Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
STL 48: Guitar God Mike Pekovich

This week, we introduce Mike Pekovich: Rock God, answer your woodworking questions, and gain insights into woodworking for a profit.

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STL 47: Compromising Photos from FWW

This week Ed reports on a shopmade gift that fell flat on its face and introduces a new Visual Shop Stumper, Plus, the guys answer questions on epoxy, sharpening a spokeshave, buying lumber on Craigstlist, and more.

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:21am EDT

STL 46: Ed Cuts the Cord—Literally

With the holidays here, it's time to reflect on past "service woodworking" projects and answer reader questions on everything from handplanes and finishes—to the ancient Golden Ratio. Plus, Ed cops to his most boneheaded shop move, EVER!

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Category:general -- posted at: 5:00pm EDT

We welcome our new editor onto the show and tackle questions including tips on working with furniture-grade plywood, bandsaw wisdom, and how dumpster diving can get you into trouble. Plus, we tackle the question of whether Shop Talk Live is too heavy on chit-chat and too light on woodworking. To do this, we debut a brand new segment that just might take the "fun" out of Fine Woodworking!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-45-v2.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

Shop Talk Live 44: Big Changes for Fine Woodworking

This week we announce some big changes at Fine Woodworking magazine before diving into questions concerning specialty handplanes, steambending wood, and more. Plus, the Audio Shop Stumper returns with a very special Shop Talk Live challenge!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-44.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:58am EDT

Shop Talk Live 43: Richard Raffan Comes Stateside

This week we welcome celebrated Australian woodturner Richard Raffan to Shop Talk Live and offer readers a chance to get their hands on a lathe christened by the master himself. Plus, we answer a whole host of questions on router tables, handplanes, dust collection, and just how much shop is enough.

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:34am EDT

This week on Shop Talk Live, Ed Pirnik reports on some government big-wigs at a foreign U.S. consulate who read Fine Woodworking magazine and gives the low-down on a brand-new video set under construction at FWW's editorial office. Plus, your questions on toxic paste wax, resawing basics, raised panel doors, and a whole lot more.

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Category:general -- posted at: 3:42pm EDT

Shop Talk Live 41: Ask a Rocket Scientist

Tablesaw safety comes center-stage as we bring a certified, honest-to-goodness rocket scientist to Shop Talk Live. Plus, we answer a variety of questions including how to deal with "gummy" bandsaw blades, stubborn handplane tearout in figured maple, and hand tools for intricate inlay work.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-41.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:30am EDT

Shop Talk Live 40: From Compass Planes to Corrugated Planes

This week's show brings questions on compass planes, clamp pads, wiping varnish and more, as we answer your questions. Plus, FWW art director Mike Pekovich fesses up to the biggest Smooth Move in the history of Shop Talk Live!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-40.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:44pm EDT

This week we break down the reasons for taking the plunge into the world of handplanes and offer a whole host of tips for tuning up a vintage spokeshave (essentially a handplane). Our Audio Shop Stumper is back again this week with a chance to bring home not one prize, but two! Plus, your woodworking questions answered!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-39.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:25pm EDT

Shop Talk Live 38: Brian Boggs' Brainy Shop Machinery

This week, we report to you live from Fine Woodworking's second annual live event in New Haven, CT, and welcome the Modern Woodworkers' Association to the show. Plus, Brian Boggs, one of the south's most notable chairmakers, sits in for an interview.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-38.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:28am EDT

Shop Talk Live 37: SawStop Portable in the Works?

This week, Ed Pirnik and Asa Christiana report live from AWFS 2013, one of the biggest woodworking machinery and supply shows anywhere. We cover a whole host of new tools and grab exclusive interviews with the brains behind them--including an update regarding SawStop's portable unit, straight from the horse's mouth!

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:17am EDT

A finely-built cabinet is useless if you can't get the doors and drawers open. Find out how to prevent wood movement problems and get your woodworking questions answered on this week's Fine Woodworking podcast. Plus, why is Ed Pirnik talking about "weenie rollers?"

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Category:general -- posted at: 8:00am EDT

Shop Talk Live 35: Legendary Workshops

Matt Kenney continues his interview with master woodworker Michael C. Fortune. Then, the crew offers up its go-to guide for legendary workshops and museums every woodworker should have on their bucket list. And as always, we answer your woodworking questions.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-35.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:10pm EDT

Shop Talk Live 34: Bandsaw Master Michael Fortune

This week it's all power tools, all the time. Plus, our exclusive interview with Michael Fortune, a Fine Woodworking-inspired TV drama, and Matt's BIG jointer news!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode34.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:50am EDT

Shop Talk Live 33: Best Bets for Jointer-Planer Upgrades

Are helical cutterheads worth the investment on your jointer? Find out this week on Shop Talk Live. Plus, we reveal an exceptional value for brass hinges, introduce Matt's new theme music, and answer a whole host of your woodworking questions.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-33.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:20am EDT

Matt Kenney searches the internet for vintage woodworking machinery and bites off a bit more than he can chew. Then it's off to the races as we answer your woodworking questions and offer up even more, yes more, handplane 101.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-32.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:57pm EDT

Shop Talk Live 31: Ditch That Miter Saw for a Tablesaw

Fine Woodworking staffers tackle questions on planers, bandsaws, workbenches, and more. Plus, Matt Kenney gets busted for running staples over a jointer, and we catch some serious flack from an angry listener!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-31.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

On this week's edition, Ed Pirnik gets a gentle ribbing from his co-hosts. Plus, we dive into understanding handplane bevel angles, the plusses and minuses of jointer/planer combo machines, and more!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-30.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:04pm EDT

Due to an ill host and our normal cast of characters being on the road photographing a variety of new articles for Fine Woodworking magazine, we're postponing the release of Episode 30 until Monday, April 22, 2013.

Direct download: episode-30-delayed.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:18pm EDT

Asa Christiana, Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik wax poetic on what makes them tick as woodworkers, plus, the guys tackle a whole host of sharpening-related questions on Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-29.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:20am EDT

This week, we hear a Fine Woodworking staffer's shocking confession about allegations of tool abuse, address some examples of tablesaw safety that leave a lot to be desired, and answer your questions.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-28.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:43pm EDT

On this week's episode of Shop Talk Live, we hit the road for an interview with furniture master Phil Lowe, then dive into answering your woodworking questions, with a bit of help from actor/woodworker Nick Offerman.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-27.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:00am EDT

On this week's edition of Shop Talk Live, editor Asa Christiana officially announces Fine Woodworking Live 2013. Plus, we answer a whole host of woodworking questions, including a debate on how best to tackle big workbench top laminations without a beefy jointer!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-26.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:21am EDT

FWW senior editor Matt Kenney decides it's time for an even bigger workbench. Plus, Matt and senior web producer Ed Pirnik go mano-a-mano over differing views on workbench finishes. Plus, your woodworking questions answered!

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-25.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:05am EDT

Ed Pirnik sings the praises of his new favorite tool for cutting tenons. Plus, Asa and Ed tackle woodworking questions on thickness planers, building a traditional workbench with minimal tools, and much more.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-24.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 8:30am EDT

Ed Pirnik fills us in on his recent trip to Cuba, with a special focus on furniture lost to the revolution and a house built of Cuban mahogany. Then it's time to address listener questions with Matt Kenney and Mike Pekovich.

Direct download: shop-talk-live-episode-23.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 3:08pm EDT

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