Author: Shannon Rogers

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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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about the Maker movement and its impact on quality.

What Are We Talking About

On a recent trip to Michaels Craft Store, Shannon was disgusted by all the junk on the shelves purporting to be Maker kits and wonders about the dark side of the Maker movement and how it might be perpetuating poor quality, disposable products.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about extra jointer support, taming tapers, diamond vs water stones, and leaving the bark on

What’s On the Bench

• Marc cleaned his grill
• Matt is stacking lumber
• Shannon installed his new floor and made a Sistrum

What’s New

• Wanna build a planer sled?
• Brian Boggs has redesigned his iconic shaving horse and is selling plans
• Check out the No Lathe Pen Challenge
• Potential Export tax coming out of Myanmar on Teak
• TODAY is the last day for early bird pricing (save $80) at Fine Woodworking Live

Kickback

• Ash called in about the strange table saw noise
• Ben called in to remind us that some of the masters are producing content: Curtis Buchanan is one of them
• Mark has some great information on how rubber flooring breaks the thermal barrier
• Allen wants to know why Shannon is bad mouthing biscuits
• Andrew says sandblasting wood is not a new thing
• Kyle says to determine if wood is air dried, ask the seller

Voicemail

• Stew wants to know more about infeed/outfeed support on a jointer

Email

• Rob is looking for advice on creating tapers by hand
• Nick wants to know how to keep the bark from falling off some slab benches he is making
• Chuck is wondering about switching to diamond stones

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On today’s weekend show, we’re taking 2 questions on workbenches: top material and the effectiveness of the deadman

What Are We Talking About

Jeremy said…

Knowing the range of the types of projects the 3 of you typically do, I am wondering how useful actually is the deadman on a shaker/roubo bench? I am sure this mostly depends on how much edge jointing you do, but how much do each of you actually find it useful?

and this question from Kris

I know that hard maple would be a top-choice for a bench top. However, if money doesn’t permit, what are the downsides to using douglas fir (2x4s, 2x6s, etc) for a work bench?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about live edge table bases, air dried vs kiln dried lumber, and Stationary log vs stationary head mills.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his slab table
• Matt has a family weekend
• Shannon received new shop flooring

What’s New

• New taps specifically for Woodworkers
• Matt is giving stuff away for hitting 100K in YouTube subscribers!

Kickback

• Nate replied to our questions about his through drawer design
• Andre replied with pictures of his 4 breadboard table
• Joseph things subscribers doesn’t tell the story as much as the ratio of subscribers to views on YouTube
• Stephen has a good suggestion for using a lid stay that will bend inwards for David’s query in episode 355.

Voicemail

• Josh doesn’t have a bench and wants some opinions
• Richard wants to know what is missing from the online woodworking community

Email

• Jacob is looking for more examples for bases for slab top furniture
• Akos wants to know why Matt chose a moving head vs moving bed saw mill
• Page is looking for ways to differentiate between air dried and kiln dried lumber

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about YouTube and Fine Woodworking as well as getting sponsors

What Are We Talking About

Anonymous said…

Being a cord-cutter, my main source of viewing entertainment is watching vids on YouTube with woodworking being one of the primary subjects of my viewing pleasure. However, I’m finding myself more and more turned off by the woodworking that is coming out of the popular channels on YT. This is not a slam on the people themselves, because there is some entertainment value in their videos, but merely the quality of the pieces that they are putting out there. I’m concerned now that this is influencing the general public’s opinion in thinking that a 2×6 screwed-together picnic table is better than something you can buy at Ikea simply because it is “handmade”. I know that I am getting more and more inquiries for commissions on these kinds of projects. How do you guys use your channels/influence to shine a light on “fine” furniture? Or is that something that is in your purview? Is there a compromise somewhere between the two sides? Sorry for the lengthy email and thank you for putting out legit woodworking content for this wannabe!

and this question from Chip

hey guys! enjoying your podcast! I was listening to your talk about “the pitfalls of an online business” and have to admit I’m very surprised to learn that your primary source of income does not come from your woodworking business. While I’m not new to woodworking I am a bit new to the business side. So I guess my obvious question is – where does your primary source of income come from? I really don’t know much about sponsors and podcasting, so if there is revenue opportunity there, I’d like to learn about it.

So part 2 of this question is how does one become attractive to a manufacturer to hopefully become a sponsor? And what exactly does a sponsor do?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about long-term tool storage, selling at craft shows, and quartersawn lumber.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc got his cup ‘o slab
• Matt is using his mill
• Shannon smoothing curly Cherry

What’s New

• Check out these Woobots: wooden transformers
• Matt V is making stuff again!!! Check out his Utensil organizer
• Andrew Klein’s miter fold dado blade is now available for pre order now!

Kickback

• Mark’s favorite shop accessory is his Dubby crosscut sled

Voicemail

• Dave needs advice on a lid stay for a hanging door
• Bill has a farting table saw blade
• Anonymous wonders about veneering a drawer front and using solid wood or plywood as the core
• Mark needs help on a built in closet design

Email

• Andrew is looking for a solution for long term tool storage
• Andre has questions about quartersawn lumber
• Mychal is seeking advice on selling on the craft show circuit

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking accessories that make shop life easier.

What Are We Talking About

John said…

So I just discovered the trim stop and cross stop accessories for my domino xl and feel so stupid for the tricky and non repeatable ways I’d been using the tool before finding them. Are there any other accessories you guys have found along he way that make things WAY easier and everyone should have in their shop (not just domino related, but any tool). Thanks! Love the show!

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On today’s show, we’re talking about glue line seams, dowels vs floating tenons, and a sawmill cnc router conversion.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished the Grandfather clock doors and had his garage door tracks removed
• Matt is using his fully automated mill named Skynet
• Shannon is carving cross grained mouldings

What’s New

• Season 7 of Rough Cut with Tommy Mac is available online
• The Practical Book of Period Furniture is available in its entirety online

Kickback

• Mike left us a voicemail about making rough cross cuts at the table saw
• Jim wants to know if we will be doing anything special for the 10th Anniversary of WoodTalk
• Jeremy likes wood but prefers MDF trim because it conforms to undulations in the wall
• Fine Woodworking Live is happening in CT on April 21-23

Voicemail

Nate is building drawers and looking for an idea for drawer stops for an open backed case.

Email

• Jacob has a glue line that was flush and now is proud of the surface
• Phil thinks Matt should turn his bandsaw mill into a giant CNC machine
• Saint Nicster wants to know

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking lower quality wood products in your home.

What Are We Talking About

Ryan said…

Guys, just wanted to get your take on this. A couple of years ago I bought a new manufactured home from a builder with one of the best reputations in the area. The wood used on the interior of the house is all some kind of fiberboard. The cabinets are fiberboard skinned with veneer, while the stair railings, baseboards, and any other kind of trim is fiberboard covered with white paint. When doing my walk-through of the house I was surprised to see that they left the stair railings with big bumps where each screw had been drilled through the fiberboard handrail into the baluster (that’s why you avoid using screws with fiberboard, duh!). I had them sand it down flat and repaint before taking ownership. I know I’m not buying a custom home and in exchange I’m paying a lower price, but it still bugs me a little knowing these lower quality wood products are in my house. As a woodworker that seeks out quality wood to build from, how do you feel about the wood products used in your home?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about casket joinery, dust collection for a small shop, and table top board direction

What’s On the Bench

• Marc went to The Woodworking Show in Kansas City
• Matt automated the height adjustment on his bandsaw mill
• Shannon finished his bookcase

What’s New

• Shannon’s hand sawing mentor is on YouTube
• The Art of Design is coming to Netflix:
• No Woodworking in America in 2017, instead go to Handworks in IA.
• Here is a desk with built in computer
• Who doesn’t want a rocket propelled knife, especially one that is heated up.

Kickback

• Connor listed to all our shows and likes hearing how Marc and Matt discovered iPhones and Twitter

Email

• Mike has questions about joinery in a coffin – Marc recommends he check out the Steamer Trunk project.
• Allen wants to know what the advantages are of running the grain across a table vs along the length
• Kory has a 700 square foot shop and is ready to graduate from a Shop Vac to some real dust collection.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about a bunch of stuff as we are grabbing a whole bunch of email questions.

What Are We Talking About

Jacob Morrill
What would you say are the quintessential wood working furniture projects that one could build and be able to say “If I can build these, I can build anything”?

John Verreault
What temperature extremes (cold and/or hot) do you three gents call it quits for woodworking outdoors?

Bob De Vries
Hello Marc et al, I’m hoping you are willing since I know you are able, to help me with this. I purchased some cherry for a project. As I am milling it I find a fair amount of sap wood and other parts that aren’t as cherry colored as I would like. I hopefully will be able to find enough color match that I like but I got to thinking about the wood set aside. I understand cherry is photo reactive, Shannon correct me here if I got the term wrong. Does cherry darken all the way from the heart to the xylem and phloem? Will the sap wood darken if so to what shade? If not is there a way to color it? Would you try to even out the colors? Now wooden shoe rather be woodworking? Thanks so much

Tommaso Valeriano
Since Marc has moved back into the lands of seemingly unending winter, he now has to heat his shop. What do you guys use to heat your shops? And sawdust, we all produce a lot of it, have you guys looked into using it as a heat source?

Kevin Kittinger
Hi Marc, Shannon, and Matt. How do you handle and dispose of left over solvents like paint thinner, alcohol and lacquer thinner. After cleaning bushes I usually have a quart mixing cup that is 1/3 full of nasty looking solvent. Do you dump them into a gallon container and bring a mixed solvent container to local hazmat center? Just curious.

OrgMyShop
I know each of you consider yourselves content creators as well as woodworkers. But if you weren’t a woodworker, what kind of content would you create?

Matt Green
If you could only get one would you get a Domino or a mortising machine.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about staining complex projects, Matt’s building a solar kiln?!?!, and wood movement in wide boards.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc sold a big ole bandsaw and is getting more power
• Matt is jumping on the shop organization bandwagon
• Shannon built a bookcase live

What’s New

• The Hand Tool School is having a sale! Save 30% off any semester, project, or apprenticeship by using the code snowpocalypse
• The Farmhouse Table project is still 50% off til the end of the month

Kickback

• Nick agrees with Matt on having a chop saw in the shop
• Adam called in and has a “short fingered” pianist friend who is amazing

Voicemail

• Tom wants to cut down on sanding
• Gerard is building a countertop and has wood movement questions

Email

• Michael is staining his grandfather clock and doesn’t have HVLP.
• Nick wants to know if Matt is going to build a solar kiln.
• Wade has some 13″ wide boards that are cupping and wants to know how to deal with it.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about a deal to gain invulnerability in the shop.

What Are We Talking About

Chris said…

You’re approached by a magical, deal-making wizard who offers you the following scenarios. 1. Wake up tomorrow morning missing a finger of your choosing (you would be missing this finger only from the tip to the closest knuckle.) In exchange for this, you would have the comfort of knowing that you will never experience any shop mishap. You will experience no pain (phantom or otherwise) from the removal of your finger. You will simply wake up tomorrow morning with this new norm. Or 2. go about your life as normal. 10-fingered but with the reality of risk. As I’m writing this, I’m realizing it isn’t really 2 scenarios so much as it is 1 deal. My question. Would you take that deal?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about favorite finishing books, to sharpen router bits or not, miter saws vs table saws, and plywood with hand tools???

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finally setting up his shop and getting tablesaw hate
• Matt is working on benches to go with the Farmhouse Table
• Shannon is fighting with his Internet provider

What’s New

• Bob shared a video on making a dodecahedron.
• IKEA is introducing new joinery made on a CNC that eliminates table aprons.
• Bubinga and the Rosewoods (Dalbergia genus) have been added to the CITES appendix II list. Check out this podcast for a good discussion on what this means.
• Brian shared an algorithmically designed chair.
• Mark shared a video of a guy building a hot tub using a massive Felder machine.

Kickback

• Josh is very happy with his lathe situation
• William’s goals for the new year is to stop piddling around in the shop and get stuff done.
• Gary meant no offense and didn’t mean to add jerk juice and admits that email doesn’t capture the feeling of a comment.
• Jordan wants us to rib Matt more
• Brock is using 12 year old West Systems epoxy with no ill effects

Voicemail

• Don has a finishing question on using Danish Oil and Lacquer
• Brian wants to know whether a miter saw is needed when you have a table saw

Email

• Jay is looking for book recommendations on finishing books
• Chuck wants to know if we resharpen or toss router bits
• John wonders which saw and geometry is best for hand sawing plywood

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about our woodworking goals and resolutions for 2017.

What Are We Talking About

Matt said…

What is your woodworking new year’s resolution? Or if you’re not into the whole resolution thing, what do you consider your number 1 priority for 2017 in the shop?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about epoxy shelf life, stropping, and bandsaw blade life expectancy.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc build an arcade cabinet
• Matt finished his bandsaw mill and had a kid!
• Shannon is gearing up for a bookcase project

What’s New

• Jay built a cool camera stand

Kickback

• Marc is attending the Denver Area Maker Meetup
• Shannon is attending The Woodworking Show in Timonium, MD on Saturday Jan 7th
• Marc is going to the Kansas City Woodworking Show, Jan 20-22nd
• Matt Vanderlist finally built his workbench!

Kickback

• Barry had some “obvious” kickback on resawing
• Gary shared the true specifications of the Harbor Freight lathe we talked about in episode 344

Voicemail

• Brad is making a dining table and has questions about the finish and the breadboard ends.

Email

• Joe wants to know about the shelf life of West Systems epoxy
• Darth Rust wants some information on stropping and how to do it properly
• Wade wants to know how long the typical bandsaw blade should last.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about buying cheap tools in favor of more accessories or not.

What Are We Talking About

Joshua said…

I’m looking to get into turning by buying either the Harbor Freight 10″ Lathe for $219 or the 12″ for $100 more. If I buy the cheaper one, I’ll have money left for chucks and other accessories. Any suggestions as to which I should get? I’m looking to spend no more than $350. I already have a set of traditional tools but no grinder to sharpen them on. So that’s a factor as well. I’m leaning towards the cheaper 10″ lathe so that I can pick up the Rikon 8″ slow speed grinder for sharpening. I don’t want to blow my whole wad on just the lathe and then have no effective way of sharpening my tools.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about router bit buying strategy, lathe tool recommendations, jointer planes, and where to put the drill press.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc banged up his toe and complains about inaccuracies in plans
• Matt is making a sharp jungle gym
• Shannon is sticking mouldings

What’s New

• A cool video on a really simple way to make wooden and brass inlaid rings.

Kickback

• Brad called in about cutting boards and finish.
• Rick called in to talk about basement heating solutions
• Kevin also had a simple shop heating solution
• Matt loves the off topic shows.

Voicemail

• Jared wants to know where he can put his drill press

Email

• Greg bought his first quality router bit and was impressed and now wonders if there is a use for the discount router bits
• Andrew is looking for advice on buying traditional HSS turning tools.
• Wade is looking to buy a jointer plane and wondering if bevel up or bevel down.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about some of the risks and pitfalls of running an online business.

What Are We Talking About

Marc had his second YouTube channel shut down for some unknown reason and this sparked a conversation about the possible pitfalls of running an online business. The conversation then carried over into several points that would apply to running any type of business.

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Today’s show is sponsored by Brusso hardware. Use the code “WoodTalk” and save 10% off your first order at Brusso.com
On today’s show, we’re talking about shop sub-floors, files for restoring saws, basement woodworking, purpleheart resin, acute angles, and making big projects in small spaces.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc has gotten his lights in the shop installed and is getting ready to build an arcade cabinet
• Matt is…wait for it…making a bandsaw mill.
• Shannon is finishing up his Christmas turning

What’s New

• Making It hit their 100th episode and had a great event in Boston, congrats Bob, Dave, and Jimmy
• Fine Woodworking Live registration is now open. The event will be held in Southbridge, MA on April 21-23, 2017

Kickback

• Larry cautioned Marc about getting more estimates on a mini split
• Lex is a professional industrial hygienist and had some good feedback on air filters and dust masks

Voicemail

• Joe is looking for finish recommendations and heat for basement shop
• AJ has a big project in small space problem
• Jason is getting Purpleheart resin surfacing on his cutting board
• Steve wants to know why riftsawn lumber is beter to hide a glue line than quartersawn?
• Michael wants to know how to cut acute angles on his tablesaw

Email

• Dane is moving into a new shop and is wondering about flooring and subflooring and the ability to support heavy tools
• Wilson is getting started on restoring saws and wonders which files to use.

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about getting a grain and color match in a panel.

What Are We Talking About

Brian wrote in and asked:

I have been making large pieces of wood into smaller ones for about 3 years now. The next thing I really want to work on is matching wood and getting better with hiding joints in glued up panels. I know you have done many different videos on the subject, but I’m wondering how this is done if you, like me, are purchasing rough lumber?

I know you can see the grain and color to a degree, but I’ve had no luck in getting solid matches. Do you just have to buy extra and hope some of them work out, and others work on another project?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about when to use your air cleaner, tensioning a bandsaw blade, planing a glued up carcass.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc found a temporary LED lighting solution
• Matt is working on…wait for it…a bandsaw mill
• Shannon did some Spring cleaning in the fall

What’s New

• Russell shared this super power planing machine.
  
• James shared a post on the self propelled track saw.

Kickback

• Jay shared a browser plugin that will allow you to price watch on Amazon
• Kyle offered to help Matt figure out his VFD problem

Voicemail

• Nate wants to darken his table after the oil based finished has cured
• Jay is trying to resaw boards that are bigger than his bandsaw can handle.
• Jason has a comment.

Email

• Dave wants to know how to best use an air cleaner
• Brian wants to know how Matt will tension a 25 foot bandsaw blade
• Arkadiusz wants to know how to plane an assembled carcass

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about Black Friday madness in the woodworking world.

What Are We Talking About

What are the big Black Friday deals we have seen in the past and what have we taken advantage of. What deals are you looking forward to?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about oil finish in a low powered turbine, installing opposing drawer slides, and notching corners.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is getting his shop set up
• Matt is cursing Marc for jinxing his Bandsaw Mill project
• Shannon did some Spring cleaning in the fall

What’s New

• Matt shared a video about shipbuilding in Britain.
• Nathan shared #whimsyarchitecture on Instagram, not sure what is going on here but its some cool eye candy work.

Kickback

• Chris had an issue with his track saw track bowing when he clamped it and creating a bowed cut line
• Shane shared the blade maker from last week’s Car Plane video as HNT Gordon and video on how they make their blades.

Voicemail

• Adam has questions about his uninsulated shop
• AJ wants to know how he can make a consistent chamfer on a table top

Email

• Matt wants tips on spraying oil based finish in an HVLP gun
• Nick wants to know how to cut notches on inside corners
• Mike is worried about the screws interfering on opposing drawer glides

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about us…as kids.

What Are We Talking About

Your co-hosts as kids. What were we into? Anything that showed aptitude for woodworking or video-making?

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On today’s show, we’re talking about oil and wax finish on a butcher block, wall storage in a concrete walled shop, and starting a business.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is in mid-move and can’t find his microphone.
• Matt is milling logs with a bucket.
• Shannon is developing a scrap problem.

What’s New

• A Guild member made the Gaming Table and got published
• Matt shared a video of a homemade metal lathe.
• Glen shared a video of a great Japanese design and a spinning blade of death.
• Kyle Toth is making weird turnings again…and it’s awesome

Kickback

• Seth called in with some tool buying advice and recommended Phil Pinsky’s Maker Tech Review
• Don deals with small cuts on the table saw with an L shaped fence
• Tommasso said that he likes forums for tool reviews because you can get long term feedback on tools people have had for years

Voicemail

Nate is having cabinet problems and needs advice

Email

• Metis is looking for a better cutting board finish
• Randle is looking for advice for starting a woodworking business
• Tony has concrete walls in his shop and is looking for advice for wall storage

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about how we make tool-buying decisions.

What Are We Talking About

What resources do you rely on? Forums? Blogs? YouTube reviews? Amazon reviews? Magazines?

Poll: Where Do You Go for Tool Buying Advice

• 41% Online forums
• 19% Woodworking Magazines and Books
• 15% Blogs
• 13% Talking with other woodworkers

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On today’s show, we’re talking about using a frame and panel for a tool chest door, fixing an orange peel lacquer finish, and narrow piece kickback.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is homeless so visiting other shops to smell their sawdust
• Matt is bandmilling
• Shannon is messing with Japanese joinery

What’s New

• Shane shared a race car shaped hand plane video.
• Tommasso shared the Waze Waterjet Cutter that is on Kickstarter and has met its goal big time

Kickback

• Johnny V wants to know why new Matt doesn’t have a bio on the WoodTalk web page.
• Stephen was concerned that we overestimated the lumber costs for a workbench by neglecting big box Pine.

Email

• Vadim wants to know how to glue a frame and panel door to a clamshell door
• Brian has a table saw kickback question
• James has an orange peel finish by spraying lacquer, how to fix it?

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On today’s weekend show, we’re talking about camcorders vs DSLRs and how we use them in our shops.

What We’re Using

• Marc has a Sony PXW-Z-150 something or other
• Shannon is using a Canon Vixia HF100, GoPro Hero Black 3, GoPro Session, Polaroid Cube, and his iPhone 6s
• Matt has a Sony thingy ma bobber

Resources

• Izzy Video
• BH Photo
• Tony & Chelsea Northrup
• Lynda.com
• Go Out and Do It

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On today’s show, we’re talking about glossy wood without finish, choosing woods for your design, how much wood for a workbench.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is a slacker!
• Matt installed the idle wheel on the band mill
• Shannon is turning and doing shop stuff

What’s New

• Marc has a new YouTube channel
• Marc is GOD level…apparently
• Dave shared a video of a wood carved horse.
• NEW podcast: The Crafted Podcast launched with Johnny, James, and Zack

Kickback

• Robert and Brandon have some feedback on the Original Grain Wooden Watches
• Jeff shared some tips on lighting design and using software and lighting values
• Zack wants more shallow and pedantic hand tool discussions.

Email

• jHop wants to know when a mirror finish is appropriate.
• Steve wants to know a ballpark average cost for lumber for a workbench
• Daniel is wondering about pairing Padauk with Walnut in a current project

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On today’s show, we’re talking about setting your miter gauge to square, wood hardness scales, and T1-11 for the shop walls.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is moving his shop…again
• Matt and April sold out to Triton
• Shannon has begun his Christmas turning odyssey

What’s New

• Matthew shared a video about a wooden kayak build.
• Ryan shared a Kickstarter CNC product
• Shannon appeared on the MakerCast podcast this week
• Brian shared some really cool wooden watches by Original Grain
• Kevin shared a video of some incredible architectural woodworking.

Kickback

• Bill said he just finished one of his best projects and didn’t record it and now has regrets
• VinnyJoJo has some info on double stick tape

Voicemail

Michael wants to know how to keep from gluing the cauls to the project.

Email

• Kim wants to know if T1-11 can be used for the wall of a shop instead of OSB or Drywall
• Paul wants to know how to calibrate his miter gauge
• Ben wants to know which wood hardness scale to use

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On today’s show, we’re talking about tricky double-sided tape, buying your first backsaw, and router tables.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is aging hinges for his Grandfather clock
• Matt painted his sawmill
• Shannon tried to knock himself out with plywood

What’s New

• The Samurai Carpenter is at it again and making a bed for his son. A very touching episode.
• Paul shared a video of a great homemade treadle lathe.
• Charlie sent us an article about new CBN grinding wheels

Kickback

• Bruce and Chris both has some great insight into LED shop lighting

Voicemail

AJ is going to be teaching a class at Woodcraft and wants some words of wisdom

Email

• Matt wants to know if we ever make projects just for ourselves and not film it.
• Eric wants to know how Marc pulls the backing off his double side tape so easily
• Ted is curious to learn about our router table set ups.
• Matt wants to buy his first saw and wants to know whether to get a carcass saw filed rip or crosscut.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about learning to sharpen saws, shop lighting options, and where do you get your horse butt.

Click here for the live video version of this episode!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc hosted a guild meetup at his shop and is beginning to pack up the house
• Matt is pressing apples
• Shannon made some panel clamps out reclaimed lumber

What’s New

• Check out Andy Klein’s new panel clamp invention:

• Kevin shared a page with us with really cool animated gifs of Japanese joinery
• Brandon shared a guitar making video that looks like a Japanese action show.
• Brian shared an article on pricing your work

Kickback

• Andrew also had a torrefied handle break on his Veritas chisels. They sent him a replacement of course.

Voicemail

• Tom is making Scorpion shellac
• David wants to make a treadle lathe but is having problems with the axle: use steel tapered alignment pins

Email

• David wants to know whether to go with LED or Fluorescent lighting in his shop. Marc recommends this video from Andy Klein.
• Page is new to saw sharpening and wants to know what files to use and any tips for a beginning sharpener.
• Eric wants to know where to get horse butt strops.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about oil stones vs water stones, how to avoid mistakes related to rushing, and setting pricing expectations

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making through mortise and tenons on his Grandfather Clock
• Matt is making an Apple Press
• Shannon was installing hinges and narrowly avoided a mistake on his Blanket Chest

What’s New

• Andrei shared a podcast about John Walton, the legendary Australian Woodworker
• Tommasso shared a video on the making of a Medieval Capstan.
• Woodworkers Fighting Cancer has kicked off for 2016

Kickback

• Brian broke one of his torrefied wood handles on his Veritas chisels

Voicemail

We got a call back about accessories for moulding planes not block planes and Shannon is still confused.

Email

• Matt wants to know how to not rush because he keeps screwing things up by hurrying.
• Jack wants to know how to manage the requests from friends and family, “hey, can you make…”
• Jared is using water stones but is wondering is oil stones would be better for him since he doesn’t have to flatten them as much.

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Today’s show is sponsored by MiterSet and their simple and easy table saw miter gauge. Check out the MiterSet in action in this video:

On today’s show, we’re talking about curved cauls, who need’s ’em!, what’s matt going to do with all of those slabs, what’s the deal with Purpleheart, and all kinds of backwards sawing and softwood only Japanese woodworking questions for our guest host Wilbur Pan!

What’s On the Bench

• Wilbur is cleaning up his shop after the WIA chaos
• Marc is building a Castle Bookcase and thinking about moving his shop
• Matt made a BB gunstock from Padauk
• Shannon made a flyswatter

What’s New

• Happy Atom makes a Wind Waker boomerang.
• Nathan shared an epic guitar making video.
• Wilbur shared a video on Hakone style Japanese marquetry.

Kickback

• Bruce shares how dangerous dust explosions can be
• Check out Shrine of the Pines in Baldwin, MI
• George and Nick have sources for dying veneer and Nick wants a shop lighting update

Voicemail

• AJ is making a standing desk and wants a good way to hang a drawer underneath it
• Nick Offerman called in seeking advice on sharpening his block plane
• Joe needs help with a big commission redoing desktops

Email

• Joe wants to know who uses curved cauls for panel glue ups.
• Jason likes Matt’s bandsaw mill and wants to know what he is going to do with all that wood.
• Matt’s Purpleheart is changing color, what’s the deal?

Questions for Wilbur

• Jim wants to know what’s the best pull saw to buy for dovetails? Check out this post on Wilbur’s blog
• Sam wants to know if Wilbur still uses baby oil on his diamond stones
• Favorite Japanese Chisel Manufacturer?
• Timothy wants to build a small Japanese style workbench

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On today’s show we’re talking about Woodworking in America, child safe finishes, hiring a sawyer, and when to sharpen your saws.

What’s On the Bench

• We are at Woodworking in America this week all together in the same room and having fun. We want to thank everyone who came up and said hi, swapped stories, shook hands, laughed, cried, and especially all those who told Shannon that he is nuts for not liking Walnut and Maple together.

What’s New

• Patreon now offers an RSS feed so those of you getting the extra content can subscribe and have it automatically downloaded to your devices

Kickback

• David sent in a picture of a beautiful breadboard with Maple and Walnut together in harmony and told Shannon to shut up!
• Kenji shared video of an idea for dealing with sawdust.

Email

• Jack is building toys and has questions about safe finishes
• Nate wants to know what to look for when hiring a sawyer
• Tony wants to know what the indications are for when it is time to sharpen a saw blade.

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Today’s show is sponsored by Brusso Hardware and you can save 10% by using the “WoodTalk” at www.brusso.com. Brusso also just started up a new Instagram account where they share customer submitted photos, announcements, and other things. If anyone would like to submit a project of theirs featuring Brusso products, you can use the form on their contact page.

On today’s show, we’re talking about getting hot with epoxy, outdoor bar top options, and jointing a strip of moulding by hand.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is playing with a new mobile recording set up
• Matt is preparing for WIA for sawing sticks into slabs
• Shannon got some veneer and is rolling around on the floor with it

What’s New

• Kyle shared the Woman’s Guide to Woodworking

Kickback

• Nick says we could get Nick Offerman on the show since Matt knows him.
• Nick agrees with Shannon about avoiding too much contrast in your wood species.

Email

• Kevin was using 2 part epoxy and it melted the cup he was mixing it in.
• Brian is building an outdoor bar and wondering whether to use wood or concrete for the top
• Mark is wondering how to hold a triangular moulding to plane the back by hand

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On today’s show, we’re talking about practicing dovetails, differences between gravity and syphon HVLP guns, keeping our shops organized, and period furniture resources. Want to check out the video version of the show (recorded live)? Go here! 

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is finalizing the Grandfather clock project
• Matt finished the Farm House Table and assembled the saw carriage on his new band mill.
• Shannon attached the bracket feet to his blanket chest and is gearing up for making bandings

What’s New

• Jeff shared a laser for removing rust.
• Bryan shared that Nick Offerman has a new book
• Bob Flexner talks about “smart” finish
• John shared a pallet joke from Reddit
• Earl shared a video of an incredible floor.

Kickback

• Jim used to work in a butcher shop and has thoughts on bandsaw accidents
• Rory warned us that using wet, pressure treated wood on a SawStop will inadvertently fire the off the blade
• Joe researched the WoodShop widget and discovered that it is both absolute humidity and temperature that effects the wood movement numbers.
• Joel and Stan are both excited about the Shaper Origins handheld CNC router.
• Chris called Shannon out on his distaste of Walnut and Maple together

Voicemail

James wants to know how much time we spend organizing and building things for our shops.

Email

• Chris is interested in our opinions on gravity fed vs siphon fed HVLP systems
• Michael wants to practice his dovetails and wants to know if he should use Pine or Hardwoods.
• Somebody (cause Matt forgot to put in the name) wants to know of some good resources to find out about period furniture construction.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about choosing joinery, sanding small pieces without rounding them over, hand planing crowns, and glueing up joints.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making boxes
• Matt went to IWF
• Shannon is gluing up a 30″ wide Sapele panel

What’s New

• Brandon and Kevin both shared this handheld CNC router called the Origin.
• Shannon has a man crush on Chris’ coat rack.
• Metis highlighted a Maker space in the Twin Cities.

Kickback

• Adrian is concerned about using Tried & True oil on his rocker and wants Marc’s impression of the finish.
• Joe schools us on relative humidity and wood movement
• Jack spoke with a trauma department head who says there are more bandsaw finger amputations than table saws.

Voicemail

• Bill wants to know how we choose our joinery.
• Michael keeps rounding small parts over when sanding and needs help.
• Erin keeps planing a crown in the edge of his boards with his Jack plane.

Email

• John wants to know if we put glue on all the surfaces of a joint instead of just the long grain surfaces.

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On today’s show we’re talking about disposing of sawdust, using PT lumber, and how much to let panels float.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is making boxes and showing his house
• Matt is working on his band saw mill
• Shannon didn’t finish his workbench

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What’s New

• Lee shared a video about a paper table saw blade.
• Brian shared a Smart Air Quality monitor for your home
• Paul shared an incredible wooden puzzle book!
• Jeremy shared a Maker Space on the front range in Colorado

Kickback

• Brian sent in a voicemail about deflection in a torsion box table
• Rob and Donald both thing table saw safety is an important topic
• Andy has some thoughts on the “which tool next” dilemma.

Email

• Paul wants to know what we do with your dust
• Rick wants to know how much his panel will move in a frame and panel door
• Jeff wonders if he should take precautions with pressure treated lumber

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Today’s show is sponsored by Harrys. Go shave yo face with Harrys razors and save $5 off a starter kit at Harrys.com by using the code “WoodTalk”.

On today’s show, we’re talking about Ductless Mini Splits VA PTAC in the shop, cutting accurate miters, sticky poly, and dealing with dank basements.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is planning a grandfather clock
• Matt cleaned out his shop and gave a bunch of lumber away
• Shannon is building a workbench

What’s New

• The Making of a Longbow
  The Birth Of A Weapon. Part I. English longbow making. from John Neeman Tools on Vimeo.
• Marc has seen a rebirth of table saw accidents and it might be time for some PSA again.

Kickback

• Mark has advice for the messed up workbench from episode 318

Voicemail

• Zachary Hansen wants his voicemails
• Vinny wants to know if he should stage his shop in order to sell his house
• Chris has sticky poly, how to fix it?

Email

• Matt wants to install AC in his shop and wondering between PTAC and a mini split.
• Leigh is putting his shop in a dank basement and wondering about controlling the dank…not the dank!
• Riley wants to make mitered frames and doesn’t have a table saw.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about poly getting thicker, green lumber, and some voicemail roulette.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is playing with turbines and HVLP finishing
• Matt is still working on his Farm House Table
• Shannon is rubbing his wood with a blind rabbet

What’s New

• William Ng is venturing into online woodworking education
• Dusty shared a dangerous video about electrocuting your wood.
  
• William shared a Shaker workbench build by Samuel Mamias. Check out his YouTube Channel and brush up on your French

Kickback

• Preston says that rubbing alcohol removes graphite as well as Acetone
• Eric is a metullurgist who has thoroughly examined his sharpened edges and says hone to 8000 and strop
• Johnathan and Brian have found Walnut at Home Depot in Maryland

Voicemail

We take voicemails about wood moisture, fixing an error in a bench top, and several for Zachary Hansen

Email

• Kyle’s Arm-R-Seal is getting thick and chunky
• Kevin bought green lumber and wonders what to do with it.

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Today’s show is sponsored by Brusso and Harrys. If you want super high quality hinges and a silky smooth face then visit Brusso.com for their summer sale on side rail hinges, quadrant hinges, and templates and save 50% off between Aug 8 and 16th. Or visit Harrys.com and using the code “WoodTalk” save $5 off your first order of high quality razors.

On today’s show, we’re talking about sharpening stone contamination, dealing with hardware on our projects.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc had thyroid surgery and is recovering so wish him well.
• Matt is working on his farm house table
• Shannon is really enjoying his well insulated shop in the inhumane summer heat

What’s New

• Chris Schwarz wrote a great article on sandpaper and smoothing planes and the search for imperfection

Kickback

• Tommaso used the table saw and dado blade method to create a shouldered round tenon with great results.
• Chad found Walnut at his local Home Depot

Email

• Jason wants to know when we install hardware and how we deal with finish and our hardware.
• Ben and Mark both had questions about the durability of an edge and whether honing on stones finer than 8000 grit is necessary as well as cross contamination issues with combination stones.

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Today’s show is sponsored by QALO. These rings are incredibly comfortable and start at just $15.99. Head to qalo.com, and use the discount code “WoodTalk” for 15% off your order.

On today’s show, we’re talking about refinishing a table top, fixing a laundry rack, determining if an old table is veneered, cambering jointer plane blades, and wood movement.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is contemplating a move and the implications for his tools and shop
• Matt made a hexagonal box, a farm table, and now has some torrefied wood
• Shannon launches his new web site and the Apprenticeship product, then had a successful glue up

What’s New

• Andy Klein has created a cool iPhone magnifier.
• Preston shared some free, downloadable PDF furniture books from The Metropolitan Museum and the National Gallery
• There is a new podcast on the scene! The Makers Hustle Podcast

Kickback

• Dan like Japanese saws because they are cheaper and often “disposable”

Voicemail

• Andreas has a question about refinishing an old table top
• OCD Woodworker is trying to fix an old laundry drying rack
• Jake has a question about wood movement for small boxes

Email

• Richard is restoring an old round table top and is trying to figure out if it is veneered or solid wood before he cuts into the surface
• Scott wants to know if we camber the blade in our jointer planes and if so how much.

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On today’s show we’re talking about keeping your shop clean and working in the heat.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc went Kerouac on everyone’s ass
• Matt finished up his trim and is starting work on a band saw mill
• Shannon built a wall and played with PVC trimwork.

What’s New

• Graham Haydon has left the online woodworking world. Sad emoji!

Kickback

• No name called in with a great solution for Matt’s lack of a riving knife
• Matt has a solution for Brandy’s slow starting table saw
• Dave likes Western saws because they are easier to sharpen

Featured Topics

• Steve spends too much time cleaning his shop and wants to know if we have any cleaning routines that work for us.

Email

• Larry wants to know how to keep working when the mercury climbs and when AC or split units just don’t make sense.

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On today’s show, we’re talking about finish on a shower stool, hand cut miters, and building a shop on a budget.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished up 4 projects fighting the sun and the heat
• Matt was ripping potato chip long casement moulding
• Shannon has begun changing the lighting around in his shop to track lights and LED smart bulbs

What’s New

• Jonathan shared that a Frank Lloyd Wright house is for sale
• Its a wooden Jeep!
• Making “Cognition” and incredible piece that will make you feel bad about your own woodworking.

Kickback

• Robert says his project speed is slow because he “isn’t that talented”
• We talked about making a Kuksa on the last show and Jarrod Stone Dahl wrote an article in Popular Woodworking on turning a handle vessel
• Dr Nono recommends Chris Pye’s online school for woodcarving
• Peter says that after spending so much on tools and wood he feels obligated to work faster to justify it.

Voicemail

• AJ is wondering how to set up his 3 room shop
• Brandy got mad at her table saw and now it just whines

Email

• Nick wants to know what kind of finish, if any, to use on a Jatoba shower stool
• Dave wants to know how to make accurate hand cut miters
• Mark has shop envy and wants to know how to overcome it

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On today’s show we’re talking about sheet goods for exterior use, Japanese saws vs western saws, and tool recommendations gone wrong.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is an assembly line worker and a slave to corporate America
• Shannon is turning bowls outside and sweating
• Matt is hauling more logs and testing his log arch

What’s New

• Want to have your mind blown with Marco Terenzi’s miniature work
• Check out Shannon’s article on buying lumber in the latest issue of Popular Woodworking

Kickback

• Andrew has a solution for the listener looking to add metal work to his shop with the Grizzly Model G8183 4 1/2″ Angle Grinder Stand

Voicemail

• Joe is considering making a 2 part shop and wonders if there are pitfalls with that idea.

Email

• Tim is looking for advice on exterior grade plywood.
• Matthew likes Japanese saws and is terrible with Western saws, he wonders if this is common and if he will regret it later.
• Charles wants to know if we have ever bought a tool on a recommendation and had it turn out to be a crappy purchase.

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On today’s show we’re talking about hand tool fatigue, using a woodworking miter saw as a metal cut-off saw, and the right finish for furniture in a rental property.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc has a secret…and is unemployable
• Matt went to Toronto…eh?
• Shannon had a last minute, literally, Father’s day gift to make

What’s New

• David shared a great article by Artisan Craftsman, David Stine
• David Barron made some cool adjustments to his Moxon vise.

Kickback

• Rockler isn’t carrying the Deck Chair hardware anymore. Anyone know someone who is? Let us know. But here are some sources for plans and Sketchup models from Fine Woodworking and Popular Woodworking
• Bill wants to know if your production schedules would change for free content on YouTube
• Rob wants to use his Harrys razor but turn a fancy wooden handle

Featured Topics

• Lacy is adding metal work and wants to know if a compound miter saw can be used or if a dedicated metal cut off saw is better.

Email

• Scott needs advice on finishing a table that could get some abuse from vacation renters.
• Johnny has a smaller 18″ chainsaw and needs advice for felling and milling a large tree.
• Mitch is having muscle soreness after working with his hand tools and looking for advice.

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On today’s show we’re going in-depth about what’s going on in our shops and we’ll also offer some general woodworking wisdom (if we have any)!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is pushing out video for the Barrister Bookcase and staring down the barrel of a summertime outdoor project in Arizona.
• Shannon just received hardware for a Titanic Steamer Chair

What’s New

• Brandon shared a video about a knitting CNC machine!

Featured Topic

Jeremy – Hey guys, I have a 1 year old, a shop that’s an hour from my house, and despite this, have started a woodworking business in addition to my full time job. I am quickly approaching my 31st birthday and have this question for yall as you have “a few more winters on you” than I do; knowing what you know now, is there a project, technique, material,etc you wish you would have taken on earlier in your woodworking career? Anything you wish you would have avoided, or tool you didn’t purchase? What was the best/worst obstacle you’ve faced? Any wisdom you could share would be appreciated.

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On today’s show we’re talking about attaching a butcher block top to a base, getting started in woodcarving, 110v jointers, and our featured topic, how to deal with shop frustration and maximizing limited time.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc got lei’d
• Shannon is building a scale model
• Matt betrayed himself and went to a lumber yard, he was asked to leave

What’s New

• Marc discovered a cool woodworker on Maui named Peter Naramore
• Nate sent us an article about the desks in the White House
• Glen shared a great video about a coffee table build and client interaction from the Four Eyes Channel.
• Also check out Four Eyes’ Q&A video for a chortle.

Kickback

• Shawn shared a link to a new kind of noise reduction/headphones cause he doesn’t like big ear muffs.
• Chris actually shot a video in his shop with a drone! (turn off the music)
• Paul Marcel did a video on making wider Dominos
• Allan shared an article about the downgrading of Walnut. You can also check out an article Shannon wrote with specifics on the Walnut Grades
• Michael shared some feedback on DIY tools geared specifically for women and those tape measures with fractions on them.

PhotoShop Week on WoodTalk

Thanks to Aaron and DoingWhateverRy for these great images!

Featured Topics

• Jacob wants to know how to deal with a bad day in the shop and how to make the best of your shop time when time is so limited.
• Check out this post on making a task list to help you make your shop time effective

Voicemail

• Matt called in with serious router bit confusion
• Jason asked us about “Speed Tenons”

Email

• Mark asked about getting started in woodcarving. Sign Up for Mary May’s online school, but here is an introductory carving chisel assortment.
  • 5 or 6mm V Gouge 60 degree angle
  • #3, 3mm, 6mm, & 14mm
  • #7 6mm and 14mm
  • #8 6mm & 10mm
  • #4, 14mm
• Eric wants to know why 8″ Jointers don’t come in 110V motors
• Jason needs help attaching a butcher block top

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On today’s show we’re talking about DIY projects and the tools we use to DIY.

What’s On the Bench

• Shannon saw a 60 lb girl eat a 5 lb Chocolate Bar
• New Matt is Urban Logging
• Old Matt finished a kitchen remodel

Featured Topics

Juliano sent us an email…

this is more a curiosity, do you have a second set of tools to work around the house on DIY projects? I’m over careful with my woodworking expensive tool and I don’t want to use them to help me installing my laminated floor in the basement.

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On today’s show we’re talking about dealing with pitch in your 2×4’s, rabbets planes, back pain, and our featured topic, how often function dictates our wood choice.

A few folks expressed interest in getting a copy of our Intro song from Andrew Allen. You can download a copy here.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished up the Barrister bookcase and will be turning something on his next project
• Shannon has a sick dog and was only able to smell his shop this week
• Matt came through at the last minute with a great Mother’s Day gift

What’s New

• Don’t forget the good stuff you can win this month on The Wood Whisperer giveaway
• Mike Waldt has a great video on turning a lidded box.
• Peter got a new web domain and used the .furniture domain and this could be an alternative for makers.
• Tom shared an interesting video of some crazy woodworking.
• Silas Kopf does it again with breathtaking marquetry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Dave Picciuto made exotic wood pencils!

Kickback

• Brian, Michael, and Andrew all had useful feedback on the mortiser vs Domino question from last week.
• Tommaso shared a tip for dealing with glue on your pipe clamps
• Mark reminded us that a close fit chipbreaker is also essential to controlling tear out.

Poll of the Week

Do Your Projects Always Go Smoothly?

Featured Topics

• Does function or form determine what kinds of wood you use in your projects?

Voicemail

Mr Foul Mouth wants to know if he should de-bark his logs before sawing into boards.

Email

• Sean wants to know how to deal with 2x4s and their sticky, stinky sap.
• Wilson is in the market for a rabbet plane and wants some advice.
• Ron is seeking a solution to his shop time induced lower back pain.

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On today’s show we’re talking about end grain orientation for panels, smoothing a bookmatched panel, scraping glue, and our featured topic, the Festool Domino vs the world!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc misses his apprentice
• Shannon sliced his finger up while planing
• Matt is almost done with his trim job

What’s New

• Lots of great stuff this month to give away at The WoodWhisperer giveaway
• Check out the handheld router/CNC thingy called The Origin
• The Samurai Woodworkers makes every other husband look bad with this jewelry box.
• Check out Stinnett Sticks, a YouTube channel about carving very cool walking sticks.
• This guy is like the Chinese Robin Wood!
• Bob Flexner waxed (pun intended) curmudgeonly about the new code for Zinsser’s shelf life.

Kickback

• Brian shared some advice on moving a planer
• Keith has a tip for spalting your own wood.
• Dual knocked his planer over and tells the story of its fall.

Poll of the Week

What is your favorite finish to spray?

Featured Topics

• John wants to know why anyone would buy a mortising machine anymore now since the Festool Domino hit the market. Is there anything a mortiser can do that the Domino cannot?

Email

• Paul wants to know if we alternate growth rings when gluing up a panel.
• Michael wants to know how we scrape the glue off underneath a clamp.
• Josh is getting tear out along the glue line of a bookmatched panel and wants to know how to deal with it.

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On today’s show we’re talking about sanding between coats, spalting your wood for fun and profit, resaw or plane, and hobbies outside of woodworking.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is nearing the end of the Barrister Bookcase.
• Matt put the sofa table on display at the Northern Woods Show.
• Shannon has a panel joint fail and doesn’t know why.

What’s New

• The effect of the chipbreaker in a hand plane.
• Eww snake or really big worm inside a log.
• Jared shared that Tormek has a new straight edge jig coming out that will allow you to grind convex edges like plane blade cambers.
• Cool video about a guy making wooden skiis.

Kickback

• On the topic of restoring tools that losing their soul, Wade gets philosophical and quotes Theseus’ Paradox
• Brian says engrave your Driver’s License number on your tools to help get them back if stolen.
• Ben makes fun of Marc for having a landline.

Featured Topics

• Dave is curious if we have any other hobbies outside of woodworking.

Voicemail

Jason wants to know about the value of a floor model planer over a benchtop model and if going from 15″ to 20″ capacity really makes that big of a difference.

Email

• Trustin wants to make boxes and wonders if he should buy a planer to get thinner box boards or buy a bandsaw and resaw them thinner.
• Brandon wonders if we have ever spalted our own lumber.
• Bob is looking for advice on a sandpaper to use between coats.

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On today’s show we’re talking about mallets & chisel handles, protecting our electronic gear in the shop, shop security, keeping walnut from fading, and our featured topic, how much rehab can you do on a tool before it loses its soul?

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is building Barrister Bookcases and enjoying thick Walnut
• Matt is doing more trimwork…sad trombone
• Shannon is loving garage door open Spring weather shop time.

What’s New

• Win a Fuji Minimite HVLP sprayer or a Guild Membership
• Every Monday is Woodworking 101 Day at the Woodworking sub Reddit
• Graham Haydon is building a workbench.

Kickback

• Chris shared Lee Valley’s advice for breaking sharp chisel edges and since its in print it’s more credible.

Featured Topics

• Thom called in and is curious if one harms the soul of an heirloom tool by restoring it and adding new parts.

Email

• Tucker wants to know what kind of security we have for our shops. (do you think he is planning a heist?)
• David is looking for advice to stop his Walnut table from fading and doesn’t want to add additional color to the Walnut.
• Mike is concerned that he might hurt the handles of his chisels with a metal mallet.

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On today’s show we’re talking about jointing woes, router planes, breadboard ends, and our featured topic, how has video production impacted our woodworking.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc has an apprentice in the shop and
• Matt is doing trim work
• Shannon took his new Veritas shooting plane for spin

What’s New

• Quick Look at the Gamble House
• Its National Woodworking month!!!
• Nick shared with us a rocking chair that knits while you rock
• Have you seen Toyota’s Setsuna?
• John shared a unique box making video

Kickback

• AJ is upset and confused
• Dyami doesn’t believe in guilt
• Tim has some thoughts on the dado stack causing kickback
• Joel uses only fingertip pressure to determine if a joint is ready for glue up.
• JJ suggested a finger wrap instead of sanding the sharp edges off your chisels.
• Wayne doesn’t like Shannon dissing the Baltimore Woodworking Show.

Featured Topics

• Caleb – Do you have any regrets making your hobby a career? What would your project portfolio look like if you were still just a hobbyist? Are there any tools you would get rid of if you stopped working at the professional level? Would your level of guilt (episode 300) change if you were no longer working professionally and had deadlines to meet?

Voicemail

Mike strops his tools using a buffing wheel and wants to know if there is any advantage to using a bench strop over this method.

Email

• Dave is having some jointing problems and getting a taper on his boards off the powered jointer.
• Eric built a table with breadboards and now the table has shrunk leaving the breadboards proud. Should he trim them flush?
• Ruben is having problems with his open throat router plane and is looking for tips when working with the plane near the edge of a board.

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On today’s show we’re talking about chisel handling, lubing plunge posts, and choosing hardware

What’s On the Bench

• Shannon is cutting bridle joints
• Matt went to Atlanta for The Woodworking Show

What’s New

• Matt is teaching at WIA too, you should go to his classes.
• Jeff sent us an article about transparent wood. This is not an April Fools joke.
• Dusty sent us an article about Apple buying a bunch of really long wooden tables.

April Fools Stuff

• Quilted Northern Makes Artisanal Toilet Paper.
• Veritas wins April Fools Day again with their Precision Rotary Tool Holder.
• Lie Nielsen shared their new Lego Jointer plane
• Axminster Tools has taken woodturning to the VR world.

Kickback

• Derek has some kickback about HVLP spraying and what he does between coats.

Featured Topics

• How do your choose your hardware for your finished projects.

Email

• Luis wants to know if it is necessary to lube the posts of his plunge router.
• Jason keeps cutting his fingers on the edges of his chisels and wonders how to fix this.

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On today’s Anniversary/April Fool’s show we’re talking about clamping out gaps, prepping old cabinets for new paint, and securing socket chisel handles.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc ogled some furniture at Disneyland.
• Matt is filling up his design book with ideas.
• Shannon is trying to find his groove in the shop again.

What’s New

• Chris shared a video of a self propelled track saw.
• John shared a video of a dovetail drill bit invention.

Kickback

• Kevin wants to know if his contributions to WoodTalk are tax deductible.
• Bradley says that adding salt to the glue joint actually messes with the chemistry of the glue in a bad way!

Email

• Ben wants to know how much of a gap he can clamp out when gluing up panels over a longer length.
• Dustin wants to know how to go about preparing his kitchen cabinets for repainting and whether sanding or a deglosser will work.
• Chris wants to know how to secure his socket chisel handles.

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On today’s show we’re talking about Gaming Table improvements, round bottom spokeshaves, ditching the miter saw, and clamp walls vs rolling clamp racks.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finally ordered his copy of Mortise & Tenon Magazine.
• Matt is cutting slabs with his manly chainsaw rig.
• Shannon took a disappointing trip to Williamsburg, VA.

What’s New

• Woodworking in America’s web site is now live where you can register and check out the class schedule
• The Samurai Woodworker builds a workbench.
• The Video Woodworkers will be at The Woodworking Show in Atlanta, GA this weekend. Go make a video of them making videos of woodworking at tear a hole in the fabric of space time.

Kickback

• Luke bought a stack dado then had a kickback incident
• Jay has some thoughts on the wobble dado vs a stacked dado

Featured Topics

• Do you store clamps on the wall or on a rolling rack? Would you ever switch and why? Thanks to Alex for this topic.

Voicemail

• Ralph has some chainsaw mill questions

Email

• Brian is thinking about getting rid of his miter saw and wants to know if this is a good idea.
• Alex bought a round bottom spokeshave and has gotten pretty good with it and now wonders if he needs a flat bottom one.
• RA wants to know if Marc would redesign anything on his gaming table several months later.

Finally, More Poetry!

Huge thanks to Allen McGruder for his deep thoughts

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On today’s show we’re talking about cleaning HVLP guns between coats,width of the plane mouth, swirlies, and our featured topic: kids in the shop.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is editing Matt’s sofa table videos and has a public service message about woodworking plan scams.
• Matt is starting on casement moulding.
• Shannon is playing with SketchUp and making and re-making models.

What’s New

• CNC Pancake bot, ’nuff said!
• Mortise and Tenon magazine is now shipping the first issue

Kickback

• Jim attended a Lie Nielsen event and got the skinny on adjusting a rabbeting block plane.
• Chris was going to build his daughter’s bed, but upon Marc’s advice is not going to buy one.
• Oscar says the wax fixed up his Dewalt pine planing problem.

Featured Topics

• James – Hey guys, I have a 4 year old son who is about the same age as Marc son and works in the shop with me almost nightly. Now we do live in a cul-de-WAC in a very nice subdivision and my son has made a friend with one of my neighbors who son is 6 years old. The neighbor kid would come over a few times week and work in the shop with my son drilling holes in scrap wood or using a handsaw to cut out different shapes. This was always supervised by me and they never used a power tool except for a drill and impact driver. Well once the neighbor kid mom found out what “danger” I had put her son into he is no longer allowed to visit our house. I tried to explain to his mother it was all supervised and I would never allow her son to use a power tool I thought he could get hurt on but it went in one ear and out the other. But now I’m starting to wonder if I’m really putting my son in danger and should I have him in the shop at all? How much do you think I should allow kid to do in the shop, is a drill to much?

Voicemail

Ryan is having a splintery problem with his router bit while trying to make a round over.

Email

• Crickett wants to know what to do with the finish in the HVLP cup between coats.
• John is getting swirl marks from his random orbital sander.
• Chris wants to know how wide the mouth of his hand plane should be.

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On today’s show we’re talking about apartment-friendly finishes, using a rabbet block plane, sawing up some old logs, and our featured topic: how many projects we’ve made for our own homes.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is editing Matt’s sofa table videos and has a public service message about woodworking plan scams.
• Matt is making base molding.
• Shannon is thinking about outdoor furniture.

What’s New

• Mark shared a video about a portable saw mill.
• Shane shared a video called “The Birth of a Wooden House”, very cool stuff!

Kickback

• Eric called in to say his daughter loves to listen to WoodTalk and now wants to build a chair.
• Joe wants to know when Matt is going to get his own bio.
• Tommaso likes his drill press mortising attachment because it offers greater capacity than his bench top mortiser.
• Wil recommends using screws in the unseen side of a piece in place of painter’s pyramids when finish both sides.
• Brian has shipped furniture all over without wood movement issues. He says you need to worry more about it getting damaged in transit.

Featured Topics

• Richard asks: you are all prolific woodworkers, so how much of the furniture in your homes have you built? I’d be interested to know what proportion of your furniture is your own work, what kind of pieces you’ve made for the home, any sets you’ve built or are working on, things you would like to add to the home collection, as well as whether there are any pieces in the house that you (or your wives) perhaps wish you hadn’t made.

Email

• Chris is looking for a low odor finish so he can finish in his apartment workshop.
• Phil and Steve have questions about milling up logs into lumber.
• Brian got a Lie Nielsen block plane and wonders if he is supposed to grind down the blade to be flush with the sole.

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On today’s show we’re talking about cutting a juice groove in a cutting board, planers and Pine, bench top mortisers, power carving tools for bowls, and our strategies for dealing with squeeze out.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc finished his bed then built a sword with his son.
• Matt is slacking and editing video of his Sofa Table.
• Shannon wrapped up another Campaign Stool.

What’s New

• Billy shared a cool video of a lumber yard in action shot from a drone.
• Veritas has updated their small Plow Plane.
• Brandon found some great videos showcasing some amazing craftsmanship
• Marc shared a funny video called The Maker. The Maker from Patrick Kehoe on Vimeo.
• Jason said that the new side clamping accessory for the Veritas MKII honing guide has solved all his wonky bevel issues.
• Chris shared a service to help you find hardware parts by taking a picture

Kickback

• Nate shared some kickback about the snipe issues with a thickness planer from a few shows ago.
• Jason has a tip for working with knockdown hardware.
• Josh wants to know which side of the strop to use the abrasive on.
• Kevin has a tip for picking good quality construction lumber
• Ray said that WoodTalk is a great parental motivation tool.

Featured Topics

• Do you put glue on both boards when gluing up a panel? What is your glue handling “process”.

Voicemail

• Paul wants to know if screws from an old Stanley plane will fit a new one. This post should help.
• John wants to know everything about Power Carving…Shannon took a nap during this one!

Email

• Otto is wondering what the best way is to make a juice groove on a cutting board.
• George says, “are benchtop mortisers worth it?”
• Oscar is having problems with Pine in his thickness planer and the rollers not pulling it through.

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On today’s show we’re talking about trouble with a Mission Oak Finish, saw tooth geometry, grain direction in a panel, finishing all sides of a board at once, heating a workshop, project stability when shipping across the country, proper clamping pressure, and our Featured topic: how to do Woodworking in America right!

What’s On the Bench

• Marc resolved his bed panels situation with some groovy Walnut
• Matt wrapped up the Sofa Table and has started playing with a new chainsaw.
• Shannon has a horse butt

What’s New

• The Wood Whisperer Guild now has a scholarship program!
• Here is a video on making fishing rods the old fashioned way

Kickback

• Jeremy called in to talk about hand saw grip in terms of helping to saw accurately. Shannon rambled for a bit but did a video to ‘splain
• Andrew needed a relaxing project so he built the gift box that Matt made in last week.
• Wolf says we should check out Peter Brown’s YouTube channel for tips on keeping bubbles out of epoxy.

Featured Topics

• Jason wanted to know the best way to “do Woodworking in America” so the guys chime in on their take on this wonderful annual show.

Voicemail

• Phil called in to see when too much clamping pressure is bad.
• Joel is concerned about wood movement when shipping a project out of the area.

Email

• Chris is trying to replicate a fumed finish but the dye keeps smearing around.
• Gray has some weird teeth on his saw and is wondering if it was sharpened incorrectly.
• Chris is looking for some advice on heating his shop.
• Nick wants to know how we finish both sides of a project in one shot.
• John glued up a panel with the grain going in opposite directions and wondered if this is incorrect.
• Scott has been working mostly with construction grade lumber and is getting frustrated with squirrely boards. He wants to know how to get flatter boards without buying a jointer and planer.

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On today’s show we’re playing WoodTalk Roulette where we will grab emails from the mail bag at random and answer them.

Email

• Pat wants to know if there are a series of woodworking projects to help you develop skill.
• Rob wants to know if we salt our panel glue joints like a Margarita
• Alex wants to know if he can use Pine for wooden drawer runners in his chest of drawers
• Wil made a boo-boo while chopping mortises on his Roubo-ish bench and now wants to know how to fix it.
• Ray says, “what’s the deal with trunnions?” and wants to know the advantage of table mount over cabinet mount or vice versa.
• John resawed a board by hand and it was very slow. He wants to know how he should know if his tools are tuned up properly.

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On today’s show we’re talking about designing your own projects, biscuit depression, starting a saw, and attaching a table top.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc is working on his bed and contemplating wood for the panels.
• Shannon is getting OCD about the cubbies in his sharpening station.
• Matt is dovetailing a drawer

What’s New

• Huck shared a video about Aurious rasps being made.
• Woodworking in America is coming! Shannon is teaching but you should go anyway.

Kickback

• John has finally gotten his card scraper working properly.
• Eric wants to know whether to buy English style or Lie Nielsen style mortise chisels.
• Tim explained his fresh air kit a little better, its not just a hole in the wall.

Featured Topics

• How do you make the transition from plans to designing your own stuff or reproducing from a photo?

Voicemail

• Richard wants to know what happened to Kaleo Kala
• Nate wants to know how to get rid of snipe in his bench top planer.
• Jeff is getting air bubbles in his epoxy fixes.

Email

• Howard joined a panel with biscuits and now they are telegraphing through. What gives? He says.
• John is struggling to get his carcass saw started and wonders if there are any tips or tricks for starting a handsaw.
• Johnny wants to know how to attach a coffee table top to its base.

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On today’s show we’re talking about our lathe situations, first tools for the hybrid woodworker, knockdown hardware, and bench vs. mortise chisels.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc bought an air quality tester
• Shannon is breaking down a sheet of plywood
• Matt built a quickie gift for his wife’s birthday

What’s New

• Gerry shared a video about Israeli woodworker Gil Arad. Woodworking by Gil Arad from Elad Brami on Vimeo.
• Shannon shared an article about a woodworker who built the Millennium Falcon out of wood!

Kickback

• Steve is glad to hear that Marc also was concerned if there was a better way to deal with long bed rails
• Will thinks resawing is still faster than planing away 1/4″ and shop sawn veneer is always good to have around.
• Adam said DON’T buy reclaimed truck bed flooring, its too hard to work with. Instead buy it new from a truck supply store.
• Marc wants to know why people gotta hate on the clean shop!?
• Tim recently installed a “fresh air kit” for his furnace

Featured Topics

• What is your lathe situation?

Email

• Joe is a power tool guy looking to get into more Hybrid woodworking and wondering how to do that.
• Mike wants to know about using knock down hardware for a crib.
• Scott wants to know if he needs to buy mortise chisels or if his bench chisels will suffice.

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On today’s show we’re talking about getting internet into the shop, listening to audio while woodworking, how flat is flat enough, and how thick to cut lumber.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc:working on his bed build and feeling wasteful
• Shannon: shoveling snow
• Matt: ‘nother log, ‘nother day

What’s New

• Phil shared a video about a wooden Ferrari.
• Ethan said that Ellen’s Design Challenge is back for season 2.
• Another new woodworking podcast is on the air with Jay Bates, Nick Ferry, and April Wilkerson.
• Kevin shared a video of an amazing woodcarver in China.
• Jerry shared a video of a radial engine made from wood.

Kickback

• John resharpened his card scraper but is still having mixed results.
• George likes to see expensive and specialized tools like the Domino and Multi-Router.

Featured Topics

• How do you get Internet access into your shop?

Voicemail

• Jake wants to know what kind of experience we have had filling gaps with wood and sawdust mixtures.

Email

• Frederick is concerned that listening to podcasts and music might be unsafe while working in the shop.
• Jim is hand planing his boards and wants to know how flat is flat enough?
• Rodknock wants to know how thick he should cut his slabs when milling from a log on his bandsaw.

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On today’s show we’re talking about differences between rubber gloves, cleaning up squeeze out, troubleshooting an underperforming scraper, and letting boards rest after milling.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc: started building a bed and flaunts his tools
• Shannon: designing a new sharpening station
• Matt: playing with Lincoln logs and a sofa table

What’s New

• Michael shared a link for some cool folding chairs
• Sean made a great video on router based inlay.
• There is a new woodworking podcast out there called The Dusty Life Podcast

Kickback

• Eric has had no problems with his ResawKing blade on his 14″ bandsaw
• Daniel did go with the smaller dust collector and really like the space savings
• Ryan finally got a “real” dust collector and has stopped getting shocked by his shop vac
• Frank thinks our solutions for a 45 degree zero clearance insert won’t work because the blade will rise straight up.
• Jerkface42one informs us that David double dipped on his bench question with “that other podcast”

Voicemail

• Jeremy wants to know what kind of rubber glove we use for finishing and why. Marc found a link on the topic that goes into more detail than we will ever know.

Email

• Bill is new to glue up and wants to know when to remove the dried glue so he doesn’t ruin his finish
• John isn’t getting glassy smooth surfaces from his card scraper and wants to know what he is doing wrong.
• Matt wants to know if we stack and sticker our lumber after milling and before moving on.

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On today’s show we’re talking about the intimidation of getting started, 45 degree zero clearance inserts, using a carbide bandsaw blade, and choosing a dust collector.

What’s On the Bench

• Marc: not much still designing a bed
• Shannon: getting to make a campaign stool
• Matt: wrapping up the sofa table and getting to edit lots of video..

What’s New

• Did you know that woodworkers make the best boyfriends?
• “The Elements of Style”, a very informative video by The Metropolitan Museum
• Here is a detailed video on the making of a violin

Kickback

• Todd and Dusty both chime in with positive thoughts on shapers instead of router tables
• James thinks sped up woodworking videos might give someone learning the wrong impression of how to work.
• Miles doesn’t like being called a carpenter either, and he is one…kinda
• Dusty urges us to check out Len Hovarter’s quick release vise.

Voicemail

• Roberto wants a zero clearance insert for 45 degree cuts on his table saw.

Email

• Trevor needs some advice on just getting started and overcoming his fear of screwing things up.
• Jerkface42one is concerned about using a carbide bandsaw blade on his 14″ bandsaw.
• Daniel wants to know whether to get a 3HP dust collector or save money and go with a 1.5HP model.

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On today’s show we’re talking about removing mill marks in boards, dovetail orientation for casework, non traditional table designs with regard to wood movement, the trend of sped up woodworking videos, moving from a dry climate to a humid one, being called carpenter instead of woodworker, and a look back at the project’s we’ve made in 2015. And….

…Welcome to the show Matt Cremona

What’s On the Bench

• Marc: nothing except eggnog, but go check out the new Wood Whisperer Giveaway
• Shannon: made more this Christmas than any elf should be asked to make
• Matt: Working on the sofa table, coming soon to a Guild build near you.

What’s New

• (marc) Not only did Matt leave the show in 2015, our buddy Tom Iovino pulled back from podcasting and blogging as well. We wish them both well. Matt had this say:
  As I head into the great unknown that is my new life as a ‘former co-host’ of possibly the greatest collaborative woodworking podcast, I can’t begin to express how much I appreciate the kind words and fond farewells all of you kind folks have sent me directly and left posted on the Wood Talk Website. You all are better than tacos, and stretchy pants to this woodworker in a basement!
• David shared with us a gallery of 365 spoons all made with hand tools
• Andrew Klein has 2 new inventions, a new clamp
  
  plus he has already improved it based on testing, click on the annotation to learn about that.and an improved Twin Screw Vise
  
• Ted Boscana has been named the Master of the New Williamsburg Joiners Shop, congrats Ted

Kickback

• John had an amazing experience on the WoodTalk forum and wanted to say thank you
• Eric wants to know why the Domino gets so much hate and why a router wouldn’t work just as well
• Tommassso named his shaper and is now scared of Shetar, the Destroyer of Men

Voicemail

• Jimmy finds sped up videos annoying
• Kyle has moved from dry California to humid Connecticut and wants to know what to look out for with his tools and wood
• NoNameSadGuy is sad about Matt leaving and wants to know if we get annoyed by being called a carpenter

Email

• Eric needs advice on sanding a very rough slab of lumber
• Joe has concerns about a specific table design
• Wilbur is curious where he should place his dovetails on different sized cases

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On today’s show we’re talking about furniture safety, cutting notches, and buying a first spokeshave. We also get all sappy and reminisce about our good friend Matt Vanderlist on his last show as a WoodTalk co-host.

Email

• Jonathan read an article about unsafe furniture and wants to know if we have points we consider when designing/building safe furniture
• Nick is curious about a good technique for cutting notches in the corner of a shelf board
• Otto wants to buy his first spokeshave and needs guidance

 

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On today’s show we’re talking about determining finish on old trim, fire resistant projects, and bandsaw cut quality. And we have special guest David Piccuito from MakesSomething.tv filling in the third chair. Check out his new book The New Bandsaw Box Book.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is playing video games and playing with his Periscope as well as writing a tell-all book about his relationship with Festool.
• Shannon is still building Christmas gifts
• David is having fun with basement renovation and waterproofing

What’s New?

• Paul Jenkins made some fun Christmas ornaments on his lathe.
• Shannon will be launching a new product at The Hand Tool School called Apprenticeship. You can sign up for details when they are available.
• Darryl Cox makes incredible sculpted tree picture frames
• Curtis Buchanan has released another set of Windsor Chair plans

Kickback

• Dyami called in to perpetuate the wipe on poly conversation
• Joe wants to know “whats the deal with African Mahoganies”
• Zach wants to know where to get the reclaimed truck bed flooring
• Wilbur suggests spalted wood for Bob’s easy to work wooden box
• Chris says he plugs through groove holes with Ebony and even inlays the inlay.

Voicemail

• AJ wants to know the difference between a router table and a shaper. Check out WT 179
• Bob is looking for some wood species suggestions for a small box he is building

Email

• Ben wants to know how to determine what kind of finish in on part in his new house so he can match it and do some restoration work
• David wants to build a fire side sitting bench and wondering how to make it as fire resistant as possible.
• Zach is unsure what to expect from the cut quality of his bandsaw.

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On today’s show we’re talking about a low toxicity walnut finish, making raised panels, and selecting proper drawer depth. And we’re joined today by special guest Jay Bates from JaysCustomCreations.com.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is building Gingerbread Houses
• Shannon is building pencil box Christmas gifts
• Jay is cleaning shop in between projects and preparing for a box jig build

What’s New?

• Stephen shared a video on a gaming table
• Dane shared a link to an article on microscopic sharpened edges
• Jay shared a great video on an Extreme Rocking chair

Kickback

• An anonymous poster (Marc forgot the name) wants to know why buy wipe on poly when you can mix your own cheaper.
• Adam suggested looking for reclaimed truck bed flooring for workbenches because it comes in 53 foot lengths.
• Bob suggested AJ look at Bob Lang’s 21st Century Workbench build.

Voicemail

• AJ is looking for a good, easy win, first project to break up his workbench build
• Bob is looking for some wood species suggestions for a small box he is building

Email

• Brian is looking for a non toxic finish solution for Walnut
• Dave needs some advice on sizing drawers in a base cabinet
• Scott is looking for advice on making raised panels and the thickness of the parts

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On today’s show we’re talking about bearings vs bushings, strengthening a miter joint, and PVA glue in a vacuum bag.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is playing games on his new table
• Matt built a library
• Shannon finished up the Woodworkers Fighting Cancer Table & Chair project

What’s New?

• Cyber Monday sales are going on in The Woodwhisperer Store where you can save 20% off the entire store
• The Guild is having a rare sale where you can save 30% on a different set of projects leading up to Christmas.
• The Hand Tool School is 10% of any semester through Friday 12/4 if you use the code “TURKEYPLANE” at checkout.
• Great video highlighting Old Street Tools. The Perfect Plane from Nathan Willis on Vimeo.
• Holly Holm, the Ultimate Fighter who bested Rhonda Rousey is a woodworker. Check out this interview at the 2:14 mark where she talks about it.

Kickback

• Marc dropped an F bomb on the last show and is sorry, kinda
• Todd Clippinger uses Minwax Wipe on Poly and knows other professional furniture makers who swear by it
• Kenji got the scratch out of his table and sent us a picture of his cool triangle table.
• Josh suggests that creating a full length spline would be a good alignment technique instead of a biscuit joiner

Voicemail

• Jason wants us to do a Finishing 101 episode
• AJ is now wondering how to tackle the tool well on his under construction workbench
• Eric wants to know if he should buy a beading tool to finish his beaded ship lap back on a cabinet

Email

• Kevin is trying to decide whether to use bearing guided flush trim router bits or to go with an offset bearing
• Evan want to build a funky C shape table that is joint purely with miters and wonders how to strengthen those joints
• Matt has questions about glues to use in a vacuum bag application

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*NOTE* Folks who downloaded this episode immediately upon publication may have heard a few naughty words. For the first time in 284 episodes, I botched an edit job. As soon as someone made me aware of my error (a few hours after publication) I pulled the file down immediately, re-edited, and posted the new one. So if you were one of the unlucky (or lucky, depending on your viewpoint) people who heard me curse, my apologies.

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On today’s show we’re talking about dealing with a scratch while finishing, getting a distressed look, and concerns with thin wooden components.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is adding final coats of finish to the gaming table
• Matt just watched hotel porn…err woodworking videos
• Shannon refurbished a compass plane and had a cage match with is spokeshave.

What’s New?

• Marc was on MakerCast the Podcast
• Brian sent us link to a cool multi-function table
• Marc shared a video of DW drums in production.
• Matt shared a wooden bathtub that he wants to soak in.

Kickback

• Nate reported back after we read his email in a previous show to say that he was able to level the finish on his table top that had a detiorated lacquer finish by using multiple coats of General Finishes Arm-R-Seal.

Voicemail

• Freezin’ Woodcraft has a question about staining Maple
• AJ is looking for some advice on the lamination stage of his new workbench
• Vinny questions the cross contamination debate with wooden cutting boards and says Thanksgiving is the true test…and he loves Shannon

Email

• Kenji got a scratch in his table top finish and wants some advice on removing it.
• Luke uses a lot of thin woods for his boxes and wants to know how to keep them flat after resawing.
• Crickett is building a Hayrake table and is looking for advice on distressing the finish.

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On today’s show we’re talking about electrical outlets, dealing with swollen plywood dados, and evenly milling a board with knots.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is adding cup holders to his gaming table.
• Matt almost turned a pen but didn’t have the right bushings.
• Shannon is building a brand new Hand Tool School web site.

What’s New?

• Marc found a new podcast called the Reclaimed Audio Podcast, check it out.
• The new Mortise & Tenon Magazine is now available for pre-orders. Check out his introductory video that tells all about the magazine.
• Robert shared a link where you can buy a wooden bodied Gameboy.
• Pete shared a video about how barrel staves are made.
• John shared a video about a cool pipe organ that has little to do with woodworking other than the fact that the back drop is a bunch of firewood.
• Scott Rumschlag put up a great video for his adjustable height desk that uses a counterweight system.
• Shane shared a project that is a Minecraft themed desk for his son.
• Woodworking in America 2016 will be back in Covington, KY on September 16-18th 2016

Kickback

• Matt said that Matt Cremona’s choice of an FDA approved finish was a good one because the Consumer Safety Commission guidelines will give you a headache
• Andy disagrees with Shannon’s suggestion that using your length of board as a guideline for choosing your plane is a good idea.
• Clockmaking expert Rick Urschel called in with his tips for using a bandsaw to cut clock teeth.

Voicemail

• Eric wants to know how to go about doing some pore filling in his finish prep process.

Email

• Mark is designing his new shop and looking for advice on the placement of the electrical outlet.
• Jim wants to know how to size dados in plywood when they swell after the glue is applied.
• Paul is concerned that his board will move when he unevenly mills it because of a knot on one face.

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On today’s show we’re talking about one work surface to rule them all, bark on a live edge slab, and choosing the right plane for the job.

We want to thank Matt Cremona for guest hosting on today’s show. You can check him out on YouTube, on his web site, or on all the various social media places like Twitter as @mattcremona

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc’s shop time was supplanted by an emergency room visit for his son.
• Matt is finishing up the cradle for his son and making a log lift for his trailer.
• Shannon is still working on the Kids table and has decided that plywood with hand tools is doable, but slow.

What’s New?

• Marc shared a video of a dude building a desk with minimal tools and making no apologies for it
  
• A Kickstarter campaign for a robotic arm CNC/laser cutter/3D printer/Cake decorating tool.
• The 2016 SAPFM Cartouche Winner is announced
• New Bandsaw Box book by David Picciuto
• “The Homemade Workshop” by Stumpy Nubs (James Hamilton)
• Tom Fidgen is opening a brick and mortar school and Maker space in Toronto

Kickback

• Samuel wants to know why everything woodworking related on Google redirects to Ted’s Woodworking.

Email

• Jack is curious about how many workbenches/spaces does a shop need
• James wants to know how to keep the bark from falling off his live edge slab
• George wants to know if there is a rule of thumb for the size of hand plane to use for a particular board

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On today’s show we’re talking about a durable kitchen table finish, sanding curves, sharpening a saw, and our favorite shop gear that has nothing to do with woodworking.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is scared to make veneer so he is procrastinating waiting for a new tool.
• Matt is making photo clip boards for his wife again.
• Shannon is building the Woodworkers Fighting Cancer table and chair project and getting fancy with a raised panel.

What’s New?

• Marc shares an old video on bandsaw set up but a classic
  
• Preston shared an article about some great woodworking education going on in Oregon and Colorado
• George shared a video about LED vs CFL shop lighting.
  
• Huck shared a video about a homemade table saw
  

Kickback

• Stephen was surprised we didn’t mention the Fidgen Kerfing plane in our conversation about resawing at the table saw and bandsaw. Shannon ranted a bit about the origin of the Saw rebate plane and will be building one soon just to test it out.

Voicemail

• A “second time caller” wants to know about using a bandsaw for scrolling work.

Email

• Nate is wondering if he can recoat a lacquer finish on his table with Polyurethane
• Thom is building a rocker and really struggled smoothing out the rocker parts
• Pug wants some advice on sharpening saws.
• Jared wants to know what non woodworking stuff we have in our shops that we can’t live without

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On today’s show we’re talking about re-coating an old poly finish, bandsaw blades for curves, and correcting a rip hand saw cut.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is gearing up to make some shop sawn veneer.
• Matt is considering a lathe stand.
• Shannon is building the Woodworkers Fighting Cancer table and chair project.

What’s New?

• Sheldon shared a link to a tutorial by DIYPete on how to make your own whisky barrel coffee table.
• Who’d thunk that cooperage would be the road to woodworking job security
• Here is a guy who used reclaimed wood to finish the walls of his shop
  
• Paul shared a video on some guys splitting a log

Kickback

• John, Brian, and Joshua all have some great feedback on Amazon Handmade and a closer look at the not so good aspects about it. Joshua sent us a link to a maker that sheds some scary light onto the terms and conditions from Amazon.
• Robert shared a scary story about static electricity blowing a breaker in his shop while sanding and confirms some of Matt’s advice on dust host static control from episode

Voicemail

• Robert wants to know how to control tear out on the back side of the cut.
• Lyle has a question about block planes for the mainly power tool user.

Email

• Craig wants to know how to go about recoating a polyurethane finish
• Jack has 3 questions about bandsaw blades for different situations
• Kelly wants to know what we think about using the table saw to start a resaw cut then finishing it off with a bandsaw.

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On today’s show we’re talking about crook cane handle designs, defusing shop vac hose static electricity, and resawing with table saw and band saw.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is cutting big bird joints (bridle joints)
• Matt is cleaning up his shop
• Shannon is working on a blanket chest but took a few minutes to do some very simple shop improvements

What’s New?

• Ben shared a video on making Ebony pegs
• The Highland Woodworker episode 20
• The Wood Whisperer turned 9 year old!

Kickback

• Marc explained the uninteresting story of what happened to Festool
• Shannon gots lots of advice stating that plastic cutting boards aren’t better and he still isn’t convinced.
• Jim can’t get the video to play on this audio only podcast

Email

• Jonathan wants to build a cane for his father but is worked the crossgrain situation on the crooked handle will cause him to break a hip
• Ryan wants to know how to control static electricity with his dust collection so he can stop getting shocked.
• Kelly wants to know what we think about using the table saw to start a resaw cut then finishing it off with a bandsaw.

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On today’s show we’re talking about finish for a teak shower bench, curved vs hard angles in ductwork, and steamed vs unsteamed Walnut.

Just a quick correction, we thanked Joel Laviolette and mistook him for our friend Joe Laviolette. Apologies Joel and we think you are just as cool as Joe!

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is still working on his gaming table and using a T slot router bit
• Matt is planning home office type projects
• Shannon’s lack of shop time has him contemplating new projects when he already has enough to do.

What’s New?

• Netherland Paul shared a video with us that shows a very efficient logging machine
• Amazon is taking on Etsy with their new Handmade section

Kickback

• Dan says that nails get used over screws much more in carpentry since they can handle more stress in parts like joist hangers.
• Brian has the cheap Beadlock system from Rockler and doesn’t like it either citing alignment issues.

Email

• Eric wants to know what finish to use on a Teak shower bench
• Ben is a afraid of 90 degree angles…in his ductwork
• Andy says “what gives?” about steamed and unsteamed Walnut.

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On today’s show we’re talking about laminated leg vise chops, managing scrap wood, and loose tenon joinery methods. Plus we do some tool reviews on the Bosch Glide Miter Saw and Veritas’ PM-V11 steel.

Just a quick correction, we thanked Joel Laviolette and mistook him for our friend Joe Laviolette. Apologies Joel and we think you are just as cool as Joe!

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc made a taper jig to put tapers on some monster legs on his gaming table Guild build
• Shannon got to put PM-V11 steel to the test

What’s New?

• Start building Barrel tables and make millions! Marc went viral with his picture of a barrel table that reached 20.5 Million – 171,000 shares – 6,500 comments, and a few hundred emails asking me where they can buy it!
• Theo Jansen’s crazy wind powered sculptures
• David sent us an Instructables link called Dovetails for Dummies and we question when anyone would ever want to make long grain dovetails as shown in the tutorial

Reviews

• Marc gives a thumbs up on the Bosch Glide Miter Saw but wishes it had quick clamps
• Shannon gives a thumbs up on PM-V11 steel stating that it does seem to last longer and sharpen quicker

Kickback

• There is no N in Restaurateur!
• Tom and Prescott both has helpful advice relating to our conversation about leveling a table base to the top from episode 275

Voicemail

Gerard called in with a question about a potential cross grain issue with the design of The Milkman’s Workbench

Email

• George wants to know if it will be okay to glue together some 16/4 Maple for his workbench leg vise chop or if the glue line will be a weak point.
• David wants to know how to tame his scrap bin and what rules of thumb we follow to manage our scrap wood stash.
• Jake wants to know what we think of the Beadlock system as a cheaper alternative for making loose tenon joinery

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On today’s show we’re talking about our favorite classses and our favorite luxury tools.

Email

Todays show comes from an email from John

What is the best class/seminar you have taken and what is your favorite “luxury tool”?

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On today’s show we’re talking about finishing a project with nooks and crannies, using cut nails, and flattening a table base to accept the top.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is making a Gaming Table
• Shannon is restoring some old planes and hating it

What’s New?

• Dusty shared a Fine Woodworking article article about a bunch Wegner chair knockoffs being destroyed and raises the question of design protection
• Jesse got to meet two furniture designers while in Ireland and was impressed by their work. Check out Martin Gallagher Furniture and the Joseph Walsh Studio

Email

• Justin has a question about finishing a really intricate surface without getting pooling or brush strokes when spraying isn’t an option.
• John wants to know when it is acceptable to use cut nails and when it is not.
• Matt wants to know how we flatten a table base to get a clean fit with the table top.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re giving construction and design advice to a listener on his bridal chest project.

Email

James – I am planning on building my future daughter-in-law a bridal chest for their wedding in October. I want to make it out of frame and panel construction. I bought some sapele for the main structure, but I would like to make the panels out of a complimentary wood. Can you reccomend a complimentary wood that will look good with Sapele. I would like to use an exotic veneer on the panels, but I can’t, because I really like the profile of my Freud rail & stile router bit set, and I wouldn’t be able to raise the veneered mdf panel. I have made a veneered mdf panel before, surrounding it with matching hardwood, but that is really a pita. I could not find a plan that included the way I would like to build this chest. I plan on making separate frame and panels, then connecting one panel to another, using dowels, with the dowelmax system. Will there be a problem with wood movement using this method? And what about the lid? Should I make it with frame & panels. Or just laminate the boards to make a wide lid? If I laminate, should I use breadboard ends?

Here are some articles mentioned during the discussion:

• Purpleheart Hope Chest Study in Color
• A Fancy Raised Panel
• Duane’s Steamer Trunk
• Good Design is Not Just Because I Can

 

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On today’s show, we’re talking about Storing Shellac, fixing a dado that’s too deep, and a “different way” to mill boards by hand

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc had a baby girl (well Nicole did anyway)
• Matt experienced seasonal swelling and his stretchy pants are missing.
• Shannon is working on a blanket chest.

What’s New?

• Woodworker’s Fighting Cancer is underway with a great start towards the 15K fund raising goal. Consider donating today or build along with the Kids Table and Chairs project
• Learn about Artisanal Firewood
• David shared a link to a new, high quality Marine plywood for boatbuilders
• Mark shared a great poster/chart of hand tools

Poll of the Week

Are you a tool organizer?

Kickback

• Vic says that canned air is a good, cheap alternative to Bloxygen and has used it to preserve glue
• Gary and Stan both urge Shawn (episode 268) not to wall in his furnace without proper ventilation.

Voicemail

Britt says that Sawstop is pursuing Bosch for copyright infringement. We had NO COMMENT.

Email

• Dr Nono wants to know how to store Shellac and Marc phones in his answer by asking Vijay Velji, the Shellac Master.
• Kyle wants to know what to do with his case dados that he cut too deeply by accident
• Dan wants to know our take on milling boards by hand as told by The English Woodworker

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about our experiences with veneer.

This show is inspired by a few different questions on veneer. So instead of answering each one we decided to just throw together a general show on veneer and how cool it can be.

Check out these other veneering things. Share your own source for veneer stuff in the comments below.

And for any veneering supplies, you can’t go wrong with Joe Woodworker

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Today’s show is sponsored by SawStop!

On today’s show we’re talking about are chairs difficult to make, filling cracks in cutting boards, and wood movement in wide lumber.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc completed his Walnut woven hamper
• Matt broke his X-Carve and burnt out the motor.
• Shannon is packing up to head to Maine to finish his dining table.

What’s New?

• Prescott sent us a link to a hand grenade dresser

Kickback

• More CNC kickback with more perspectives on “cheating”, the last we will say on the subject. Thanks to Grant, Chet, and David on the additional perspectives.

Voicemail

Ryan has a question about attaching felt to wood.

Email

• Cameron is frustated after a chair build and wants to know if chairs are hard to build.
• Jon has cracks in his end grain cutting board. Marc did a video on cutting board repair that might help.
• Kevin has a wide slab that just won’t stay flat.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re doing a little bragging and talking about our strengths.

This show is inspired by an email from Chad:

There has been questions on what your weaknesses are. I would love to hear a little bragging. When it comes to woodworking what are your guys best at or what do you like doing the most which in my experience is usually what I’m good at.

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On today’s show we’re talking about milling rough stock, attaching hardwood strips to cover the plywood edges, and designing furniture.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc has one woven panel done on his hamper project.
• Matt broke his X-Carve and burnt out the motor.
• Shannon built a peach crate.

What’s New?

• Jeff sent us a SawStop (RATED R – NOT FAMILY-FRIENDLY!) parody video.
• Harvey sent us a link to an extensive online woodworking library
• The History of Power Tools video
  

Poll of the Week

Do you have enough clamps?

Kickback

• Charles, Dean, and Brian all had kickback on our CNC episode. 3 different perspectives, but for more check out the comments on that episode

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• David wants to know if we mill our rough stock to a uniform thickness.
• Paul has a question about edge banding plywood with solid wood.
• Josh wants to know how to design furniture when you know it needs to hold a lot of weight.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about “cheating” in woodworking. Specifically, using CNC machines in your shop.

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Todays show was inspired by a couple of emails that both ask whether using a power carver or a CNC is “cheating”.

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On today’s show we’re talking about preventing cedar from graying, seeing grain direction in a board, and hinge recommendations for large dropdown drawer fronts.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc has starting working on his clothes hamper project.
• Matt spent some time at his lathe.
• Shannon is breaking in a new shop dog.

What’s New?

• DepressedDarth sent us a cool link to a Millennium Falcon bowl

Kickback

• Josh and Wilbur both used Douglas Fir for their workbenches. You can follow Wilbur’s entire build on his blog, Giant Cypress
• Keith and Mark both have good stories about making money from woodworking.

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• Cliff is wondering how to keep his Cedar project from going gray in the sun.
• Greg needs a hinge recommendation for a fold out shoe drawer.
• Matt wants to know an easy way to read the grain.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about the value of our work and how we determine it.

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Todays show was inspired by an email from Anthony:

I have a questions regarding the monetary value we place on craftsmanship today as opposed to that of earlier generations. Example George Washington paid $145.00 for an ornate secretary bookcase [Mt Vernon virtual tour] in 1797. Aside from the obvious historical value, if simply adjusted for inflation the same item would cost roughly $3,800.00 today[measuringworth.com]. Not an outrageous sum but in all honesty I doubt it could be replicated for 5 times that amount today. It would appear that this kind of hand built quality has become more out of reach than ever before. How do we put a price on the pieces we build that justifies the labor and material but also make them accessible to those that appreciate what we do? Marc how much for that sculpted rocker?

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On today’s show we’re talking about softwood for a workbench, establishing your woodworking style, using a router as a jointer, and choosing wood for a table top.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc has ditched woodworking for weaving for his new hamper design
• Matt finished and delivered some storage cabinets
• Shannon can’t glue up panels

What’s New?

• Steve shared an article about making butter knives into steak knives
• Matt shared a video on bending wood with Ammonia
  

Poll of the Week

Do you have an assembly table?

Kickback

• Amr says that wooden toothbrushes are commonly used in the Middle East
• Brian says that woodworking has made him focus on ensuring everything he buys is of good quality.
• Keith, a Home Depot employee, says that more hardwoods may be coming to Home Depot.
• Issac advises some caution when choosing the wood species for a frame saw.

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• Scott called in with a question about using softwood for a workbench
• The OCD Woodworker called in asking about a split level shop

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• Tom is unsure whether developing a design style is a good thing
• Scott wants to know whether a router can be used to joint stock
• John is building a Cherry table and wondering about using flatsawn vs quartersawn wood

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re grabbing some miscellaneous topics from our email bag that are too short for a single topic show and not long enough for a regular show.

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• Kris would like to hear how woodworking has influenced your daily lives outside of the shop.
• Tommaso is wondering, what is our least favorite part of a project?
• Ted wants to know if there are any real negatives to corrugated bottom planes? Also, is a vintage Stanley bedrock going to as well as a non-bedrock Stanley.
• Bob wants to know if any of us use digital angle gauges?

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On today’s show we’re talking about bent lamination stability, jigsaw work with hand tools, and unsticking sticky drawers.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc epoxied his outdoor bench
• Matt facing a cabinet build without a tablesaw
• Shannon turned away a few hours making small stuff

What’s New?

• Mike shared a link about an Adafruit board programmed to track your saw blade along the vertical and horizontal axis, giving you visual and audio feed back.
• Jeff shared a link about some incredible bentwood chairs
• Preston shared a link for a free download of John Townsend: Newport Cabinetmaker

Kickback

• Charles, David, and Mike (real CPAs and Attorneys) all left great comments about business models
• Eric, a young accountant, called in to say we were right! Just make sure you file your income and be consistent with deductions
• Keith, a Home Depot employee, says that more hardwoods may be coming to Home Depot.
• Jared mentioned using a long sliding dovetail for a breadboard.

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Mike called in with a question about making a Roubo style frame saw.

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• James wants to know if cutting joinery into his bent laminated legs will weaken them.
• Mike is wondering about a hand tool solution for cutting sound holes in a Cajon drum.
• Mark wants to know how to keep his drawers from sticking in the case.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about our business models and lots of other unqualified business advice that you should take with a grain of salt then go talk to an actual professional accountant.

This topic is inspired by an email from Nick:

I’ve heard you mention several times on the show that you make commission pieces from time to time but I also know 2 of you (I guess Marc too..) have separate day jobs, so I’m curious to know what kind of business license/model you have for your side woodworking commissions.
I’m sure there are resources out there for folks who want to start their own business but I’m curious to hear how you guys operate and if there are various options to consider.

How about you?

Do you have a woodworking business? How did you set it up? Are you a qualified accountant ready to dole out some free advice? Leave it in the comments below.

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On today’s show we’re talking about letting necessity be the mother of invention, anticipatory duct work for dust collection, breadboard end joinery.

What’s on the Bench?

• Marc is finishing up an outdoor bench build
• Matt went to the woods to whittle
• Shannon went back to work on his blanket chest

What’s New?

• Mike shared a video on impressive Japanese joinery
• AJ shared an article on some laser cut projects
• Peter Galbert has a great blog series on becoming a professional woodworker.
• Patrick shared a video and wondered “what if the Flash were a woodcarver”?
  
• Mike shared an article about students building with Pine off cuts.
• Woodworks Season 6 is now available on DVD

Kickback

• David and Jeff both have some feedback on buying lumber online.
• John and Greg both agree with cutting yourself some slack when reviewing your own work and have some great advice.

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• Chad is wondering about adding a tool storage box under his workbench.
• John has some questions about setting up rigid ductwork for his dust collection.
• Bob is working on breadboard ends and has some questions.

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On today’s Wood Talk “Weekend Edition” we’re talking about the early days of our woodworking careers and how long it took before we were actually proud of the things we made.

This topic is inspired by an email from Nathan:

I’ve been woodworking for about two years now, and I’ve built maybe four or five major projects, including a desk, a workbench, a tool chest, and several other smaller ones. I am yet to be fully satisfied or “proud” with anything I’ve built. My wife and other family members marvel at my abilities, but all I see when I look at my projects are all the flaws and things I could have done better. Am I just being too hard on myself, or is this a usual feeling when starting out? I know that I could rebuild the projects I’ve done and make them even better, but time and money won’t allow it for now.

How about you?

Do you think you suck? Are you proud of the things you make?

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