3/4" stock, disposing of sawdust, and restoring some old Stanley planes.
The post WT136 – The One Without Matt appeared first on Wood Talk.
Japanese chisels, getting the most from a dust extractor, planing one side of a board, veneering, storing left-over finish, and ash for hurleys.
The post WT135 – Hurley’s Ash appeared first on Wood Talk.
The Handworks even in Iowa, locking miter joints, quality dividers, locating an air filter, using OSB, large wet slabs, and alternatives to traditional stickering and stacking.
The post WT134 – Handworks appeared first on Wood Talk.
We're talking about Marples blades, Sweetheart vs Bailey, storing hand planes, high end sanders, protecting your assembly table, and pressure treated wood.
The post WT133 – Pork Roll on the Bandsaw appeared first on Wood Talk.
Die grinders, PVC pipe, Forrest vs Freud, scraping, jointer length, granite top retrofits, back bevels, blade height, effects of finish on wood movement, and buying wood just because.
The post WT132 – Wood Talk Top 10 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cupped table top, a box for severed fingers, using router bits with shapers, t-slot miter bars, compact table saws, bevel angles on bevel down planes, jointer options, dado blade safety, and designing difficulty.
The post WT131 – Shannon’s Mint Julep appeared first on Wood Talk.
Nordfab ductwork, European saws, quartersawn wood, round vs square dog holes, thin kerf blades, smoothing expensive wood, cutting up burl, and graduating from shop projects to real furniture projects.
The post WT130 – Gone to the Dogs appeared first on Wood Talk.
Jack planes, leaving dovetail scribe lines, the difference between some common saws, inspecting an old table saw, using B-grade wood, fixing a warped chair seat, and using epoxy.
The post WT129 – One Plane To Rule Them All appeared first on Wood Talk.
Responsible wood usage, green mineral spirits, design for strength, fixing a hand-cut mortise, Arm-R-Seal alternatives, riving knives, carving tools, RAS, cross-cut sleds, steel hardness, butcher block finish, elmers glue, and sprung joints.
The post WT128 – British TV appeared first on Wood Talk.
Circular saw blades, liability insurance, cutting face frames without big tools, upgrading your chisels, planing thin stock, choosing a shop space, creating stopped dados with hand tools, and applying Arm-R-Seal over newly stained wood.
The post WT127 – Hand Tool Guy Straight appeared first on Wood Talk.
Blasting through some emails with our 20 Question Quickfire Challenge!
The post WT126 – 20 Questions appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today's show, we're talking about getting back into woodworking, drying lumber, and shipping finished projects.
The post WT125 – Matt Yelled At Me! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Finishing Ebony, finish options for game pieces, shop space for a first house, joinery for a plywood tool cabinet, dry lube on a table saw, using metal pipe as dowel stock, and chair joints with no metal fasteners.
The post WT124 – That’ll Be A Buck Fifty! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Fixing a bent handsaw, deciding what scrap to keep, working with pine, and should woodworking be sexy?
The post WT123 – Colonial Turkey Legs appeared first on Wood Talk.
Tiny router bit screws, the effect of sites like Pinterest, wet-sanding shellac, mortising into the end of a dowel, dado blades, the purpose of the nicker, CNC in the small shop, and way to encourage finish to dry faster.
The post WT122 – Ana White’s Nickers appeared first on Wood Talk.
Saw handle angles, traveling for wood, using a Stanley #6 as a jointer plane, the Hock Block Plane Kit, and an HVLP-applied finish for a crib.
The post WT121 – Get A Handle On It! appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today's show, we're celebrating Get Woodworking Week by doing an all email episode!
The post WT120 – We’ve Got Mail appeared first on Wood Talk.
Cherry for a desktop, the ruler trick, stationary sander options, cabinet scrapers vs scraper planes, finishing suggestions for cherry, getting a grippy finish on a fish net, is a ClearVue Cyclone a good idea in a small shop, and special guest J. Leeko
The post WT119 – What Glen Huey Always Says appeared first on Wood Talk.
Breaking down plywood, Shapton glass stones, adapting Festool hoses, hand plane talk, and Kickstarter campaigns.
The post WT118 – KickStompers appeared first on Wood Talk.
Problems with cat poop, picking the right joint for the job, and some listener feedback on jointer blade sharpening and buying used bandsaws.
The post WT117 – Here Kitty Kitty! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Hand saw sharpening, jointer/planer combination machines, milling procedures, and jointer knives.
The post WT116 – The One with the Flu appeared first on Wood Talk.
Trouble with honing guides, troubleshooting a water-based finishing problem, and wood shop attire.
The post WT115 – Pee On Your Projects appeared first on Wood Talk.
Looking at the year ahead!
The post WT114 – The Self-Indulgent Build appeared first on Wood Talk.
The year in review, the wide world of hand planes, wood movement after milling, digital vs print magazines, the Domino vs the Multi-Router, and oil finishes causing blotching in cherry.
The post WT113 – Chuck Norris Ruins The Poll appeared first on Wood Talk.
The trouble with buying tools, using scraper planes, and laminating solid wood for stability.
The post WT112 – What Tool Should I Buy? appeared first on Wood Talk.
On todays show, we are talking about hide glue and glueups.
The post WT111 – Statistical Rant appeared first on Wood Talk.
Granite vs steel, choosing the right gloves for finishing, wood handled tools in dry climates, fixing a blunt plane iron, bevel angles for chisels and plane blades, and transitioning from hobbyist to pro.
The post WT110 – Favorite Pie! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Bandsaw tuneup, shop music, tools we would choose if starting over, sharpening, laminated countertops, and organizing tasks during a complicated project.
The post WT109 – Shannon Ruins the Poll appeared first on Wood Talk.
Scott Meek shares his WIA experience with us and talks about his wooden hand planes. Also, cold weather woodworking and a special event: the Matt2007 vs Matt2012 SawStop debate.
The post WT108 – Matt Vs Matt appeared first on Wood Talk.
Festool Domino, Tool Chests vs Tool Cabinets, Drill Presses, Wood Storage, Urban Harvested Wood, and Mallets.
The post WT107 – Tool Chest or Not Tool Chest appeared first on Wood Talk.
Storing oil/varnish blends safely, router tables, dealing with a cluttered shop, assembly table flatness, and Magswitch featherboards.
The post WT106 – Pole of the Week? appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today's show, we're doing a little Woodworking in America recap and of course our regular selection of shop stories, links, voicemails and emails.
The post WT105 – Woodworking in Pasadena appeared first on Wood Talk.
We're back to our regular format today with What's on the Bench, Around the Web, and Voicemails! Although we got a little sidetracked with Festool talk.
The post WT104 – This Forum Sucks! appeared first on Wood Talk.
On today's show, we have two special guests to give us first-hand perspectives on two woodworking conventions: IWF Atlanta and Fine Woodworking Live!
The post WT103 – The Convention Show appeared first on Wood Talk.
Aging effects on wood, using a gents saw for dovetails, and combatting de-lamination in plywood after template routing.
The post WT102 – You Don’t Need A New Saw! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Marc gets inspiration from David Marks' Marquetry DVD, Matt's newly-sharpened saws are stolen, and Shannon's going to do his best Underhill impression with his new tool tote.
The post WT101 – Wingin’ It! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Celebrating our 100th episode with special guest and a live call-in show!
The post WT100 – 100th Episode Celebration appeared first on Wood Talk.
We're talking about outdoor workbenches, woodworking with humidity in mind, Marc's new shop, and the concept of Improv Woodworking.
The post WT99 – Improv Woodworking appeared first on Wood Talk.
Fine Woodworking Editor Asa Christiana talks about his recent online fiasco and we also talk about the best multi-tasking tools and how to make the best use of a small work space.
The post WT98 – Asa’s Apology Tour appeared first on Wood Talk.
Saving money by building your own furniture, Jeff Miller's new jigs for hand tool work, how to make a rule joint and long-term tool storage.
The post WT97 – The Jigs Up! appeared first on Wood Talk.
Our scariest shop accidents and close calls, old woodwrights shop episodes, shop accidents, safety week, using high angle smoothers, and parallel guide placement in a leg vise.
The post WT96 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Changing respirator cartridges, basement woodworking and HVAC, beading on a drawer front, polyurethane flammability, good woods to practice planing, ebony species, and cutting bevel angles over 45 degrees.
The post WT95 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Roy Underhill on the PBS iPad app, California's tablesaw law, pore-filling walnut, hand plane oils, and must-have tools for the beginner.
The post WT94 appeared first on Wood Talk.
We discuss a bunch of great links from around the web!
The post WT93 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Woodworking events galore, The Highland Woodworker, and a crazy Kickback video!
The post WT92 appeared first on Wood Talk.
The WTOR boys take time for a little inward reflection as they discuss their 2012 woodworking resolutions.
The post WT91 appeared first on Wood Talk.
With the holidays coming up, this is the perfect time to consider making small projects as gifts.
The post WT90 appeared first on Wood Talk.
A frank discussion about this years Woodworking in America conference!
The post WT89 appeared first on Wood Talk.
A surprise edition of Wood Talk Online! The community has some unsolicited parenting advice for Marc and Nicole.
The post WT88 appeared first on Wood Talk.
Some business and announcements before we head into our Summer break.
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Twisting Cypress, bridle joint trouble, metal ductwork and the ClearVue Cyclone.
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Building your woodworking legacy, popping the grain in redwood, and Pop Woodworking going digital!
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Joining the Frogpants network, woodworking seasons, and the hand tool craze!
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Card scrapers, sharpening with sandpaper, planing narrow boards, paring with the bevel down, and deciding between storing your lumber in the garage or in the basement.
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Prefinishing panels, Tried & True safety considerations, and making a hollow column.
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Taxes, the future of woodworking, and a butt load of content from the magazines, blogs, and forums
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Bad April Fools Jokes, what saws a beginning woodworker really needs, how to tune up an old hand plane, as well as a butt load of content from the magazines, blogs, and forums.
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A new audio show answering YOUR questions and woodworking dilemmas!
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Hand planing, Popular Woodworking's new site, setting up shop, as well as our favorite articles, blog posts, and Wood Talk Online Forum posts.
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Plywood's place in fine furniture, Fine Woodworking's new site, as well as our favorite articles, blog posts, and Wood Talk Online forum posts.
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Dust collectors, Thien Baffle, Woodshop the Movie, Woodworking Can Pay Your Bills.
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Bandsaws, resawing, first aid, Vic's cradle, and much more!
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A show with very little planning. Just how we like it!
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A special Wood Talk Online on location at the Woodworking in America Conference 2010.
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The WIA classes we are most looking forward to, low angle vs high angle planes, and can you live without a tablesaw?
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The woodworking styles you should probably get to know, our favorite recent woodworking articles, some cool crap going on in the forums and a discussion of furniture styles.
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Eye injuries, Popular Woodworking's new format, and Fine Woodworking's call for bloggers.
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Pore-Filling, Glen Drake dovetail saw and the woodworking Project Bucket List.
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Workshop security, specialty blades, Twitter woodworking, Festool at Walmart???
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Safety Week 2010, Woodworking in America Schedules, Blotch Control from Charles Neil.
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Using hand tools, the differences/uses of rabbet vs shoulder vs plow vs router planes, and learning ww'ing from books and videos alone.
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Popular Woodworking round table discussion, Veritas Detail Rabbet Planes, Woodworkers Fighting Cancer, Bob Rozaieski from the Logan Cabinet Shoppe, The American Craftsman Workshop, and the tablesaw injury report.
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Lumberjocks Winter Awards, New Yankee Online, waterstone holders, chisels, and more!
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Fine Woodworking's new Knots forum, Lumberjocks Winter Awards, Czech Edge Tools new rule stop, Lead, and Roy Underhill's new school.
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David Marks Bandsawn Veneers DVD, the Leigh Super FMT, hand-carved Christmas ornaments, combination tablesaw blades, Charles Brock rocker plan, and a torsion box workbench.
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Marc comes on to give folks a quick update before the Thanksgiving holiday and Matt gives us a little pre-recorded holiday wish.
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Norm Abram of the New Yankee Workshop retires, green finishing with Michael Dresdner, Build or Buy, ID Wood iPhone App, and woodworking school or business school?
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Blotching, biscuits, magnifying glasses, shorts, and glue bonds.
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Sawdust Chronicles 30-day Challenge, Woodworkers Safety Week 2009, battery charger fire, Woodworking in America, woodworking resources in Europe, refinishing a gun stock, and how to get through the painful learning curves of woodworking.
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2 Year Anniversary Show! We've been sponsored by one of the most popular knitting podcasts out there, Nuttin' Wrong with Knittin'!
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What’s on the Bench? Marc recently had a class at the William Ng School with Darrell Peart and was able to visit the The Gamble House. He also had an opportunity to get some hands on time with the John Hall frame he plans to build soon. Matt is in a late winter slump and […]
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What’s on the Bench? Marc had some trouble hammering small nails, and accidentally sprayed a bunch of finish without the organic filters on his respirator. Marc also shows off his new Leigh Hold Down Clamps. Matt gives us a brief review of his new Wood River hand planes. Matt also had his first experience with […]
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SketchUp for Woodworkers free SketchUp tutorials, Malcom Tibbits amazing segmented turnings, an old Delta ad, Dude Craft, and An Axe to Grind.
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Popular Woodworking goes digital, the new MattsBasementWorkshop.com, the International Builder's Show, and the Leg Up.
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Status Report: Marc and Matt start off by trading stories about their 2008 holiday adventures. Around the Web: The HandyGuysPodcast – A great DIY podcast! The Timber Kid – A new podcast from a very cool 15 year old in the UK. News: Latest Woodwright Shop shows available online at PBS.org Hot Deals: Highland woodworking […]
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Status Report: Marc’s small entertainment center project was just published on FineWoodworking.com and spent the day playing with his hand planes. Matt is rediscovering why he HATES stains. Around the Web: Help out a great international cause: http://jdlohrwood.com. Kari’s from The Village Carpenter made up a great list, “You Know You’re a Woodworker When…” News: […]
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Status Report: Marc isn’t doing much woodworking right now, with his articles and preparation for his upcoming trip to the Atlanta Woodcraft store. Matt has been making a skateboard with his kids and is still reminiscing about the good times had at Woodworking in America. Around the Web: Owner of Sawstop demos the braking system […]
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Status Report: Marc is finishing up the holiday projects, a magazine rack and small clock. Matt is trying an old rust removal technique that’s all natural and even tasty! Around the Web: A New Tool Deal Everyday from Toolking! Some great content at the ToolCrib Blog News: New Giveaway- Some great Lee Valley schwag, including […]
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Status Report: Marc delivered the gadget station to Leo Laporte, and had a chance to visit David Marks while he was there. What at Leo’s TWiT Cottage, Marc had a chance to meet Cali Lewis from GeekBrief.TV. Matt has been playing with his new Veritas Skew Plane and Plow Plane. He also finally got around […]
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Status Report: Marc has FINALLY finished the gadget station and plans on delivering it next week. While in the area, he is also going to have a visit with the one and only David Marks. Matt decided to rearrange his shop tools recently and is apparently going to start writing a new book entitled, “The […]
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Status Report: Marc talks about his recent router table injury and his experiences with both the Laguna Resaw King bandsaw blade and the Final Cut tablesaw blade. Matt just completed the chisel plane build and confessed that he purchase pre-made legs for an office desk. He is also continuing his experimentation with spokeshaves. Around the […]
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Status Report: Where have we been for nearly 2 months?!?!?! Marc gives a Gadget Station update and talks about the “project hump.” Matt announces that his next project will be a bedside table for Madison. Around the Web: Working Wood by Tom Fidgen Luthiercast Upholstered Chair Project Video News: Final Cut sawblades. Amana’s In-Tech router […]
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A quick announcement and some listener emails.
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Status Report: Marc goes into a bit more detail on his Gadget Station: grain direction and acclimation. Matt is making his new bench out of……….(drum roll)……….PLYWOOD! Around the Web: If you aren’t on Twitter, you are missing out on the fun! We also review Charles Neils website, AntiquesBuiltDaily.com. Charles has a great collection of incredible […]
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Status Report: Marc mentions his Viewer Survey and the upcoming project: the Gadget Station. Matt is finishing the release of his awesome Child’s Bookcase project. Around the Web: We review Wood Shop Demos. This is a great site for seeing demos of numerous woodworking products, from unpacking to usage. Its a must see! John Lucas […]
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We are trying a new format for this show, where we actually have a number of segments including News, Hot Deals, Around the Web, and more…. Status Report: Marc has a new column in Popular Woodworking Magazine and is currently working on an entertainment center. Matt is finishing up his series on a very cool […]
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Topics: A Safety Week recap. Matt’s upcoming steam bending class. A reminder about Woodworking in America– Hand Tool & Technique Conference: Nov. 14th-16th in Berea, KY. A voicemail about hickory and color change from Denis, the Teenage Woodworker, and a voicemail from Craig about jointing boards with a hand plane and possible glue up issues. […]
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Topics: Marc’s visit with Popular Woodworking and the Wood Werks Supply Inc., and Woodworker’s Safety Week. Voicemails about bandsaw blade sparks, flattening waterstones, and vacuum veneer press systems. We also discussed a really cool woodworking event coming up: Woodworking in America– Hand Tool & Technique Conference: Nov. 14th-16th in Berea, KY. Appearances by Roy Underhill, […]
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Topics April is turning out to be a very busy month with lots of travel. Marc recently attended the Festool Grand Opening event. Matt went to a Lie-Nielsen tool seminar/demo last weekend. Improper safety techniques in a woodworking class. The announcement of the first annual Woodworker’s Safety Week (May 5th – May 9th). We get […]
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The one year anniversary of Wood Talk Online. Matt's class with The Schwarz.
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Marc's new finishing room, The Earlex Spray Station, self-cleaning blast gates, "lazy people food", taking photos of your work, accepting credit cards, and dyed through tenons.
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Kaleo Kala's visit to Marc's shop, "The Schwarz", woodworking classes, Lie Nielsen's backorder, new tools from Festool and Powermatic, Forstner bits without spurs, and milling lumber with only a planer and a router table.
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Lee Valley's Catalog, Matt shaving with his chisels, the concept of designing on the fly, woodworking clubs, fitting drawers, safety gear, filling termite holes, biographical woodworking books, and router bit diameter
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Woodworking shows, analyzing projects, Earlex HVLP, blade guards/splitters, and more!
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The latest season of New Yankee Workshop. New podcasts, Modernwoodshop and Teenage Woodworker, new European plunge cut saws, Chris Scwarz being the Oprah of the woodworking world, upgrading tools vs buying new.
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We covered a bunch of topics in Episode 27, including The Wood Whisperer Network, Kaleo’s new baby Taz, Christmas gifts, Matt’s Stretchy Pants, Chris Schwarz’s new book Workbenches, the new Woodworking Magazine announcement, flattening workbenches, and new changes at The Woodworking Channel. We also answered a few great emails. David wanted our opinions concerning copying […]
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Tis the time for pre-holiday happenings!
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Marc is currently working on a sculpted end-table and for The Wood Whisperer and Matt brings up his concerns about The Woodworking Shows.
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Welcome to Wood Talk Online Episode 23. As always, if you have a question or comment, you can email us at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or leave us a message at 623-242-5180. We had a few audio issues in this episode so please bear with us. This week we are graced, once again, with the presence of Tom […]
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BBQ Wood Flavors, Bill Pentz dust collection, Festool TS55 and MFT replacing the tablesaw, furniture dimensions, and finishing the inside of furniture.
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It’s the beginning of November and it’s time to announce another winner of the Woodslicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade from the great folks over at Highland Woodworking. So congratulations to Dan Messina!! Today’s episode is a lot different than most and you get a little trick or treat to round out October. Marc and Matt have […]
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It’s time for another episode of Wood Talk Online and our hosts are at the height of their tangent-ny goodness. Marc mentioned a new set of videos available at Finewoodworking.com called Getting Started in Woodworking. Marc also mentioned that he decided it’s time to start thinking about going green and introduced the subject of water-based […]
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Tom Iovino joins us for an email Q&A show. Topics include Performax drum sanders, finishing toys, the Festool Domino, and cross-cut saw blades.
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Welcome back to Wood Talk Online. The woodworking season is underway and your emails are rolling in as we speak. So if you have a question, comment or some feedback regarding something you’ve heard here at WTO send us an email at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or call us at our voicemail (623) 242-2450. Marc starts us off […]
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The end of summer is not only traditionally the time of year when school starts back up, it’s also when most woodworkers head back into their shops and start cranking out all those projects that were neglected because of too much summer fun and frolicking…or perhaps heat. So in this episode of Wood Talk Online, […]
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Power carving, table lubricant, blanket chest finish, SawStop, and more!
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You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We now have an actual phone number for leaving voicemail messages! The number is. Just dial 623-242-2450 and leave us a message – it’s not a toll free call, unless you live near Marc – but it’s worth every penny! Of course you can still email us at woodtalkonline@gmail.com […]
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Topics include flush trim bits, AWFS Las Vegas, riving knifes, Marc's interview with David Marks, meeting Norm Abram, and the Festool Domino.
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A basic review of oils, varnishes, and oil/varnish blends.
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Another great episode. Preventing rot in outdoor woods, good hardwoods for a beginner, tool selection, and dust collection myths.
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Matt mentioned a recent article in Woodcraft Magazine citing a statistic released by the CDC regarding the dramatic rise in nail gun injuries due to the increased use of pneumatic nailers. We had two great voicemails, first was a question from Hloakes about the advantages of using plywood vs. dimensional lumber. The second email melted […]
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Wood toxicity and allergies, AWFS, air compressors, brad nails, PM66 vs PM2000, diamond stones, double stick tape, and spiral cutter heads.
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Another rapid-fire email episode and a few voicemails.
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In this episode Marc and Matt have lots to talk about. Such topics as posting the winners of the Video Shop Tour Challenge to the great marketing ideas from Rockler. Marc also gives valuable insight on his new Makita drill. Also a very interesting survey was reviewed by Marc and Matt from Cabinet Maker Magazine. […]
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Router bit of the month, drill presses, favorite finishes, and your emails and voicemails.
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2-part epoxy finishes, gluing large panels, joinery comparison, tearout preventing, and essential hand tool skills.
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This episode starts with a discussion on woodworking products based on Matt’s and Marc’s experiences. Matt is loving his new jointer and his ability to square things off in one pass! Marc discusses a new find, Magswitch magnets. They are awesome switchable magnets which provide a more efficient way to clamp and hold your work. […]
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How to select rough lumber, bandsaw drift, squaring stock without a jointer, favorite bandaids, finishing books, and HVLP compressor requirements.
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HVLP, spray booths, SketchUp, shop sound-proofing, wood fillers, Sears Carvewright, and how to flatten a board without a jointer or planer.
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Matt's slant-front desk, Marc's new garage doors, wood storage, narrowing down design options for customers, antique hand-tool restoration, and when to use nails and screws.
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The first episode of Wood Talk Online.
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