STL 52: A Hit Man in the Workshop

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STL 52: A Hit Man in the Workshop

FromShop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking

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54 minutes

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Feb 21, 2014

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Get the inside scoop on weird woodworking road stories. Plus, your questions on handplaning vs. sanding, shooting boards, hide glues, expansion and contraction issues with tricky wood doors, and more.

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Feb 21, 2014

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Titles in the series (100)

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

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Shop Talk Live 21: Tablesaw Tech: Fine Woodworking focuses on tablesaws. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 1: The Big Debut: Asa Christiana and Mike Pekovich answer questions from readers and head into uncomfortable territory as Asa takes jabs at Mike for owning too many tools. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
54 min listen
Shop Talk Live 11: That Sinking Feeling: Asa Christiana, Mike Pekovich, and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions and reflect on their own building blunders. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
65 min listen
Shop Talk Live 8: Just a Splash of Water: Mike Pekovich and Matt Kenney reflect on lessons-learned from early visits to the lumberyard with special guest, FWW web producer Lisa Morgan. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
59 min listen
Shop Talk Live 14: Who Needs Half-Blind Dovetails?: Fine Woodworking art director Mike Pekovich, senior editor Matt Kenney, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions on furniture-building-basics and sharpening. Plus, a controversial debate on the merits of half-blind dovetails. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 4: Dueling Cabinets: Mike Pekovich and Matt Kenney answer questions from readers. Plus, Ed Pirnik reveals the sordid behind-the-scenes details of a recent April Fool's video. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
51 min listen
Special Announcement from Shop Talk Live: The release of Shop Talk Live 30 will be delayed unitl April 22, 2013. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 16: A Lethal Dose of PEG?: Fine Woodworking art director Michael Pekovich, senior editor Matt Kenney, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer your questions in Shop Talk Live's 16th episode. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
57 min listen
Shop Talk Live 6: On the Pod: Asa Christiana and Jeff Jewitt tackle your finishing-related questions. Plus, the cops show up to apprehend Jeff. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
51 min listen
Shop Talk Live 15: Curvy Cabinet Conundrum: Asa Christiana Matt Kenney, and Ed Pirnik discuss an upcoming Video Workshop project series and answer woodworking questions from Fine Woodworking readers. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
58 min listen
Shop Talk Live 10: Handplanes for a Desert Island: Mike Pekovich and Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions and wax poetic about workbench tech. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
39 min listen
STL 62: Chevrolets for Marquetry: More from our interview with period furniture master Patrick Edwards by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
79 min listen
Shop Talk Live 12: Fine Woodworking Live with Nick Offerman: Woodworker/actor Nick Offerman and contributing editor Christian Becksvoort join the editors to answer your woodworking questions and check in on the action at Fine Woodworking's very first live event. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
69 min listen
Shop Talk Live 2: Beyond the Back Cover: Asa Christiana and Mike Pekovich answer questions from readers and offer up the inside scoop on how the magazine finds the top-notch craftsmen and women who grace Fine Woodworking's back covers. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
55 min listen
Shop Talk Live 39: Handplane Hassles and Hardships: Why handplanes are worth all the hassle, plus tips on tuning up a spokeshave by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe: Asa Christiana and Matt Kenney answer your woodworking questions and ponder the tech-savvy nature of "tweens." by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
63 min listen
Shop Talk Live 5: Compounding Errors: Asa Christiana and Mike Pekovich tackle the pluses and minuses of potential new tablesaw legislation. Plus, Mike and Asa reveal their most recent woodworking blunders. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 26: Workbench Glue-Up Conundrum: 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... by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
49 min listen
Shop Talk Live 24: Wicked Weapon for Terrific Tenons: Ed Pirnik and Asa Christiana tackle tenoning jigs, how to build a workbench, thickness planers, and more. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
54 min listen
Shop Talk Live 19: All Time Favorite Techniques of All Time: Fine Woodworking editor Asa Christiana, art director Michael Pekovich, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer questions from readers and present a few of their favorite woodworking techniques in a brand new segment. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
51 min listen
Shop Talk Live 31: Ditch That Miter Saw for a Tablesaw: Matt Kenney fesses up to running staples over a jointer. Plus, your questions answered! by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
58 min listen
Shop Talk Live 35: Legendary Workshops: Part II of Matt Kenney's interview with Michael C. Fortune, a bucket list of legendary workshop every woodworker should visit, and your woodworking questions answered. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
70 min listen
Shop Talk Live 37: SawStop Portable in the Works?: A live report from AWFS 2013 and an update on SawStop's portable tablesaw. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
76 min listen
Shop Talk Live 3: Diminishing Returns: Asa Christiana and Dr. Matt Kenney answer questions from readers. Plus, Asa claims that Matt's Ph.D does not make him a real doctor. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
57 min listen
Shop Talk Live 17: How Your Hand Tools Are Made: Fine Woodworking editor Asa Christiana travels to Ontario, for an inside look at how Lee Valley/Veritas produces hand tools. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
78 min listen
Shop Talk Live 23: Cuba's Forgotten Furniture Masterpieces: Fine Woodworking senior editor Ed Pirnik covers Cuban furniture. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
57 min listen
Shop Talk Live 25: Time for a New Monster Workbench?: Building a bigger, better workbench. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 43: Richard Raffan Comes Stateside: We welcome Australian turner Richard Raffan to the podcast and announce the sale of a sweet lathe christened by the master himself. Plus, your questions on handplanes, dust collection, and more! by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 22: Handplane How-To: Fine Woodworking editors welcome the Modern Woodworkers Association onto Shop Talk Live by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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Shop Talk Live 28: Shocking Confession from a Fine Woodworking Staffer: Shocking confessions concerning tool abuse, poor examples of tablesaw safety, and your questions. by Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking
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STL 52: A Hit Man in the Workshop

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