Author: Shannon Rogers

It’s show #468 For April 22nd, 2020, on today’s show we’re talking about sharpening!

• If you’re just starting out, check out the Plate Glass Sharpening System
• For those wanting to get more out of their grinders, the new CBN wheels are incredibly hard and require no truing, no water, and no need to readjust your jigs due to a shrinking wheel.
• Rockler carries a wide variety of power sharpening systems from WorkSharp, Rikon, Record and of course, the Swedish grandfather of power sharpening: Tormek

Just go to Rockler.com/sharpening to find any of these products and more.

Feedback

• Patrick shared a video of a hand carved Land Cruiser:
  
• Rick is a healthcare professional and warns that the cloth masks people are making do not protect against COVID-19 but fine for wood dust. So send in the good stuff and keep the homemade masks for your woodworking
• Robin says that outdoor finishing is less about the finish you choose and more about reapplying it regularly

Main Topic: Sharpening

• What is your sharpening set up?
• What is your typical process?
• Different for different tools?
• How often to you sharpen?
• Anything you don’t sharpen but send out?
• What one tool in your shop now that you have never sharpened?

Ask Us a Question

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

Social Media Homework

Post a picture of your sharpening station and tell us about it. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk468

It’s show #467 For April 15th, 2020, on today’s show we’re talking about Shop Spring cleaning, chiseling on the workbench, Maloof finish, and the difference between stalactites and stalagmites.

• Lock Align System
• Inserts for router bits and Forstner Bits
• Ceiling track system
• A universal mount 
• Clamp racks

What’s on the Bench

• Marc – Nesting Tables
• Shannon – iPad shelf
• Matt – Finished construction on the trailer

Main Topic: Shop Spring Cleaning

What things do we do to spruce up the shop?

• Marc – Shop blow out. A round of filter cleaning/replacement as needed. Should do tool calibration but I’m too lazy.
• Shannon – blow, sweep, burn scraps, thorough sharpening/waxing, lumber reorg, move unused stuff into storage
• Matt – Blow out the shop, burn scrap bin, sawmill clean up. Find random stuff that’s been hiding in the snow.

Voicemails & Emails

• Stephen – Kickback on how a plane works.
• Brian – Will Maloof Finish prevent red wine stains
• Rich – Do you chisel on your bench?
• Matthew – Does sanding to 180 before cutting your lumber prematurely dully the blades?
• Matt – cleaning fiberglass stalagmites

Ask Us a Question

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

Social Media Homework

Post a picture of your spring cleaning rituals and your shop. Use the hashtag: #woodtalk467

On today’s show we’re talking about outdoor projects.

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If you want to help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.

News

Coronavirus and how its impact on our shop situations

Kickback

• • AW Pelto says hide glue can be reversed easier with denatured alcohol and that the liquid hide glue is much harder to reverse, if at all.
  • David shared the all in one shop bot that does it all! The Snapmaker
  • Robby Wright – “The gent from Manhattan mentioned that he was going to draw make up air down his chimney. That could pull exhaust gases from adjacent chimneys, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning, which tends make living difficult. If he reverses the mentioned airflow and pulls the air in the side opening and pushes the exhaust up the chimney, it would prevent the problem.”

Outdoor Projects

We share a wide variety of projects and finishes as well as species used and the amount of exposure each project has

• Marc-
  1. Mahogany Adirondack chairs,CPES and Epifanes
  2. Gate: White oak, Epifanes
  3. Western Red Cedar Table with Total Boat epoxy sealer and then Epifanes
• Matt-
  1. Adirondack Chairs, General Finishes Outdoor Oil
  2. Farm House Table, CPES/Epifanes
  3. Garden Bench, Teak Oil
• Shannon-
  1. Adirondack Chairs, Western Red Cedar, Cypress, White Oak, Pine painted, Teak
  2. Chaise Lounge, White Oak, Teak Oil
  3. Ottoman, Mahogany, Spar Varnish
  4. Dock Chair, Teak
  5. Patio Table, Painted Pine

  Voicemails & Emails

  • Keith built an outdoor planter and the glued up for thickness legs are starting to de-laminate
  • Kyle asks what workbench to use when building outdoor projects

  Ask Us a Question

  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

  Post a picture of your favorite or most recent outdoor project. What finish did you use, what kind of exposure does it see, and how has it held up? Use the hashtag: #woodtalk466

On today’s show we are answering your questions. It’s all Q&A!

Thanks to Our Patrons

We’d like to thank John Fullmer, James Lemon, Sebastian Margaglio, Arron Pauley, Terrence Killian, Matt Desbarbieux, Redpoint Woodworks, Paul Dovydaitis, Kyle Paulson, Robert Randall, John Kleist, Alec MickMahonee, Joe Clemmer, Leon Huizenga, Preston Norris, Jack Wilson, and The Wood Victor.

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What’s on the Bench

Marc – Working on a set of Nesting Tables. Gearing up for the CNC guy’s visit.
Matt – Finished up the garden bench, finishing up the trailer
Shannon – designing a new set of built ins

Voicemails and Emails

• Ray has thoughts on why books are still popular. Check out his podcast The Hand Tool Book Review
• Eddie asks about Titebond Extend 2
• Sean wonders how a hand plane works with coplanar “beds” unlike a power jointer.
• Erick wants to make sugar maple cookies, mmmmm
• Nick asks about wood dust concerns around the kids
• Mike is making a huge wall panel and has questions about wood movement
• Greg asks if he will lose anything if he makes his leg vise shorter and not extend down the entire leg.
• Alex asks about pet safety in the shop
• Matt asks if a Domino can be used to make doors
• Dan wonders if there are good resources for buying used power tools like a cabinet saw
• Lucas asks whether a 5″ or 6″ orbital sander will help him with narrow parts

Ask Us a Question

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

Post a picture of your dog, cat, iguana, fish, or any pet you have in the shop and use the hashtag: #woodtalk465

On today’s show we’re talking about our approaches to dust collection, shop flooring, cupping after resawing, gluing cedar, and preventing chatter when hand planing.

and Sponsored by You…

If you want to help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.
We’d like to thank Donavan Cummings, Kyle Prince, Matt Parker, Robert Cheshire, Paul Engel, Pete Dal Ferro, Steve Hammes, Mike McMahon, and Troy Bussard.

What’s on the Bench

Marc – Made CNC templates. PMV-11 chisels came in.
Matt – Finishing up the Garden Bench
Shannon – making banding from holly and ebony

Main Topic: Dust Collection

• What each of us do to contain dust, clean up, and keep the shop safe
• Dust collection at the source
• Cleaning the air
• Personal protection
• Cleanup afterward

Voicemails & Emails

• Zev needs dust collection in new shop space
• Joe asks about flooring in his shared shop space
• Lucas needs to glue cedar
• Harvey has Walnut that cups like crazy after resawing
• Peter asks about bevel up vs bevel down planes for figured Walnut

Ask Us a Question

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

Proud of your dust collection or a specific set up? Post a picture of it and use the hashtag #woodtalk464. Or just write the hashtag in the pile of dust caused by your poor dust collection and post that.

On today’s show we’re talking about How Woodworking has changed in the last decade, building a door, the future of furniture design, the Handworks show, table top glueups, and installing the Turbo Vise.

Support the Show

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We’d like to thank John Soderqvist, Andrew Klein, Nick Carruthers, Brodie Brickey, Jon, Design SC, Haven Woodcrafts, Dusko Pesic, Don Ritcheson, Christian Sapp.

News

• Marc & Matt give a WorkbenchCon recap
• Check out the guys from “We Built a Thing“

Main Topic

How woodworking has changed in the past 10 years.

• “Video podcasts” died and podcasts became audio only
• iTunes lost all relevance for user-generated video
• A conference like WOrkbnech Con exists and is thriving.
• CnC is accessible and in-use by hobbyists
• More tools acceptable yet also not
• Big shops are A-OK
• “How dare you use the Domino” became “why don’t you just use the domino?”
• Epoxy went from adhesive to building material
• Slabs became overvalued
• Finishing got easier
• Influencer marketing took hold
• Woodworking Magazines are completely irrelevant
• Woodworkers became “makers”
• People feel pressured to monetize their hobby
• YouTube channel/IG has become the new business card. People I meet saying “ I don’t have a YouTube channel or anything”
• Viewers are much more jaded to advertising
• Free tools are easier than ever to get
• But still impossible to get sponsorship from hand tool companies
• Books went out now slowing coming back
• workbenches got fancier
• blogs are dead…yet lumberjocks is still a thing
• we have more glue options

Voicemails & Emails

• Tyler has an exterior front door question
• Brodie wonders what direction the future of furniture design will take
• Christian asks is the trip to Handworks is worth it
• Anonymous asks about a table top glue up
• Gordon asks if an inner jaw spanning his split top bench is necessary with an end vise

Contact Us

Send in questions via the contact form here on site or hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow or send us a voicemail using your phone’s voice memo app and email it woodtalkshow@gmail.com

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

Social Homework

Post the earliest photo you have of your shop and use the hashtag #woodtalk463

On today’s show we’re talking about taking woodworking classes. What should you expect? How should you prepare? Should you bring extra underwear?

Today’s show is sponsored by Rockler. Rockler has been helping customers create with confidence for 65 years. In fact, they’re currently celebrating their 65th Anniversary. So be sure to head over to Rockler.com and check out the Founders Day Sale.

Support Us on Patreon

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This week we’d like to thank Peter Villaluz, John Verreault, Stephen Caperton, and Tim Nordman.

News

• We asked you about our show titles. Overwhelming majority enjoys nonsense.
• Bridge City price drop

Taking Woodworking Classes

It’s a new year (kinda). Maybe you’re thinking about taking on new skills and maybe that means taking some classes. We’ve taken classes. We’ve taught classes. So we can offer some perspective on what to expect.

Advice from Instructors:

• Darrell Peart – My advice would be to ask yourself “Is this an advanced or fast-paced class and am I able to keep up?” Remember from the Aurora nightstand class at Williams – the older gentleman who got behind and then in an effort to catch up – cut himself on the table saw? Another example is my Fremont Nightstand class. One time I had 11 students. Three of them were not able to keep up. In fact, one poor woman came to me crying and was almost ready to walk out. The other eight students were getting frustrated with the slow pace and pushing me to move on. I was caught in the middle. Everyone finished in the end – but I was a nervous wreck when it was over. The students who were behind were not necessarily without the needed skills (although some were). For the most part these students just naturally worked at a slower pace.
• Philip Morley – It’s important to enjoy the process and not be too hard on yourself. It takes time to get good at woodworking.
• Jory Brigham – It’s usually best if you come in with the mind-set that you’re going to extract as much info as possible from the class. Don’t be too focused on coming home with a perfect finished project since there usually isn’t enough time for that. For instance, sanding is something that can take days. Use the class to learn how to sand, but don’t waste a full class day trying to sand out every imperfection. Do that at home.
• David Marks – Don’t be afraid to ask the instructor questions ahead of time. There are no stupid questions. Bring a notepad, pencils, and a camera. I allow my students to take videos with their phones for their personal use. For my wood turning classes I ask the students to bring their tools if they can. For Marquetry classes (making pictures in wood),I always recommend that they think about and research some designs in advance. For class projects like a bentwood lamination, they will need to consider the cost of having their project shipped back to them if it’s too big for them to take home. The main thing Marc, is for students to gather as much information as they need ahead of time. As you well know, preparation is the key.
• Jim Heavey – Taking a Woodworking class is a great way to learn how to safely and accurately use Woodworking tools from those with experience. Learning something the right way the first time leads to markedly more success and enjoyment in your own workshop.
• Dale Barnard – Don’t worry about making mistakes or being too slow or looking stupid. I actually like it when this happens. When a mistake occurs the whole class benefits because we then figure out what to do about it, adding to the learning experience. Another thing is to ask questions, listen to the instructor and follow his methods as if you were a beginner. It just might be easier, faster, better, etc. One surprising thing I’ve noticed is my beginners consistently make the best furniture. Think about that!

Listener Questions

Alan asks about prefinishing for a frame and panel door

Lumber Update

Kyle has a milled a Sycamore log and it split apart on him.
for more juicy lumber news check out Shannon’s Lumber Industry Update. It’s his very own show!!!

Social Media Homework

Share the projects you made in a class and tell us about the experience. Tag us or use the hashtag #woodtalk462

Contact Us

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On today’s show we’re talking about building your first table, tools you should never buy used, and how to get those pesky feed rollers working properly.

Today’s show is sponsored by Rockler Woodworking. Check them out at Rockler.com and use the code “woodtalk” to receive free shipping on most orders over $39.

You too can support the show by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.

Building Your First Table

Greg wrote in asking about how to go about building his first table.

• Start with an example (google image search) and have the customer show you something they like.
• Reverse engineer it but try to keep it simple. Consider buying a plan to take the pressure off of dimensions.
• A table usually consists of three parts: Top, Aprons, Legs
• The top is just a big panel, so be sure to brush up on your panel making skills. Good flat boards with 90 edges.
• The only real joinery to worry about is where the legs meet the aprons. Consider the options based on your tools and skills.
• Consider writing out the build process, especially any area that confuses you or is new
• Finish options? What will likely set you up for success?

Voicemails & Emails

• • Brian’s planer isn’t pulling its weight.
  • Andrew wonders what tool (powered or not) would you never buy used and what tool would you never buy an off-brand or from a big-box store?
  • Tommasso asks if we will be attending any shows this year
  • Robert asks when would you used hide glue over something like titebond?

Contact Us

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Social Media Homework

This week post pictures of your first table (or one you built recently) and any tips you might give to someone wanting to build their first table. Tag us (@woodtalkshow) and use the hashtag #woodtalk461

Our Triumphant Return

On today’s show we’re talking about our 2020 goals, what we’ve been up to, and the fact that the WE’RE BACK BABY!! On the anniversary of us quitting, we’re happy to announce that the show is back to a regular schedule thanks to Rockler. In fact if you use the code “woodtalk” at checkout you can get free shipping on most orders.

Support us on Patreon

Of course if you want to personally help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc: Steam bending for a kids’ sled using the Rockler steam bending kit.
• Matt – Outdoor Garden Bench for The Guild, just in time for snow.
• Shannon – tool testing for a starter tool kit with Grandpa’s Little Farm, and starting Andy Klein’s vise install.

Internet Sucky Stuff

Marc’s experience being a “novice” and getting conflicting advice.

Main Topic:

Our goals for 2020, this is almost like a New Years show.

• Marc – Try some new things like steam bending and CNC.
• Shannon – Integrate marquetry into a furniture project.
• Matt – Be more like Marc, and work less.

Voicemails & Emails

• OrgMyShop asks “What’s you favorite new hand tool since the last show?”

Contact Info:

Send in your questions at woodtalkshow.com or hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow or send us a voicemail using the voice memo app on your phone at woodtalkshow@gmail.com

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

On today’s show we’re talking about: our woodworking predictions, our woodworking goals for 2019, stickering barrel staves, rite of passage projects, clamping pressure, sanding dovetails, dueling dust collectors, what we watch/listen to, getting back into woodworking after a layoff.

Voicemails

• John got a hold of a bunch of green barrel staves and wants to know how to store them
• Michael is uncertain how much clamping pressure to apply
• Michaels asks how we sand our dovetail corners
• The mystery of of dueling dust collectors

Emails

• Rachel asks what we think about skipping rite of passage projects and just building what she wants
• Jason wonders what we actually watch for woodworking education and entertainment
• Stump asks about the best way to get back into woodworking after an extended time away

2019 Predictions and Goals

The boys discuss what they think will happen in the next year to our little woodworking universe. They then discuss what our personal goals are related to their own woodworking.

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: chisel storage, spokeshave use, a jointer buying decision, scrub planes, and rotted sapwood.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on the slide for Mateo’s bunk bed
• Shannon took a field trip to the Fiberon composite decking plant
• Matt is applying finish to the sideboard

What’s New

New podcast: “From the Ground Up”, episode 1.6 History of Plywood

Voicemails

• Damon looks for rust prevention advice for his chisels
• James sings us a watch making song
• Jason needs spokeshave help
• Kyle used glue as a finish

Lumber Industry Update

China may be using a lot of suspect origin lumber…but they’re using it to build things that we buy.

Emails

• Brandon wonders if the additional size of an 8″ jointer is worth it over a 6″ model
• Eddie asks if the sapwood is softer than heartwood or more prone to dry rot
• William is looking for a scrub plane but doesn’t want to restore an old plane: Check out this video

How You Can Support Us

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On today’s show we’re talking about tool maintenance, spring pole lathes, poorly dried wood, and fine tuning with a jointer.

Voicemails

• Spence called from Yore to ask about tool maintenance
• Vinny has a spring pole lathe tool handling question
• Matt is considering jointers and tablesaw buying options
• Scott has a boon of possibly over dried wood and needs advice
• Roberto has a question about lumber storage
• Zev wonders if he can tune the fit of his drawers by using the power jointer

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: storing lumber, radial arm saws, and adjustable shelf options.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is made some mortising mistakes on the bunk beds
• Shannon assembled his new Chevalet
• Matt is finishing up the sideboard

Kickback

• William and Matt don’t want us to change and appreciate that we engage with our audience and answer questions.
• Nate thinks Matt and Shannon are jerks but Marc is loveable
• Matt is going to try to wear more safety gear with lacquer from now on
• Wayne thinks a small shop layout is more about organization that where the tools are placed.

Voicemails

• Kyle called in to talk about….???
• Anthony used a pruning “tar in a can” to seal planter boxes

Lumber Industry Update

Jacob calls out Shannon for being “ignorant AF” about macroeconomics and Shannon responds with is own economics lesson about why the continued use of tropical hardwoods is the best way to protect those forests.

Emails

• Tony wants our feedback on radial arm saws
• Kevin wonders if he should sticker his dried lumber that won’t be used for a while
• Geoffrey asks about his options for adjustable shelves beyond shelf pins

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: why no lacquer?, our most challenging projects, a painted finish, out feed tables

Kickback

Matt has been listening to the show from the beginning and comments on how our attitudes have changed over the last decade.

Emails

• Steve wants a professional painted finished and needs advice
• Matt has used lacquer in a professional cabinet shop and wonders why we rarely talk about it
• Zombeerose is curious to know what our most challenging projects have been
• Ryder wants our opinion on table saw out feed tables

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: shop layout, differences in bench planes, how much of the tree can be used

What’s On the Bench

• Marc has started Mateo’s bunkbeds
• Shannon is making models of his next project
• Matt is working outside, making bucks, making boards, F-ing aye man!

What’s New

• Matt’s Bandsaw Mill plans are available for sale
• Robin Lee video on Intellectual Property
• Bill shared the new portable dust collectors from Grizzly

Kickback

• Aaron wants WoodTalk swag, visit the TWW Store for all your WoodTalk needs

Voicemails

• Pete wants to know what to do with his old glue
• Joshua remembers when we created content for fun and our own benefit

Lumber Industry Update

The Genuine Mahogany market is on the upswing as there is less demand for the good stuff from Luthiers. CITES also appears to be working and creating better quality material.

Emails

• David is looking for advice on the best shop layout
• Roger wonders if logs need to sit a bit before sawing them
• Casey asks if the whole tree can be used when sawing and what to look out for with reaction wood
• Eli asks how the bench planes differ from each other in performance.

How You Can Support Us

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On today’s show we’re talking about planter box finishing, why lumber dealers are closed on the weekends, and is rough lumber necessary

Voicemails

• Bryan has some kickback on ads
• Cameron wants to refinish a planter box
• Our Ethiopian friend wants to know if wood glue can be used as a finish

Emails

• Pete is upset that all the hardwood dealers around him are closed after work hours and on weekends
• Andrew challenge Marc to make a project without fancy tools in a hot and humid shop…Marc says “no”
• Tanc wonders if he is missing out on anything by not finding any rough sawn lumber

How You Can Support Us

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On today’s show we’re talking about: sliding dovetails, the Greg Klassen debacle, drilling 1.5″ holes, and strop maintenance

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finishing up his shop storage and organization
• Shannon got a finishing tent
• Matt is applying finish to his sideboard

What’s New

• The River Trademark

Kickback

• Brandon mentions The Workshop Review as a honest show for tool reviews
• Ted likes our tool reviews
• Bill has made dowels a bunch of ways and spent money on jigs and still finds the best way to be the jig he made himself

Voicemails

• Matt is losing suction on his ducted dust collection
• Mike has never used a fence on his miter saw
• Devin wants to know if Matt Vanderlist was able could he come back on the show
• Lee has a question about dust and computers in the shop

Emails

• Allen needs help cutting sliding dovetails
• Matt needs to cut 1.5″ holes in end grain and wonders how
• Eric wonders if he should clean his strop

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: hard vs soft maple, jack or smoother, router bit storage, and smoky mortise bits

Kickback

• Matt sent us some information about an exterior rot and bug resistance product called Log Oil

Emails

• Ryan asks why router bit storage trays aren’t labelled
• Bill is cutting a lot of mortises and his bit has lost it’s temper
• Jeff asks Marc what features he likes about the Incra miter sled
• Greg asks whether his next plane should be a Jack plane or a smoothing plane
• Alan asks if we make our own dowels and if so how we make dowels

Stuff We Hate

Is it possible to do honest tool reviews anymore?

How You Can Support Us

Help us out over at Patreon and kick it up a notch by wearing a Wood Talk T-Shirt, or leave us an iTunes Review

On today’s show we’re talking about: troubles with a low angle Jack plane, does a square need to be square, and poly or varnish?

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished up his Miter saw bench and built a lollipop rainbow
• Matt is playing daddy while trying to work on his sideboard
• Shannon got a new adze and is carving bowls

What’s New

• Shannon was a guest on the Modern Woodworkers Association podcast
• Fine Woodworking Live Hands On conference registration is open
• The MET has finally posted a PDF of the out of print book “Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens“

Kickback

Will has the Woodpecker’s DelVie square and it has become his most reached for tool.

Voicemails

• An Ethiopian woodworker called in for advice on locating used industrial grade machinery
• Stan is a dentist who called in to comment on Marc’s dental power carving experience
• Spencer is excited to get rid of his miter saw fence

Lumber Industry Update

Thousand canker disease is rampant and Walnut is quarantined from import from other states. Check out the quarantine map to see how it might effect you.

Emails

• • Differences between polyurethane and varnish
  • Dan wonders how important it is for a square to be perfectly square
  • Andres is having trouble with his low angle jack when he pushes it, yet it works when he pulls it.

How You Can Support Us

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On today’s show we’re talking about: miter saw fences, stinky shellac, rough sawn lumber, slab prices, sharpening set ups, and woodworking education.

What’s New

• Marc is busting myths about miter saw fences

Voicemails

• Nate has some stinky shellac
• Ely can’t tell rough sawn lumber apart
• Ryan can’t sell a cup of slab
• Rob wants to get his sharpening completely set up for $100 or less
• Felix is starting a woodworking program

Email

Christopher wants to know if any of use have thought about building a tool chest like the HO Studley masterpiece

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On today’s show we’re talking about what we did on our summer break and a Voicemail extravaganza.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc built a desk and went to IWF
• Matt also went to IWF and has been using his sawmill and getting exercise
• Shannon finished his mirror and built stuff on his Maine workbench

What’s New

• Making It TV show
• New Veritas shooting board and shooting board kit parts>

Voicemails

• An important message from John F Powermatic.
• Kerf the hell out of it!
• Sound-proofing.
• Wallace is looking for advice on when to use certain film finishes

Lumber Industry Update

European lumber exports are way down due to drastically reduced infrastructure. We also talk about baltic birch plywood.

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On today’s show we’re talking about: what’s the deal with the #6 fore plane?, support for large tops, building boats, and furniture styles

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is human after all: couldn’t finish his desk because he was organizing the shop
• Matt dusted off the sawmill and started adding some creature comforts
• Shannon went hiking and whittlin’

What’s New

• Building a stool using only your body as tools. Legit or not?
• New podcast on the scene. Welcome to the Woodworker’s Podcast

Kickback

• William wants to build Chairy from PeeWee’s Playhouse
• Andrew hopes board feet terminology doesn’t go away
• Ken suggests that not using your real name online is for security purposes
• Mike wonders why the #6 Fore Plane doesn’t get any love
• Joel swears by foam rolling for repetitive stress injuries
• William wants Shannon to drone on even more with a solo show on lumber updates

Email

• Keith is considering recessing a steel bar under a wide table top in order to keep it flat
• Matt wants to know if any of us have considered building a boat
• Wil is looking for book recommendations to learn more about the variety of furniture styles

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On today’s show we’re talking about: getting that vintage Cherry look, building movie furniture, how to prepare the shop for the summer, low angle planes, outsourcing finishing, air dried vs kiln dried lumber for a bench, and our critique of bad critiques.

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Kickback

• Matt called in to ask why some woodworkers purposely leave a board long
• Matt has experienced slow down of his planer since adding helical knives
• Matt questions whether air dried wood will work for a workbench and what the pros and cons of it might be.
• William outsourced the finishing on his last project and recommends it.
• Bob has a bit of kickback for all 3 of us.

Kickback

• Jonathan asks if any of us have wanted to build a piece of furniture we saw on TV or in a movie
• Steve asks about getting an antique Cherry look to his project. Marc has a video for that:
• Dustin wonders how we protect our tools as the temperature and humidity rise

Stuff We Hate

Idiots who insult your work, then give you crap for “not being able to take criticism”

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On today’s show we’re talking about: selling tools before you move, your first trip to a lumber yard, and table saw power.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is on round 2 of the edits for his new book
• Matt tried resin stabilizing for the first time
• Shannon is repairing some veneer with a patch

What’s New

• New Yankee Workshop episodes officially available
• Bridge City Tool Work is being sold to Harvey Industries, details on John’s blog

Kickback

• William hates auto follow bots on Instagram
• Matt asks if idiotic comments have made us retreat behind our respective pay walls.
• James has some feedback on the Festool Domino

Lumber Industry Update

Is it the death of the board foot??

Email

• Eric is moving and asks what he should keep and what he should sell as he looks at moving into a smaller shop
• Gregg has a 1.75 HP table saw and finds it is bogging down with relatively light jobs
• Cathi is about to go to a real lumber yard for the first time and asks for advice on that first trip

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On today’s show we’re talking about: edge-banding router bits, boxed beam construction, our contributions to woodworking, to pre-finish or not to pre-finish, drill press speeds, epoxy pouring tips, and should you buy a Domino.

Emails

• Leonid is curious about edge banding router bit sets
• Chris asks about the problem of differential wood species movement on a veneer clad boxed beam like Shannon made
• Bob asks if we plan to take the next step into woodworking rock star status
• Speg asks about the benefits or disadvantages of pre-finishing
• Nar doesn’t understand when to change the speed on his drill press
• Greg wonders if any initial sealing should be done to the wood before pouring an epoxy bar top finish
• Unnamed asks whether to buy a bandsaw or a Domino as the next tool
• Rick asks about in floor dust collection

Stuff We Hate

People who insist “you can’t do that, because it was always done this way”.

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On today’s show we’re talking about: keeping cool in the summer shop, wood choice for a baton, Getting into chainsaw milling

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is stressed working on more than one project
• Matt held true to his promise to make a slab outfeed table
• Shannon is splitting logs like Abraham Lincoln

What’s New

• Nick shared his nephew’s project.
• Renee shared this chocolatier making furniture from chocolate

Kickback

• Andy shares what he hates
• Randy pointed a fan at his tools to control rust
• Alex thinks conferences are the next thing and won’t be going anywhere
• Nick likes using white glue for cutting boards
• Jeff wants Matt to bath in hand sanitizer while traveling
• Rob wants us to make sure we experience “cosmic level”

Email

• Jason is getting hot in his shop and wonders about solutions for cooling the shop that won’t run all the time
• Matt has many questions about chainsaws and maintenance and upgrading and other manly things that make lots of noise
• Paul wants to make a conductor’s baton and needs advice on the species

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On today’s show we’re talking about: a case of the dropsies, what’s the deal with slabs, and flooring for the shop.

Kickback

• Ben needs a transitional jointer plane iron
• Frank wants to know what’s the deal with slabs
• Joe has questions about wood shop flooring

Emails

• Jon keeps dropping stuff in his shop
• Scot wonders how to keep up with potential meet ups as he missed us at FWW Live
• James ask why doors are necessary on a tool cabinet

Stuff We Hate

Marc vents about useless Instagram posts.

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On today’s show we’re talking about: building complex reproductions, breadboard end tenon length, cutting board finish, and match-planing boards

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on his Executive Desk
• Mat is back from England and Italy and doesn’t have an accent
• Shannon is vacuum veneering Sapele onto structural Fir beams

What’s New

• Tommy MacDonald is suing WGBH over the use of Rough Cut Woodworking

Kickback

• Jim is looking for a replacement blade for his plane
• Andy questions the cutting board finish
• Bob called in to tell us about the Japanese Super Surfacer

Email

• Robert wonders if a woodworker of any level can build the Blacker house chair using just the templates from William Ng and Marc’s instruction
• Neil asks how long the tenons need to be in a breadboard joint
• Dave is struggling with making panel joints by hand and asks about match planing

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On today’s show we’re talking about: Struggling to get started on a project, shellac and wax finish, sharpening issues and the MK.II jig, book recommendations, and hollowing with hand tools

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc has started his executive desk and is playing with wood bleach to get even colors between solid and plywood.
• Shannon started on a side table, top first

What’s New

• The Highland Woodworker is back!
• Jacob wants to know what this fancy electric planer is all about.
  
• Robots are building our furniture?!
• Glen was surprised to see a disclaimer required to purchase a dowel jig at Elkhead Tools

Voicemail

• Craig has some kickback on helical planer heads
• Daniel has feedback on woodworking books vs videos
• Nate is playing with Shellac and wax and having issues
• Nick has sharpening woes

Email

• Jeremiah wonders if we have doubts about our skills or designs when it comes to building using someone else’s money
• Joe is making a snare drum by hand and needs help hollowing the inside of the staves

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On today’s show we have hijacked the audio equipment from Shop Talk Live and recorded our thoughts on Fine Woodworking Live from Fine Woodworking Live.

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On today’s show we’re talking about: ozoroa reticulata, unnecessary expensive tools, cross grain workbench, and making a table lighter.

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Voicemails

• Kevin wonders what he is missing by not mixing his own glue and shellac
• Aaron wants to use Purpleheart and needs advice on color and complementary species

Emails

• Leonid wants to find Oliepod Burl for future projects
• Steve seeks tips on moving large projects around when working in the shop alone
• Jason asks if there are any reasons to buy expensive tools when it comes to marking and measuring tools
• Andy asks if laminating together a workbench top where the boards from from front to back instead of along the long axis could cause problems
• Ryan wonders how to reduce the weight of a farm house table built from Hickory
• Scott wonders what we would do if we actually did quit WoodTalk and our woodworking businesses

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On today’s show we’re talking about: tusk tenons, shelf material, helical upgrade worth it?, and 110v 8″ Jointers?!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is designing an executive desk and discovering design by committee isn’t fun
• Matt is finishing up his waterfall tables
• Shannon is making axe handles

What’s New

• Come see us at Fine Woodworking Live, meet up Saturday night in the lobby bar.
• Eagle America is now the sole distributor of Wood Thread Taps

Kickback

• Craig has a different opinion on Laguna Bandsaw guides
• Josh likes the Woodsmith Shop TV show because it makes everything so approachable and he watches it with his son
• Logan, one of the editors of Woodsmith Magazine (and show host) wrote in to tell us Woodsmith is taking more action on social media now and can be found on YouTube and Twitter

Voicemail

• Dan is considering a helical head upgrade for his planer
• Mike wants to know how Shannon cuts his veneer
• Andrew is looking for tips on quickly making drawers for cabinets

Lumber Industry Update

Reconstituted plywood face veneers are cheaper alternatives to highly expensive rift sawn panels and are indistinguishable from the real thing.

Email

• William is making a bookcase with adjustable shelves and needs advice on the material to use for them
• Boz is concerned about getting an 8″ jointer with only 110V power
• Wade wonders how long a tenon should be made when using tusk tenon joinery

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On today’s show we’re talking about: cheap chisels, the worst woodworking fads, the Woodsmith Shop, end-grain table tops, case miters, and cherry alternatives

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Voicemails

• Nathaniel is building a pantry shelf and wonders about the right joinery for the job

Emails

• Andrew wonders if it is worth buying cheap chisels and sharpening them over premium chisels.
• William asks what our least favorite woodworking fads are and encourages us to let the hate flow
• Billy wonders why we never talk about the Woodsmith Shop TV show?
• Wil needs help making carcass miters more consistently
• Cody is considering an end grain table top and wants to know our thoughts on it

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On today’s show we’re talking about: Is cheaper walnut worth it?, glue squeeze out, curved veneer panels, some finishing talk.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc blew up a sofa table
• Matt poured a waterfall table
• Shannon is veneering Birds Eye Maple

What’s New

• Andrew shared some tiny little staircases made by a French Secret Society
• Danny says the New Yankee Workshop episodes will be available, along with plans, on This Old House.

Kickback

• Rick likes and has been using Thermally Modified Wood
• Jason likes his Laguna ceramic guides but hates setting them up.

Voicemail

• Jason is using dye and shellac and wants that oil deliciousness

Lumber Industry Update

Walnut pricing is all over the place because the grade is so widely varied. FAS Walnut is not the same grade as other North American species and popularity of the species is up dramatically. Yet the demand is for higher than grade material.

Email

• Luke needs help with a buying plan for Walnut, buy more and work around defects or embrace the defects
• Michael needs help getting rid of glue spots after a glue up
• Chris isn’t sure how to veneer a rolltop desk lid: vacuum press or hammer veneer?

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On today’s show we’re talking about: gouges vs scrapers, low angle jack advice, tack cloths, our business names, and getting into restoration

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What’s on the Bench

• Matt has finished the Highboy and is almost done with the waterfall table

Voicemails

• Harry the Robot doesn’t understand why there is a war between gouges and scrapers with woodturning
• James suggests Matt might like his Low Angle Jack if he pulls it instead.
• Michael questions the use of tack clothes and wants our opinion
• Nick is ready to start his woodworking show/business and wonders about how to name it
• Steve wants to get into furniture restoration and wonders how best to start

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On today’s show we’re talking about: Yoga blocks, sources for turning blanks, projects with your kids, and wedges for leg vices

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc regales us with his travels across the great northwest seeking woodworking enlightenment…and coffee

What’s New

• A woodworker successfully fooled everyone into thinking his secretary was an antique
• These guys created a fake tutorial to teach illegal downloaders a lesson:
  

Kickback

• Dyami thinks Laguna ceramic bandsaw guides are the best thing since Google Plus
• Daniel promoted WoodTalk to the Shop Talk Live guys

Voicemail

• Andrew is concerned about using a parallel guide and pin on his leg vise

Lumber Industry Update

Shannon drones on about the growth of composite and engineered materials and the future they may bring to woodworkers everywhere. He also mentions an article about compressed wood that is stronger than Titanium.

Email

• Samuel wants to build yoga blocks for his wife and is looking for suggestions on finish and species
• Mike is curious what projects we look forward to making with our kids
• Ryan is looking for suggestions on sourcing larger blanks for turning

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On today’s show we’re talking about painting furniture, our favorite hand tools, the best tool for rabbeting, an alternative to latex paint, and the best first hand plane.

Voicemails

• Jay wants to know what would be the best hand tool for rabbeting

Email

• Billy and Nick both have questions about painting furniture and how to get the best results
• Benjamin wants to know what are our favorite hand tools
• John asks what would be the best first hand plane to purchase

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On today’s show we’re talking about: grain tear out, bandsaw upgrades, why do they like gray and how can we stop it?, Woodworking stuff in Europe, and what lathe setup to start with.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is practicing to be the photographer on The Love Boat
• Matt is building Highboy drawers
• Shannon experimented with the Maloof joint cut by hand

What’s New

• Marc was on the Make or Break Podcast
• New podcast from Popular Woodworking: The Afterlife of Trees
• Josh called in to recommend Andy Rawls’ YouTube channel for good content

Voicemail

• Hunter wants to know why all the mass produced furniture and “modern” stuff is all gray
• Paul is heading to Europe on a trip and asks what we would do that is woodworking related

Email

• Chris got a new bandsaw and is curious about aftermarket guides
• Bobby is getting started in turning and wonders about what he needs besides a lathe
• Mychal is getting tearout when carving spoons and wonders what he is doing wrong

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On today’s show we’re talking about hard wax oil finishes, sharpening gauges, getting into CNC?, securing table tops, and explaining woodworking to the uninitiated.

Voicemails

• Eric wonders is any of use would consider taking a leap into CNC

Email

• Several listeners have asked about the latest generation of hard wax oil finishes (like Osmo) and Marc elucidates on his experience
• Jason wants to know how to sharpen his marking gauge blades and how sharp to make them
• Billy asks if we every try to educate non woodworkers about the details of our projects
• Rachel is using figure 8 fasteners for table tops and asks about alternative methods

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On today’s show we’re talking about: putting a vise on a thin bench top, fixing dog holes, and would matt build a bandsaw mill.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is in book writing mode
• Matt is finishing the Highboy and about to go over the Waterfall
• Shannon is making a fancy veneer hammer

What’s New

• The WoodTalk boys will all be at Fine Woodworking Live, how about you?
• Shannon was on the Creators Collective Podcast
• Marc was on the Modern Woodworkers Association Podcast

Kickback

• Joe has some thoughts on cold and glue ups
• Bob has learned a lot from WoodTalk…none of it useful
• David is now poorer thanks to us, but he owns a new Lie Nielsen plane
• Nathan listens to the show and his sone likes our titles. But he has a question about Horny Wolves, so…

Voicemail

• Bob has a question about wood grain orientation in a jewelry box

Lumber Industry Update

There was a domestic species Lacey Act case of note involving Maple and a 4th party

Email

• Jason wants to put a vise on a thin bench top and needs guidance
• Anon is curious if Matt would build a bandsaw mill again if he wasn’t a content producer
• Rob has holdfasts that won’t work with his dog holes and needs strategy to fix it

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On today’s show we’re talking about workbench lumber, whats the deal with breadboard ends, and tool storage.

Voicemails

• Steve is looking for advice on buying a bandsaw
• Paul wonders if a drum sander or a planer is right for him

Email

• Jeremy is ready to build a nice workbench and needs help with his choices for lumber
• Robert is building a farmhouse style table and wonders if breadboards are just aesthetic or actually offer some structural purpose
• Page wants to know if we keep all our tools within reach or stash them away or put them in cold storage

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On today’s show we’re talking about: what glues work best at low temperatures, rust prevention on the hand tools, and mortiser setup

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his jewelry box and build a drill bit storage cabinet
• Matt is almost done with the highboy and starting to plan the waterfall table
• Shannon is resawing Redwood veneer

What’s New

• The Woodworking Shows are starting up their 2018 circuit. Check out when it comes near you.
• Megan Fitzpatrick has resigned from Popular Woodworking
• Chuck Bender is back and will be teaching in PA again

Kickback

• Sam has some thoughts on sanding vs planing
• Wilbur advises Shannon that turning on an electric lathe is still a hand tool

Lumber Industry Update

Cuban Mahogany is back? Maybe not. New technology in the African hardwood market could be a very good thing for sustainability and visibility.

Email

• Dan wonders about doing a glue up in a cold shop
• Bryan is struggling with his mortising machine
• Kim is worried about rust on tool stored right in front of the window

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On today’s show we’re talking about glue for bent laminations, storing hardware and fasteners, dust collection basics, and mid priced handsaws

Email

• Wesley is making bent laminations and wants to hide the layers when routing an edge profile
• Jonathan is looking for mid priced handsaws.
• Brian has a shop vac but wants to get more serious about dust collection and respiratory health.
• Allen has many questions about storing fasteners and how to stock up on them and in what types/sizes

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On today’s show we’re talking about: cordless angle grinders, buying lumber without plans, and How thick to cut your logs.

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What’s New

• Bob found a company who makes flesh detecting bandsaws
• Preston shared Tiffany made architect’s tools

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished the drawers on his jewelry box
• Matt hit a major bump on the highboy with the bonnet top
• Shannon broke his lathe

Kickback

• Lucien thinks Festool will integrate flesh detecting technology across their line
• Dave wonders if a strop will round the edge and has feedback on not using plans
• Wolf found a cool hybrid woodworker workbench.
• Ben has feedback on using plans or not

Lumber Industry Update

Softwood tariffs looming again and Mahogany is on the rebound.

Email

• Jim wants our opinion on the current generation of angle grinders
• Lamar wants to know how to buy lumber for a project if you don’t have a plan
• Mark needs help figuring out what to do with his Ash

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On today’s show we’re talking about using plans, smoothing plane angles, what’s the deal with horse butt?, budgeting for the future, and what will come of the Sawstop acquisition?

Voicemail

• Kyle has questions about milling lumber for Matt and Shannon
• Andrew needs good horse butt
• Need a lumber plumber?

Email

• Danny wants to speculate on the Festool and Sawstop merger
• Anthony has questions about hand plane bed angles and bevel angles for tough wood grain.
• Bryan wonders if we ever build from someone else’s plans
• Adam seeks financial retirement advice from 3 guys who host a woodworking podcast…as one does

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On today’s show we’re talking about: what to pay for lumber, when to hand cut your dovetails, and gluing up twisted boards.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is doing some sliding dovetails on his jewelry box
• Matt routed the gooseneck on his Highboy
• Shannon is carving a seat

What’s New

• George is baking bread in his shop
• No Woodworking in America for 2017 and 2018
• Matt was a guest on the Make or Break Podcast
• Marc was on the Made for Profit podcast
• Shannon was on the Behind the Membership podcast

Email

• James wants to know when we stop hand cutting dovetails and use a router jig
• Eric has twisted boards and asks about doing a glue up of a table top
• Doug is interested in a verdict on higher angle frogs for a smoothing plane

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On today’s show we’re talking about: a bench for a hybrid woodworker, speeding up the cherry’s color change, building for tools, and the morality and ethics of taking inspiration.

Voicemail

• Travis has a question about darkening the color of Cherry
• Kevin is building stuff for money for tools

Email

• A conversation about a power tool centric workbench
• Cody wants to know when you give credit for someone else’s design

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On today’s show we’re talking about: woodworking continuing education, buying a Sawstop, and investing in the shop.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc spoke at the Colorado Woodworkers Association
• Matt is working breaking the guild video record with the highboy
• Shannon laid on his back all week

What’s New

• Popular Woodworking is creating a lumber yard map
• Phil Lowe has a 5 part series called The Art of Woodworking on his town’s community channel Bevcam.
• You gotta check out The Atomic Box by krtwood on YouTube
  
• Wilbur Pan has a video out on Japanese Tools

Kickback

• Josh has some thoughts on the content creation question from last week

Voicemail

• Eric has a question about the sizes of plywood sheets
• Scott has some waxed covered wood that is giving him problems

Email

• Bob wants to know how we continue our own woodworking education
• Andrea needs help to buy her husband a SawStop
• David has a successful shop and wonders if he should upgrade his tools now or later

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On today’s show we’re talking about: frivolous upgrades, should everyone create content?, is building a workbench a rite of passage, and two blades for the table saw.

Voicemail

• Kory is looking to lessen the UV effects on Redheart.
• Lyle is having trouble flattening his workbench with a router.

Email

• Clem asks about using 2 blades vs one on his table saw
• Sean asks if building a workbench is a necessary rite of passage for every woodworker
• Matt wants to know what unnecessary upgrades we have made in our shops or to our tools
• Brian witnessed the hard work of a content creator get trashed on Reddit and wonders if everyone should create content.

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On today’s show we’re talking about Woodworkers Fighting Cancer, dealing with pests in the shop, stable hardwoods, and workbench finishes

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his resin poured frames for Woodworkers Fighting Cancer
• Matt is working on the upper case of the highboy
• Shannon is gearing up for a live Perch Stool build

What’s New

• A brief history of Woodworkers Fighting Cancer: it all started with Duane Moore
• Handplanes for Hurricane Relief

Kickback

• Chase also gets sore hands from working with powered hand tools and recommends those gripper exercise thingys to loosen up and strengthen the muscles in the hands
• Rich bought a combo jointer/planer and loves it despite what we say.

Voicemail

• Sweaty Colin wonders if a workbench lamination can be done with threaded rods

Lumber Update

Reclaimed Cuban Mahogany showing up after Florida storms

Email

• Kenny has spiders in his shop, how to deal with them
• Jenn is needs guidance on workbench finishes
• Sean is looking for the most dimensionally stable hardwood he can find for a shop fixture

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On today’s show we’re talking about: plane blade troubleshooting, keeping things square, cleaning furniture, and shop-made tools.

Email

• Nick wants to know what we use to clean our furniture instead of a product like Pledge
• Cody needs some help tuning a vintage hand plane and preventing the blade from digging in.
• Ben has trouble keeping his joinery square and needs advice
• Andy wants our opinions on buying vs making tools for our shops.
• Matt is considering an Alaskan Mill or a bandsaw mill and wonders about Silver Maple

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On today’s show we’re talking about: rabbets and knickers, the trouble with buying your last tool first, grain direction on a chair seat

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is gearing up for Woodworkers Fighting Cancer
• Matt went to England and built a chair
• Shannon is contemplating a veneer press

What’s New

Preston shared this story about a Lacey Act violation with illegal Rosewood

Kickback

• Gord, William, and Doug all gave us nice feedback on the cutback new schedule for the show.
• Tommasso hates crickets
• William shared a good point about warranties being a major difference between Grizzly and Powermatic

Voicemail

• Bowyer Boy asked a question about staining a newly made bow…and did it in verse
• Chris wonders about how furniture holds up over time
• Maren experiences a lot of fatigue with tool use and wonders about a lefty workbench

Email

• Mike has 2K to spend on a router table and has questions about the way forward
• Rud wants to know if grain direction matters when making a chair seat
• Travis needs a replacement blade for his rabbet plane and needs to know how to source it.

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On today’s show we’re talking about: intentionally building out of square, the necessity of miter saws, adding texture, choosing a router plane, and introducing new woodworkers to tools.

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• Nick wants to know if it was hard to intentionally build Marc’s garden gate out of square
• Matt wants to know open open vs closed throated router planes
• Ryan is looking for guidance on miter saws
• Andrew wonders about the methods for adding texture to a project
• Billy had a new woodworker join him in his shop and asks our advice on how to work with new, adults woodworkers in your shop

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On today’s show we’re talking about large table sizing, how we charge for our work, and WorkSharp sharpening.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finished refinishing
• Matt is having tea and strumpets
• Shannon is gearing up on 3 more projects because he is stupid

Kickback

• Zev doesn’t see the point of a miter saw in the shop
• Todd chimes in on the miter saw question from the professional’s point of view

Voicemail

• Christopher wonders where the middle ground tools are

Lumber Update

Marine Plywood in very short supply with all the hurricanes

Email

• Joe is building a dining table for the firehouse and wonders about dimensions for 14 guys
• Dave is thinking about the WorkSharp 3000 as his first sharpening tool
• Gabe wants to know how to go about charging for his work

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On today’s weekend show we talk about what it’s like to work with others in your shop. Is it different from a classroom environment? How do you keep the work on track?

On today’s show we’re talking about sliding vs non-sliding miter saws, workbench crochets, and storing logs before milling them.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is refinishing outdoor furniture
• Matt painted his saw mill
• Shannon finished 3 projects and is starting a Mirror

What’s New

• How a $300,000 speaker is made.
• Against the Grain: a new podcast with Freddy Roman, Justin DiPalma, and Guy Dunlap
• The Hand Tool School Orientation is now Live

Kickback

• Stephen found “wood and steel” tenons in his big box store furniture

Voicemail

• Brian likes the Ridgeline
• Jonathan found a new way to flavor coffee with wood shavings
• Mike has a suggestion for tearing prone woods and the thickness planer
• Matt has a gorilla question
• Vinny has a question about tough grain with Genuine Mahogany

Email

• Nick has a question about compound miter saws and sliding miter saws
• Nick has a question about storing logs to be sawn
• Daniel wants insight on a workbench crochet

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On today’s weekend show we talk about buying new tools or souping it up.
Brian says:

I own a 20 year old “14 Delta bandsaw with a cast iron table that has barely been used since I bought it and is in perfect condition. I am about to get back into woodworking again up to my neck and expect to try to mill a lot of my wood. I expect to be doing a lot of re-sawing.

My question is whether I should stick with my saw by “souping it up” or look into buying a new “14 bandsaw instead? I am leaning towards the Carter guides, a wood slicer blade and new “rubber” on the wheels (the “souping up” option) but I’m likely talking about a $350-$450 outlay for this.

Would I be better off buying a brand new high-end “14 bandsaw or souping up the old one?

On today’s show we’re talking about when to say and when to plane, losing the battle with hickory, tacky finish, material thickness, and stop blocks, and etc.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finishing up his chair collection
• Matt is packing to go visit Marc
• Shannon used a track saw and pocket hole jig to make boxes

Kickback

• Adam suggests skipping the scroll saw paper and using carbon paper

Voicemail

• Kevin wonders if any of use would change our workbench designs
• Jeff calls out Shannon on his multiple Jatoba pronunciations
• Rob is seeking advice on solid body guitar glue ups

Email

• Brian is experiencing tear out with Hickory
• Dan wonders when to saw away waste or just plane it away
• Bill has some finished Red Oak that is not curing.
• Billy wonders about when to use certain thicknesses of boards
• Chris has big hands and having trouble with his smaller hand planes
• Tobias wonders about using stop blocks for greater efficiency

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On today’s weekend show we talk about the future of children entering the trades.

Brodie wrote in to ask about our thoughts on our kids entering the trades:

It was great to have a chance to meet Matt, Marc and Nicole at AWFS. I was kind of hoping to meet Shannon too, but it really is a power tool show. You may have seen John Ratzenberger talk about the need for training and people in the trades and how not everyone may be suited for college. Thoughts on what route your kids will take? The strength of training available?

On today’s show we’re talking about Sapele working properties, Veneering Solid wood, 220v extension cords, and ripping chain.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is STILL working on his chairs and his son is building spaceships
• Matt is annoying the internet and changing lives
• Shannon is playing with SketchUp and considering wood for beginners

What’s New

• Marc has a new Makita miter saw coming to the shop
• Bad Axe is now selling full sized hand saws and panel saws.
• Nathan shared a story of criminal knitters

Kickback

• Billy is disappointed in us regarding our track saws discussion
• Mike is having a moment
• Marc blatantly ignores Shannon’s advice on sharpening on the workbench
• Andrew thinks the router is the one tool to have instead of the table saw
• Tommasso thinks the jointer/planer combo machine is a bad idea because the first face can be flattened with a hand plane.

Voicemail

• Matt called in with a question about veneer over solid wood

Lumber Industry Update

Sapele and the African Hardwood market are in turmoil as a broker is flooding the market with Sapele at very low prices but with no quality control.

Email

• Andy wonders if a 220 extension cord can be made safely
• Nick wonders if a ripping chain is necessary for an Alaskan mill
• Chris wonders about the working properties of Sapele.

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On today’s weekend show we talk about our average work week and time management

Tommasso wrote in to ask about our happiness and said:

In shows past we’ve talk about motivation, happiness, business models, making a living doing this stuff. So next up is, time management. What is your average (such as it ever is) day? are you sticking to an 8 hour m-f work week? how much time do you get to spend doing fun personal projects? do you find yourself avoiding the shop in non work time, so as not to ruin the joy in it?

On today’s show we’re talking about working African Mahogany, kerfing out dovetail waste, and one track saw to rule them all.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc spoke at AWFS
• Matt manned the Triton booth at AWFS
• Shannon is editing video…boring

What’s New

• Augmented Reality Tape Measure is cool
• Check out Kevin Manville designs on Instagram

Kickback

• Brian shared the Plywood Workbench that FWW put out
• Chase, John, and Matt all had feedback on the slipping scrollsaw pattern.
• Brian had a positive experience with is jointer planer combo machine
• Robert had a bad experience peeing in a bucket

Voicemail

• Bob wants to know all the ways to cut a tenon
• Nick on voice memo etiquette
• Jeremy on refinishing a finish

Email

• Eric is looking to replace his track saw
• Kim wonders about kerfing the waste on dove tails
• Rod is concerned that his recently purchased African Mahogany being too difficult to work.

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On today’s weekend show we talk about the things you should never do in the shop.

Erick wrote in to ask about our happiness and said:

Hey Marc, Shannon, and Matt (aka Goombah, Gorilla and Giggler)

I’ve got a question to share with your audience, and one that’s more of an advice question.

To start, you guys give lots of great advice on “what to do” to solve woodworking problems, or deliver improved results. In your experience, what are your thoughts on things that should “never, ever be done”, not just from a safety factor, but just from good practice. For example, never put an endgrain cutting board in a planer.

On today’s show we’re talking about should you bottom out your tenons, plywood potato chips, and a plywood workbench

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is starting on crest rails for his chairs
• Matt is editing Highboy footage.
• Shannon is finishing with EnduroVar and wants to know why he should ever switch

What’s New

• Justin shared a video of a guitar build
• Chris shared a video of a tree cross section on a record player.
  
• Dr Alex shared a craftsman who makes huge wooden clocks

Kickback

• Adam wants Marc to pick up his dog poop
• Colin thinks Marc should be the Oily Internet Woodworker something or other
• Bob is disappointed in Shannon for not getting his music reference
• Kyle got a boo boo
• Stephen worries that epoxy on a cutting board would dull his knives
• Peter thinks Marc’s nickname is Poops McDomino

Voicemail

• Matt wonders about the Jet 10″ jointer
• Matt is having problems with his scrollsaw templates
• Ryan wants to know how to determine if a log has figure in it

Lumber Industry Update

Shannon talks about the conglomerate nature of African Mahogany (Khaya) and how the paint colors and sawyer marks on the end can help get the same species.

Email

• Wayne wants to know if his tenons should bottom out in the mortise
• Rory wants to buil
• Stephen had some plywood door cup badly

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On today’s weekend show we talking about the secret to happiness.

Tommaso wrote in to ask about our happiness and said:

I’ve been listening and following the lot of you for many years now and i’ve noticed how happy and fulfilled you all seem….well not Shannon, he sounds miserable, like a broadway play (think Cats if it took place in a Chinese Restaurant). So i wonder, whats your secret to that satisfied life? Have you abandoned all hope? emotionally dead inside? Allergic reaction to bubinga?

teach me your ways of happiness….

On today’s show we’re talking about how to know if your furniture can handle the load, moving a project from AC to non AC room, and should you mill everything all at once?!

What’s On the Bench

• Shannon is experimenting with finishes
• Marc is refinishing a cutting board for a neighbor
• Matt went to teach in Houston

What’s New

• July 17th at approximately 5pm Eastern we’ll be doing a hangout for $20 and higher patrons.
• Mark Fuller wants to get in touch with Norm Abrams. Can you help him?
• Kai shared a video about a radial saw mill.

Kickback

• Matt loves us and Carl has a new nickname for Marc
• Brian shared how the average woodworker is pretty diverse considering the motley crew he hung with at Fine Woodworking Live
• Bob is average and perfectly happy with that
• Kevin wonders if the average woodworker is even listening to woodworking podcasts

Voicemail

• Roberto has a question about wood movement in a metal framed table top

Email

• Bill wonders if he should trust the plans he sees online and how to determine load strength
• Phil wants to know if he is building wrong from plans
• Matt is resuming work on a nightstand that has been in an AC’d basement in his un AC’d garage shop

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On today’s weekend show we talking about what defines “the average woodworker”

Robert wrote in to ask about the right table saw for the average woodworker and Marc blew it up into a socio-political commentary about tools and woodworking

On today’s show we’re talking about milling logs, oil and wax on hand tools causing finishing problems, when to use a loose mortise and tenon, boards bowing off the saw mill, and panel raising planes

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What’s On the Bench

• Shannon installed a round lid stay in a square mortise
• Marc went to Nerdtacular
• Matt is working on cabriole legs

What’s New

• TTS Inc. buys Sawstop
• Allen shared a video about screws.
• Lee Marshall of Knew Concepts passed away
• Stuff You Should Know: Why the US Isn’t on the Metric System

Kickback

• Kevin wants us to be more professional
• Mike says Shannon is wrong about Douglas Fir
• Jean-Paul wonders when big box stores will get in trouble for S4S boards with live edges
• Jared is giving away tickets to Winterthur
• Rob runs an upholstery business and have thoughts on its accessibility
• Matt says it doesn’t matter how many cuts it takes but the finished product

Lumber News

What’s up with Teak?

Voicemail

• Stephen wonders if wax on tools will interfere with finish
• Adam has questions on milling logs

Email

• Matt is building Marc’s trestle table design and wonders about loose tenons
• Zach is experiencing a lot of bowing of boards from his sawmill
• Brian wonders why panels even need to be raised

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On today’s weekend show we talking about how whether to cut lumber that is too long for your storage

Robert wrote in with this to say:

I am adding a 3rd bay to my workshop and the breezeway is reducing my lumber storage to only 9-foot lengths. I have a dozen or so 12-foot boards of maple & cherry. Is it a bad idea to cut these (and all future) boards down to 9-foot to fit. I currently keep about 2-3 hundred board feet in the shop.

On today’s show we’re talking about fixing a blued gouge, material for shop cabinets, and glueing up a big butcher block countertop.

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What’s On the Bench

• Shannon took some Hand Tool School students on a custom tour of the Winterthur museum
• Marc is working on his 5 chair build and will be for a LONG time
• Matt had an open house to get rid of some of his lumber

What’s New

• Andy Klein’s custom barn door hardware.
• Leigh shared a steam powered sawmill video
• James shared a lumber mill board game, Lignum
• Geek Chic has closed

Kickback

• Bob isn’t worried about food safe finishes because he grew up on lead based paint
• Joe shared a few upholstery projects from the New Yankee Workshop: the Cigar Chair and the Tufted Ottoman
• William wants to understand our thought process for getting rid of Shannon and bringing on Bob

Lumber News

Home Depot and Menards are both being sued for posting nominal instead of actual sizes on their lumber

Voicemail

• Barry needs some advice on making small tray joints for many different trays
• Patty wants to know if old, highly seasoned lumber is still subject to movement concerns
• Chris is looking for some mid range wooden plane options
• Colin is a heavy sweater and wants to know if his sweat will affect his finish
• Dan wonders if thicker stock than 1/4″ can be used for drawer bottoms
• Joseph called in about the 2×4 lawsuit mentioned in the Lumber New segment

Email

• Alex wonders about using higher quality sheet goods in shop cabinets
• Phil is making a massive butcher block top for his kitchen and wonders about staggering the joints to get the length he needs
• Matt blued his bowl gouge at the grinder and wants to know how to fix it.

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On today’s weekend show we talking about measuring and relative dimensioning.

Andy wrote in with this to say:

A friend who is new to woodworking called me to ask for help because he was frustrated so I went over to his house to help him. While we were going through the steps of his project there were several instances where I did multiple cuts on a piece of scrap wood or on the end of a board that I knew would be cut off for the final fit to “sneak up” on a tight fit. It was a eureka moment for him and I realized that a lot of his information comes from watching sped up youtube videos and he just assumed those builders just used the old adage to “measure twice, cut once”. It made me realize that often for fine woodworking my method of work is to “measure once and cut two or three times”. What are your thoughts?

On today’s show we’re talking about, Marc’s rusty planes and Milling and Drying live oak.

What’s On the Bench

• Shannon is building a workbench up in Maine
• Marc is working on the Guild site upgrade
• Matt is starting the highboy build

What’s New

• Nick Offerman on Wired reading woodworking questions
• Father and Son making a kid’s workbench
  
• Woodswimmer WoodSwimmer from bfophoto on Vimeo.
• James is experimenting with rocket powered hand planes!
• Al shared a close call video with a linseed oil soaked rag.

Kickback

• Dan says “invariably”
• Tommasso shares his thoughts on CAD software

Voicemail

• Alex has a question about content and a woodworking business
• Ashley wants to know “what’s the deal with upholstery?” Good book: “Upholstery: A Complete Course“

Email

• Michael wants to know what Marc’s plan is for rust prevention now that he is out of the desert.
• Charles has questions about Matt’s mill and how milling Live Oak might differ due to its twisty nature.
• Matt blued his bowl gouge and wonders how to fix it.

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On today’s weekend show we talking about the wood movement and veneer thickness.

William wrote in with this to say:

Try to contain your excitement as I present to you your 10,000th wood movement question. I’ve seen several people make small table tops by veneering relatively thick strips (1/4″-1/2″) of wood to plywood or particle board, in effect flipping the bird to conventional wisdom about the wood expanding or failing later. I can see this working on thinner stock but I wondered if there was a magic number of thickness that should probably be considered the threshold for such an application? Would species make much difference?

On today’s show we’re talking about Marc’s sexy curvy legs, milling square stock, and making sliding dovetails by hand.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his finish shoot out
• Matt was slabbing up White Oak logs
• Shannon was resurfacing a deck with wet wood

What’s New

• Next week Bob Claggett will be a co host on the show while Shannon is out of town, submit your funky Maker questions for Bob
• Kyle Toth hit 100,000 subscribers and released a celebration video
• Shannon finds laser rust removal cathartic.
• James shared a great video for drill press storage.
• Andrew shared a video about using jigs to make intricate wooden frames.

Kickback

• William teaches us a valuable lesson: go to Woodcraft without your spouse
• Kris wanted some clarification about using a shorter plane for smoothing
• Tom furthered his skill by building 2 violins when he had never done it before. Check out the playlist here. 
• Rob was daunted by a bed project and chose to build 2 side tables using similar joinery first to get ready for the bed.
• Andrew mentioned a knockdown workbench from Chris Schwarz that would be great for an apartment woodworker

Lumber News

Brandon wonders if he is getting the short end of the stick with 4/4 lumber that is S3S’d to 13/16

Email

• AJ wonders how we design the curves in our projects
• Joe wants to know what our process is for making square parts
• Matt wants to know how to cut sliding dovetails by hand

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about tackling projects that are too advanced for your skill level.

What Are We Talking About

How scared should I be installing my bench-crafted vises if I’m very new to woodworking? – Daniel

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On today’s show we’re talking about sprung breadboard ends, which hand tools should you spend money on, and getting started as a college student

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building a wall
• Matt was traveling and noticed dead Ash trees
• Shannon is working on wall cabinets

What’s New

• It’s Memorial Day! Thank you to everyone who has served and is serving our country. Today we remember those who are no longer with us and made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.

Kickback

• Jeremey shared feedback on Handworks
• Danny and Joshua both have bought tools they don’t need and shared their stories
• Vince shared a great perspective for buying a Domino early
• Dustin shared a scraper burnisher alternative at Stewmac.com

Email

• Ferg wonders is adding a spring joint to a breadboard is necessary in addition to the drawbore pegs
• Whitson wonders about woodworking in a small college apartment
• Anthony wants to know which hand tools are worth spending the premium money.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about acquiring tools before you are ready.

What Are We Talking About

This topic comes out of the numerous emails we all get asking about buying tools or how to do something with a specific tool that lead us to wonder whether some of us (read, everyone at some point) has bought a tool before their skill set is ready for it. How can our tool acquisition disorder actually hold us back from building or growing our skills.

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On today’s show we’re talking about different types of chisels, getting the most from your Jack plane, and what if matt moves?!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building a wall
• Matt is cleaning his shop
• Shannon went to NYC to see a broadway show

What’s New

• Marc was on the Modern Maker Podcast, episode to be released soon.
• Chris built a Record Player Cabinet that is awesome
• What’s your take on Handworks? Let us know your experience at the show

Kickback

• Joe had some nice things to say about the show and how Matt doesn’t respect Shannon and Marc
• Brian has some lumber source suggestions for the Knoxville, TN area.
• Eric is an old man
• Vic, Dennis, and William all shared great thoughts on Art and what is it in reference to our last weekend show.

Voicemail

• Matt is having card scraper sharpening issues
• Jason questions the motor cycling statements with dust collectors and asks why?

Email

• Darth Rust wonders why there are so many types of chisels
• The People want to know what Matt will do if he moves
• Trevor wants to know how to get the most out of his low angle Jack plane

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about whether our furniture projects qualify as art.

What Are We Talking About

Andrew Prichard asked:

I read a piece in the Independent Newspaper about some students who left a pineapple in an empty case in a museum. It didn’t get removed for weeks because every thought it was supposed to be a work of art. Which got me thinking a bit about the nature of what art is.
Do you consider the end results of your projects to be works for art? There’s a form and function to what we make, but is it also art?

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On today’s show we’re talking about amber water-based finish, what’s the deal with Drill presses, and how to use a moisture meter.

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What’s On the Bench

• Marc is fixing the signs at his son’s daycare
• Matt is slabbing logs
• Shannon is preparing for a speaking gig at The Washington Area Woodworking Guild, 5/16 at 7:30

What’s New

• Tommy shared this video from Fine Woodworking, “no wood is bad wood”
• Charles Neil is filming a pilot on antique furniture for PBS
• Michael shared a video of a Wind Powered Sawmill
• Matt will be teaching at the Woodworker’s Club of Houston on July 8th

Kickback

• Glen shared a sawdust bucket tip
• Wolf shared an important safety tip
• Steve likes the lumber industry update and wants more stories from the high end world of wood
• Matt wonders if we would every consider CD/DVD treatments of the show archive

Lumber News

Kendall found some Red Grandis and wonders about some of the unusual species out there. Use alternate exotic species in order to create a market and utilize more of the forest concessions.

Email

• “Steve” is looking for ways to get an oil color with a water borne finish
• Eric is shopping for drill presses and wonders about floor standing vs benchtop models
• John wants to know how to use his moisture meter

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about how our shops and working styles might be different if we didn’t have our respective businesses.

What Are We Talking About

Michael Schumacher asked:

If Shannon didn’t have his HandToolSchool, would you have been more of a Hybrid woodworker doing commission work?

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On today’s show we’re talking about router-cut mortises, demystifying plywood, solid or ply bathroom vanity,

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is playing with rake and splay on his chair legs
• Shannon is building drawers with fancy tools
• Matt is designing his Highboy

What’s New

• William brought our attention to a playlist called RawCraft by Anthony Bourdain
• NJwood shared Norm Abrams first podcast

Kickback

• James and Kyle both like the show and our references to bananas and 80s stores in the mall
• Graeme had a router moment that was particularly scary but Matt laughed at him

Lumber News

Shannon will be broadcasting live from the J. Gibson McIlvain lumber yard on Thursday, May 4th at 6 PM EDT. Check it out on the Renaissance Woodworker YouTube channel.

Email

• Mike is looking for some tips to make cutting a mortise with his router less squirrely
• Phil is thinking about making a bathroom vanity out of plywood and wonders is this will work
• Greg is new to woodworking and needs help demystifying plywood buying and grading.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about whether to join a local woodworking guild

What Are We Talking About

George Sheehan asked:

Is it worth joining a guild? I’m fairly new to woodworking, learning through a couple of books, online content (thanks fellas), and developing skills based on the needs of the project. Is a guild worth the fee and time commitment?

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On today’s show we’re talking about trimming a frame flush to the top, Thousand Canker Disease, and selling your old tools

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making chair and started the legs
• Shannon restored some scribing gouges
• Matt finished up his son’s bed

What’s New

• Renae shared this massive 1890s wood bending machine
• Brandon shared the YouTube channel of Dorian Bracht for a place for crazy, complex joinery demonstrations
• Andrew shared the story of a tool library that was funded by a single donation

Kickback

• Charlie shared a better design for toggle bolts
• Jeff and James both weighed in on the more light/less light question from last week’s email extra show

Lumber News

New plywood tariff raising plywood prices by 10%, more tariffs to come next month.

Voicemail

Barry wants to know if the Festool Rotex is all its cracked up to be

Email

• Rob needs advice flushing up the solid wood edge to a plywood top
• Rob (different one) is looking to sell his table saw and wonders how to price a used tool
• MisterDrow has come into some Walnut that has Thousand Cankers Disease and wonders what to do with it.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about the endgame in our businesses.

What Are We Talking About

Chris Allen asked:

What are your respective end games? Do any of you have a final goal in mind, or do you just let your businesses grow organically, allowing them to adapt to the ever changing demands of content production?

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On today’s show we’re talking about if the finish is ruined once it starts curing in the can and giving up on a tool or project

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making chair templates
• Shannon installed track lighting

What’s New

• New video from Doucette and Wolfe!
• The Birth of a Dugout Canoe The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe by Northmen from Northmen on Vimeo.
• Marc was on Reclaimed Audio

Kickback

• Kurt, Grant, and Christian all have stories of Festool in the wild and it seems more craftsmen in the finer end of the spectrum use them.
• Alex was deployed to an area with no trees and he got his lumber from pallets and broken furniture

Email

• Wade is getting pudding skin on his Arm-R-Seal
• Connor wants to know if we have ever given up on a project or tool.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about woodworking away from home.

What Are We Talking About

Darth Rust asked:

I’m overseas for the rest of this year, what are some good ways to stay engaged in the craft, perhaps even be productive? I’ve brought sketchup and the honey-do list, a couple of books from Lost Art that I plan on reading in fine detail, I get the usual suspects of digital magazines, and I keep up on the podcasts and webcasts when time allows. It’s a remote region with as-of-yet no identifiable local guilds/clubs, or trees for that fact. So here’s your chance to shine, smart people, what else can be done to exploit the out-of-shop time that I’ve found?

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On today’s show we’re talking about vertical vs horizontal lumber storage, finishing uneven Cherry, and being neighborly.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is doing house stuff: laying brick and mowing grass
• Matt was sick with the flu
• Shannon built a new lathe tool rest

What’s New

• Tommy Mac has left Rough Cut!
• Austin shared the classic Vimeo video Reclaimed from Dust of the Ground on Vimeo.
• Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman are starting a show called The Handmade Project

Kickback

• Bob asked about the cell phone project that “listen” for illegal logging
• Jason says there is a second power switch on his Sawstop so there is another option for saw safety
• Rob has some hands on experience with a Vacuum kiln to share
• Brian wants to thank us for sharing common sense

Voicemail

Dyami called in to wish us a happy 11 years of podcasting

Lumber News

Siberian Larch is making a move in the US.

Email

• Jason is curious about vertical vs horizontal lumber storage
• Brian wants to know if our neighbors ever complain about our woodworking
• Matt is trying to finish a Cherry box that has faded unevenly

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about the safety tips that we don’t follow.

What Are We Talking About

Somebody (Marc forgot to right it down) asked:

I have a question for you guys well the power tool guys at least..sorry Shannon. Do you unplug your tablesaw to change blades?

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On today’s show, we’re celebrating 10 years of Wood Talk!

The WoodTalk Timeline

• April 1st 2007: Marc and Matt V start WoodTalk Online
• By 2009 (#53) the war with knitters was well established
• June 2010 (episode #71) Shannon joins the show as co-host
• January 2016 – “The Matt Awakens” Matt Cremona joins the show
• And now in 2017, 371 episodes later………..

In honor of our 10th anniversary we take calls from a lot of well wishers (thank you), we hear from our wives, and talk about our funniest moments.

Kickback

• Sheldon called in to remind us that a belt sander can be used for sharpening
• Steve had some thoughts on clamping squares

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about our sharpening set ups and what we use to draw blood.

What Are We Talking About

Forrest asked:

Question for the team, or I suppose mainly Marc since he seems to like to overspend on everything 🙂 I’m getting started and picking up a trio of places, I’m getting the Veritas LA block plane, and LA smoother and a LA jack plane. What do you recommend for setting up high quality (expensive is ok) sharpening station? Do I need a grinde? or should I be looking at diamond plates or water stones? What size stones makes life easiest?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about small dados and clamping squares!!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making a big hook
• Matt is quarter sawing wood and hating it
• Shannon attended a meetup in San Diego

What’s New

• Marc guested on The Crafted Podcast
• Matt guested on the brand new Green Woodworker podcast
• Paul sent us a video of a guy using a rock to sharpen a stone axe

Kickback

• John made a simple jig for replacing his door knobs
• Mike doesn’t think Matt is a “real woodworker”

Lumber News

Brazil’s new Sinaflor database is a step towards true line of sight from board to stump.

Email

• Joe wants to know if clamping squares are actually useful
• Rob has a question about making dividers in a tea box

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about dumb projects.

What Are We Talking About

Kevin asked:

This weekend, for no other reason than I watched Carl Jacobson do it and I wanted to try it, I made a stingray on the lathe…the lathe that I’ve only had for less than a month and really only made pens and a few handles on. I didn’t have the right tools (Rockler pen turning set), probably the wrong lathe (Rockler Excelsior mini lathe), and busted up a finger or two on some catches from using the wrong tools, but I got it done! I was proud of it in the end and it was a lot of fun to make! So, my question is, what is the dumbest thing you have decided to make for no good or logical reason and how did it turn out?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about card scraper thickness, what’s your highest grit before finishing, and asymetrical dovetail layout

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is refinishes his Rustic Outdoor Table
• Matt is finished off the Farmhouse Table Build and is working on his son’s bed
• Shannon sucks at DIY and took forever to install a door knob

Kickback

• AJ says check out Craigslist for lumber
• Casey has some feedback on static electricity and PVC pipe
• Jared said “stuff”
• Nathan was sitting in the library when a couple started measuring a chair next to him.
• Joel has some great information on Wood dust explosion myths
• Matt shared the artist Jason Schneider who makes furniture out of cardboard

Lumber News

The Softwood Lumber Association is considering a tariff on all Canadian Softwoods. 30% is the number being discussed but many feel this may drop to 10%. Final determination should come in April 2017.

Email

• Kyle wants to know when it makes sense to sand finer than the 180 that Marc often talks about.
• Wilson is looking for tips on laying out asymmetrical dovetails.
• Jeremy wants to know what thickness of card scraper we like to use.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about tool overkill.

What Are We Talking About

Page asked:

When have you bought a tool that was way overkill for the task at hand… Just because you want the nicer one? For example, I’m planning to buy a Makita Electric Chainsaw (close neighbors, and I hate gasoline) for 2-3 times the cost of a common homeowners saw that would work fine for the maybe six times I will use it over the next decade.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about chisel recommendations for a newb, when to stop face jointing, static explosions, and movement in manufactured furniture

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is starting to design a dining chair
• Matt is building his son’s bed and using a drawknife
• Shannon almost botched a glue up

What’s New

• Check out the Modern Maker Podcast
• Wilbur and Jonathan both shared this video of a trestle table.

Kickback

• Josh called in to say Marc ruined an old friendship and took beer money from his pocket
• Nick wants to know when Marc is going to add Matt’s bio to the podcast description

Voicemail

AJ is wondering if he can veneer over top of Melamine

Email

• Ron wants to know if the static discharge from dust collection does really need a ground wire along the entire run
• Harvey wants to know what big furniture manufacturers do about wood movement that is shipped all over the country
• Jason is looking for recommendations for a beginner set of chisels.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about pricing lumber.

What Are We Talking About

Matt got some kickback on how much he sells his slabs for and this sparked a conversation on the huge number of variables that go into the price of a stick of lumber.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about plywood vs solid wood for panels, electrical draw from a saw mill, and french cleats

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finishing his Trestle Table
• Matt is milling some crotch Maple
• Shannon geeked out at the comic book store

What’s New

• Matt played with his Maple Crotch

Kickback

• Josh says donuts are better in Texas
• Joe recommended the shaving horse plans Popular Woodworking put out as a cheaper entry into the tool than the Boggs’ plans mentioned in episode 359

Email

• Chris is making a cabinet and wondering when to use solid wood vs plywood for the door panel
• Jonathan is wondering about the electrical bill increase with Matt’s bandsaw mill
• Paul wants to know when to recess a french cleat or leave it proud of the back of a case

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about going out on a limb with a design

What Are We Talking About

When do you push yourself with your design? Does going out on a limb automatically mean that some people will hate it?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about the joy of tracksaws, strength of loose tenons, and getting into welding.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc started on his trestle table
• Matt is milling lumber for his son’s new bed
• Shannon is building a Raamtang

What’s New

• Walnut prices are on the rise
• Alex shared a cool Kickstarter campaign for a D&D Game Master Screen
• John shared the Lego wooden bricks from Brikawood
• Here is a story about the Saw Mill
• Lucas shared the Knitting bowl project from Wood Magazine and is offering 50% off is our listeners use the code “KNITTINGRULES” (though part of your soul may die when you type that).

Kickback

• Artisanal vs Artesian water
• Nick sent in a voice memo using his Garageband
• Andrew is replacing his Ikea furniture slowly with pieces he has built himself
• Thanks to Mike Ben, Tom, Toni, Andrew, Jack, Michael, George, and some others I’m missing for a great conversation on our Maker Movement episode. We touched a nerve obviously and love the opinions

Voicemail

• Bob has a question about finishing different woods
• Hayden has a question on matching finish on doors

Email

• Brandon is trying to justify a tracksaw in his work flow
• Darth Rust is considering loose tenons on his sideboard and wondering about strength
• Mike wants to get into welding and needs advice on getting started

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