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Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking

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Fine Woodworking magazine editors and contributors answer your questions and share woodworking tips and techniques.

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FineWoodworking.com

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www.finewoodworking.com

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

STL 168: Bevel Angles and Workbench Wood 20.07.2018

Mike, 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 Bu...

STL 167: Tricky Glue-Ups 06.07.2018

Mike, 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...

STL 166: Disappearing Tablesaw Guards 22.06.2018

Enter 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/...

STL 165: Staying Safe in the Shop 08.06.2018

Enter 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 Woodwor...

STL 164: Sometimes you can blame the tools 25.05.2018

Mike, 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 11.05.2018

Mike, 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 27.04.2018

Show 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/2...

STL 161: The Lightning Round! 13.04.2018

In 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 furnitu...

STL 160: Beginner Mistakes 30.03.2018

Plus, 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 16.03.2018

Handplanes 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 02.03.2018

Plus, 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 16.02.2018

Bandsaw 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? 02.02.2018

Plus, 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 19.01.2018

Plus, ways to live without a jointer, bullnose bits, evening out color in sapele, favorite tools, and smooth moves  

STL 154: Woodworking Resolutions 05.01.2018

Plus, 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 22.12.2017

Fine 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 08.12.2017

Plus, 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 24.11.2017

Plus, the guys talk about planing veneer, jointing long boards, angled tenons, honing guides, and philosophical woodworking questions

STL 150: Tim Coleman talks shop 10.11.2017

Plus, the guys talk about outfeed tables, bandsaw drift, veneer thickness, and cross grain glue-ups

STL 149: Sharpening demystified 27.10.2017

Plus, 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 13.10.2017

Plus, 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 29.09.2017

Plus, 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 15.09.2017

Plus, 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 01.09.2017

This 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...

STL 144: MDF Benches and missing handplanes 18.08.2017

Plus, Ben, Matt, and Anissa discuss their favorite furniture makers, rules for the shop, All Time Favorite Tools and FWW Articles

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