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It’s show #595 - On today’s show, we’re talking about what to do when your workbench sucks, Is wood acclimation BS, and running a lathe backwards.
Woodcraft Giveaway
Congratulations to Matt Croyle who won the tap room cutting board kit.
We also heard from Joe, last months lathe tool giveaway and he does actually have a lathe and has already put his new tools to use.
Black Friday Sales
- Wood Whisperer Guild Save 40% with code BlackFriday40
- BackSide Sandpaper, Wood Whisperer Specials are 20% off!
- Hand Tool School 50% with code HTS50for15; black friday but 15 yr anniversary.
- Matt Cremona - Free shipping on Chair Kits and some discount on everything else
What's on the Bench
- Matt is milling parts for his Guild project table
- Shannon used a power tool to cut up a live edge slab for an architect.
- Marc bought a new bike then lots of NYC pizza.
Kickback
Listener Questions
- Von asks how much wood actually acclimates over the course of a few weeks and if that is a myth.
- James asks what to do after he built his workbench and then feel inadequate about it after watching hundreds of videos.
- Joe asks why he would run his lathe backwards because his lathe motor runs both ways.
Woodcraft Store Events
- November 7th and 8th Kreg Demos at every store nationwide.
- November 8 & 9th- Turn for the Troops events nationwide.
- Local Store events: too many to list here this time...wow...Goooo Woodcraft! Check your local store for details
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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It’s show #594 - On today’s show, we’re talking about finish for a commercial shelf, removable furniture tops and ripply cuts.
Woodcraft Giveaway
For November Woodcraft is back with another giveaway. This time they are giving away a Tap Room Cutting Board Kit and you can register to win by filling out the form on our website here. We will draw a winner and announce at the end of November.
What's on the Bench
- Marc finally finished the built-in desk for Nicole.
- Shannon rants about the quitting perception foisted on him by the market normal.
- Matt started work on the breakfast table
Kickback
- Tom loves his shaper so much he is teaching a class about it at the Alpine Technical Workshops. If you want to learn more about shapers then this is the place.
- Von likes Shannon's philosophy on getting things done and it reminds him of the book "Getting Things Done" by David Allen
- Marc and Matt think how SketchUp handles versioning and authentication is stupid and they complain about it.
Listener Questions
- Ryan needs a finish suggestion for a comic book shelf he is building for a local store.
- Dana is building a TV cabinet that is big and heavy and asks about making the top removable yet structural.
- Rick is sawing Walnut logs with his woodworking guild and they are getting ripply cuts despite changing the blade and doing typical bandsaw triage.
Woodcraft Store Events
- November 7th and 8th Kreg Demos at every store nationwide.
- November 8 & 9th- Turn for the Troops events nationwide.
- Local Store events: too many to list here this time...wow...Goooo Woodcraft! Check your local store for details
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
If you want to help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.
It’s show #591 - On today’s show, we’re talking about first aid kits, why no shapers?, when is enough, enough?, our favorite distractions when we have a creative block, and an alternative for table saw blade height adjustment.
Woodcraft Giveaway
Woodcraft is back with another giveaway for the month of October. This time they are giving away a 5 piece turning tool set and you can register to win by filling out the form on our website here. We will draw a winner and announce at the end of October.
What's on the Bench
- Marc wasted time flattening a block plane sole.
- Shannon has started holiday turning.
- Matt has started designing a trestle table, specifically the base.
Listener Questions
- Dave asks about our first aid kits in our shops.
- Marc's first aid kit
- Quality Tweezers
- Tom has a shaper in his shop and loves it and can't figure out why no one has one or talks about them.
- Erica asks the questions every woodworker asks at some point: how flat is flat enough, how smooth is smooth enough, etc.
- Tom asks what we do when we hit a wall with a project and are ready to throw it out.
- Eduardo wonders if an answer to our table saw height adjustment issue from a previous episode could be solved by a scale placed on the fence. This suggestion fires up Marc and Matt and they decide to launch an entirely new form of table saw that will cost loads more and be less safe.
Woodcraft Store Events
All stores:
- October 17 and 18th JessEm Demos at every store nationwide.
- October 11th and 12th- Anniversary sales and open houses at the following stores: Baltimore, Virginia Beach, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Lexington, Clearwater, and Richmond
- October 12th - Virginia Beach: Make a 3D Stairstep Cutting Board with Alex Snodgrass
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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What's on the Bench
- Marc started the install of Nicole's builtin desk.
- Shannon blew off the world and went bikepacking.
- Matt is cleaning up to do more sawmilling.
Kickback
Last episode we had a question from Simon about loss of grip strength and how he should deal with it. We got some good suggestions:
- Brian suggests "Hand-i-craft" also has nerve damage in their hand, leading to them coming up with some interesting approaches to woodworking: https://www.youtube.com/@hand-i-craft
- Tommaso suggests: check out Essential Craftsman channel, he has a friend he works with who is an exceptional woodwork. The guy suffered a stroke and lost control of his dominant side, and theres a few videos on how he's dealing with it.
- Marc suggests @delbasidtimbers on IG - https://www.instagram.com/delbasidtimbers/
- Butch is impressed by how hard we work when we are actually getting paid to do the show.
Listener Questions
- Tom is making small, 3" ish circles with a router and template and seeks advice on a safe and clean way to do it. Marc suggests a sanding jig instead of a router and referenced this video from Bob Lang: https://youtu.be/m6FfXUAPx1w?si=XuydD01MByNN83DH
- John is building a workbench and asks about getting quartersawn material vs flatsawn material.
- Brandon is looking for a resource to help him identify trees so he can buy logs and know what he is getting.
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