EPISODES

Pottery Wheel Hooch | Wood Talk 579

On today’s show, we’re talking about first aid in the shop, free modeling software, wood in movies, which handsaw to buy, keeping those tootsies comfortable

Black Friday is Dead | WoodTalk 578

Things to think about when woodworking in the desert, non-digital information sources, cutting large cookies without the big tools, and buying your first dust collector

Coping with Burnout | Wood Talk 577

we’re talking about… BURNOUT!!!, a tight riving knife, making big under-bevels, buying bulk lumber, and uneven table legs.

Need a Job? Call WoodTalk | Wood Talk 575

We’re talking about…modifying a table, finish for a whiskey tumbler, salvaging parts from an old table saw, and woodworking with children.

Quick PSA for Abandoned Listeners

Just a quick public service announcement that will hopefully reign in some of our long lost listeners. Back in January we switched to a new

569 – Matt Prefers it Hard

It’s show #568 On today’s show, we’re talking about hard vs soft sanding pads, the purpose of a shavehook, PVA glue life, emotional projects, Cabinets

568 – Woodworker vs the HOA

woodworker vs the HOA, sharpening a card scraper, flat bottom table saw cuts, and disposable blade hand planes

567 – The Blue Woodcraft

shoulder planes?, the very super cool tools fence, and a question about router fences that Matt probably can’t answer.

566 – Matt’s Little Thing

Oops! All Questions episode. We’re talking about some new tools, the longevity of glue joints, uses for CNC, and domestic hardwood alternatives.

565 – Hating on Harvey?

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

563 – Jesus Cremona

gluing in the cold,dog hole placement, & Maintaining surfacing router bits

562 – Matt Hates Podcasts

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

561 – Stop Touching It

Choosing a smoothing plane, tung oil finish problems, and why face frames first.

559 – Show Us Your Bottom

Pre-fab cabinets (should you?), leg and rail construction, setting grinder angles, router bit safety

558 – Plywood…Suck it Flat

It’s show #558 On today’s show, we’re talking about the current state of plywood, the new Rip-it fence, and making stuff flat & square. Sponsored

557 – Marc is the Way

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

554 – Goodbye, Maybe Forever

handsaws for the hybrid woodworking shop, allergic reactions to Rubio, epoxy butterfly inlays, any woods to avoid in the BBQ?

552 – Embarrassed by all the Shiplap

trusting other people’s measurements, domino vs dowel joinery, split top or not, and dealing with the poor decisions of previous homeowners.

550 – Not Our Best Work

Electricity for woodworkers, cheap hand planes, refinishing a Walnut table, what to do with old saw blades, woodworking in someone else’s shop, and snapping bandsaw blades.

548 – Domino Killed the Dovetail Star

Norm Abram the YouTuber, why’s Matt so small and shy yet confident, features of an all in one workbench, and organizing portable power tools.

544 – Shannon’s Offense of the Quarter

We’re talking about what does “credibility” look like in 2023? Pore-filling, getting shop time when you have kids, and finishing only one side of a board.

542 – Tree Curious

We’ve got a grab bag of odd questions. Don’t blame us…you asked.

540 – High Octave Lumber Sales

Why you’ll go poor trying to sell lumber, Torrefied wood doors, mortising by hand, and good uses for flooring off-cuts.

539 – Trixie Spagnuolo

Making barn videos, sharpening curved blades, learning how to train someone in a one-man shop, and we heard from you guys about a bunch of things that are Matt’s fault!

538 – Don’t tighten your nuts so hard

Woodworking and mental health, a Moxon vise as your only vise, why a quick release mechanism doesn’t exist for table saw blades, and tools that have been in storage.

536 – Thumb Crotch

Demonstrating woodworking, shoulder planes, dealing with splinters, applying Rubio to a frame & panel, breadboard popularity, and premium router table set ups.

535 – Elite Straightists

What is straight, the ugly truth about content creation, and plywood vs solid wood.

534 – Where Does Water Come From?

Why you should never write in to criticize this show, workbench or hand tools first, jointing wood, bandsaw brakes, and when to seal logs?!

533 – Hand Jobby

glue for veneering, marc the voiceover guy, stealing designs, and buying lumber locally.

532 – Tell Me About Your Balls

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

530 – Should We Trust Tool Reviews?

It’s show #530 On today’s show, we’re talking about tool reviews, options for resawing a wide slab, smoking with project scraps and straight edges. Sponsored

528 – The Final Shop

What we look for in an ideal shop space, diamond saw files, dealing with a wife that oversteps her bounds, and owning multiple sets of tools.

526 – Missouricans

Getting old sucks, changes for Marc, skewed plane blades, and are cantilevered drum sanders worth it?

524 – Q&A Bonus Show

Just because we love you all so much it’s time for a rapid fire question and answer edition of WoodTalk.

523 – Unanimous Poo Pooing

Unsolicited advice, plywood vs solid wood, and milling boards in real time, and sanding to high grits.

522 – Does She Have a Sister?

Sliding dovetails in thin stock, the best finish for a kitchen countertop, and a Contractor Table Saw vs Cabinet Saw

521 – The Normic Period

Woodworking magazines, communicating with our followers, and do we actually need to upgrade tools in order to get better?

518 – Bandaids

Buying your first hardwoods, assemblies with no dings, and roubo from slabs.

515 – The Hangover Method

Dimensioning lumber, a stupid question about pre-finishing, flattening boards wider than your jointer

512 – Bowl of Spagbo

Extra screws, how Minwax stain works, and Design Intellectual property.

511 – Nature is Dumb

Micro bevels, cross cut sleds vs miter gauges, veneer glue that won’t kill you….I think, and how much work do to on used tools.

508 – Crotch to the Face

Hand tools for the power tool user, which finishes spontaneously combust, Drilling big and deep into end grain.

507 – Euro Meat

Baltic Birch frustration, sanding before finishing, finishing an outdoor bench, and what’s the deal with compression bits?!

504 – Matt’s Anals

Midcentury roundovers, woodworking terminology, woodworking with newborns, and Random Orbit Sanders vs Sheet Sanders

503 – Shannon Hates Nurses

Our bad attitudes, Veritas MKII issues, sealing a wooden coffee container, and using the wrong tool for the job.

502 – Fueled by Hoochie

Replaceable saw blades, Beadlock, thingamabobs, sawdust allergies, and drying wood cookies.

WT501 – Humpin’ Trees

Warped lids, workbench vises, finish for a cedar chest, where to find screws, and Matt’s Wood lot.

WT500 – Marc Likes Little Balls

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

WT498 – Better to Be Smooth

Paralysis by analysis, the best way to learn woodworking, new vs vintage hand tools, and tool maintenance schedules. Also now featuring your funny captions

WT497 – I Hate You

Table saw extension wings, what you get when you pay more for a random orbit sander, wet wood, identifying wood, and material for a new bench top.

WT496 – Put A Ring On It

Wood movement, rasps, diamond stones, store bought workbenches, and finding free logs.