ShopNotes Podcast

We're all back together on the ShopNotes Podcast for the first time in a month, so we are catching up on all things woodworking, Woodsmith, and weather.

This week, it's another edition of the John and Logan Show and we're taking listener comments related to last weeks discussion on building a workshop.

Phil is taking his turn on summer vacation this week, so it's the John and Logan Show! We're talk ing about the pursuit of woodworking perfection and more!

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we are taking a look inside the current issue of Woodsmith Magazine (#255) and drifting off topic into the Logan's milling and more.

This episode of the ShopNotes Podcast is dedicated to the nostalgic smells of the garage and workshop... whether it's woods, solvents, finishes or dead animals, we discuss them all.

Collin Knoff, Digital Editor of Popular Woodworking Magazine, joins Phil and Logan on this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast to discuss power tool organization tips and strategies. Plus an update on what's going on in their shops.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan discuss woodworking woodworking tools, techniques, and furniture styles that have come and gone. Plus, a bonus topic... shop clean-up and organization philosophies.

In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil are discussing woodworking techniques that we avoid and tools we've moved on from for one reason or another.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're discussing Logan's recent promotion and everything else that's going on with Woodsmith and Popular Woodworking Magazines, plus, way more off-topic banter than you ever asked for.

Right before we started recording this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we received a package in the mail that contained a faithful reader's build of the Woodsmith Shop-made Half-Blind Dovetail Jig from issue #58 in August 1988. He wasn't using it anymore and wanted it to go to a good home rather than just toss it. Messing around with this timeless jig sparked a discussion on jig-making philosoph...

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil talks with our guest, Vic Tesolin, about minimalist woodworking, shop setups, the metric system and more... John was there too but was mostly frozen up due to all the the "star power" on this show... or maybe he had some technical glitches. To be determined.

On today's episode of the ShopNotes Podcast we come back to the often talked about subject of storage and organization. This week we wrapped an episode of the Woodsmith Shop that included a couple of shop storage projects, and that has lead us into arguments on organization and cabinet design and we're bringing you all along for the ride.

Today's episode of the ShopNotes Podcast is a potpourri of topics. John, Logan, and Phil are back together to talk about tools, current projects, and what's going on in Woodsmith video-land.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Logan and Phil host special guest, Danielle Rose Byrd. The lively discussion centers around green woodworking, carving, and fun tools to use, as well as the nuances of publishing a woodworking book. Look for Danielle's new book, The Handcarved Bowl, in bookstores soon!

John and Phil are out on Spring Break (no, not together) so Logan is joined by a couple of "new" guests on this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast. Erich Lage and Becky Kralicek, longtime Woodsmith Magazine staffers, debut on the podcast to tell their backstories from behind the scenes of the publication and tv show.

There are do's and don'ts that we've learned early on in all aspects of life, but we've also learned that sometimes you have to test those boundaries... On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we are discussing the "hard and fast rules" of woodworking and knowing when and how to break them safely to get the best results.

In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we are discussing sanding and finish prep... it might be your least favorite aspect of woodworking, but with a few helpful strategies you can get through this process quickly with great results. We also look back to how things have changes since the pandemic hit one year ago.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're diving deep into the mailbag to answer listener questions and respond to comments that we have received recently.

At the start of the year we made a goal of finishing a project by February 20th. As that date fast approaches we check in on the progress of Logan's nightstands, Phil's radio cabinet conversion, and a late entry by John. Will they reach their goals on time... tune in to find out.

In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan are discussing the go-to finishes that they use on their projects, plus some finishing techniques that they would like to try out sometime. And, as always, they give an update on the woodworking projects they've been working on this week.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're talking about our personal go-to methods for standard woodworking techniques. Whether it's cutting mortises with a mallet and chisel or grabbing a handheld router or cutting tenons at the bandsaw or handsaw, we all have our standard mode of operation. We're discuss the when, where, and why we do the thing we do, so tune in!

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, the guys discuss what strategies they take to avoid becoming "tool hoarders." It's all about workshop organization and knowing when to buy a new tool or get rid of an old tool in this daily struggle to stay clean.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're talking about Logan's latest trip to Las Vegas to take a woodturning class with Jimmy Clewes and discuss everything else that has turned up in the last week in Woodsmith-land.