Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsFine Woodworking magazine editors and contributors answer your questions and share woodworking tips and techniques.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
STL181: Will a Jobsite Saw Cut It?
January 18, 2019 15:00Check out our newest video workshop, Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools featuring Chris Gochnour and be sure to help us make our video workshops even better by filling out this quick survey. Question 1: From Dean: I have an enjoyable dilemma. I am building a garage with adjacent shop space at our north home. The shop is 200 sq-ft, one third the size of my St. Paul shop, and thus creates a challenge adapting to a small space. I have been devouring all the FWW articles on small shops and beli...
STL181: Will a Jobsite Saw Cut It?
January 18, 2019 15:00Check out our newest video workshop, Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools featuring Chris Gochnour and be sure to help us make our video workshops even better by filling out this quick survey. Question 1: From Dean: I have an enjoyable dilemma. I am building a garage with adjacent shop space at our north home. The shop is 200 sq-ft, one third the size of my St. Paul shop, and thus creates a challenge adapting to a small space. I have been devouring all the FWW articles on small shops and beli...
STL180: Designing Without Drawing
January 04, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBQuestion 1: From Cameron: I’m thinking of making a bench inspired by Mark Edmundson’s “Modern Danish Cord Bench” from issue #194-Nov/Dec 2007. I’m want to stretch the width to 6’ to use at my 7’ table. Will the front and rear rails be enough to support 4 well fed adults or will I have a hilarious story to tell for the next 30 year about the thanksgiving collapse of 2019? Mark Edmundson’s “Modern Danish Cord Bench” from issue #194-Nov/Dec 2007 Strategies For Building Stronger Furniture b...
STL179: Barry's Insane For The Scrub Plane
December 21, 2018 15:58 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBQuestion 1: From Tony: We hear so much talk about Lie Nielsen, Veritas, and Stanley hand planes but, I have a Millers Falls No. 8 that i picked up from an Antique store, that works really well. I don't think I’ve ever heard the Millers Falls Name be mentioned on the Podcast, so I am wondering if they’re any good? They seem to have been in contention with Stanley and they are American made from New England no less, since 1868! TimeTestedTools.net Ron Hock replacement plane blades -htt...
STL 178: To Glue One Edge or Two?
December 07, 2018 16:31 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBTo enter to win Bob Van Dyke's sharpening box from issue #254: Leave a comment on this episode's show-notes page Head over to the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking site and sign up for their email list We’ll pick a winner December 21, 2018. Question 1: From Amy: I've been using a piece of vegetable tanned leather with green waxy honing compound as a strop. I start by rubbing compound onto the shiny side of the leather. However, when I go to strop my carving knives, the pressu...
STL 175.5: Bonus Episode with Kate Swann
November 30, 2018 15:48 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBFor more information on The Florida School of Woodwork: http://www.schoolofwoodwork.com/ For more infomation on Fine Woodworking HANDS On 2019 in Tampa, February 1-3: http://bit.ly/2Pbh03U Kate Swann is a lifetime woodworker, furnituremaker, and artist that known nation wide for her elegant custom furniture designs. Her unique works have been featured in magazines and act as functional furniture pieces in boardrooms, homes and retail spaces around the country. Renowned for her exquisite t...
STL177: Pekovich's Primitive Projects
November 23, 2018 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBQuestion 1: From Matt: I have 3 questions about getting into kumiko: 1.) What (Japanese) chisel would you recommend starting with? Hida Tool - HidaTool.com Iida Tool - JapanTool-Iida.com 2.) What online/printed resources would you recommend? Spice up your work with kumiko by Michael Pekovich #259–Jan/Feb 2017 Issue Mike Farrington's Kumiko work on YouTube John Reed Fox on Roy Underhill's Woodwright's Shop 3.) Any thoughts on preparing the strips without a tablesaw or drum sander? ...
STL 176: Why we don’t like resawing on the tablesaw
November 09, 2018 15:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBLeave a comment on this episode's show notes page to enter to win a one of three Shop Talk Live t-shirts! - http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Question 1: From Damon: It’s time for me to start surfacing rough boards, but I don’t have the money to buy BOTH a jointer and a planer. I do have a plan for milling stock without the jointer, please let me know what you think: Buy a lunchbox planer and build a sled for face jointing Build a jig for ripping a straight edge at the tablesaw After face joint...
STL 175: Stressful Panel Glue Ups
October 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MBHead over to ShopTalkLive.com and leave a comment on this episode's show-notes page for your chance to win a one-year membership to Fine Woodworking's new UNLIMITED membership! We’ll pick a winner November 9, 2018. Make sure you check out The Craft of Veneering by Craig Thibodeau Question 1: From Tom: I am building a credenza that will be 84" long, with solid walnut top and bottom. If the back is made of plywood (1/2" or 3/4"), is it ok to glue the back to the solid top and bottom p...
STL 174: The power of the spring joint
October 12, 2018 15:20 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBBecome a member today and get instant access to all FineWoodworking.com content. Start your free two week trial here. Show notes are available here. To see the newest issue of Fine Woodworking. Links mentioned in this episode: An Edge-Jointing Primer - Well-tuned tools and the right technique create joints that last by Gary Rogowski #124–May/June 1997 Issue Creating an Attractive Tabletop, Part 2 Edge-jointing and glue-up by Bob Van Dyke #208–Nov/Dec 2009 Issue No Black Line Ve...
STL 173: The Draw of the Wooden Handplane
September 28, 2018 14:05 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBShow notes Links mentioned in this episode: Wood Planes Made Easy by David Finck #196–Jan/Feb 2008 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QU8Ui9 Handwork: Make a coopering plane by Clark Kellogg #263-Sep/Oct 2017 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QVs9YP James Krenov on Handplanes by James Krenov #196–Jan/Feb 2008 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QTT5YS Get to Know Japanese Handplanes by Andrew Hunter #260–Mar/Apr 2017 Issue - http://bit.ly/2wY5Mfg Japanese Planes Demystified by Carl Swensson #145–Nov...
STL 172: You're using your chisels wrong
September 14, 2018 14:29 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBSign up now for your chance to win the Ultimate Router Table Giveaway from Fine Woodworking and JessEm Tool Company Links discussed in this episode: Sanding on the Drill Press - by Michael Fortune #254–May/June 2016 Issue Arts & Crafts Bed by Kevin Rodel #260–Mar/Apr 2017 Issue Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed by Michael Cullen #268–May/June Emmet Van Driesche - Spoon blanks for sale
STL 171: When the Instagram Critics Get To You
August 31, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBTo enter to win a USB archive leave a comment on the show notes page for this episode. Winner will be selected September 14, 2018 Sharpening Services – Is it worth the time and expense to get your blades sharpened? Video: Machine Setup – The Jointer part 1 – Matt Wajda sets the jointer tables using only a straight-edge and some scraps of paper Finish Line: Original Arts and Crafts by Nancy R. Hiller #193–Sept/Oct 2007 Issue Re-creating a Shaker Finish by Linda Coit #203–Jan/Feb 2...
STL 170: Biscuit Joiner vs. Dowel Jigs
August 17, 2018 13:40 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBShow Notes: http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Become a member today and get instant access to all FineWoodworking.com content. Start your free two week trial here: http://bit.ly/2m576Fl For more Shop Talk Live or to submit a question: http://bit.ly/2mVJYd0 To see the newest issue of Fine Woodworking: http://bit.ly/2newDLh Links mentioned: Video: Accurate Biscuit Joints by Tony O'Malley #165–Sept/Oct 2003 Issue Fine Furniture with Biscuit Joints by Michael Fortune #227–July/Aug 2012 I...
STL 169.5: Bonus Episode - Maplewoodshop
August 10, 2018 23:53 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBWe were going to put this interview in the last episode, but it deserved to have your undivided attention. So here is a special bonus episode of Shop Talk Live. For more information on The Maplewoodshop program: https://www.maplewoodshop.com/
STL 169: Bandsawn Surface vs. Tablesawn Surface
August 03, 2018 12:09 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBShow notes: http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Chris Becksvoort, the dovetail master at work by Christian Becksvoort, Ben Strano #264-Nov/Dec 2017 Issue - http://bit.ly/2M5heMI Architectural Wall Cabinet by Nancy R. Hiller #270–Sep/Oct 2018 Issue -http://bit.ly/2LWq1QU An Elegant, Contemporary DeskAn Elegant, Contemporary Desk by Michael Robbins #270–Sep/Oct 2018 Issue -http://bit.ly/2M0LmII Scaling Furniture from Photos by Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez #170–May/June 2004 Issue - http://bit.ly/2LWtKhk Re...
STL 168: Bevel Angles and Workbench Wood
July 20, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 61 MBMike, Matt, and Ben answer 14 questions in another lightning round Show notes: http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Heating and Cooling Your Shop by Barry NM Dima #265–Tools & Shops 2018 Issue The Secret to Better Chiseling by Michael Pekovich #249–Sep/Oct 2015 Issue Video: Bench Chisel Basics by Michael Pekovich #249–Sep/Oct 2015 Issue Christian Becksvoort’s Shaker step stool Rockler Soft Stem Bumpers Lee Valley High-Friction Sheets A Workbench 30 Years in...
STL 167: Tricky Glue-Ups
July 06, 2018 13:36 - 57 minutes - 53 MBMike, Matt, and Ben discuss glue-ups, premium vs. not-so-premium chisels, clogged handplanes, and milling lumber Show-notes: http://bit.ly/2KQ2AF3 Links mentioned in the show: Tool Rant: Is that really a clamp? by Bob Van Dyke -http://bit.ly/2IZFNom How To Cut Dovetails on the Tablesaw by Gregory Paolini #231–Jan/Feb 2013 Issue - http://bit.ly/2J070av How to Tame Tricky Glue-Ups by Michael Fortune #243–Nov/Dec 2014 Issue - http://bit.ly/2J0YqbF Tim Rousseau – Simple push stick for...
STL 166: Disappearing Tablesaw Guards
June 22, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBEnter for your chance to win the Fine Woodworking SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw Giveaway - http://bit.ly/2HrUK1N Matt, Anissa, and Ben discuss tablesaw safety, working with round parts, drawbore joinery, wood movement, and their all-time favorite articles Show notes are available at http://www.ShopTalkLive.com Articles discussed in this episode: Drawbored Tenons by Steve Latta #241–July/Aug 2014 Issue - http://bit.ly/2K9mFWz Understanding Wood Movement by Christian Beck...
STL 165: Staying Safe in the Shop
June 08, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBEnter for your chance to win the Fine Woodworking SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw Giveaway - http://bit.ly/2HrUK1N Show notes: http://bit.ly/2Ls18c1 Become a member today and get instant access to all FineWoodworking.com content. Start your free two week trial here: http://bit.ly/2m576Fl For more Shop Talk Live or to submit a question: http://bit.ly/2mVJYd0 To see the newest issue of Fine Woodworking: http://bit.ly/2newDLh Links from the show: Make a Table from a Board by Michael...
STL 164: Sometimes you can blame the tools
May 25, 2018 14:40 - 1 hour - 76.6 MBMike, Matt, and Ben discuss jointer setup, bad bandsaw blades, plywood workbenches, and Japanese chisels and their all-time favorite techniques
STL 163: The Unspoken Rules of Woodworking
May 11, 2018 14:39 - 1 hour - 90 MBMike, Anissa, and Ben discuss Christian Becksvoort dovetailing, Mike then chaldovetail jigs, card scrapers, half-mortise locks, and Anissa admits to an epic smooth move
STL 162: Mary May, Marc Spagnuolo, and Tim Rousseau
April 27, 2018 14:45 - 41 minutes - 57.9 MBShow notes: http://bit.ly/2HCvQxD This episode was sponsored by Titebond: http://www.titebond.com/ Check out MM Wood Studio's experience at FWW Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvx3FRkkl4 For more information about Rikon's turning system: http://bit.ly/2HyVEut Become a member today and get instant access to all FineWoodworking.com content. Start your free two week trial here: http://bit.ly/2m576Fl For more Shop Talk Live or to submit a question: http://bit.ly/2mVJYd0 To se...
STL 161: The Lightning Round!
April 13, 2018 15:34 - 1 hour - 101 MBIn a futile attempt to empty the inbox, Mike, Matt, and Ben blaze through 14 questions in this special quick-fire episode Full show notes are available here: http://bit.ly/2qu9xUc This episode is sponsored by Titebond: Even if you’re not a professional woodworker, you want to use the glue the pros use. And three out of four pro woodworkers trust Titebond as their choice. For building wood furniture or cabinets to making picture frames or birdhouses, or just general repairs around the ...
STL 160: Beginner Mistakes
March 30, 2018 16:38 - 1 hour - 53 MBPlus, dealing with a warped panel, keeping tabletops from moving, the safety of spalted wood, and a snippet from our interview with Brian Boggs
STL 159: Puttin' On Airs with Pocket Screws
March 16, 2018 14:05 - 58 minutes - 40.7 MBHandplanes that don't hold adjustments, dull bandsaw blades, 6-in. vs. 8-in. jointers, favorite tools, and the reign of Ben begins
STL 158: You see a chisel, he sees your soul
March 02, 2018 16:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBPlus, bandsaw tables, mitered shooting boards, smooth moves, philosophical woodworking questions, glass disk sharpening systems, and pencil vs. knife
STL 157: The Tale of Professor Frid
February 16, 2018 13:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBBandsaw speed settings, mitered rips by hand, cabinet scrapers, crosscut sleds, sliding dovetails, and all-time favorite articles and tools
STL 156: Is a bigger bandsaw better?
February 02, 2018 15:13 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MBPlus, choosing stock for a desktop, sanding techniques for turning, chopping through mortises, favorite techniques, and a preview of Tom's interview with Gary Rogowski
STL 155: Swelling dovetails and fishtail chisels
January 19, 2018 16:34 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBPlus, ways to live without a jointer, bullnose bits, evening out color in sapele, favorite tools, and smooth moves
STL 154: Woodworking Resolutions
January 05, 2018 16:23 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBPlus, the guys discuss drawer and door reveals, shellac flakes, panel saws, shop layout, flattening chisels, and their all-time favorite articles
STL 153: Setting up shop with Justin Fink
December 22, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBFine Homebuilding editor Justin Fink comes in to discuss shop heating, moving a post, shop floors, walling in utilities, and all time favorite shops of all time
STL 152: Winter Woodworking Woes
December 08, 2017 16:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBPlus, the guys talk about deciding what to build, Japanese vs Western style saws, favorite techniques, and what you should add to your holiday wishlist
STL 151: End Grain Guitars and Shop Storage
November 24, 2017 15:00 - 1 hour - 46 MBPlus, the guys talk about planing veneer, jointing long boards, angled tenons, honing guides, and philosophical woodworking questions
STL 150: Tim Coleman talks shop
November 10, 2017 18:10 - 52 minutes - 36 MBPlus, the guys talk about outfeed tables, bandsaw drift, veneer thickness, and cross grain glue-ups
STL 149: Sharpening demystified
October 27, 2017 15:54 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBPlus, the guys talk about migrating sawdust staining the surrounding wood, shoulder planes, green wood, and they take a deep dive on drawer fitting
STL 148: Rust prevention and favorite jigs
October 13, 2017 15:24 - 53 minutes - 36.5 MBPlus, the guys talk about the new issue, curved scrapers, prefinishing dos and don't, milling lumber for a workbench top, and dive into what perfection means
STL 147: Troublesome Tabletops and Too-Tight Box Joints
September 29, 2017 14:03 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBPlus, alternatives to taking woodworking classes, routing circle cut-outs, glue line creeping, favorite tools, and smooth moves
STL 146: Drying lumber and squashing squeeze-out
September 15, 2017 13:59 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBPlus, the guys talk about drawer reveals, finishing cutting boards, all time favorite techniques and their newest smooth moves
STL 145: Shooting boards and Chair Making
September 01, 2017 15:19 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBThis episode of Shop Talk Live is sponsored by Audible. Head over to Audible.com/ShopTalkLive to get a free audio book. 04:50 - Question 1: I have a 400/1000 grit combination diamond stone, a high quality honing guide, and a leather strop. People always talk about removing the burr on the back of the blade after sharpening. I try to do that, but it seems to just bend back around and doesn't come off. I end up with a tiny sliver of iron on the end of my blade which is not straight and ...
STL 144: MDF Benches and missing handplanes
August 18, 2017 10:00 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBPlus, Ben, Matt, and Anissa discuss their favorite furniture makers, rules for the shop, All Time Favorite Tools and FWW Articles
STL 143: Oilstones vs. Waterstones
August 04, 2017 14:48 - 1 hour - 45.4 MBPlus, the guys talk about dovetail spacing, hollow-chisel mortiser techniques, bucket-list furniture, smooth moves, and introduce a new segment taking a deep dive into surface prep
STL 142: Live from AWFS with John Ratzenberger and Rollie Johnson
July 21, 2017 16:42 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBThe guys are in Vegas and get to chat with skills advocate John Ratzenberger. Rollie Johnson joins and helps answer questions about secondary woods, having logs milled, and grinding on the cheap.
STL141: Vic Tesolin's Tool Bomb
July 07, 2017 13:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MBVic Tesolin stops by to talk tools and tool bombs, plus the guys talk about splash-and-go sharpening stones, inexpensive vises, fretsaws, shaping curved legs, tool cabinets, and their all-time favorite woodworking books of all time… for this week.
STL 140: The one with epic smooth moves
June 23, 2017 13:40 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBWith Ben filling in for Tom, and Anissa Kapsales filling in for Matt, the group confesses smooth moves, discusses mortising options, intermediate projects, router tables, flattening cupped boards, and woodworking revelations. Plus, Mike is accused of being a bit cheeky with this all-time favorite technique.
STL 139: The horrors of moving your shop
June 09, 2017 17:44 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBPlus, the guys talk about how they make drawer stock, tablesaw horsepower, roll around carts, and making a miter sled for a benchtop saw
STL 138: Tool flipping and riving knives
May 26, 2017 13:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBPlus, the guys debate working from plans vs. improvising, how much stock to leave when milling, all time favorite techniques, and some recent tool bombs
STL 137: Paring chisels and bench grinder tips
May 12, 2017 15:14 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBPlus, the guys talk about attributes of a good woodworking student, picking the right wood for a project, and their all time favorite furniture and techniques
STL 136: Shop Talk Live — Live!
April 28, 2017 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBA special episode recorded live from Fine Woodworking Live 2017, featuring guests Peter Follansbee, Vic Tesolin, Joshua Klein, Joe Taylor, and Wilbur Pan