Status Report: Marc talks about his recent router table injury and his experiences with both the Laguna Resaw King bandsaw blade and the Final Cut tablesaw blade.

Matt just completed the chisel plane build and confessed that he purchase pre-made legs for an office desk. He is also continuing his experimentation with spokeshaves.

Around the Web: The all-wood X-Wing Fighter!

News: Rockler offers new cast iron router table. Sears offering Craftsman benchtop spindle sander that looks a lot like the Delta Boss unit. Lee Valley intros two new planes: Side Rabbet Plane and the Skew Rabbet Planes.

Hot Deals:

25% Off Bessey F-Style bar clamps at Woodcraft 6" - 30" long versions thru Sept.30, 2008.

Bessey K-body clamps at Woodcraft 24" & 40", buy 3 get 1 free.

WoodRiver Carbide Anti-Kickback Router Bits 10 piece 1/2 shank bits Woodcraft $50 or $5 each bit.

Bora Clamp-N-Cut Edge Guides (Mentioned in listener voicemail)

And a very special offer from Highland Woodworking. FREE SHIPPING to listeners of Wood Talk Online on any order over $50 through 10/03/08. Listeners just need to put "wto" in the Discount Code field during checkout. Terms, conditions and details are here.

Voicemail: Roberto had a question concerning tablesaws with built-in router tables. Ray wanted our opinions on Gorilla Glue. Chris wanted advice on clamping straightedges and cutting large sheets of ply.

Tom's Tip: Uh oh, you dropped some screws!!

Hey everyone Marc and I are back after an extended summer break.  And we just finished the latest episode of WTO.  Lot's to talk about...

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Status Report:

Where have we been for nearly 2 months?!?!?! Marc gives a Gadget Station update and talks about the âproject humpâ. Matt announces that his next project will be a bedside table for Madison.

Around the Web:

Working Wood by Tom Fidgen
Luthiercast
Upholstered Chair Project Video

News:
Final Cut sawblades.
Amanaâs In-Tech router bits with replaceable cutterheads.

Steel City introduces spiral head lunchbox planer.
Auriou rasps back in business!

Hot Deals:
50% OFF ROUTER TABLE STARTER PACKAGE
Regular Catalog Price $239.97 E-Direct Special Offer $119.99

Bessey Tradesman Bar Clamps Buy 2 - Get the 3rd FREE!

Topics:
IWF Review- DeWalt TrackSaw, Delta Unisaw, General Internationalâs adjustable height bandsaw.
Intro to Spokeshaves - low-angle vs. standard - flat vs. round bottom

Tomâs Tip: Keeping the shop clean.

Status Report:

Marc has FINALLY finished the gadget station and plans on delivering it next week.  While in the area, he is also going to have a visit with the one and only David Marks.  Matt decided to rearrange his shop tools recently and is apparently going to start writing a new book entitled, "The Feng Shui Workshop".

Around the Web:

Check out Keith Cruickshank's awesome videos at Woodtreks.com Popular Woodworking Magazine and Woodworking Magazine have had a little facelift recently.  FineWoodworking.com also seems to have had a few tweaks.

News:

Don't miss your chance to enter The Wood Talk Online Giveaway.  Lee Valley provided us with two of their new Skew Rabbet Planes and next week we will select two lucky winners.  Enter Here!

Hot Deals:

DeWalt 18V Cordless Drill/Driver Kit Sweepstakes ends October 13th thanks to Tool Snob.  Makita Orbital Finishing Sander only $39.99, save 27% at Highland woodworking while supplies last.  Aluminum Assembly Clamps from Lee Valley set of 4 (2) 18" & (2) 24" $85 regularly $108 fast-acting sliding jaw with a locking handle mechanism (similar to locking pliers).  Makita 14.4 V cordless impact driver at woodcraft $189.99.  Select Norton Combination Waterstones Save 20%! Now Through October 31, 2008!

Voicemail:

David has a good question concerning bandsaw blade width.

Tom's Tip:

Tired of using guesswork every time you set up your dado stack? Tom has some advice.

The winners of the Wood Talk Online Giveaway (sponsored by Lee Valley) are:

Richard Sylvestre and Mack McKinney.

They each will receive one of Lee Valleyâs new Skew Rabbet Planes!

So if you're not Richard or Mack don't give up hope of getting your hands on these great planes.  You can get both of them on sale at a great reduced price for two more days.

Lee Valleyâs special promotional pricing ends 10/15/08.  Trust me, once you've tried one of these, you'll fall head over heels for them!! 

As many of probably already know, there is an incredible conference taking place in Berea, KY called Woodworking in America. The conference is the brainchild of the folks over at Popular Woodworking and simply put, its a galoots dream! From vendors to seminars to hands on classes, its all about hand tools! Many of my blogging associates will be in attendance, and you can follow their experiences on their own blogs. One person in particular who will be blogging on a daily basis is Mitch from the Furnitude Blog. You can follow his adventures right on his blog.

Now most of the other folks who might be blogging about the event are in The Wood Whisperer Network, and you can see all the latest posts in real-time right on TheWoodWhispererNetwork.com.

I also wanted to bring your attention to my homie Shannon Rogers’ site, The Renaissance Woodworker. He is having a giveaway sponsored by the folks at Penn State Industries, and its a good chance to get some great pen turning supplies.

So I hope everyone has a great time at the conference. Wish I could be there myself but I will have to settle for reading about your personal experiences.

Related Posts

• July 14, 2008 — Wood Talk Online - #39
• July 1, 2008 — Woodworking in America Registration Open
• May 15, 2008 — Wood Talk Online- Episode 36

This week’s project is submitted by Bryan. Let’s check out what he has to say:

“This is my first piece of ‘fine’ furniture, which has helped to develop my passion for woodworking. I built this piece as part of a Furniture Design class in the architecture school during my undergrad, even though I was a finance major. The piece is made of red oak and walnut and the table tops stand at 12” and 24” respectively. I started out with all rough lumber, 5/4 red oak, and 8/4 walnut. I milled the oak with the thickness planer down to 1” thick by 3” wide for the larger side, and 1” thick by 2” wide for the smaller side. Once I had these measurements, I used the table saw to cut all of my angles for both the longer pieces and smaller ‘head’ and ‘foot’ pieces. At this point I had cut all of my oak pieces and it was time for glue up. I did this in sections. First I glued up the 3” section by combining two long pieces with the appropriate ‘head’ and ‘foot’ pieces. Once all of these smaller sections were done, I glued them together until I eventually had one long row of alternating blank sections and long sections 17” wide. I then built a jig to hold this entire piece at the appropriate angle in order to route out the section for the walnut/glass, which took a nice long 2” router bit a while to hog out. Once this step was done, I was able to put the last two outside boards to make the ends look more finished. I cut the walnut to size, drilled the holes for the dowels, cut the angle on the walnut and glued it into place, along with the red oak dowels. I used a ½ piece of wood as a spacer for the glass. I did the a similar process for the 2” smaller side, except I didn’t glue the alternating boards on the bottom section until after I meshed the two together. Once together, I glued in the missing pieces, securing the two sections forever. The last step was inserting the 17”Wx23”Lx1/2”D glass into the top section and the 17”Wx11”Lx1/2”D glass into the bottom section.”

“It is finished with about 3 coats of Danish Oil sanded down to about 400 grit and has a poly spray topcoat. Overall this is a very strong piece, and has no problem holding the glass, even with me leaning on it, as the table will tip over before the joint would ever fail. There are definitely things I would consider doing different though, but that’s the challenge for my next piece. Enjoy my cantilevered end table and thanks for all of the inspiration. As always, I look forward to the next video!

Related Posts

• July 11, 2008 — Walnut Side Table - Project of the Week
• March 13, 2008 — Sculpted End Table - Project of the Week
• March 3, 2008 — Episode 42 - End Table (Pt. 6)

This week’s shop comes from Hamish. Let’s see what he has to say:
“Thought you might like to see my little sheds that I use here in New Zealand, I have been really interested in seeing so many different styles and designs of peoples workshops. The thing I have noticed is the passion that people have in designing and building their own space.”

“I started my own business in June 2007, just making work benches and now have expanded to garage and wardrobe systems. I have had no training in joinery or woodworking but have studied in Draughting. Watching The Wood Whisperer has been very interesting. If you noticed I took Marc’s design of the assembly bench to the max size. Its been really handy. Cheers. I will continue to expand into wood working over time. Keep up the good work USA.”

Here is a little more info from Hamish:

The saw is SCM SI-16W Rise & Fall Tilt Arbor Sliding Table Panel Saw
3.2m cut capacity, scorer unit, auto brake. 415v/3ph/50hz.
1500mm rip capacity
3200mm crosscut
5.5hp main motor / 1 hp scriber motor
overhead guard which i have taken off for easier cuting of 2.4 x 1.2 panels

The other big machine is a KD 54 Hot melt Edgebander, this will glue on pvc or wood edging to board or timber, trimmes and cuts egding in one go. very handy. The other machine is a Blum Mini Press which can drill hinge holes into the doors and also has removeable head which can be replaced with a 8 drill spindle head allowing you to drill muiltable holes in a work piece.

The jointer is a toolline 6inch buzzer with 1400mm table good for long pieces of timber only single phase but fine for what i use. I have a little thckness under bench 12inch. handy but only entry level. In the other cabinet shed we have a a horizontial drill press for caming and dowling and compressor and hand tools and very important fridge for lunch. Also as for the question on the legs to by benches I flat pack the benches and send around the country this allows for them to be easily removed the bolted back on. I also have a very Loving and Wise Wife who fully supports me in my work and does keep me from getting to carried away in buying to much stuff. Thanks for the questions hope this helps

Related Posts

• October 29, 2008 — Greg’s Woodshop - Shop of the Week
• October 22, 2008 — Keith’s Woodshop - Shop of the Week
• October 15, 2008 — This Old Shop ~ Circa 1962 - Shop of the Week

Jim wrote in a while back about the pros and cons of hand plane jointers vs power jointers.

This is a recurring question with many listeners so I thought I'd share the answer and then also some extra thoughts that I had after I sent Jim my response.

The winners of the Wood Talk Online Giveaway (sponsored by Lee Valley) are:

Richard Sylvestre and Mack McKinney.

They each will receive one of Lee Valleyâs new Skew Rabbet Planes!

So if you're not Richard or Mack don't give up hope of getting your hands on these great planes.  You can get both of them on sale at a great reduced price for two more days.

Lee Valleyâs special promotional pricing ends 10/15/08.  Trust me, once you've tried one of these, you'll fall head over heels for them!! 

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If you'd like to enter for free schwag, have a comment, question or suggestion, drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or  head over to the website.  Or...leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338.

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It would be easy to say that Denis Rezendes is NOT your typical teenager. But I think there are a lot of young woodworkers out there, and it’s time we started giving teens like Denis some credit. He’s posted his first instructional video at Lumberjocks.com and I really enjoyed it.

It is so basic, at a little over 12 minutes long, yet it is packed with good information for the young woodworker. As someone who has spent a few hours in front of the camera doing podcasts, I can tell you it can be nerve-racking. Only someone who is comfortable with the subject matter can be comfortable in front of the camera. Denis looks like he knows his stuff — either that or he’s a natural.

If your teenager is interested in woodworking, steer him to this video first. Then buy him a couple of tools!

Thanks to Marc Spagnuolo, at WoodWhisperer.com ( for the link) and Lumberjocks.

Hey everyone it's time for another installment of Lumber Species of the Month...and this time we're sharing a few facts on a favorite of a lot of woodworkers - Walnut.

Once abundant throughout the United States and growing to 150 FT tall and 6 FT in diameter Walnut was heavily harvested for it's beautiful grains and colors.  It's the only natural "brown" colored wood found growing in the states.

While it's still readily available the trees today average about 80-100 FT tall and usually only about 3 FT in diameter...a stark contrast from before.  But still it's a beautiful wood to work with...

Don't forget!! Hendrik is back in September so get your questions in for our open Q&A session.  If you're planning on being at the IWF in Atlanta, anyone wanting to have a chat with Hendrik can leave a message for him in the Press Lounge.  Or, better yet, he'll be attending The Wood Whisperer's after-show get together Friday evening, August 22nd.

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It's a Monday and that means it's time for Magazine Monday!!!

Over the weekend I spent a lot of time at the computer and it got me to yearning for a project in the shop.

So in today's episode I'm sharing a few of those thoughts with you!!

Don't forget!! Hendrik is back in September so get your questions in for our open Q&A session.  If you're planning on being at the IWF in Atlanta, anyone wanting to have a chat with Hendrik can leave a message for him in the Press Lounge.  Or, better yet, he'll be attending The Wood Whisperer's after-show get together Friday evening, August 22nd.

If you'd like to enter for free schwag or just have a comment, question or suggestion drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or  head over to my website at 231 354-2338.

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Hey everyone, today we have the featureless friday!  More or less, I've been bitten by a bug and I've down for the count since tuesday.

But that's no excuse for not having a show and not giving away free schwag to the greatest listeners in the world!!!

So I have a few things to share with you and a little fever ridden rambling too!!

Don't forget!! Hendrik is back in September so get your questions in for our open Q&A session.  If you're planning on being at the IWF in Atlanta, anyone wanting to have a chat with Hendrik can leave a message for him in the Press Lounge.  Or, better yet, he'll be attending The Wood Whisperer's after-show get together Friday evening, August 22nd.

If you'd like to enter for free schwag or just have a comment, question or suggestion drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or  head over to my website at 231 354-2338.

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Status Report: Marc goes into a bit more detail on his Gadget Station: grain direction and acclimation. Matt is making his new bench out ofâââ.(drum roll)âââ.PLYWOOD!

Around the Web:
If you arenât on Twitter, you are missing out on the fun! We also review Charles Neils website, AntiquesBuiltDaily.com. Charles has a great collection of incredible videos and DVDs on all kinds of topics. We can all learn something from Charlesâ years of experience.

Safety reminder - Tablesaw injuries to remind us of what we learned during safety week.

Review of Final Cut Saw Blade and more info.

News:
Woodworking in America hands-on classes sell like hotcakes!!
Fine Woodworking starting to sell ebook versions of popular titles. Currently you can buy individual chapters downloadable as PDFs for $2 or buy the whole book (ebook version) for $15.

Hot Deals:
Pop WWâing 50% off back issues
Bessey K-Body Clamps 25% Off
Simple Green Cleaning towels (pop up container) almost 40% off.

Topics:
We discuss a recent article by Bob Flexner in the August issue of Popular Woodworking, titled â7 Myths of Polyurethaneâ

if you have a question or comment, you can email us at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or leave us a message at 623-242-2450.

If you have the time, please take the new listener survey at Matt's Basement Workshop and possibly win an iPod Touch.  Head over to the website to learn all about it.

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We are trying a new format for this show, where we actually have a number of segments including News, Hot Deals, Around the Web, and moreâ.

Status Report: Marc has a new column in Popular Woodworking Magazine and is currently working on an entertainment center. Matt is finishing up his series on a very cool bookcase.

Around the Web:
We review a great blog from Kari Hultman called The Village Carpenter.

Matt discusses a great blog entry he found over at the Highland Woodworking blog about removing and preventing rust on tools.

News:
The Jointmaker Pro from Bridge City Tool Works is the latest tool to make waves in the woodworking community.
Our original blog post.

Hot Deals:
Irwin Quick Clamp deal from Rockler. You get four 6â clamps, plus two 12â and two 24â clamp/spreaders. Plus, theyâve added a FREE heavy-duty cloth bag.

Epifanes Marine Varnish from Jamestown Distributors - $16.02/500ml

Bessey K-Bodies Clamp Blowout at Woodcraft. 24â K-Body Clamp reg. $35.99 Sale $26.99, 40â K-Body Clamp reg. $44.99 Sale $33.74

True Value Coupon - $5 coupon off $25 purchase

Ryobi buy one combo kit get a free Ryobi One Plus tool by mail in rebate from Home Depot.

Topics:
Humidity and its effect on finishes. For reference:
http://www.minwax.com/how_to/faq/?Q=05 http://www.woodweb.com/knowledge_base/Humidity_and_Conversion.html

Tomâs Tip (from Tomâs Workbench): Waxing the sole of your plane.

Voicemails:
Denis is having problems centering a guide bushing on his DeWalt router. And Jack wanted to know what block plane Matt recommend for trimming tenons.

Email:
Tom wanted some details on when its appropriate to pre-raise the grain.

if you have a question or comment, you can email us at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or leave us a message at 623-242-2450

For your listening pleasure today we're presenting the recorded version of the latest episode of Wood Talk Online.  If you couldn't make it to the live broadcast you can still enjoy all the fun the rest of us were having that night.

Topics:

Marcâs visit with Popular Woodworking and the Wood Werks Supply Inc., and Woodworkerâs Safety Week. Voicemails about bandsaw blade sparks, flattening waterstones, and vacuum veneer press systems.

We also discussed a really cool woodworking event coming up: Woodworking in America- Hand Tool & Technique Conference: Nov. 14th-16th in Berea, KY. Appearances by Roy Underhill, Frank Klausz, Michael Dunbar, Adam Cherubini, James Blauvelt, Robin Lee, Thomas Lie-Nielsen, Larry Williams and Don McConnell, John Economaki, Konrad Sauer, Wayne Anderson, Ron Hock, and Mike Wenzloff.

If you are interested in attending, please visit the web site that is dedicated to this conference at WoodworkinginAmerica.com and sign up for the conferenceâs newsletter. Youâll then be the first to be notified of when registration will open (it will be before July 1) and the pricing for this event.

Then we took on tons of LIVE CHAT QUESTIONS. Because the show turned out to be so long, I didnât include our normal after-show comments. So expect a bunch of those next week including advice for setting up shop for $2500 (a question from last week).

Related Links: Joewoodworker.com, Veneersupplies.com, Vacupress.com, inexspensive vacuum pump

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Hey everyone if you haven't heard already, Marc and I are trying another great experiment.  We're taking Wood Talk Online to a live format tonight at 8:00PM EST!!

Of course for those of you who can't make it, the show is being recorded as usual.  But if you have the time and just want to see what it's like when we're recording an episode of WTO stop on by to watch.

This can all be seen at www.thewoodwhisperer.com just click on the blog link and you'll have a front row seat to the show.  Also, there's probably going to be a little Q&A for anyone signed into the chat room.

So get there early to see all the fun...afterall nothing is funnier than watching me try not to hurt my brain on a hard question (OK easy questions too!!)

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Topics: Marc's new finishing room, The Earlex Spray Station, self-cleaning blast gates, "lazy people food", taking photos of your work, accepting credit cards, and dyed through tenons.

Relevant links: Steve Kaeser Lights

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Topics:
Kaleo Kalaâs visit to Marcâs shop, âThe Schwarzâ?, woodworking classes, Lie Nielsenâs backorder, new tools from Festool and Powermatic, Forstner bits without spurs, and milling lumber with only a planer and a router table.

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