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Question 1: From Al: I am having some trouble laying out the pins and tales on the Wenge in the more traditional way, unlike what Mike shows.  Wenge is extremely hard and not at all forgiving and the grain tends to be a problem in scribing the wood. Perhaps this is why he choose to do this with the table saw and router methods as shown on Rough Cut.  Where can I get the table saw blade and the rou...

Question 1: From Paul: Heide Martin's serving trays in the May/June 2018 are beautiful and I have since made a couple. My question is about keeping the bottom boards flat. I cut some walnut that had been air dried for probably 20 years. In an hour or two both boards cupped. I then sequentially tried wetting one side, wetting both sides, soaking in water, soaking in fabric softener, each time clamp...

Question 1: From Harry: How can I prevent Camellia from becoming all gummy. After letting a plane set for a few weeks that had  been wiped down with Camellia Oil it was next to impossible to get the plane apart. I actually caused  some minor damage it was stuck so hard. Rollie's answer : On tools if you have areas that the oil is applied to that don't see use it can build a bit, but not much and o...

Enter for your chance to win Fine Woodworking's Shop Giveaway : Upgrade to Laguna! The winner will receive a prize that includes: 14|12 Bandsaw F2 Fusion Tablesaw 1 HP Dust Collector REVO 12|16 6″ Jointer ShearTec II Question 1: From Shawn: I'm working on a Christmas present for my sister.  It's a hallway table with 2 drawers in cherry. This is the first piece I've made with cherry.  Some of the s...

Chris Schwarz is a furniture maker and writer who works from a German barroom built in 1896 in Covington, Ky. He is one of the founders of Lost Art Press , a book-publishing company that specializes in handwork, and Crucible Tool , a company that makes hand tools for woodwork. Chris is the author of several books, including  Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use (F+W Media ),  Th...

Enter for your chance to win Fine Woodworking's Shop Giveaway : Upgrade to Laguna! The winner will receive a prize that includes: 14|12 Bandsaw F2 Fusion Tablesaw 1 HP Dust Collector REVO 12|16 6″ Jointer ShearTec II  Question 1: From William: I live in Ohio where the Emerald Ash Borer is ravaging every ash tree around. With all these ash trees coming down and the infestation of the Ash Borer, are...

Leave a comment on this episodes show notes page to be entered in the giveaway of Craig Thibodeau's book, The Craft of Veneering .   Peter Galbert's FWW Live 2018 Keynote Speech - Unsurprisingly, the journey of a windsor chairmaker is rarely a straight line   Question 1: From David: I have avoided cordless power tools because as a hobbyist and renter, I seldom use the tools outside of the basement...

Normally here I post a bunch of links. I'm going to be honest, you just need one link on this, Craig's website . Everything he discusses is easily found on his website, and the site itself is wonderfully done. It's worth going to just to see how a real pro presents their work. Plus, while you're there you can buy a signed copy of his book! -Ben https://ctfinefurniture.com/

How Ben finished Mike's spoon - Finish Greenwood Spoons Like a Pro by Emmet Van Driesche Question 1: From Fabian: I have a sliding table saw and struggle to convert all the jigs mentioned in the magazine to fit my saw. How would you attach for example a kumiko grid jig as used by Mike in the article " Spice up your work with kumiko " to the saw? Do I fasten it with bolts to the crosscut fence or j...

Check out our newest video workshop, Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools featuring Chris Gochnour  and be sure to help us make our video workshops even better by filling out this quick survey . Question 1: From Dean: I have an enjoyable dilemma. I am building a garage with adjacent shop space at our north home.  The shop is 200 sq-ft, one third the size of my St. Paul shop, and thus creates a challen...

Check out our newest video workshop, Enfield Cupboard with Hand Tools featuring Chris Gochnour  and be sure to help us make our video workshops even better by filling out this quick survey . Question 1: From Dean: I have an enjoyable dilemma. I am building a garage with adjacent shop space at our north home.  The shop is 200 sq-ft, one third the size of my St. Paul shop, and thus creates a challen...

Question 1: From Cameron: I'm thinking of making a bench inspired by Mark Edmundson's "Modern Danish Cord Bench" from issue #194-Nov/Dec 2007 . I'm want to stretch the width to 6' to use at my 7' table.  Will the front and rear rails be enough to support 4 well fed adults or will I have a hilarious story to tell for the next 30 year about the thanksgiving collapse of 2019? Mark Edmundson's "Modern...

Question 1: From Tony: We hear so much talk about  Lie Nielsen, Veritas, and Stanley hand planes but, I have a Millers Falls No. 8 that i picked up from an Antique store, that works really well. I don't think I've ever heard the Millers Falls Name be mentioned on the Podcast, so I am wondering if they're any good? They seem to have been in contention with Stanley and they are American made from Ne...

To enter to win Bob Van Dyke's sharpening box from issue #254 : Leave a comment on this episode's show-notes page Head over to the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking site and sign up for their email list We'll pick a winner December 21, 2018. Question 1: From Amy: I've been using a piece of vegetable tanned leather with green waxy honing compound as a strop. I start by rubbing compound onto...

For more information on The Florida School of Woodwork: http://www.schoolofwoodwork.com/ For more infomation on Fine Woodworking HANDS On 2019 in Tampa, February 1-3: http://bit.ly/2Pbh03U Kate Swann is a lifetime woodworker, furnituremaker, and artist that known nation wide for her elegant custom furniture designs. Her unique works have been featured in magazines and act as functional furniture p...

Question 1: From Matt: I have 3 questions about getting into kumiko: 1.) What (Japanese) chisel would you recommend starting with? Hida Tool - HidaTool.com Iida Tool - JapanTool-Iida.com 2.) What online/printed resources would you recommend? Spice up your work with kumiko by Michael Pekovich #259–Jan/Feb 2017 Issue Mike Farrington's Kumiko work on YouTube John Reed Fox on Roy Underhill's Woodwrigh...

Leave a comment on this episode's show notes page to enter to win a one of three Shop Talk Live t-shirts! - http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Question 1: From Damon: It's time for me to start surfacing rough boards, but I don't have the money to buy BOTH a jointer and a planer. I do have a plan for milling stock without the jointer, please let me know what you think: Buy a lunchbox planer and build a sled for...

Head over to ShopTalkLive.com and leave a comment on this episode's show-notes page for your chance to win a one-year membership to Fine Woodworking's new UNLIMITED membership ! We'll pick a winner November 9, 2018. Make sure you check out The Craft of Veneering  by Craig Thibodeau Question 1: From Tom: I am building a credenza that will be 84" long, with solid walnut top and bottom. If the back i...

Become a member today and get instant access to all FineWoodworking.com content. Start your free two week trial here . Show notes are available here . To see the newest issue of Fine Woodworking . Links mentioned in this episode: An Edge-Jointing Primer - Well-tuned tools and the right technique create joints that last by Gary Rogowski #124–May/June 1997 Issue Creating an Attractive Tabletop, Part...

Show notes Links mentioned in this episode: Wood Planes Made Easy by David Finck #196–Jan/Feb 2008 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QU8Ui9   Handwork: Make a coopering plane by Clark Kellogg #263-Sep/Oct 2017 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QVs9YP   James Krenov on Handplanes by James Krenov #196–Jan/Feb 2008 Issue - http://bit.ly/2QTT5YS   Get to Know Japanese Handplanes by Andrew Hunter #260–Mar/Apr 2017 Issue - h...

Sign up now for your chance to win the Ultimate Router Table Giveaway from Fine Woodworking and JessEm Tool Company Links discussed in this episode: Sanding on the Drill Press - by Michael Fortune #254–May/June 2016 Issue Arts & Crafts Bed by Kevin Rodel #260–Mar/Apr 2017 Issue   Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed by Michael Cullen #268–May/June  Emmet Van Driesche - Spoon blanks for sale

To enter to win a USB archive leave a comment on the show notes page for this episode. Winner will be selected September 14, 2018 Sharpening Services – Is it worth the time and expense to get your blades sharpened? Video: Machine Setup – The Jointer part 1 – Matt Wajda sets the jointer tables using only a straight-edge and some scraps of paper Finish Line: Original Arts and Crafts by Nancy R. Hill...

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We were going to put this interview in the last episode, but it deserved to have your undivided attention. So here is a special bonus episode of Shop Talk Live. For more information on The Maplewoodshop program: https://www.maplewoodshop.com/

Show notes:  http://bit.ly/2JzIJZb Chris Becksvoort, the dovetail master at work by Christian Becksvoort, Ben Strano #264-Nov/Dec 2017 Issue - http://bit.ly/2M5heMI Architectural Wall Cabinet by Nancy R. Hiller #270–Sep/Oct 2018 Issue -http://bit.ly/2LWq1QU An Elegant, Contemporary DeskAn Elegant, Contemporary Desk by Michael Robbins #270–Sep/Oct 2018 Issue -http://bit.ly/2M0LmII Scaling Furniture...