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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Shop Talk Live 35: Legendary Workshops
June 28, 2013 21:10 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBMatt Kenney continues his interview with master woodworker Michael C. Fortune. Then, the crew offers up its go-to guide for legendary workshops and museums every woodworker should have on their bucket list. And as always, we answer your woodworking questions.
Shop Talk Live 34: Bandsaw Master Michael Fortune
June 14, 2013 14:50 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBThis week it's all power tools, all the time. Plus, our exclusive interview with Michael Fortune, a Fine Woodworking-inspired TV drama, and Matt's BIG jointer news!
Shop Talk Live 33: Best Bets for Jointer-Planer Upgrades
June 07, 2013 14:20 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBAre helical cutterheads worth the investment on your jointer? Find out this week on Shop Talk Live. Plus, we reveal an exceptional value for brass hinges, introduce Matt's new theme music, and answer a whole host of your woodworking questions.
Shop Talk Live 32: Vintage Machinery Bargains and Blunders
May 24, 2013 18:57 - 59 minutes - 55 MBMatt Kenney searches the internet for vintage woodworking machinery and bites off a bit more than he can chew. Then it's off to the races as we answer your woodworking questions and offer up even more, yes more, handplane 101.
Shop Talk Live 31: Ditch That Miter Saw for a Tablesaw
May 10, 2013 11:00 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBFine Woodworking staffers tackle questions on planers, bandsaws, workbenches, and more. Plus, Matt Kenney gets busted for running staples over a jointer, and we catch some serious flack from an angry listener!
Shop Talk Live 30: Super-Smooth Handplane Tips
April 22, 2013 21:04 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBOn this week's edition, Ed Pirnik gets a gentle ribbing from his co-hosts. Plus, we dive into understanding handplane bevel angles, the plusses and minuses of jointer/planer combo machines, and more!
Special Announcement from Shop Talk Live
April 19, 2013 18:18 - 33 seconds - 947 KBDue to an ill host and our normal cast of characters being on the road photographing a variety of new articles for Fine Woodworking magazine, we're postponing the release of Episode 30 until Monday, April 22, 2013.
Shop Talk Live 29: Secrets for Sharp Blades and Perfect Plane Irons
April 05, 2013 14:20 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBAsa Christiana, Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik wax poetic on what makes them tick as woodworkers, plus, the guys tackle a whole host of sharpening-related questions on Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast.
Shop Talk Live 28: Shocking Confession from a Fine Woodworking Staffer
March 22, 2013 19:43 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBThis week, we hear a Fine Woodworking staffer's shocking confession about allegations of tool abuse, address some examples of tablesaw safety that leave a lot to be desired, and answer your questions.
Shop Talk Live 27: Million Dollar Woodworker
March 08, 2013 11:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBOn this week's episode of Shop Talk Live, we hit the road for an interview with furniture master Phil Lowe, then dive into answering your woodworking questions, with a bit of help from actor/woodworker Nick Offerman.
Shop Talk Live 26: Workbench Glue-Up Conundrum
February 22, 2013 15:21 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBOn this week's edition of Shop Talk Live, editor Asa Christiana officially announces Fine Woodworking Live 2013. Plus, we answer a whole host of woodworking questions, including a debate on how best to tackle big workbench top laminations without a beefy jointer!
Shop Talk Live 25: Time for a New Monster Workbench?
February 07, 2013 16:05 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBFWW senior editor Matt Kenney decides it's time for an even bigger workbench. Plus, Matt and senior web producer Ed Pirnik go mano-a-mano over differing views on workbench finishes. Plus, your woodworking questions answered!
Shop Talk Live 24: Wicked Weapon for Terrific Tenons
January 25, 2013 13:30 - 54 minutes - 31.2 MBEd Pirnik sings the praises of his new favorite tool for cutting tenons. Plus, Asa and Ed tackle woodworking questions on thickness planers, building a traditional workbench with minimal tools, and much more.
Shop Talk Live 23: Cuba's Forgotten Furniture Masterpieces
January 11, 2013 20:08 - 56 minutes - 104 MBEd Pirnik fills us in on his recent trip to Cuba, with a special focus on furniture lost to the revolution and a house built of Cuban mahogany. Then it's time to address listener questions with Matt Kenney and Mike Pekovich.
Shop Talk Live 22: Handplane How-To
December 28, 2012 14:29 - 1 hour - 131 MBAsa Christiana, Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions and welcome members of the Modern Woodworkers Association onto the show.
Shop Talk Live 21: Tablesaw Tech
December 14, 2012 14:30 - 1 hour - 110 MBMike Pekovich, Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik delve into the murky underworld of vintage tablesaw rehab and have a little fun at the expense of contributing editor Christian Becksvoort. Plus, outtakes from last week's episode of Parks and Recreation featuring FWW contributing editor Christian Becksvoort.
Shop Talk Live 20: Fine Woodworking on Primetime TV
November 30, 2012 18:50 - 1 hour - 69.9 MBThis week on Shop Talk Live, get the scoop on an upcoming appearance by Fine Woodworking staffers on NBC primetime TV.
Shop Talk Live 19: All Time Favorite Techniques of All Time
November 09, 2012 21:30 - 51 minutes - 93.5 MBFine Woodworking editor Asa Christiana, art director Michael Pekovich, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer questions from readers and present a few of their favorite woodworking techniques in a brand new segment.
Shop Talk Live 18: George Nakashima 2.0
October 26, 2012 19:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBFine Woodworking senior web producer Ed Pirnik and senior editor Jon Binzen hit the road once again, this time bound for New Hope, Pennsylvania and the workshop of George Nakashima. Later on in the episode, Ed, Jon and FWW editor Asa Christiana answer readers' questions and offer up a brand new audio Shop Stumper.
Shop Talk Live 17: How Your Hand Tools Are Made
October 11, 2012 16:10 - 1 hour - 143 MBAsa Christiana hits the road, bound for Lee Valley/Veritas and a look at the manufacturing process behind some of today's most popular hand tools. Plus, Ed Pirnik introduces the new Shop Stumpers segment and offers listeners a chance to win a copy of woodworker Garrett Hack's classic title, The Handplane Book.
Shop Talk Live 16: A Lethal Dose of PEG?
September 28, 2012 19:32 - 57 minutes - 105 MBMike Pekovich, Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions. Plus, we investigate the so-called "lethality" of some woodworking chemistry mentioned on an earlier episode.
Shop Talk Live 15: Curvy Cabinet Conundrum
September 14, 2012 18:25 - 58 minutes - 66.5 MBAsa Christiana Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik discuss an upcoming Video Workshop project series and answer woodworking questions from Fine Woodworking readers.
Shop Talk Live 14: Who Needs Half-Blind Dovetails?
August 31, 2012 19:45 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBFine Woodworking art director Mike Pekovich, senior editor Matt Kenney, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions on furniture-building-basics and sharpening. Plus, a controversial debate on the merits of half-blind dovetails.
Shop Talk Live 12: Fine Woodworking Live with Nick Offerman
August 05, 2012 22:00 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBWoodworker/actor Nick Offerman and contributing editor Christian Becksvoort join the editors to answer your woodworking questions and check in on the action at Fine Woodworking's very first live event.
Shop Talk Live 11: That Sinking Feeling
July 20, 2012 16:47 - 1 hour - 74 MBAsa Christiana, Mike Pekovich, and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions and reflect on their own building blunders.
Shop Talk Live 10: Handplanes for a Desert Island
July 06, 2012 17:06 - 39 minutes - 44.7 MBMike Pekovich and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions and wax poetic about workbench tech.
Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe
June 22, 2012 10:30 - 1 hour - 71.8 MBAsa Christiana and Matt Kenney answer your woodworking questions and ponder the tech-savvy nature of "tweens."
Shop Talk Live 8: Just a Splash of Water
June 08, 2012 11:25 - 59 minutes - 67.8 MBPekovich and Matt Kenney reflect on lessons-learned from early visits to the lumberyard with special guest, FWW web producer Lisa Morgan.
Shop Talk Live 7: Mike Gets Crickets
May 25, 2012 18:30Mike Pekovich and Matt Kenney school us on the Fibbonacci sequence and how it can help your furniture design. Plus, Mike gets teased over his boring glue bottle.
Shop Talk Live 6: On the Pod
May 11, 2012 15:30 - 51 minutes - 58.8 MBAsa Christiana and Jeff Jewitt tackle your finishing-related questions. Plus, the cops show up to apprehend Jeff.
Shop Talk Live 5: Compounding Errors
April 27, 2012 14:30 - 58 minutes - 66.7 MBAsa Christiana and Mike Pekovich tackle the pluses and minuses of potential new tablesaw legislation. Plus, Mike and Asa reveal their most recent woodworking blunders.
Shop Talk Live 4: Dueling Cabinets
April 13, 2012 14:30 - 50 minutes - 58.1 MBMike Pekovich and Matt Kenney answer questions from readers. Plus, Ed Pirnik reveals the sordid behind-the-scenes details of a recent April Fool's video.
Shop Talk Live 3: Diminishing Returns
March 30, 2012 14:30 - 57 minutes - 65.7 MBFine Woodworking editor Asa Christiana is joined by senior editor Matt Kenney, managing editor Mark Schofield, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik in Shop Talk Live's third episode.
Shop Talk Live 2: Beyond the Back Cover
March 16, 2012 13:00 - 54 minutes - 63 MBAsa Christiana and Mike Pekovich answer questions from readers and offer up the inside scoop on how the magazine finds the top-notch craftsmen and women who grace Fine Woodworking's back covers.
Shop Talk Live 1: The Big Debut
March 15, 2012 13:00 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBAsa Christiana and Mike Pekovich answer questions from readers and head into uncomfortable territory as Asa takes jabs at Mike for owning too many tools.