Shop Talk Live

Mike and Ben finish out the year answering a batch of questions about flattening plane irons, micro bevels, hot card scrapers, and touching up a glue line.

Vic Tesolin joins Anissa and Ben to discuss economy shop life, his new workbench, making handplanes, and sharpening toothed planes.

Cozied up in the new shop, Mike, Barry, and Ben discuss the progress setting up the shop, techniques for ebonizing, painting panels, and primo box hinges.

Mike Pekovich and Rollie Johnson chat with Grizzly’s own Jameson Hawn to get a behind-the-scenes look at the company.

Furniture maker and machinery guru Ellen Kaspern joins Anissa and Ben to answer listener questions about jointers and walnut slabs, and to proclaim her never-ending love of the Delta Unisaw.

Andrew Hunter takes over the show to answer listener questions about Japanese handplanes and how he uses them in his work.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss Patrick Sullivan's end-grain glue myths video, how a listener can hide a joint on an 18-ft. run of molding, and the pros and cons of floating tenon joinery.

Ed Pirnik joins Ben to discuss the early days of Shop Talk Live and what he's been up to the past six years.

Bob Van Dyke joins Mike and Ben to discuss story sticks, cooling glue to get more open time, spring joints and admits to milling MDF on his machines!

Favorite STL segments as submitted by the listeners!

Erika Torres tells us about her woodworking journey–from high school shop class to studying under Gary Rogoski–and why she's committed to woodworking for the long haul.

Mike and Ben discuss getting rid of marking gauge lines on dovetails, how long their blades last, more apron and pencil preferences, and why Mike has a day job.

Mike Farrington joins Ben to discuss sliding tablesaws, keeping track of large projects, slow-setting glue, and whether the domino can actually keep up with the mighty biscuit joiner!

The whole crew gets together to discuss oil stones, how they work through projects, breadboard ends, and whether it's better to build or to sometimes buy.

Jon Binzen interviews Laura Mays, woodworker and director of The Krenov School, about her journey to woodworking and the inspiration behind her inquisitive work.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss big squares, assembly tables, woodworking with friends, and Anissa's new obsession; plexiglass divider construction.

Chris Gochnour answers listener questions about back bevels on handplanes, various types of block planes, and getting rid of chatter when using a spokeshave.

Vic Tesolin joins Mike and Ben to discuss dust collection, upgrading old tablesaws, whether a shop is ever done, and the finer points of Instagram etiquette.

Greenwoodworker and carver Dave Fisher answers listener questions about greenwood projects, finding green wood, storing green wood, and how he goes about designing his incredible pieces.

Anissa, Barry, and Ben discuss milling box stock, the cure for chasing perfection, if high-end sanders really perform better, and what a listener can make with a cherry burl.

Fine, they weren't secrets, but Tim sits down with Mike and Ben and the conversation goes deep into veneering processes.

Deputy editor, Jon Binzen, joins Mike and Ben to discuss design, designers, and his never-ending love of facets in his own work.

Mike, Barry, and Ben debate if every piece needs the strength of dovetails, cast iron vs. aluminum on bandsaws, whether a jointer saves you money, and the lifespan of tool tests.

Vic Tesolin joins Mike and Ben to discuss jack planes, smoothing planes, shop lighting, and if saw guides are cheating or not.

Mike, Barry, and Ben discuss their favorite movies for spotting great furniture, whether a mirror polish counts for sharp, and if anybody ever really takes apart hide glue joints.

Anissa and Ben debate the pros and cons of different stationary sanders, the best ways of dealing with squeeze out, and what to do with all of those old jigs.

Mike Mascelli basically takes over the podcast and answers listeners questions on finishing and upholstery!

Mike and Ben discuss odd-ball panel glue up theories, the need for a fancy router table, smooth moves, and Mike's upcoming book

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss what helped them make the leap from beginner woodworkers and what they wish they had done differently when setting up their shops.

Barry and Ben discuss how they would go about assembling a shop with a budget of a thousand dollars.

Asa Christiana joins Mike and Ben to discuss the best gifts for woodworkers to make, European wood species, and properly clamping mortise and tenon joints.

Tom McLaughlin joins Mike and Ben to discuss jointing long boards, hardware installs gone wrong, squaring up crosscut sleds, and how to find you voice as a furniture maker.

Rollie Johnson joins Mike and Ben to discuss handplane restoration, 110v vs 220v for machines, planer snipe, and every thing you should know before buying a drill press.

Ben interviews Garry Chinn who founded Garrett Wade 45 years ago to bring high-quality hand tools to a new market.

Anissa, Barry, and Ben give a pep talk to a listener worried about stepping up to walnut and another listener who is doing everything he can to avoid using plywood.

Mike and Barry discuss milk paint, scraper sharpening, shellac finishes, when to sharpen a tablesaw blade and their smooth moves.

Mike Mascelli wows Bob Van Dyke and Mike Pekovich answering listener questions in this (mostly) finishing-centric episode.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss more tablesaw safety, solid-wood chessboards, hotel woodworking for a heath care worker on covid assignment, and sawing a wooden blimp in half. Plus, a new jingle and a new boss!

Gary Rogowski joins Ben to answer listener questions on drying lumber, sharpening problems, sawing practice, and the feasibility to create a four legged piece without it rocking.

Mike, Barry, and Ben discuss jack planes, tablesaw safety, scrap wood storage, and how a listener could widen dados

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss dust collection for bandsaws, keeping notes during a project, a listener's odd glue-line failure, and try a woodworking potpourri for the first time.

Megan Fitzpatrick joins Barry and Ben to discuss Moxon vises, wooden vs. metal-bodied handplanes, tri-squares vs. combo squares, grinders, and why it's worth building a tool chest.

Contributing editor, Chris Becksvoort joins Mike and Ben to answer questions on milling, wedged joinery, and his two favorite tools.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss tablesaw accessories, shop rituals, testing sharpness, knockdown fasteners, and tall people.

Contributing editor Steve Latta joins Mike and Ben to discuss when to peg a tenon, hammer veneering, broken bandsaw blades, CNCs, and what the difference is between a jointer and a planer.

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Mike Farrington joins Anissa and Ben to discuss sanding techniques, built in joinery, workbenches, and smooth moves.

Contributing editor, Bob Van Dyke gets the show to himself answering questions about pre-finishing, constructing built ins, and creating a profile on a curved edge without a router.

Vic Tesolin joins Mike and Ben to discuss making wooden handplanes, identifying troublesome boards before it's too late, shooting miters, what a listener should do with a excess of #4s, and they share their favorite techniques for the week.

In this bonus episode, Mike and Ben discuss if the Shaker workbench is fit for holdfasts, and what mallets you really need as a woodworker.