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It’s show #568 On today’s show, we’re talking about hard vs soft sanding pads, the purpose of a shavehook, PVA glue life, emotional projects, Cabinets with drawers, and practice pieces out of pine.

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Listener Questions

• • David wonders about the hardness of sanding pad for doing cabinet work.
  • Jeffrey asks about using dividers between drawers on a cabinet.
  • Chris wants to know the purpose of a shavehook and how to sharpen it.
  • Josh has old PVA and asks if it can be used past it’s shelf life, and what even is that?

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• Jeremy asks if we ever get emotional about finishing a project or completing a hard task.
• Joe asks if practicing in cheap Pine is actually detrimental.

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It’s show #568 On today’s show, we’re talking about woodworker vs the HOA, sharpening a card scraper, flat bottom table saw cuts, and disposable blade hand planes

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What’s on the Bench?

• Shannon is building an urn for his mom on a bum knee.
• Marc had some shop guests and built a table with a wiener.
• Matt is still making cabinets.

News & Kickback

Alex asks about this helical head router bit of death and how we feel about using it.

Listener Questions

• Fantin asks about building a new shop at his new house and how to handle the HOA.
• Bill is using his ATB blade to cut cabinet dados and wonders if he needs a square grind blade.
• Johnathan got an Accu-Burr tool to help with card scraper sharpening but asks whether he needs to go back to the stones the re-hone the edge every time before pulling the burr.
• Les asks about disposable blade hand planes like RALI and whether they are worth it for a new plane user.

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It’s show #567 On today’s show, we’re talking about shoulder planes?, the very super cool tools fence, and a question about router fences that Matt probably can’t answer.

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Listener Questions

• Howard asks about Marc’s experience with the Super Cool Tools fence
• Michael asks about micro adjust on a router table fence and for suggestions.
• “Joe” asks whether a shoulder plane is useful enough to justify buying or should he stick with a paring chisel.

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It’s show #566 On today’s show, we’re doing another Oops! All Questions episode. We’re talking about some new tools, the longevity of glue joints, uses for CNC, and domestic hardwood alternatives.

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News

• Marc is schilling books at the St Louis Woodcraft (Green Rockler) on Saturday, February 3rd.

Listener Questions

• Alex asks our thoughts on the Bullseye Borer doohickey
• Chris is looking for options in domestic hardwoods beyond the usual suspects.
• Nathan has a question about modern glues and their longevity as compared to animal based glues of days past.
• Rocco runs a machine shop for a school and asks how he might integrate a wood CNC into the school and curriculum.

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It’s show #565 On today’s show, we’re talking about power jointers vs jointer planes, finishing shop walls, which smoothing plane, and regretting Harvey Tools purchases?

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on Ava’s vanity and discovering parts move if you leave them around long enough.
• Shannon has no room in his shop due to home remodeling projects…so he’s rebuilding his tri bike.
• Matt is working on the kitchen cabinets.

News

• • We were sad to learn of the passing of Erik Florip
  • AIM acquires Popular Woodworking magazine.

Listener Questions

• • • Justin asks about using a jointer plane vs getting a powered jointer for his mostly hybrid woodshop.
    • Axel asks about finishing his shop walls.
    • Luke wants a dedicated smoothing plane and asks whether a #3 or a #4 is the better choice.

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It’s show #564 On today’s show, we’re talking about balancing a home shop and a work shop, Black Friday recap, and a whole bunch of kickback from YOU.

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Kickback

• Alex is a super fan with more than 26K minutes listening to WoodTalk this year.
• Douglas says he will build stuff off Etsy with no ethical dilemma.
• Alex figured out the hardware he needs for his gaming table.

What’s On the Dining Table

What did we find on Black Friday sales? Mostly that we were underwhelmed with it all.

Listener Questions

• Alex is thinking about maintaining 2 shops and 2 sets of tools.
• Alfred is looking for paint filler suggestions and wonders if he HAS to have a YouTube channel to be a successful woodworker.

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It’s show #561 On today’s show, we’re talking about gluing in the cold,dog hole placement, & Maintaining surfacing router bits

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on a vanity and stopping for dovetail practice.
• Shannon is making marquetry Christmas cards.
• Matt finished off his sunroom and office, now back to the kitchen.

Matt Reacts

Today we talk about how Matt looks like Jesus

Kickback

• Mark found a supplier for knockdownhardware for his gaming table in Germany

Listener Questions

• • Wil lives up in Alberta and has an unheated shop and needs advice on doing glue ups and wood movement in the cold.
  • Tom wants advice on wear and how many dog holes to add to his Joinery workbench.

• Alex asks about removing the pitch from his router surfacing bit and we suggest some handy products from Rockler for pitch removal.

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It’s show #562 On today’s show, we’re talking about dealing with analysis paralysis, keeping Purpleheart purple, our favorite podcasts.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Tim asks about choosing a lacquer and this leads us to talk about the analysis paralysis that is so common in woodworking and really in any area. Deciding on which tool to buy can be daunting.

Listener Questions

• Paul wants to keep his Purpleheart purple instead of the red brown color.
• Christian likes to listen to podcasts in the shop and asks us what we like to listen to.

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It’s show #561 On today’s show, we’re talking about choosing a smoothing plane, tung oil finish problems, and why face frames first.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc made a wine gift box and is planning shop version 2 or 7 or 12 who can keep count<.em>
• Shannon is finishing cladding industrial style.
• Matt making trim and home remodeling stuff.

Listener Questions

• Jordan has questions about Marc’s patented cutting board finish process
• Azeem needs help in choosing his next smoothing plane.
• Matt defends his decision to make face frames first and cabinet boxes second to a listner who have never seen it done that way before.

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It’s show #560 On today’s show, we’re talking about employees, woodworking isn’t a real job, and what impresses you?

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News from the Woodworking World

Lee Valley world domination continues as they bought the Hock Tool Co and Beall Tools. Really great to see both of these companies being able to continue offering their products under the Lee Valley/Veritas umbrella.

Kickback

Pat writes in with his thoughts on bad plywood from the Architectural Millwork industry. He says to not use it at all and rely on MDF and particle board with veneer faces.

What’s On the Dining Table

Let’s talk about hiring employees in our woodworking businesses. What has been our experience across a wide variety of business sizes and environments.

Listener Questions

• Alex started woodworking full time and gets funny questions about his “little” project since apparently woodworking isn’t a real job.
• Ryan has a question about using undermount drawer slides in solid wood.
• Joe asks what we look at when examining someone else’s work. What are the details that makes a great piece.

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It’s show #559 On today’s show, we’re talking about pre-fab cabinets (should you?), leg and rail construction, setting grinder angles, router bit safety

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished Nicole’s closet
• Shannon glued up some panels…yay!
• Matt is still building cabinets for the kitchen.

Kickback

• Joe wants to keep the listeners interested while Shannon drones on about technical stuff so he made Shannon Bingo
• Jordan was admiring the table saw technique while watching “The Money Pit”

Listener Questions

• Alex wants to build a knockdown gaming table and needs advice on leg to apron hardware.
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• Bob asks about buying pre-made cabinets instead of making them for his own shop.
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• Bob asks about how to set the tool rest on his grinder to get the bevel angle he is looking for.
• “Concerned Woodworker” shares a video where there is some unsafe router practices on display and comments about grabbing a spinning router bit without harm.
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It’s show #558 On today’s show, we’re talking about the current state of plywood, the new Rip-it fence, and making stuff flat & square.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Basically we complain about the current state of plywood and Shannon tries to justify bad quality plywood…but doesn’t do a very good job. How do you deal with poor plywood quality and how can you buy better plywood without taking out a second mortgage.

Listener Questions

• David found a computer operated table saw fence on Kickstarter and asks why this doesn’t already exist!?
• Jordan asks for some tips for keeping his projects flat, square, and level.

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It’s show #557 On today’s show, we’re talking about Handworks, dust masks with beards, quartersawn Oak, and why do my miters suck?

Woodworking News

Marc gives us all the gossip from Handworks 2023 and we talk about the Leigh acquisition by Lee Valley.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working with quality plywood and hating it.
• Shannon is working with crappy plywood and using it as a learning experience.
• Matt is working with plywood and smiling and giggling.

Kickback

• Willy shares his experience with old power tools
• Joe needs to pay more attention instead of listening to WoodTalk

Listener Questions

• Monte’s beard interferes with his dust mask and he is seeking alternatives.
• Chuck wants quartersawn White Oak and wonders how to get it.
• Christian is seeking advice because his miters are never perfect.

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It’s show #556 On today’s show, we’re talking about bed bolts, clumsy people, and old tools.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Eric wrote in asking about old tools and the steel quality…

I know y’all are mostly willing to buy modern premium tools, but I always hear people recommend buying old tools and saying that the older the tool, the better. The people who say this never seem to provide objective reasons to back up their claim. Is this actually true? I’m mostly asking about hand tools, but I hear it about power tools as well. Do you know if anyone has ever actually compared modern chisels and handplanes objectively to see if they really have better tolerances and steel for edge retention? If they are actually right, what makes the old steel better than something that is generally produced today?

Listener Questions

• James is making a bed and asks about the process for filling the holes for the captive nuts in his bed bolt set up.
• Michael sent in a voice message about breaking the edges of his furniture in order to make it safe for childrend…and clumsy people.

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It’s show #555 On today’s show, we’re talking about transitional jointer planes, making a wide taper on a large slab, what happens to Matt’s wood?!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc bought a sandpaper company (as one does) then started the last parts of Nicole’s closet.
• Shannon is making shadow boxes for heirloom Japanese tea sets.
• Matt is working on his great room trim.

Kickback

• Brodie observed while trapped at his nephew’s graduation: “I listened to the announcers making each name unique. If Matt were to do this I think they would all end in a question.”

Listener Questions

• Joshua is building a conference table and looking for a way to add a wide bevel underneath the top edge.
• James asks is his recently purchased 30″ long transitional jointer plane could be repurposed for use as a Fore or Jack plane.
• Simon asks what happens to all the beautiful wood that Matt saws into boards. #doyouevenwoodworkbruh

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It’s show #554 On today’s show, we’re talking about handsaws for the hybrid woodworking shop, allergic reactions to Rubio, epoxy butterfly inlays, any woods to avoid in the BBQ?

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc has started Nicole’s closet and is releasing a hard wax oil test video.
• Matt is making trim.
• Shannon doesn’t get to talk after his intervention.

Kickback

• Monte has a house with an electrified drop ceiling.
• John has a house with the insulation installed backwards and no caulk anywhere.

Listener Questions

• Steve asks is stabilizing a crack with a butterfly shaped fill of epoxy will work.
• Bob asks if there are any woods he should avoid using to start the fire in his BBQ pit.
• D wants to use local hardwoods to repair a garden bench and asks about the right species for the job.
• Ken is looking for advice on using handsaws in the hybrid woodworking shop.
• John is upgrading his bandsaw and asks about the accessories and what is really important.
• Chris thinks he is allergic to Rubio and asks about his options.

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It’s show #553 On today’s show, we’re talking about wood grain at the lumber yard, end grain cutting board finish, and Bandsaw Speed

What’s On the Bench

Marc stages an intervention for Shannon and his whining about power tools.

Kickback

• • Jay shared that mixing natural crown moulding with white painted works just fine with this example of his living room

• Shannon B suggests the trench foot sticker for those who have made it through the entire archive of the WoodTalk show.

Listener Questions

• Hadas asks why lumber is only sold as flat sawn and not rift or quarter sawn.
• “Joe” asks if the finish should be different on face grain cutting boards vs end grain cutting boards.
• CK asks when it is appropriate to change the bandsaw speed.

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It’s show #552 On today’s show, we’re talking about trusting other people’s measurements, domino vs dowel joinery, split top or not, and dealing with the poor decisions of previous homeowners.

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Kickback

Jason has some tips for cleaning your Rockler Silicone bench mat in the most efficient manner.

What’s On the Dining Table

Marc is doing some home renovation and struggling with the previous owner’s millwork choices. We talk about weird trim carpentry solutions we have seen.

Listener Questions

• Mark asks why the Domino over a dowel joint and we discuss options like the Beadlock joinery system and how they can be just as effective.
• Chris is faced with building an entertainment center where he may have to trust someone else’s measurements for the built in unit.
• Jason got his hands on a Maple slab for a workbench top and asks why make a split top vs keeping it as a single slab.

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It’s show #551 On today’s show, we’re talking about raised panels by hand, electronics in the shop, and selling a tree.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is trying to finish the sideboard that won’t go away.
• Shannon received a donation of a whole bunch of veneer.
• Matt has finished sanding his new floor.

Kickback

Shannon thanks everyone for the great information on steel work hardening and presents the solution to his holdfast problem.

Listener Questions

• Nathan asks about electronics in the shop like TVs and how they stand up to the dust.
• Alex wants to make an ogee raised panel and wonders how to pull it off by hand.
• A nameless listener asks about selling a Maple tree in exchange for the work to remove it.

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It’s show #550 On today’s show, we’re doing nothing but answering your questions! We’re talking about electricity for woodworkers, cheap hand planes, refinishing a Walnut table, what to do with old saw blades, woodworking in someone else’s shop, and snapping bandsaw blades.

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Listener Questions

• Bob asks how we would fare working in another person’s shop space.
• Gary asks for advice on the reason his bandsaw blade has snapped.
• Tom is refinishing a Walnut table that has been bleached by the sun and needs help.
• T-Bone needs electrical advice when wiring his new shop.
• Joe needs help fettling a cheap big box hand plane.
• David has an old table saw blade and wonders what to do with it.

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It’s show #549 On today’s show, we’re talking about hand plane blades, Domino Connectors vs Ikea, Finish Curing in cold temps, and Wood floor expansion

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making interior panels for his sideboard project
• Shannon’s holdfasts won’t grip and mysteriously stopped working overnight.
• Matt is starting his flooring installation.

Kickback

• Rick submits that biscuit joiner use fell off due to the tendency for the biscuits to swell.
• Jay corrects Shannon about handsaw steel getting softer as it is bent. It is actually hardened and becomes more brittle.

Listener Questions

• A listener (Marc forgot the name) asks about the Festool Interconnect system for knockdown hardware and how finish dries with relation to local humidity and temperature.
• Roman inherited a Jack plane and is confused about whether the blade should be bevel up or bevel down.
• Aaron asks about using glue vs nails when installing hardwood flooring.

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It’s show #548 On today’s show, we’re talking about Norm Abram the YouTuber, why’s Matt so small and shy yet confident, features of an all in one workbench, and organizing portable power tools.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Peter has been watching Norm Abrams on YouTube in the old New Yankee Workshop episodes and comments on how things don’t feel right when viewed through the modern YouTube lens. He asks how we feel about the safety issues and massive tool issues and constant brad nailing and belt sanding.

Listener Questions

• John wants to know how shy and small Matt gained his YouTube confidence.
• Loren is trying to figure out a hybrid outfeed table/workbench solution in the shop.
• Anthony is looking for a good way to organize the power hand tools and get rid of blow molded cases.

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It’s show #547. On today’s show, we’re talking about about robot vacuums for the shop, hand saw sharpening, is this thing sharp enough?

What’s On the Bench

• Marc visited the St Louis Rockler store and started a sideboard project.
• Shannon still working on the group build table with The Hand Tool School.
• Matt is building a sandpaper rack.

Kickback

• Vojto is shocked that Matt pronounced his name right…it will never happen again.
• Greg thinks Matt is a steward of the land and encourages Shannon to tell us why CITES is broken.
• Marc digs through some iTunes reviews and finds some dissatisfied listeners…to make fun of.

Listener Questions

• Alex asks about using robot vacuums for the shop.
• Jeff needs help sharpening his hand saws.
• Eric wants to know when to sharpen or how sharp is sharp enough.

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It’s show #546 On today’s show, we’re talking about expired wood, barn inspiration, and personal responsibility in the Maker Community

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We heard from Kelly Lally who won the Rockler gift card back in October and he went and blew it all on clamps! How would you spend it?

What’s On the Dining Table

Thomas wrote in to ask for our thoughts about responsibility as an influencer. We went further afield and talked about our responsibilities as makers, regardless of your “influence” and reach. What message do we send with the woods we use, the finishes we spray. What concerns for the environment and health and safety do we have when choosing a finish or glue for our projects.

Listener Questions

• Vojto asks if wood has an expiration date? Does it have a shelf life?
• Franks n Beans asks Matt where he drew his inspiration for his barn design.

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It’s show #545. On today’s show, we’re talking about about cutting an angled mortise, what to do with the boule cap and using massive slabs for a workbench.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc made a big ass-embly table with chunky faux legs.
• Shannon building a Shaker table in a group build format in The Hand Tool School.
• Matt built a welding table while he waits for moulder knives.

Kickback

• Jason appreciates our credibility and says everytime he tries something against our recommendations, things go wrong.

Listener Questions

• Chris has questions about cutting angled mortises for a table and the best way to cut them.
• Robert has an entire boule of Walnut and the cap is nearly 3″ thick and wants to know the best way to use it.
• Matt has a line on a deal for large Ash timbers and wonders what he should be wary about before he buys them.

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It’s show #542 On today’s show, we’re talking about what does “credibility” look like in 2023? Pore-filling, getting shop time when you have kids, and finishing only one side of a board.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Gary set us off on a rant about credibility and influencers in the woodworking world. This quickly turns into old guys telling kids to get off their lawns.

Listener Questions

• Jonathan sent in a voice mail asking about pore filling.
• John has questions about getting work done in the shop as a stay at home dad.
• Eric has finish that has sinned and asks about it’s absolution

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It’s show #543 On today’s show, we’re talking about Rubio and the fantastic finishing fallacy, Scrub planes, and “bought a bandsaw mill, now what?”.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished a dining table and re-doing an old dining table.
• Shannon is in the midst of a website redesign and 12 years of data import.
• Matt is done setting up the barn…sort of.

Kickback

• Adria wrote in to let us know she just finished all of Wood Talk with her Benjamin Button reverse play through. She started in April and finished at 4pm on December 13th.
• New Yankee Workshop is finally uploading to YouTube
• Brian has some good points about woodworking influencers and social media in general as it relates to our growth as woodworkers.

Listener Questions

• Nathan isn’t impressed with Rubio Monocoat and asks why it is such a popular finish. Cue Marc’s rant.
• Nate needs to flatten a slab wider than his jointer and asks why Marc had a Scrub plane and then got rid of it.
• John bought a bandsaw mill and now has a lot of wide slabs but not the machinery to flatten them. What should his next steps be to deal with his lumber bounty?

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It’s show #542 On today’s show, we’ve got a grab bag of odd questions. Don’t blame us…you asked.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Is there a Lie Nielsen or Boutique equivalent who makes Christmas lights? Shannon is tired of losing several strands of lights every year. He’d pay more to not have to replace strands every year.

Marc recommended Novelty Lights.

Listener Questions

• John asks how we would quickly describe the first 500 episodes of WoodTalk
• Alex asks if we prefer real or fake Christmas trees
• Kurt seeks advice on a charcuterie board finish since we have changed our minds on finish choice over the years
• Robertus outs Matt for actually being Bruno in the movie “Encanto”
• Mike questions the quality and performance of every woodworking product since the popularity is skewed by Instagram influencers.
• Nathan gets depressed when he finishes a project and asks about our mental states throughout a project.
• Steven does not want a list of economic tool options and has worked hard for his retirement so he wants us to talk about the dream tools we want when money is not object.

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It’s show #541 On today’s show, we’re talking about which power tools to buy first, which hand plane to buy first, and jointer bed length

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc built a bench then automated his dust collection
• Matt built gift boxes and replaced his planer motor
• Shannon is building a marquetry box and fighting OSMO PolyX

Kickback

• Adria spent her honeymoon visiting Marc at the firehouse and blames Nicole for her husband’s 3D printing obsession. #nicolesfault

Listener Questions

• Andy is building out a power tool shop and seeks advice on his tool buying order.
• Brian is looking to get his first hand plane and Shannon recommends Rockler smoothing planes
• Monte wonders if there is a rule of thumb to how long the jointer needs to be based on the board you want to flatten.

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It’s show #540 On today’s show, we’re talking about why you’ll go poor trying to sell lumber, Torrefied wood doors, mortising by hand, and good uses for flooring off-cuts.

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What’s On the Dining Table

What’s up with lumber sales and why is it so hard to make any money. Marc didn’t listen to the advice of his cohosts and decided to sell lumber anyway.

Listener Questions

• Ryan has a bunch of flooring left over and wonders if it can be used for any woodworking projects.
• Ben wants to try working with thermally modified woods but can only find it in decking sizes.
• Eli wants to try mortising by hand and needs advice on getting started.

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It’s show #539 On today’s show, we’re talking about making barn videos, sharpening curved blades, learning how to train someone in a one-man shop, and we heard from you guys about a bunch of things that are Matt’s fault!

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is in the middle of a woodworker mid life crisis and buying Felder machines.
• Matt is moving out of his warehouse into the new barn.
• Shannon built a bow saw

Kickback

• FWW Live shouts out the Lumber Update‘s take on Birch Plywood
• Austin sent us a voicemail about changing table saw blades.
• Marc, Gordan, Adria, and Joshua all blame Matt for things in their lives and we take time to belittle Matt and all his influencer traits.

Listener Questions

• Steve has suggestions for training Marc’s assistant, Jason.
• Bill wants to know how Matt “Spielberg” Cremona filmed his barn videos.
• Jeff is looking for advice on sharpening curved blades.

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It’s show #538 On today’s show, we’re talking about woodworking and mental health, a Moxon vise as your only vise, why a quick release mechanism doesn’t exist for table saw blades, and tools that have been in storage.

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Gift Making Season is Here!

The best gifts are handmade! Rockler put together a handmade gift guide that includes all the tools and supplies you need to make gifts for your friends and family. The guide includes over 100 free plans so you can get inspired to make the perfect gift. Rockler is also selling a Walnut Cribbage Board and a Figured Walnut Knife Maker Kit that includes everything you need (besides the power tools) to build these projects. Make the project yourself, or give the kits as a gift to the woodworkers in your life. Get a jump on gift making. Find everything you need at Rockler.com.

What’s On the Dining Table

Patrick shares a story about his own improved mental health created by woodworking. We share our own stories of woodworking bliss.

Listener Questions

• Ben is considering using a Moxon vise as his only workbench vise.
• David is baffled that a quick release/lock mechanism doesn’t exist for table saw arbor nuts.
• Kyle has had several large power tools in storage for a long time and asks about maintenance and possible repair that would need to be done to get them back into use.

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It’s show #537 On today’s show, we’re talking about predicting sag on shelves, modern design with hand tools, and cutting up pretty boards

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Gift Making Season is Here!

The best gifts are handmade! Rockler put together a handmade gift guide that includes all the tools and supplies you need to make gifts for your friends and family. The guide includes over 100 free plans so you can get inspired to make the perfect gift. Rockler is also selling a Walnut Cribbage Board and a Figured Walnut Knife Maker Kit that includes everything you need (besides the power tools) to build these projects. Make the project yourself, or give the kits as a gift to the woodworkers in your life. Get a jump on gift making. Find everything you need at Rockler.com.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building a beam compass under new LED lights.
• Matt is practicing his high wire act on the roof of his barn.
• Shannon built built a pair of hollow and round planes

Kickback

• Jeff thinks content creation can be about just showing your work and doesn’t have to be dominated by ads and product placement. He cites Mike Farrington as an example

Listener Questions

• Jim asks about sag in shelf creation and how to account for it. Marc suggests the Sagulator calculator
• Justin wonders why modern designs and MidCentury furniture isn’t made by hand tool users.
• Roman asks if we have ever had a piece of wood too pretty to cut up and make into something.

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It’s show #536 On today’s show, we’re talking about demonstrating woodworking, shoulder planes, dealing with splinters, applying Rubio to a frame & panel, breadboard popularity, and premium router table set ups.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Drew has been asked to do a woodworking demonstration at a local fall festival and this sparks a discussion about what kind of demonstrations can be done when time and power tools might be difficult to come by.

Kickback

• Corey has some advice on shop layout using a low tech method of cardboard cutouts.

Listener Questions

• Brooke has a question about pre-finishing panels for a bed using Rubio Monocoat.
• Cory asks about the usefulness of a shoulder plane for truing up his tenons.
• Kyle asks us how we deal with splinters.
• Mateo wonders why breadboard ends are so popular.
• Doug asks about premium router table setups and how much they add to the function. We suggest having some fun with Rockler’s Router Table Configurator.

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It’s show #535 On today’s show, we’re talking about what is straight, the ugly truth about content creation, and plywood vs solid wood.

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SawStop Giveaway!!!

Rockler is giving away a SawStop 10” Compact Table Saw and Stand in valued at over $1000. The SawStop Compact Table Saw is the smallest, most portable table saw featuring SawStop’s legendary safety brake. It’s a great fit for contractors and homeowners looking for a safe, mobile table saw that can be easily transported and tucked away when not needed. Like other SawStop saws, the safety system stops the spinning blade on contact with skin and drops it below the table in less than 5 milliseconds. Enter by the end of September for your chance to win

What’s On the Bench

• Marc got a pack rat clamp rack and bought some lumber for the new shop.
• Matt is building a barn for his cult meetings.
• Shannon built side hung drawers and played with scarf joints.

Kickback

• Buddy thinks having a workbench first makes everything better instead of buying a bunch of tools and struggling to use them on a substandard work surface.
• Scott wrote back in about criticizing us on not talking about wood only to say he wonders just how he can succeed with his business without creating content.

…so we spend a lot of time talking about content creation again…

Listener Questions

• Martyn asks for clarification on why Shannon thinks straightedges don’t belong in woodworking.
• Corey needs help in figuring out when to use plywood vs solid wood.

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It’s show #534 On today’s show, we’re talking about why you should never write in to criticize this show, workbench or hand tools first, jointing wood, bandsaw brakes, and when to seal logs?!

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SawStop Giveaway!!!

Rockler is giving away a SawStop 10” Compact Table Saw and Stand in valued at over $1000. The SawStop Compact Table Saw is the smallest, most portable table saw featuring SawStop’s legendary safety brake. It’s a great fit for contractors and homeowners looking for a safe, mobile table saw that can be easily transported and tucked away when not needed. Like other SawStop saws, the safety system stops the spinning blade on contact with skin and drops it below the table in less than 5 milliseconds. Enter by the end of September for your chance to win

It’s a Q&A Show!

• Scott wants to know when we talk about wood.
• Anthony doesn’t want us to talk about wood.
• Justin wants to know if he should get tools first or build a workbench first.
• Jake wonders how important a bandsaw brake is and if worth the extra expense.
• Matt applied Anchorseal to a recently felled log but is still getting checks.

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It’s show #533 On today’s show, we’re talking about glue for veneering, marc the voiceover guy, stealing designs, and buying lumber locally.

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It’s a Q&A Show!

• Jeff is making a chessboard and needs help with the veneers and finishing it.
• Lucas is hearing Marc’s voice in all the ads he sees now. (Stalker)
• Jeremy asks us about supporting our local businesses for lumber.
• Jason rehashes the question about selling something designed by another woodworker and when it is okay to do so.

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It’s show #532! On today’s show, we’re talking about Japanese vs western saws, bit storage, and designing a woodshop layout from scratch.

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If you need legs for a project then check out Rockler’s new I-Semble Steel table legs. These welded steel legs make it easy to create a functional, stylish table—just add a top in the material of your choice. Choose from several heights to showcase a prized slab of lumber, or use the shorter legs to support a custom-made cabinet. The legs are sold in sets and arrive with a durable matte black finish. Whether you’re an experienced woodworker or a beginner, these table legs let you tackle furniture projects with confidence.

What’s On the Bench?

• Marc modified built-ins in his new house to accommodate a bigger TV.
• Matt is preparing to put up a new building to replace his storage unit.
• Shannon cambered a chisel to see how it would cut.

Kickback

Tom writes in to thank us for letting him know that Rockler has a new store in NJ because otherwise he wouldn’t know anything about it. Go check out the new Moorestown, NJ store!

Emails and Voicemails

• Brent is trying to decide if Western or Japanese saws are best for his style of work.
• Cory needs advice on organizing and storing his router and drill bits.
• Danny is building a new shop and is looking for shop layout and planning help.

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It’s show #531 On today’s show, we’re talking about food safe finish with tung oil, Cherry color change, are chainsaw mills sketchy, and Marc’s firehouse thingie.

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What’s On the Dining Table

It doesn’t have a sliding pole and the water filter has more sediment than the Grand Canyon but its all his. Marc bought a firehouse!

Emails and Voicemails

• Jose asks for more clarification on a food safe finish with Tung Oil.
• Nick is building a nightstand from Cherry and asks about the differences in color.
• Paul wonders just how sketchy a chainsaw mill can be.

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It’s show #527 On today’s show, we’re talking about using dye on Walnut, card scraping a cutting board, and Making boards longer.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc’s house hunt is still going.
• Matt is siding the house with Flyash siding
• Shannon made a planing stop

Kickback

• Robert confirms Missouri’s “methy-ness”

Emails and Voicemails

• Marc plays a voicemail from a frustrated building dealing with an overbearing content creator
• Mark wonders if he needs to add dye to his Walnut table and how it will perform under a top coat
• Daniel wants to lengthen a board with a dovetail and asks about using a dovetail jig for the job.
• Ryan is scraping a cutting board with a card scraper and asks about the effectiveness.

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It’s show #528 On today’s show, we’re talking about what we look for in an ideal shop space, diamond saw files, dealing with a wife that oversteps her bounds, and multiple sets of tools

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What’s On the Dining Table

What would you look for in an ideal shop space or property?

News and Kickback

Marc gets several BBQ suggestions from the Missouricans in the audience.

Emails and Voicemails

• Steve asks about using diamond files for sharpening saws
• Stanley is worried that his wife wants to help him organize the shop
• James wonders if we have a separate set of tools for home improvement type stuff and for the woodshop stuff.

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It’s show #527 On today’s show, we’re talking about refining curves with a spokeshave, dining table design conundrum, and Random Orbital Sander Speeds

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is staging his house for sale.
• Matt has finished the windows in the kitchen and sunroom.
• Shannon is making Lyres from Baltic Birch picture frames.

Kickback

• Cam voices some confusion over the statement, “80 grit is sharp” from our last show
• Justin got the cabinet saw on our advice and reports that sadly, no, his wife doesn’t have a sister.

Emails and Voicemails

• Sean asks about using a spokeshave to refine curves and wonders which is best to start with.
• Steve has an adventurous dining table design and asks about wood movement between the cross grain table leaves.
• Reed wants to know when he should use the different speed settings on his palm sander.

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It’s show #526. On today’s show, we’re talking about how getting old sucks, changes for Marc, skewed plane blades, and are cantilevered drum sanders worth it?

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What’s On the Dining Table

Shannon and Marc bemoan how much harder it is to stay fit and how easy it is to fall out of it as you get older. Mostly Marc talks about an upcoming move (again) and massive change with his business in mind.

News and Kickback

• Christopher has some thoughts on making a casket in response to episode 524.

Emails and Voicemails

• Matt asks is the hype on cantilevered drum sanders is real and really equal to double the width capacity.
• Gustav is getting a skew on his plane blades as he sharpens them due to a bad honing guide and wonders if he needs to correct it now that he has a better guide.

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It’s show #522. On today’s show, we’re talking about Russian Birch plywood, putting a project on pause, and what’s the difference between quilting and curl?

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making Ebony pulls for his TV cabinet.
• Matt is hanging siding…so we hear.
• Shannon is making a plant stand.

Mini Lumber Update

Shannon keeps getting emails about Russian Birch alternatives and needed to address it before his inbox blows up.

Emails and Voicemails

• Chris wants to know the difference between quilted and curl figure
• Patrick often has long stretches where he can’t work on a project and ends up with lots of wood movement so he wonders how to safely put a project on pause.

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It’s show #523. On it’s a bonus show! Just because we love you all so much it’s time for a rapid fire question and answer edition of WoodTalk.

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Emails

• Jeff asks about adding a second router table, possibly a benchtop to the shop.
• Bryce just built his hybrid workbench and is now looking for some decent hand planes.
• Sean asks about the Hovarter vise and how it stacks up to the other options on the market.
• Patrick is looking for a good solution for dealing with glue squeeze out in tight spaces.
• Alex wants to know if we have ever considered making our own casket or urn.
• Kyle bought a dirt cheap backsaw and wonders why it doesn’t cut well.

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It’s show #523. On today’s show, we’re talking about unsolicited advice, plywood vs solid wood, and milling boards in real time, and sanding to high grits.

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What’s On the Dining Table

Shannon tells a story where he could have offered wood finishing advice but just kept on walking because he was afraid to offer unsolicited advice in person. The conversation about how this is acceptable online but not in real life ensues.

News and Kickback

• Allen wrote in to say that he chose a wooden countertop over other options because it was significantly cheaper and so far it is holding up well.

Emails and Voicemails

• Oscar asks for advice on when to choose solid wood vs plywood.
• Justin asks us what we do with all the projects we have made…even if they don’t match our home decor.
• Ron asks if there is ever a reason to sand above 120 grit.
• Jason wonders how long it takes us to mill boards in real time.

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It’s show #522. On today’s show, we’re talking about sliding dovetails in thin stock, the best finish for a kitchen countertop, and a Contractor Table Saw vs Cabinet Saw

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on his TV console and marveling at his complex joinery
• Matt is finishing up the slab flattener
• Shannon is making picture frames

News and Kickback

• Jimmy Diresta and company have a new show on Netflix called “Making Fun”
• Blue Spruce Toolworks releases a new sharpening honing guide

Emails and Voicemails

• Andrew has questions about using a router to cut sliding dovetails in really thin stock.
• Devin needs advice on choosing a finish for a wooden countertop.
• Justin is looking for advice on buying a contractor table saw vs cabinet saw.

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It’s show #521. On today’s show, we’re talking about Woodworking magazines, communicating with our followers, and do we actually need to upgrade tools in order to get better?

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What’s On the Dining Table

Like a family gathered around the table at dinner, the guys take time to reflect on the good things that have happened in their lives since our last show.

News and Kickback

• John writes in to share that he is proud of being a Wiener Woodworker and give us a great perspective on the social media “strategies” used by a woodworker seeking to share his work.

Emails and Voicemails

• Sean asks about the woodworking magazines on the market and what we recommend
• Art is growing disillusioned with a lot of social media platforms and wonders how we will continue to communicate with our public to show day to day work and behind the scenes type content.
• Doug wonders if there is time when in order to your skill to improve you need to upgrade your tooling.

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It’s show #520. On today’s show, we’re talking about attaching a face frame to a case, getting a good deal on lumber, and insurance.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making a craft cart and buying and selling tools
• Matt is back on the home renovation and shopping for granite
• Shannon finished up his epic woodworking guild presentation saga.

News and Kickback

• Dyami VI calls in to share is world domination plan
• Ondrew shares how social media has helped his business sales a lot

Emails and Voicemails

• Mike wants some advice on attaching a face frame to a cabinet.
• Scott wants to know if he is getting a good deal on lumber and how to compare pricing.
• Kevin has just started selling his work and asks about insurance for his business.

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It’s show #519. On today’s show, we’re talking about wedged round tenons, succeeding without being a wiener, and sawdust disposal

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What’s On the Dining Table

Jean-Luc wrote in and asked:

I am curious if you guys have any funny stories or awkward moments of being seen in the wild! AKA a fan of the show going nuts that they saw you at the grocery store or some guy running into the middle of a race to tackle Shannon or kick him off his bike?

News and Kickback

• Dean says there is a Domino alternative on the market:
  

Emails and Voicemails

• James needs to repair some old footstools where the round tenons are loose
• Peter builds more than just cutting boards but is struggling to promote his business on the socials and wonders if he needs to be more of a Wiener woodworker
• Dillon needs a better solution for his sawdust disposal

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It’s show #518. On today’s show, we’re talking about buying your first hardwoods, assemblies with no dings, and roubo from slabs.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is reviewing miter gauges like a dope
• Matt is editing video and whining about it
• Shannon is struggling with a marquetry picture and complaining about it

News and Kickback

• Jacob cut his round table top using a trammel arm and his circular saw
• Now Matt the programmer hates Shannon in addition to all the nurses.

Emails and Voicemails

• Wil wonders when and how to make the transition to hardwoods and buying from a lumber yard as opposed to big box softwoods
• Doug wants to know how to handle the dents and dings from assembly with his projects
• Drew is making a slab topped workbench and was planning on using C channel.

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It’s show #517. On today’s show, we’re talking about staying in our lanes, Domino knockoffs, and pots and pans schmoo.

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What’s On the Dining Table (Influencers be Crazy)

Doug wrote in and asked:

Why do some incredibly talented woodworkers feel compelled to intersperse their political views and misinformation with their woodworking info? Do those seeking woodworking info really want to see that nonsense? Especially when it underscores a lack of education and generally not being well read. I have been trying to compartmentalize the amazing from the crazy, but it is difficult to do so.

News and Kickback

• Holiday sale at The Hand Tool School
• Holiday sale at The Wood Whisperer Guild

Emails and Voicemails

• Dillon asks about fancy wooden utensils versus “run of the mill” wooden spoons and spatulas
• Scott wonders why no other company has made a version of the Domino.

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It’s show #515. On today’s show, we’re talking about using a router to make a round table top, C-channel for table tops, EnduroVar II, and Stabilizing punky wood

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc built a project and didn’t film it and played with his Rockler Material Mate Cart
• Matt finished up the Serpentine Chest
• Shannon is designing a chest to keep all his sweaty workout stuff

News and Kickback

• Holiday sale at The Hand Tool School
• Holiday sale at The Wood Whisperer Guild
• Matt wrote in to tell Matt that construction is great but he is ready to give it up in favor of computer work

Emails and Voicemails

• Chris wants to make bookends from really punky Buckeye
• Allen wants our opinion on using C Channel in a table top build
• Chris needs help routing out a circular table top
• Greg wants the low down on General Finishes EnduroVar II

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It’s show #515. On today’s show, we’re talking about dimensioning lumber, a stupid question about pre-finishing, flattening boards wider than your jointer

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What’s On the Dining Table

• Marc fired Nicole and is revamping his YouTube and Patreon member programs
• Matt’s serial killer basement room is taking shape
• Shannon bought a bike because n+1 and he is gearing up for the big annual Black Friday sale at The Hand Tool School

Emails and Voicemails

• Richard has a stupid question about pre-finishing.
• Jeff asks about milling lumber to final thickness and if there are rules of thumb to consider.
• Lucas wants to joint wider boards than his jointer will allow and needs help.

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It’s show #514. On today’s show, we’re talking about wooden moulding planes, how to improve a raw linseed oil finish, Trapezoid case mitered angles

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is gearing up for a miter gauge shootout
• Matt has the foundation done for his new home addition
• Shannon just begun a guided small cohort format for The Hand Tool School Semester 1

Kickback

• The Schwarz makes us laugh with is list of Wiener Woodworkers attributes

Emails and Voicemails

• James is looking for advice on a finish to use with raw linseed oil
• Richard wants to try hand sticking mouldings without breaking the bank on new Hollows & Rounds Planes
• Philip is building a Midcentury style piece and looking for help with the wide miter joinery

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It’s show #513. On today’s show, we’re talking about wood movement, air filtration in a garage shop, benchtop jointers

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What’s On the Dining Table

• Marc is getting his patio repaired…again
• Matt’s in-laws are moving to town
• Shannon is getting boosters and spending money on bicycles

Kickback

• David shared a video where it is possible to actually rehydrate toast
  
• Taylor suggests the loose setting on a Domino could be used for breadboard ends

Emails and Voicemails

• Trevor has a small shop and asks about dust filtration via natural air circulation.
• Jose has wood movement questions with regard to half laps and tenon joinery.
• George asks about benchtop jointers for the hobby woodworker.

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It’s show #512. On today’s show, we’re talking about extra screws, how Minwax stain works, and Design Intellectual property.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc’s new bench is done and he hates his Roubo now
• Matt is starting the new addition to his home
• Shannon screwed up an inlay and had to disassemble his marquetry pattern.

Kickback

Tim saw this live edge cutting board in a store and questions it’s authenticity

Emails and Voicemails

• Chad asks about Minwax stain and how it actually works.
• John always ends up with extra screws and asks how we store them…if at all
• Nathan wonders about intellectual property rights when it comes to making furniture for sale

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It’s show #511. On today’s show, we’re talking about micro bevels, cross cut sleds vs miter gauges, veneer glue that won’t kill you….I think, and how much work do to on used tools.

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Kickback & News

• Phillip Morley bar stool is open for pre-orders in The Guild
• Shane sent us a clip of some lovely Matt Vanderlist router instruction in a Milescraft video
• Andy had some fundamental shop rules to share
• Margaret urges everyone to stop making jokes about combusting rags in the shop

Emails and Voicemails

• Margaret has sticky knitting needles from her lightening fast knitting speeds
• A random person on IG asked how far we take old tool restoration
• Chris asks for advice on choosing a glue for bent lamination
• Matt submits 2 dumb questions:
  • Why use a crosscut sled vs a miter gauge and vice versa
  • Do you run through the grits when touching up micro bevels or just start with the highest grit

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It’s show #510. On today’s show, we’re talking about killing shop reverb, planer speeds, and woodworking on a metal table.

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What’s on the Bench

• Marc is filming dumb stuff and planning a new workbench build.
• Matt is making poor decisions about the top of his serpentine chest.
• Shannon is planing a slab of Walnut that takes up his entire bench top.

Kickback

Lost Art Press posted about the results of the Willie Sundqvist auction

Emails and Voicemails

• Zac has too much reverb…erb…erb…erb in his shop and wonders how to fix it
• Nelson discovered that his Jet planer has another speed and wants to know why
• Todd wonders if he can use a metal table for woodworking
• Joel asks if he can use a drill bit that lost its temper as a punch.

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It’s show #509. On today’s show, we’re talking finishing with AC in the shop and…our retirement.

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Kickback

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Emails and Voicemails

• Neil is having issues with his shop AC and finishing projects.
• John is getting bubbles on his polyurethane finish.
• Tim wants to know how we plan to retire.

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It’s show #508. On today’s show, we’re talking about hand tools for the power tool user, which finishes spontaneously combust, Drilling big and deep into end grain.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building shutters with help from the Rockler Shutter Calculator
• Matt cutting angled dovetails for the Serpentine Chest drawers
• Shannon is turning some BBQ tools

Kickback

• • Bob shares his Tapcon success
  • Pat wants more infomation on the “African Lumber Infrastructure”. Go listen to the Lumber Update Podcast

Emails and Voicemails

• • • Jason wants to know what finishes he should worry about with regard to combustion
    • Robert is moving to Russia for a few years and wants to know which hand tools will serve him well yet still have a home back in his power too shop when he returns.
    • John is trying to drill larger diameter holes and not having success with a Forstner bit

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It’s show #506. On today’s show, we’re talking about Baltic Birch frustration, sanding before finishing, finishing an outdoor bench, and what’s the deal with compression bits?!

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc went on vacation
• Matt organized the shop
• Shannon built some tools and hated himself for it

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Emails and Voicemails

• Pavel is making an outdoor bench and has questions
• Keith questions the reasons for up or down cut spiral bits vs compression bits
• Joe asks about finish prep sanding and whether it will loosen your perfectly cut joinery
• Devin wants the secret handshake to get into the Baltic Birch club

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It’s show #506. On today’s show, we’re talking about kerfing planes, close calls, and why rustic furniture is crap.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc built a new plywood rack and struggled with Tapcon screws
• Matt is making and remaking templates for his serpentine chest
• Shannon built a bench using only hand saws

Emails and Voicemails

• Steve wants to know what kind of close calls we have experienced in the workshop
• Stephen wonders if he needs a kerfing plane in order to resaw by hand
• Kyle lost a tree in a storm and needs advice on the best way to mill it into boards
• Steve asks why rustic furniture is all crap

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It’s show #505. On today’s show, we’re talking about shooting miters, milling on long projects, making shiplap, and the correct way to mark with a measuring tape.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is helping John move mountains with a new bed design
• Matt is in NordFab heaven
• Shannon is just plain tired

Emails and Voicemails

• Ray is struggling with shooting miters in harder wood species.
• Jeremy needs advice on running and installing his own shiplap siding.
• Scott needs help using a measuring tape
• Paul asks what to do when a project takes a while to build and his parts move during that time.

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It’s show #504. On today’s show, we’re talking about midcentury roundovers, woodworking terminology, woodworking with newborns, and Random Orbit Sanders vs Sheet Sanders

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc has a big dumb idea
• Matt salvaged a huge Cherry log from Cedar Rapids
• Shannon is prepared for woodworking guild presentations

Kickback

Tucson Trip suggests that adding play to the mortises for Dominos can be a good idea and Marc says that Trip is wrong!

Emails and Voicemails

• Dustin asks how the roundovers in Danish Modern furniture can be accomplished with hand tools
• Andrew is about to have his first child and asks for advice on continuing his woodworking.
• Greg asks about orbital sanders vs sheet sanders
• Harlan asks about sources for general woodworking terminology
  • Rockler’s Woodworking Glossary
  • Popular Woodworking’s Glossary

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It’s show #503. On today’s show, we’re talking about our bad attitudes, Veritas MKII issues, sealing a wooden coffee container, and using the wrong tool for the job.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is refinishing his front door
• Matt is mowing the lawn
• Shannon is making floating shelves using Rockler Hardware

Kickback

Stephen likes our job site humor but thinks “Shannon is just mean”

Emails and Voicemails

• Tom asks when and why we use the wrong tool for the job
• Matt wonders which finish to use on a coffee dispenser
• Scott wants to know if resawing by hand is something to be considered in a one off situation
• Michael has Veritas MKII comments and woes

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It’s show #502. Today we’re talking about replaceable saw blades, beadlock, thingamabobs, sawdust allergies, and drying wood cookies.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is in a pantry slump so he is listening to podcasts on Overcast
• Matt is working on a backlog of videos and editing away.
• Shannon is burning scraps and angering people, but also splitting logs

Kickback

Stephen and Brian both have some thoughts on lathe with a headstock on the right instead of left

• a chuck could unscrew itself with opposite rotation
• its possible as some lathes allow for outboard turning
• drill bits mounted in the tailstock wouldn’t work
• some spur centers would unmount with opposite rotation

Emails and Voicemails

• Vicky is experiencing a sawdust allergy
• Steve asks what we thinkg about the Beadlock joinery approach for loose tenons
• Aaron wonders why there are no replaceable blade western saws like we find with Japanese saws
• Luke wants to know the best way to dry cookies cut from a log
• Matt wants to know what a “dealy wrecker” is because Marc says it all the time in earlier episodes.

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It’s show #501. On today’s show, we’re talking about fixing a warped lid, workbench vises, finish for a cedar chest, Where to find screws, and Matt’s Wood lot.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is reading the Rockler sales flyer in his…ahem…office
• Matt is playing forklift rodeo
• Shannon is making shadow boxes

Emails and Voicemails

• Lyle has some feedback on paralysis by analysis in woodworking forums
• Jason wants to know if he is supposed to finish the Cedar in his Cedar chest
• Les is seeking advice on the repair of a warped chest lid
• Susan asks about cleaning fine furniture and which products to use
• Bill needs help finding quality brass screws, we suggest McMaster Carr, Horton Brasses and of course Gooooo Rockler
• John wants to know which workbench vises are best for which task in order to decide what to put on his workbench
• Pat asks about the progress of Matt’s wood lot

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It’s show #500. On today’s show we’re answering more of your dumb questions. Workbench height, end grain routing, hand planing body language and so much more. And to celebrate 500 episodes of this dumb show, we’re doing to do a celebratory woodworking quiz.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is gearing up for lots of veneering work
• Matt is moving
• Shannon found a box of veneer he forgot he had and got distracted by marquetry

Emails and Voicemails

• Jeremiah has reflections on 500 shows and a question about workbench height
• Elliot wants to know what a “roo-boh” workbench is
• Nick is thinking of ditching his planer infeed/outfeed supports
  • We might recommend Rockler’s array of support stands
• Alex wants the 411 on bowtie inlays
• Brian is too cheap for the hollow chisel mortiser and asks about using a drill bit
• Tommasso wants to speak the proper body language for jointing a board with a hand plane
• Robin asks about a headstock on a treadle lathe on the right instead of left
• Eric wants to know how and when it is safe to rout end grain

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It’s show #499. On today’s show, we’re talking about why woodworkers hate IKEA, MDF for a bench top, choosing a grinder, and bandsaw capacity vs quality. Also featuring your dumb questions!

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is designing a potato and onion bin with bins and doors for his mom
• Matt is making cockbead. Need we say more?
• Shannon has Cherry Cherry everywhere but not a stick to build with

Your Dumb Questions

• Jackman: By body weight, what percentage of Cremona is hair?
• Zacswoodstudio: What is wood? Please only Shannon is allowed to answer.
• SocalCheez: Why doesn’t Shannon have a project in the Guild?
• Moxie_rising- What is the best axe to use when copping ebony boards for firewood?
• Zasims: What happened to matt to make him such a jerk? Follow up question: Is there any hope for Matt?
• Matt Scranton: Why are they called hand planes if they don’t fly?
• Capyk6 – How much is too much to try and use the planer to remove? At what point do you resaw vs plane down to your final thickness?

Emails and Voicemails

• Hans asks why woodworkers hate IKEA furniture
• Steve is using MDF for his workbench top and asks why not?
• Ehsan wants a grinder and is trying to decide wet grinder, slow grinder, or monkey with a stone?
• Ryan is trying to decide between two bandsaws and wonders about capacity.

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It’s show #498. On today’s show we’re talking about paralysis by analysis, the best way to learn woodworking, new vs vintage hand tools, and tool maintenance schedules. Also now featuring your funny captions

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc hired a full time editor then broke his Festool Sander doing a head to head with the Mirka
• Matt is almost moved out of his old shop
• Shannon made a few hours worth of jigs for a 10 minute project

Caption This

We posted this picture on our Instagram account from Fine Woodworking Live and asked for you to caption it:

• Fred_Mcintyre: “Here comes the choo choo!”
• Arronolson: Marc trying everything to cure Matt of the giggles.
• J.D.Messick: I could feed my friends too if I had a spoon like that!
• Conklin.jeremy: These edibles ain’t shit…..ten minutes later.
• Brando_1155: I’ll feed you baby bird
• Matt_buntyn: Eat up, and one day you’ll be big and strong like Shannon!
• Sebrin_wood_works – The moment Shannon decided to get a Peloton.

Emails and Voicemails

• Steven sent us a voicemail about bandsaw metal breakage and thinks Shannon is right
• Jeff is trying to avoid analysis paralysis and asks how to get started
• Marie wants to learn woodworking basics but is unsure the best way to do it
• Andy likes hand tools but wonders whether it is best to start with new tools or vintage tools and restore them.
• Viktoria is curious about the maintenance schedules we follow for our tools

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It’s show #497. On today’s show, we’re talking about table saw extension wings, what you get when you pay more for a random orbit sander, wet wood, identifying wood, material for a new bench top

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Rockler has been helping customers create with confidence for over 65 years. And we have a pretty cool announcement for you. Rockler is giving away a new product each month to one lucky Wood Talk listener. This month, they are giving away one of their cool, new Portable Drill Guides with a self-centering Vise. This guide has the precision of a drill press with the portability of a cordless drill. Enter for your chance to win before March 1st at Rockler.com/woodtalk. While you’re there, check out their Founder’s Day Sale which is going on right now.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making a fancy quilt rack full of bendy bits
• Matt started shipping bench kits
• Shannon finished up a serving tray

Emails and Voicemails

• Eric just found the show and asks if he should go back and listen to all the previous episodes
• Logan wonders about the differences between a $60 and $600 random orbit sander
• Mark needs help to identify a bunch of wood he won at auction
• Pat wants to make a bench top using a bunch of leftover scraps
• Mark asks about shortening his extension table on his tablesaw
• Christian has sopping wet wood and wants to build furniture from it quickly
• Terry has an old Apple tree and wants to mill the logs with his bandsaw

Rockler Desks Supports Hardwood Forestry

Rockler is proud to announce that they’ve donated $50,000 to the Hardwood Forestry Fund to support 2021 tree-planting projects across the country. The contribution to HFF continues Rockler’s commitment to supporting the nonprofit organization, which is dedicated to establishing sustainable hardwood forests. The Hardwood Forestry Fund is working to ensure future generations of woodworkers and furniture-makers have access to renewable hardwood lumber resources. Since 2008, Rockler has donated more than $100,000 to HFF to fund tens of thousands of tree-plantings across the country. Rockler’s donations to HFF have helped fund re-forestation projects in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin and more.
Of course if you want to support a great company that does great things like this, head over to Rockler.com and buy something. K?

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It’s show #496. On today’s show we’re talking about wood movement, rasps, diamond stones, store bought workbenches, and finding free logs.

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Rockler has been helping customers create with confidence for over 65 years. And we have a pretty cool announcement for you. Rockler is giving away a new product each month to one lucky Wood Talk listener. This month, they are giving away one of their cool, new Portable Drill Guides with a self-centering Vise. This guide has the precision of a drill press with the portability of a cordless drill. Enter for your chance to win before March 1st at Rockler.com/woodtalk. While you’re there, check out their Founder’s Day Sale which is going on right now.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his gaming desks and then built a quilt ladder with Nicole
• Matt got started on his serpentine chest of drawers
• Shannon wrote an article for WoodSmith and is working on another

Emails and Voicemails

• Dan’s workbench top moved after being stable for years
• Janine asks about left vs right handed rasps
• William wonders if “budget” workbenches are worth considering
• Alex asks when his herringbone table is going to explode
• Steve asks why Shannon switched from Shapton to Diamond stones
• Kyle wants to know the best thing to search for to get logs for milling

Rockler Desks for Kids

#RocklerDesksforKids
With so many kids studying from home, the need for desks is way up. Rockler wants to encourage woodworkers to build and donate desks for kids in your community. The first 200 people to build a desk for donation and post their completed desk on Instagram with #RocklerDesksforKids will get a $50 Rockler Gift Card! Rockler has provided some easy-to-follow free plans (including one from Marc), or you can make up your own design. Find all the guidelines at Rockler.com/kids-desk-plans-diy. This initiative was inspired by Max Poindexter, the winner of the #RocklerDeskChallenge. He built 99 desks for donation in his community during the challenge.

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It’s show #495 for January 27th, 2021. On today’s show we’re talking about how our concept of a “dream shop” can change over the years.

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Need a stowable work surface? Check out Rockler’s Rock-Steady Folding Steel Stand. It’s an excellent choice for supporting router tables, T-track tables and other work surfaces wherever space is tight. Thick gauge steel, strong pivot points and anti-racking supports give the stand a weight capacity of up to 200 pounds. That’s like 6 Cremonas. When you’re done using it, just pull the pins, lift up on the table, and fold the legs for compact storage against a wall or transport to the job site.

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Main Topic: Dream Shop is a Moving Target

The concept of a dream shop is an ever changing one. 10 years ago what you thought would be perfect is likely to be entirely different today. The guys talk about how their shops have changed over the years and what the perfect shop would look like to them today.

Emails and Voicemails

• Daniel has a suggestion for our caller with a rental property wanting to make his own wood shop
• Tim wants to build a pulley lifted outfeed table
• Jack asks what the woodworking equivalent of “fish or cut bait” should be.
• Chris wonders whether local woodworking groups could supplant internet woodworking
• Marc wants to know our origin stories

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It’s show #494 for January 20th, 2021. On today’s show we’re catching up with each other after a long break. So it’s a giant What’s on the Bench segment.

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Announcements

• • We are sad to see the passing of two woodworking legends, Phil Lowe and Norton Rockler
  • Please say hello to our social media helper Margaret
  • The Morley Lounge Chair project is on sale, get it now!

What’s On the Bench

• • • Marc just had his epoxy floors done in the shop and he and Matt compare all the conflicting advice from the internet
    • Shannon remodeled his basement and gained more space in his shop for activities!
    • Marc is messing with LED light strips on a desk and loving the easy epoxy clean up with one of the Rockler silicone glue mats
    • Matt is setting up his shop and figuring out tool storage and lights
    • Marc installed some Radon mitigation measures in his shop
    • Matt is still shipping chair kits
    • Shannon’s stupid connection dropped so he didn’t get to talk about his standing desk project

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It’s show #493 for December 9th, 2020. On today’s show we’re talking about precision and accuracy.

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Main Topic: Precision and Accuracy

What are they and when are they important? We define each term and agree that precision is more important when it comes to furniture making but it can also depend on what kind of woodworker you are. We talk about when each is important but when a dependence on one can also get you in trouble.

Emails and Voicemails

• Kaleb asks about buying lumber when all the dealers in his neighborhood are wholesalers cue Shannon’s Lumber Industry Update theme song but also check out Episode 16 on Buying Lumber
• Andrew asks about a Moravian workbench and its effectiveness
• Jeff wonders when you should put wax over top of another finish
• Matt is renting and asks about altering his shop space
• Eric asks if he has to soak his new ceramic sharpening stones all the time

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It’s show #492 for December 2nd, 2020. On today’s show we’re talking about what we’re thankful for.

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Kickback

Andrew sent a voicemail about routers and estate sales

What’s on the Bench

• • Marc got a visit from Powermatic and built another fan table
  • Matt moved his house and finished up a workbench kit batch
  • Shannon: finished 3 projects at once to launch a new Hand Tool School semester

Main Topic: What We’re Thankful For

• • • Marc: Technology that allows us to communicate to people all over the world. Rockler silicone bench pads
    • Matt:A supportive audience and the notes that let us know we are doing something right. Rockler’s HVLP Sprayer
    • Shannon: My health and Rockler Bandy clamps and Dust Right Hose

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It’s show #491 for November 18th, 2020. On today’s show we’re doing a Q&A email bag round up.

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Emailed Questions

• Doug wants to go to school for woodworking
• Dan on restoring tools, make the functional or pretty?
• Erich wants to build stuff but all people want are farmhouse tables and epoxy tables
• Andrew asks if he should refile his crosscut tenon saw (Shannon has a coronary) to rip
• Darrick asks how to execute a chamfer on the underside of his coffee table top
• Adam keeps cutting his fingers on his chisel edges

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It’s show #490 for November 11th, 2020. On today’s show we’re talking about tool upgrades, but not the usual talk. We’re talking about things we specifically don’t upgrade and why!

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What’s On the Bench

• • Marc: Started an outfeed table, build a sign for Mateo, and a fan table
  • Matt: Moving his shop
  • Shannon: started Christmas gifts at the lathe and a clock

Tool Upgrades Unrealized

What are the upgrades we want to make but can’t due to making content?

• • • • Marc: a wide belt sander
      • Shannon: a Domino
      • Matt: screw you all, imma upgrade what I want!!

What about the upgrades we just don’t want to make for our own reasons?

• • • • Marc: CNC/3D printer (cause he already has a CNC??)
      • Shannon: a bandsaw
      • Matt: body waxing

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It’s show #489 for November 4th, 2020. On today’s show we’re talking about Matt. Seriously, it’s all about Matt and his new house and new shop.

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Matt’s Neighborhood Block Party

Matt takes us on a journey of his new homestead and all the plans he has for the new shop, the saw mill, the house, the arboretum, and his water parks with wave pool.

Then we ask the question of all 3 guys, what is your dream shop? Or in Marc’s case, how do you cope with the loss of your dream shop.

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It’s show #488 for October 21st, 2020, and today we doing a Q&A show to clean out our inbox…and to answer your questions.

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Voicemails & Emails

• Tom asks, “you’re back???, did I miss a Patreon announcement!”
• Todd wants to know what Marc thinks of his switch from Lie Nielsen to Veritas hand planes
• Jason asks when it is best to use a card scraper vs a cabinet scraper and vice versa
• Allen wonders if his dust collector has the oomph to keep up. Matt suggests reading this blog post
• Sveto has a problem with epoxy soaking through the end grain on a tenon joint
• Steve has green timbers and asks if he can begin building his workbench
• Dale asks if any of us has captured a shop accident on film
• Francis asks if storing his hand planes under the bench is a good idea.

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It’s show #487 for October 14th, 2020, and today with the holiday season soon upon us we are talking about gifts for the woodworker.

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Gifts for the Woodworker

Buying for woodworkers is tricky because you don’t always know what they already have and what they need/want, especially as a non-woodworker. So sometimes the best gifts and be the ones that are tangentially related:

• measuring/marking tools
• fancy tweezers
• protective headphones
• ear buds
• coffee warmer
• technology you know they might want (tv, set top box, speakers)
• shop decorations
• and of course and obviously, Wood

Our personal Rockler gift recommendations:

• Rockler’s Silicone Mats
• Dust Right Flexible Tool Port
• Card scraper set
• Spoon carving set

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It’s show #486 for October 7th, 2020, and today with the holiday season soon upon us we are talking about making gifts for others.

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make the perfect gift. You can find it at Rockler.com/handmade-gifts.

And with Rockler’s gift making sale you can save on box-making supplies, clock parts, turning hardware kits, stereo speaker kits, sign-making kits, holiday décor and more. Whether you’re making a cutting board, a picture frame, a keepsake box or something else, you’ll find what you need in stores or online at Rockler.com

Handmade Gifts for Others

The guys talk about the gifts they have made for others and how they were received. Are handmade gifts appreciated because they were made by you or appreciated even if they weren’t made by you? What makes a bad holiday gift and what are those gift ideas that can be started and completed at the 11th hour?.

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Social Homework

Share the gifts you have made for others and help out your fellow woodworkers looking for ideas by tagging it with the hashtag #wt486.

It’s show #485 for September 23rd, 2020, and today we doing a Q&A show to clean out our inbox.

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Voicemails & Emails

• Greg wants to dry his wood in the microwave
• Jackson is a 13 year old woodworker looking for advice on project that sell well at shows. Rockler Project Ideas
• Ben wants to know at what thickness veneer starts to act like solid wood when it comes to movement.
• Andrew wonders if he should strip to bark before sawing a log into lumber or stacking to dry.
• Matt asks about a good, durable finish for wooden puzzles.
• Jason needs a rust prevention solution for his holdfasts. Boeshield T9
• Cliff asks if melamine is a good workbench top solution.
• Nigel asks Shannon if he still has a need for a sander when using only hand tools to prepare for finishing.

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It’s show #484 for September 15th, 2020, and today we are talking about what you do after you have your design.

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If you do have a question about starting a new project or want to talk through the process, you can always ask a retail associate or contact Rockler’s product support team at support@rockler.com or 1-800-260-9663.

Design, Check. Now What?

You’ve settled on a design. Now what? Do we jump in and start building, or do we start making lists/steps/schedule? What will your build process be and where can you get into trouble if you do a step out of order? Any new tools needed? Do you have the hardware you need? What about buying lumber? How do you determine which parts comes from which boards or for that matter how many boards you need in the first place.

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It’s show #483 for September 9th, 2020, and today we are talking about how we design our projects

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Kickback

• Phillip shares a bit about his workbench
• Shawn says Shannon is right but also wrong about lathe chucks

Our Design Process

Each of us shares how we go about starting to a design from Google image searches to letting the wood speak to us to blatantly stealing ideas from others. Moreover breaking through a design block can be as simple as walking away for a bit, getting some exercise, or focusing on other aspects like wood grain or joinery.

Each of us shares a few design resources as well:

• Marc: George Walker and Jim Tolpin’s book “By Hand and Eye”
• Shannon: Fine Woodworking Design Books, Museum Collection Books
• Matt: Pinterest boards to conglomerate design elements as well as full project ideas

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Social Media Homework

Show us a design you built that went wrong. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk483.

It’s show #482 For August 26th, 2020, and today we are cleaning out our inbox with a Q&A show.

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Emails

• Christian asks why sliding table saws are so rare in North America
• Jeremy keeps dropping his lathe chuck, try a Nylon washer
• Ehsan asks how to prevent end grain from absorbing so much finish
• Elliot asks about the merits of making an outfeed table lower than the table saw.
• Owen is worried his shoulder plane adjustments at the tenon will draw his project out of square.
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• Brad wants to make outdoor furniture from a tree he felled and wants to know if he should dry it to “indoor furniture” dryness or if he can work it wet.
• Kyle wonder what joinery method would be the fastest yet strongest for those with little shop time who want to build things quickly. We suggest a dowel jig or Kreg pocket screws

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Social Media Homework

What joinery method would you choose if speed and efficiency were of utmost importance. Used it? Send us a picture and explain why you chose that joinery method. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk482.

It’s show #481 For August 19th, 2020, and today we are talking about workbench vises and workbench alternatives.

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Rockler also sells a Heavy Duty Quick Release Front Vise which features sturdy dual guide rods which eliminate racking, while the quick-release feature lets you slide the vise all the way open or closed with an easy 1/4 turn.

In addition to vises, t-track can be another good clamping solution for workbenches. Rockler’s Universal T-track features a unique “stacked” T-slot that accepts both 5/16″ T-bolts and 1/4″ T-bolts, as well as 1/4″ Hex-bolts. Rockler also sells t-track intersection kits, hold-down clamps, auto lock clamps, stops, and more. And as part of Rockler’s customer favorites sale, select t-track and accessories are 20% off this month.

Kickback

• Elliot asks why its not a work table instead of a work bench
• Adam’s workbench looks like poo but he’d rather build furniture than a workbench
• Erin like casters on her workbench so she can sand in the fresh air.

Workbench Vises

What vises have we used on our workbenches over the years and what are we using now? We discuss our evolution from then until now and all the various vises we have used, and replaced. Twin screw vises, front vises, cheapo big box machinist vises, holdfasts, planing stops, surface clamps, quick clamps and now leg vises and end vises for all 3 of us.

We also talk about some of the cool work holding solutions out there now:

• Pattern Maker’s Vises
• Andy Klein’s Twin Turbo Vise
• Vacuum Clamping
• Wood Screw Vises
• HNT Gordon Vises
• Veritas Inset Vise

Workbench Alternatives

Sometimes we don’t have the space or time to build a fancy workbench and there are a lot of alternative options to the traditional workbench. We talk about some of the options we have used and some novel ideas when a 500 lb hardwood behemoth isn’t in the cards for you.

• Sawhorses
• Black & Decker Workmate
• Kreg Workcenter
• Festool MFT
• Armor tool Benches and Shop Stands
• The Paulk Workbench
• Shop Made Torsion Boxes

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Social Media Homework

Send us a picture of your very favorite vise in your shop and tell us why. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk481.

It’s show #478 For August 12th, 2020, and today we are talking about workbenches.

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If you’re looking for mobility in your shop, maneuver your heavy workbench with ease using Rockler’s Workbench Caster Set. Engage the casters to lift your bench 3/4″ off the floor for mobility and disengage them for stability. Each caster is constructed of durable steel and rated for 100 lbs.

If you don’t want to build a workbench from scratch, Rockler sells Beech workbenches. Made from laminated beech wood, these robust benches offer a solid, heavy duty work surface, two full-featured wood/iron vises and craftsman-quality construction.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building a weak, substandard desk all in the name of design
• Matt is cutting dovetails and boring Marc with his real estate ventures
• Shannon is learning to run a sawmill

Workbenches

The guys each describe their workbench journey from first to current. They then discuss what makes a good power tool workbench and how the traditional designs work well for hand tools. Then they tackle the idea of tool storage on and around your workbench.

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Social Media Homework

Send us a picture of your very first workbench. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk480.

It’s show #478 For July 29th, 2020, and today we are talking about glue up mistakes and assembly disasters.

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Check out the Clamp-IT squares and the Adjustable Clamp-IT squares

If you do have a question about assembly or want to talk through how to fix a mistake, you can always ask a retail associate or contact Rockler’s product support team at support@rockler.com or 1-800-260-9663. Rockler’s experts can answer questions about Rockler products, but also about other woodworking topics.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc spent the week with Darrel Peart cutting biscuit joinery
• Matt is making boxes to go inside boxes
• Shannon died a little when he had to slum it and buy lumber at Home Depot

Assembly Mistakes

If you are a woodworker you have glued the wrong part to another or had an assembly come out wonky. You had temporarily lost your mind in the heat of a glue up and done something weird. We take some time to share our individual screw ups and how we were able to fix them…or not. Some of the tips and tricks we use to aid in our hectic glue ups are:

• Clamping cauls and custom made dovetail cauls
• Long open time glue
• Spring Joints
• Sub Assemblies
• Dry run/rehearsal

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Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

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Send us a picture of your clamp collection and prove Shannon wrong that you can have too many clamps. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk479.

It’s show #478 For July 22nd, 2020, and today we are talking about joinery mistakes.

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Rockler also has over 100 Skill Builder videos where you can learn different woodworking techniques including how to make waterfall corner joints, cutting notches for lap joints with a circular saw, how to make cabinet doors with rail and stile router bits and more. These videos can be found at Rockler.com/how-to or on Rockler’s YouTube channel.

If you do have a question about joinery or want to talk through how to fix a mistake, you can always ask a retail associate or contact Rockler’s product support team at support@rockler.com or 1-800-260-9663.

Kickback

Sean and Trevor both have suggestions for a cheap alternative to Marc’s fancy bench matt. A yoga matt or this silicon crafter’s matt.

Joinery Mistakes

We all make joinery mistakes and the guys talk about their most boneheaded joinery mistakes and how they fixed them. Plus they talk about some pretty common joinery issues like:

• Tenon too small or too large
• Gappy joints
• Inconsistent dado/groove depth
• Sliding dovetail too tight

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Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

Social Media Homework

Send us a picture of your best joinery fix. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk478.

It’s show #477 For July 15th, 2020, and today we are talking about finishing mistakes and fixing them.

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Rockler is also your go-to source for expert woodworking knowledge you can trust. Rockler’s website has a whole how-to section with articles and videos full of useful tips, tricks, techniques and advice for woodworkers of all skill levels. From how to apply different finishes to how to repair dings and dents, this section is full of information to teach and inspire you to create woodworking projects with confidence. Find this content at Rockler.com/how-to

And if you have a question about what finish to select for your project or want to talk through how to fix a mistake, you can always ask a retail associate or contact Rockler’s product support team at support@rockler.com or 1-800-260-9663.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making a sandbox for his daughter
• Matt has launched his chair kit line and moving on to more waterfall tables
• Shannon is building an entry bench that looks complex but uses simple hand tool techniques

Kickback

Ross suggests FreeCADweb.org as an alternative to Sketchup. Its free and similar to Fusion 360. Check it out at www.freecadweb.org

Finishing Mistakes

Each of us has had our share of major finishing screw ups and we discuss our worst and how we fixed it. Plus we discuss some common finishing mistakes like:

• Rushing – Applying topcoat too soon after staining or applying subsequent coats too soon.
• Not sanding between coats or sanding too much between coats
• Not raising the grain when using water-based finishes.
• Applying “wipe-off” finishes in too thick of a layer and not wiping off excess
• Applying fast-drying (evaporative) finishes by hand when spraying is ideal
• Trying too hard to make cheap wood what it ain’t.
• Adding color without consideration for blotching

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Send us a picture of your ugliest finish…before you fixed it (and after) Use the hashtag: #woodtalk477.

It’s show #476 For July 2nd, 2020, and today we are cleaning out our inbox and doing a Q&A show.

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Emails

• Jon wants to know if another pair of holdfasts is a good idea
• Jeff needs suggestions for how to mill up an irregular shaped burl slab
• Bill asks what the future of our SketchUp use will be with it moving to a subscription model
• Will asks jointer or planer for his shop
• Ray wants to build an archway and needs some suggestions for how to do it
• Eric is buying Dollar Store shop supplies and asks if this is a bad idea

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Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

Social Media Homework

What have you bought at The Dollar Store to use in your woodworking? Show us your best dollar finds and use the hashtag: #woodtalk476.

It’s show #475 For June 24th, 2020, and today we are talking Dovetail joinery

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You know this thing is good just by reading the reviews like this one by Red S. Who says, “Works as advertised.” And Ken H who says, “Rockler’s Dovetail Jig”.

Dovetail Joinery

Let’s talk about how we cut dovetails and tell the stories of our first dovetails.Then some discussion about variations on dovetail joinery like half blinds, sliding dovetails, miter dovetails, and full blind dovetails. Plus when to use them and how they compare strengthwise with other joints like box joints. Special thanks for the dovetail related questions from Brodie and Brandon

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Show us where you dovetail jig is currently. Don’t clean off the dust or dig it out, just take a picture wherever it is now. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk475.

It’s show #474 For June 16th, 2020, and today we are talking Mortise and Tenon joinery

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• You can make loose mortise and tenons using Rockler’s Beadlock system. All you need is the jig and a drill. They offer a starter kit and a pro kit.
• How about that woodworking classic? Pocket holes! Rockler’s Pock-it Hole Clamp with a Quick Release features a unique design that inserts a built-in adjustable pin into a 3/8″ x 15° pocket hole, giving you perfect alignment every time. Rockler also sells Kreg jigs.
• Dowels – Rockler’s Doweling Jigs are an incredibly affordable line for those who want a quick joint without the fussy layout. Their no-nonsense doweling jigs deliver strong joints in very little time.

Mortise and Tenon Joinery

We talk through how we prefer to cut mortise and tenon joinery and what variations we like to use. Also twin and double tenons, loose tenons vs integral tenons, and how we fit and refine our mortis and tenons. Thanks to Joe and Ivar for your mortise and tenon questions.

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Show us the fanciest mortise and tenon joint you have ever cut. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk474.

It’s show #473 For May 27th, 2020, and today we are talking joinery, what to use and when.

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• How about Box joints? – Make strong, tight-fitting box joints on your router table with Rockler’s Router Table Box Joint Jig. This jig uses precision-machined solid brass indexing keys to ensure uniform finger spacing and an airtight fit. They also sell an XL version for larger projects.
• What about Dado joints you ask? – Cut perfectly fitted dados for a wide range of plywood thicknesses—no undersized bits required with Rockler’s Perfect Fit Dado Jig.
• And how about the Miter fold Blade? – Fold a single sheet of plywood into a neat, seamless box with just four cuts—non-stick coating protects against pitch buildup and corrosion.

Thanks for sponsoring the show Rockler!

Kickback

• Ian is a chemist with an automotive paint manufacturer and he wrote in to share his thoughts from our discussion in episode 472.

Joinery: What and When to Use Them

We talk through some typical projects and what kinds of joints we would use in those situations and why. We also answer some joinery questions from our Patreon sponsors. Thanks to Nick, Judi, Kyle, and Lee for those.

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Show us a project where you used a different joint than the “establishment” would tell you to use. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk473.

It’s show #472 For May 27th, 2020, and today we are talking about finishing.

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News

IWF going forward this year. Would you go based on current pandemic events?

Kickback

• Matt has a solution for the epoxy stalagmites
• Jason shared a video for Matt’s next restoration to sharpen his bandsaw blades.
  
• Andrew makes cutting boards and is proud

Finishing 101

We discuss the basic types of finishes and what they do well or not. We discuss our favorites finishes and application methods and then complain about the misleading marketing in the finishing world.

Rockler’s HVLP Finishing Sprayer features Earlex technology is on sale now. Designed with simplicity and versatility in mind, the Rockler Finishing Sprayer is the ideal solution for anyone wanting a smooth, professional-quality finish in very little time. Act fast, it’s only on sale through 5/28

Rockler also has 6 simple finishing recipes online. Creating a flawless finish can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Take the mystery out of wood finishing and avoid costly and frustrating mistakes with these simple recipes. Each recipe includes a video demonstration, step-by-step instructions, and a list of product recommendations that will give you the confidence to create a perfect finish on your next project!

Voicemail and Email

• Phil wants some advice on marking his pieces during glue ups
• Elliot asks is automotive finish might be used on a furniture project

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Show us a finish you are proud of and tell us about it. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk472.

It’s show #471 For May 20th, 2020, and today we are talking about work holding. Vises, holdfasts, clamps and whatever else you use to hold stuff while you work on it.

• They have vises for your workbench. Including the Heavy Duty Quick Release Front Vise which is on sale for $60 off.
• They have all the clamps! Including parallel clamps, pipe clamps, bar clamps, f-style clamps, corner clamps, specialty clamps and more. Lots of clamps are on sale in May including pipe clamps, f-style clamps, wooden handscrew clamps, and our drawer front installation clamps.
• They have Bench Cookie work grippers – High-friction rubber pads hold your project rock-steady while sawing, sanding, or routing without the use of clamps. Plus they include a threaded insert for adding a variety of accessories, that elevate your work and provide plenty of clearance for all your project needs. A 4 pack of bench cookies is on sale for $7.99 this month

Just go to Rockler.com to find these and many more products.

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Work Holding

So many ways both old and new to hold our projects in place while we work both with hand and power tools. We discuss what we most like to use and what work holding we employ at our own benches. Plus wooden screw clamp tricks.

Kickback

• Dan shared an outdoor workbench solution
• Chris writes back in regarding his resawing question
• Todd asks about manufacturers of frame resaw hardware

Voicemail and Email

• Paul has a shooting board question
• Drew asks about our favorite woods
• Joey has thoughts on organization and climate control
• Dan needs help with his twisted workbench top

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Got a woodworking boy band name? How about some cool work holding ideas. Show us your work holding or your photoshopped boy band pictures and use the hashtag: #woodtalk471.

It’s show #470 For May 13th, 2020, and today we explore the wonder that is cutting boards. I scream, you scream, please stop screaming about cutting boards!!

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What’s on the Bench

• Marc built a Big Green Egg Table
• Shannon made a 3 way miter joint
• Matt “Chairmona” is launching a chair kit empire

Lumber Update

Boutique sawmills and urban loggers are taking a big slice of market share from the traditional sawmills who cannot operate efficiently during the COVID pandemic. Shannon wants to hear your nominations for urban loggers to talk to on the Lumber Update podcast.

Cutting Boards

Why are cutting boards so popular??

• Woods to use/avoid?
• Glue to Use?
• Wood movement issues?
• Finishes and Maintenance
• The Bacteria question

Kickback

• Kevin tells us about life with COVID
• Uriah brings out the pirate in us with boat finishing routines
• Bas and Zev both share news about exterior finishes. One bad, one good

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

Show us your proudest cutting board. Freshly made or after accidentally putting it through the dishwasher and use the hashtag: #woodtalk470.

It’s show #469 For April 29th, 2020, and we know a lot of you are jonesing for extra stuff to listen to right now so we’re doing a bonus show. It’s all email today as we clean out our inbox. We’re talking about resawing by hand, wood filler, strength of rabbet joints, soaking wood, table outfield table size, & cutting a crosshatch pattern

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Emails

• Chris is having trouble resawing by hand with his blade deviating in mid cut
• Jim is looking for advice on wood filler that is stain friendly
• Andrew wants to dry then wet then re-dry some wood
• Jason questions the strength of rabbet joints
• Sean is looking for a way to cut a cross hatch pattern with a dado stack
• Mark is seeking sanity with the proper table saw outfeed table size
• Jason needs a source to look up all the Stanley numbers for his hand planes

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Send 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

Social Media Homework

No real relevant topic this week so post any old random picture you want and use the hashtag: #woodtalk469. The person who shows the most creativity with their picture wins absolutely nothing.