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.
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STL 85: Furniture Maker Chris Gochnour
May 22, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBFine Woodworking contributing author Chris Gochnour sits down with Matt Kenney for a lengthy discussion on his favorite tools, successes and failures as a professional woodworker, and building a desk for the governor of Utah.
STL 84: One Big Problem with Helical Cutterheads
May 08, 2015 13:54 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBHelical cutterheads are all the rage for jointers and planers, but is there a white elephant in the room? Plus, your questions on finishing, mortise-and-tenon joinery, and a whole lot more.
STL 83: Outfit Your Shop for Under 2-Grand
April 24, 2015 19:50 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBEd's workbench helps him combat a pesky skunk, tips on setting up a workshop on the cheap, and a super-cool mortising jig.
STL 82: Matt Kenney's Controversial Arrest
April 10, 2015 17:13 - 54 minutes - 50.5 MBMike and Ed break the bad news about the supposed arrest of Matt Kenney before diving into questions on sharpening, workbenches, woodworking clamps, and a whole lot more.
STL 81: Weird Woodworking Tools
March 27, 2015 04:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBWeird woodworking tools that that are either totally useless, or totally cool. Plus your woodworking questions on milling, veneering, huge machinery, and a whole lot more.
STL 80: Workbench Troubles
March 13, 2015 04:00 - 51 minutes - 48 MBThis week, we help two woodworkers with workbench troubles. Other topics include surface prep and machinery speed settings, plus a new Smooth Moves and All Time Favorite Technique segments.
STL 79: Ed's Mysterious Basement Experience
February 27, 2015 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWhat's Ed doing in a strange basement and why is his wife taking all the "credit?" Plus, your questions on restoring vintage machinery, setting up a new jointer, and a whole lot more.
STL 78: Makin' Sparks on Yer Tablesaw
February 13, 2015 18:32 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBEd Pirnik reveals his most boneheaded shop blunder yet. Plus, your woodworking questions on everything from chisels and power tools, to getting started and honing design skills.
STL 77: A Woodworker's Dream Job
January 30, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBLee Valley Tools Technical Advisor Vic Tesolin—a woodworker with what lots of folks might consider a "dream job—" stops by to talk shop. Plus, your woodworking questions answered and a quick update on Working Wood in the 18th Century.
STL 76: The Drunken Woodworker
January 16, 2015 05:00 - 1 hour - 52 MBDrunken Woodworker David Picciuto joins the Shop Talke Live crew to fill us in on everything from bandsawn boxes and Star Wars, to the internet woodworking community and more.
STL 75: Return of the Tool Bomb
December 30, 2014 13:35 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBThe gang recounts some of their worst tool purchases ever. Plus, your questions on tablesaws, router tables, handplanes, and more.
STL 74: Mastering the Molding Plane
December 12, 2014 05:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBWhy are molding planes so cool, and where can they outperform a router bit? Plus, Matt Kenney's bogus sick call and questions on everything from workbenches and riving knives, to hand tools and end grain.
STL 73: Sticking it to the EU
November 28, 2014 05:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBSeems like some guys still rip wood without a fence. Plus, how does a woodworker get a dado set onto a European tablesaw, and your woodworking questions answered.
STL 72: Another Tablesaw Lawsuit
November 14, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBWe interview SawStop president Steve Gass and trial attorney John Bell regarding the latest verdict in a tablesaw liability suit. Plus, big news regarding a new SawStop product!
STL 71: Return of the Speed Tenon
October 31, 2014 13:56 - 43 minutes - 40.5 MBThe guys field questions on everything from vacuum sealing your shellac flakes, to a debate on the safety and merits of Christian Becksvoort's speed tenoning technique.
STL 70: Lie-Nielsen Live
October 17, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 67 MBShop Talk Live sits down with acclaimed tool maker Thomas Lie-Nielsen. Plus, your woodworking questions answered.
STL 69: Mike's Goldrush Doppelganger
October 03, 2014 04:30 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBHow does Fine Woodworking's Mike Pekovich have time to craft a magazine while appearing on the Goldrush television show? Plus, Tips on scoring tools at bargain basement prices and your questions on handplanes, milling painted wood, and more.
STL 68: Maine Furniture Master Tim Rousseau
September 19, 2014 04:30 - 1 hour - 70 MBMatt Kenney interviews Maine furniture maker and instructor Tim Rousseau on everything from favorite tools and biggest failures, to sage advice for aspiring woodworkers. Plus, your questions on handplanes, card scrapers, sharpening, and a whole lot more!
STL 67: Ask a Rocket Scientist Returns
September 05, 2014 04:30 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBEd gets roasted by a reader for exaggerating router bit speeds, causing the team to re-introduce our Ask a Rocket Scientist segment. Plus, your woodworking questions answered.
STL 66: SawStop Gets a Slider
August 22, 2014 20:33 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week Matt Kenney reports live from the showroom floor of the International Woodworker's Fair on new tool and machinery news. Plus, a few tips on getting started in serious woodworking, your questions, and a whole lot more.
STL 65: Wicked Workshop Tips
August 08, 2014 19:18 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBEd & co. relay some of there favorite tips for crafting the perfect workshop before answering your woodworking questions. Plus, Mike on strange Japanese toilets, and tips on how to fool your sanitation man? What?
STL 64: Lie-Nielsen's Epic Open House
July 24, 2014 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBMatt Kenney reports on his visit to Maine tool makers, Lie-Nielsen. Plus, new Smooth Moves, Tool Bombs, and your woodworking questions answered.
STL 63: The Micro-Sized Workshop
July 11, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBCan you still build quality furniture in a workshop shoehorned into an apartment? You betcha. Plus, your woodworking questions on finishing tips, dust collection, bandsaws, and a whole lot more.
STL 62: Chevrolets for Marquetry
June 27, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBThis week, Ed somehow manages to bring Chevrolet into a conversation concerning traditional marquetry as we wrap up our two-part interview with period furniture master Patrick Edwards. Plus, your questions on rusty tablesaws, old bandsaws, out-of-square workbenches and much more.
STL 61: Mind-Blowing Marquetry
June 13, 2014 17:06 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAsa Christiana interviews marquetry super-star Patrick Edwards, the group fesses up to even more dumpster diving steals, and your woodworking questions answered.
STL 60: Dumpster Diving for Terrific Tools
May 30, 2014 04:30 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBEd and Mike come clean regarding a hobby involving dirty dumpsters. Plus, your questions on workbenches, tablesaw adjustments, block plane sharpening, and more.
STL 59: No Such Thing as Too Many Tools
May 16, 2014 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBFine Woodworking contributing editor and self-described tool junkie Rollie Johnson takes your questions on power tools and machinery, and we reveal why anchor chain iron makes great chisels and plane irons. Yup, anchor chain iron. You heard right.
STL 58: Woodworking's an Art—No it's Not
May 02, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBConflicts arise as we duke it out over whether woodworking can be considered an "art." Plus, your questions on tablesaw splitters, nasty handplane tearout, high-priced Japanese chisels, and more.
STL 57: Tablesaw Accident Update
April 18, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBWe learn of a potential new miracle treatment for a tablesaw injury victim, answer your woodworking questions, and gain new insights on the acclaimed woodworkers featured on our back covers.
STL 56: James Krenov's Legacy Lives On
April 04, 2014 05:00 - 1 hour - 140 MBThis week, Shop Talk Live travels to California for an interview with College of the Redwoods lead instructor Laura Mays. Plus, your woodworking questions and even a few words from that late James Krenov.
STL 55: Mike's Tool Chest Disaster
March 25, 2014 20:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBMike Pekovich comes clean about a tool chest disaster that cost him a lockset and a bit of his pride. Plus your questions on panel glue-ups, wiping varnish, moisture meters, and more.
STL 54: Greatest Hit and a Slight Delay
March 21, 2014 09:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBThis week, we're on vacation. So sit back and enjoy one of our greatest hits: it's our 2012 interview with Lee Valley's very own Robin Lee. Learn how your hand tools are made!
STL 53: Bitchin' Block Rabbet Planes
March 07, 2014 14:41 - 52 minutes - 97.3 MBMatt Kenney starts a heated debate on the use of flock by box makers. Then it's off to the races as we handle a whole host of questions on rabbet planes, block planes, rabbeting block planes—you name it! Plus, Fine Woodworking's resident reclaimed lumber expert talks shop.
STL 52: A Hit Man in the Workshop
February 21, 2014 17:32 - 54 minutes - 50.1 MBGet the inside scoop on weird woodworking road stories. Plus, your questions on handplaning vs. sanding, shooting boards, hide glues, expansion and contraction issues with tricky wood doors, and more.
STL 51: Used Diapers in the Workshop?
February 07, 2014 16:38 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MBHow can cloth diapers help you in the workshop? Tune in and find out. Plus, your questions on cold glue-ups, live edge tops, drill/driver voltage, and more.
STL 50: Tool Bombs and Colonial Woodworking
January 24, 2014 20:31 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBMatt Kenney fills us in on an annual gathering of period furniture-makers in Colonial Williamsburg and we introduce a brand-new segment we're dubbing "Tool Bombs." Plus, questions on everything from vintage handplanes and bug-infested wood—to basement workshops and handplane micro-bevels.
STL 49: Power Tool Power
January 10, 2014 14:51 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBLearn what all those hyped up horsepower ratings on your favorite power tools really mean in terms of a motor's capability. Plus, questions on workbench tops, kitchen cabinet construction, bent-wood laminations, and more! Plus, Matt Kenney dishes out on his experiences selling commisioned furniture pieces.
STL 48: Guitar God Mike Pekovich
December 27, 2013 10:00 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week, we introduce Mike Pekovich: Rock God, answer your woodworking questions, and gain insights into woodworking for a profit.
STL 47: Compromising Photos from FWW
December 13, 2013 14:21 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBThis week Ed reports on a shopmade gift that fell flat on its face and introduces a new Visual Shop Stumper, Plus, the guys answer questions on epoxy, sharpening a spokeshave, buying lumber on Craigstlist, and more.
STL 46: Ed Cuts the Cord—Literally
November 28, 2013 22:00 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBWith the holidays here, it's time to reflect on past "service woodworking" projects and answer reader questions on everything from handplanes and finishes—to the ancient Golden Ratio. Plus, Ed cops to his most boneheaded shop move, EVER!
STL 45: Taking the Fun Out of Fine Woodworking
November 15, 2013 17:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBWe welcome our new editor onto the show and tackle questions including tips on working with furniture-grade plywood, bandsaw wisdom, and how dumpster diving can get you into trouble. Plus, we tackle the question of whether Shop Talk Live is too heavy on chit-chat and too light on woodworking. To do this, we debut a brand new segment that just might take the "fun" out of Fine Woodworking!
Shop Talk Live 44: Big Changes for Fine Woodworking
November 01, 2013 15:58 - 50 minutes - 47 MBThis week we announce some big changes at Fine Woodworking magazine before diving into questions concerning specialty handplanes, steambending wood, and more. Plus, the Audio Shop Stumper returns with a very special Shop Talk Live challenge!
Shop Talk Live 43: Richard Raffan Comes Stateside
October 17, 2013 15:34 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBThis week we welcome celebrated Australian woodturner Richard Raffan to Shop Talk Live and offer readers a chance to get their hands on a lathe christened by the master himself. Plus, we answer a whole host of questions on router tables, handplanes, dust collection, and just how much shop is enough.
Shop Talk Live 42: Top Secret Woodworking Topics
October 04, 2013 19:42 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBThis week on Shop Talk Live, Ed Pirnik reports on some government big-wigs at a foreign U.S. consulate who read Fine Woodworking magazine and gives the low-down on a brand-new video set under construction at FWW's editorial office. Plus, your questions on toxic paste wax, resawing basics, raised panel doors, and a whole lot more.
Shop Talk Live 41: Ask a Rocket Scientist
September 20, 2013 15:30 - 55 minutes - 51 MBTablesaw safety comes center-stage as we bring a certified, honest-to-goodness rocket scientist to Shop Talk Live. Plus, we answer a variety of questions including how to deal with "gummy" bandsaw blades, stubborn handplane tearout in figured maple, and hand tools for intricate inlay work.
Shop Talk Live 40: From Compass Planes to Corrugated Planes
September 06, 2013 19:44 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBThis week's show brings questions on compass planes, clamp pads, wiping varnish and more, as we answer your questions. Plus, FWW art director Mike Pekovich fesses up to the biggest Smooth Move in the history of Shop Talk Live!
Shop Talk Live 39: Handplane Hassles and Hardships
August 23, 2013 20:25 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBThis week we break down the reasons for taking the plunge into the world of handplanes and offer a whole host of tips for tuning up a vintage spokeshave (essentially a handplane). Our Audio Shop Stumper is back again this week with a chance to bring home not one prize, but two! Plus, your woodworking questions answered!
Shop Talk Live 38: Brian Boggs' Brainy Shop Machinery
August 12, 2013 14:28 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBThis week, we report to you live from Fine Woodworking's second annual live event in New Haven, CT, and welcome the Modern Woodworkers' Association to the show. Plus, Brian Boggs, one of the south's most notable chairmakers, sits in for an interview.
Shop Talk Live 37: SawStop Portable in the Works?
July 29, 2013 13:17 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBThis week, Ed Pirnik and Asa Christiana report live from AWFS 2013, one of the biggest woodworking machinery and supply shows anywhere. We cover a whole host of new tools and grab exclusive interviews with the brains behind them--including an update regarding SawStop's portable unit, straight from the horse's mouth!
Shop Talk Live 36: Definitely a Dovetail Disaster
July 12, 2013 12:00 - 45 minutes - 42.4 MBA finely-built cabinet is useless if you can't get the doors and drawers open. Find out how to prevent wood movement problems and get your woodworking questions answered on this week's Fine Woodworking podcast. Plus, why is Ed Pirnik talking about "weenie rollers?"