Il podcast di Antonino Privitera

Easy durable finishes, automation distancing us from our craft, and how to perform a ritual bloodletting with your chisels

Scientific American Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina testifies before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about the value of scientific research and development. Also testifying is Vint Cerf , one of the fathers of the Internet and Google’s vice president and "chief Internet evangelist." The hearings took place July 17, 2014

Ammonia fuming, pre-finishing rituals, plywood in the hand tool shop, and how flat is flat enough.

Joy Reidenberg , comparative anatomist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, talks about her new PBS series Sex in the Wild , about the sex lives of elephants, orangutans, kangaroos and dolphins. The series debuts July 16, 2014

A discussion and review of various workbench vises.

Oil finish inhalation hazards, long miters with hand tools, and woodworking when your job moves you around the country.

Cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems talks about his book HA!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why

Epoxy inlays, bevels on through tenons, and premium measuring tools.

Is a dust-free environment realistic and dust collectors vs dust extractors.

Tools and projects for kids in the wood shop.

Matching stain, rough vs smooth glue surfaces, tips for beating the summer heat, framing mirrors, and unique joints for a bed frame.

Not your average Wood Talk episode!

Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana , of the University of Toronto, talks about his new book Neutrino Hunters: The Thrilling Chase for a Ghostly Particle to Unlock the Secrets of the Universe

Hand tool dust collection, steam bending kiln-dried wood, flattening a partial log slab, using molding planes on curved edges.

Bandsaw dust collection, small insert screws, choosing the right size hinge, carving tool brands, and if too much woodworking content is a bad thing.

HVLP, finishing in a messy garage, drying lumber, and green wood vs kiln dried.

David J. Hand , emeritus professor of mathematics at Imperial College London, talks about his new book The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles and Rare Events Happen Every Day

The pros and cons of a granite countertop for a workbench, adjustable height workbenches, and how to use a spokeshave.

Graham Farmelo is the award-winning author of the Dirac biography The Strangest Man . His latest book is Churchill’s Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race

Graham Farmelo is the award-winning author of the Dirac biography The Strangest Man . His latest book is Churchill’s Bomb: How the United States Overtook Britain in the First Nuclear Arms Race

Vice slippage, router table and a shaper, shop upgrades, tension wood, and hand plane technique.

Squaring a table saw blade, combo blades, sharpening a molding plane, and your voicemails!

Incorporating hand tools into a power tools shop.

Cadbury Cream Egg stand, budget chisels, avoiding tearout with plywood, flattening waterstones, the draw knife, a twisted workbench, setting up a skew rabbet plane, and constructing Art Deco pieces.

Wood movement cracking finish, 15" planer options, protecting milk paint outdoors, building with decking lumber, spindle sander for the drill press, cloudy surface when sharpening, and bits for a brace.