Wood Talk | Woodworking

It’s show #597 - On today’s show, we’re talking about making thin wood without a bandsaw, fixing sticky drawers, Tormek sharpening machine comparisons, and building a rocking chair.

What's On the Bench
Marc can't move so he is scratching the itch by rearranging the shop.
Matt just keeps turning...homemade 40 foot swing lathe in the future?
Shannon broke his band clamp while making picture frames, Marc teases with an out of stock band clamp
WoodTalk Bike Corner
Shannon rants about e-bike which are great for commuting and getting people into riding, but kids making fun of kids who have to pedal is outrageous. Plus, get some exercise you lazy kids!! shakes fist

Kickback and Stuff
Hans let us know that the black MDF we talked about on a previous show is manufactured under the brand Valchromat and they make a variety of colors.
Ryan compliments our restraint during Matt's hollow chisel mortiser experience.
Darren shares a bushcraft video where they use wooden holdfasts.

Listener Questions
Dianne has some sticky drawers in a chest and asks for advice to address it.
Seth is a building a Shaker cabinet that calls for tinner stock and asks whether to plane or resaw the material to thickness.
Harold wants to build a rocking chair to accompany his proposal attempt to his girlfriend and asks about where to start with building it.
Mark is look at the Tormek for sharpening both shop tools and kitchen knives and wonders about the differences between the models. Marc suggests a specific kitchen knife sharpener which is much easier to use and stays in the kitchen.
Selected Woodcraft Events
In-Store Classes are a great way to make a wonderful holiday gift. Check your local store to see what they have going on.
Here’s just a sampling of what’s going on:
Store Events:
Cabin Fever Event - Jan 24th at Cincinatti, OH; Roanoke, VA; Parkersburg, WV
Lots of sales. Demos throughout the day. Chance to win prizes.
16th Annual Woodworking Expo – January 24th at Phoenix, AZ
Vendor demos, Manufacturer Representatives, storewide power tool specials.
Supreme Bowl Contests – Woburn, MA; Walpole, MA; Richmond, VA; Norfolk, VA; Portsmouth, NH (Separate contests at each store) Submit your bowl to be voted on in a variety of categories. Voting ends February 8th (submission dates and categories vary somewhat by location)
Classes:
January 23rd – DATE NIGHT: PIZZA & BEER; Turn a pizza cutter and bottle opener
January 30th – DATE NIGHT: WINE & CHEESE; Turn a bottle stopper and cheese plane.
Orlando, FL – Lathe Tool Sharpening Made Easy – Saturday, January 17th, 10 to 3.
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Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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It’s show #596 - On today’s show, we’re recapping some of our favorite things of the year and answering your questions.

End of Year Wrap
Its our last show of the year so we spend some time talking about our challenges, new products, and specifically stuff we got from our sponsor, Woodcraft.

Kickback and Stuff
Shoutout to Hamilton Ward on his birthday. His wife wrote in and asked us to recognize him.
Ryan's comic display worked out great but he asks about when to prefinish and when to skip it.
Von likes the bicycle talk, in fact when he listened to our back log he got Peloton bike ads.
Listener Questions
Matt is milling parts for his Guild project table
Shannon used a power tool to cut up a live edge slab for an architect.
Marc bought a new bike then lots of NYC pizza.
Woodcraft Store Events
Rockville, MD - 10 Ways to Cut Dovetails with Bob Van Dyke -Saturday, November 29 and November 30, 10 AM - 5 PM

Walpole, MA - Volunteers needed Wooden Toy Truck Build for "Toys-for-Tots" Saturday, December 6, 2025, 9:30 AM - 3 PM
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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It’s show #595 - On today’s show, we’re talking about what to do when your workbench sucks, Is wood acclimation BS, and running a lathe backwards.

Woodcraft Giveaway
Congratulations to Matt Croyle who won the tap room cutting board kit.
We also heard from Joe, last months lathe tool giveaway and he does actually have a lathe and has already put his new tools to use.

Black Friday Sales
Wood Whisperer Guild Save 40% with code BlackFriday40
BackSide Sandpaper, Wood Whisperer Specials are 20% off!
Hand Tool School 50% with code HTS50for15; black friday but 15 yr anniversary.
Matt Cremona - Free shipping on Chair Kits and some discount on everything else
What's on the Bench
Matt is milling parts for his Guild project table
Shannon used a power tool to cut up a live edge slab for an architect.
Marc bought a new bike then lots of NYC pizza.
Kickback



Listener Questions
Von asks how much wood actually acclimates over the course of a few weeks and if that is a myth.
James asks what to do after he built his workbench and then feel inadequate about it after watching hundreds of videos.
Joe asks why he would run his lathe backwards because his lathe motor runs both ways.
Woodcraft Store Events
November 7th and 8th Kreg Demos at every store nationwide.
November 8 & 9th- Turn for the Troops events nationwide.
Local Store events: too many to list here this time...wow...Goooo Woodcraft! Check your local store for details
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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Sponsored by :

If you want to help support the show, you can do so by going to Patreon.com/woodtalk and signing up to become a patron of the show.
It’s show #594 - On today’s show, we’re talking about finish for a commercial shelf, removable furniture tops and ripply cuts.

Woodcraft Giveaway
For November Woodcraft is back with another giveaway. This time they are giving away a Tap Room Cutting Board Kit and you can register to win by filling out the form on our website here. We will draw a winner and announce at the end of November.
What's on the Bench
Marc finally finished the built-in desk for Nicole.
Shannon rants about the quitting perception foisted on him by the market normal.
Matt started work on the breakfast table
Kickback
Tom loves his shaper so much he is teaching a class about it at the Alpine Technical Workshops. If you want to learn more about shapers then this is the place.
Von likes Shannon's philosophy on getting things done and it reminds him of the book "Getting Things Done" by David Allen
Marc and Matt think how SketchUp handles versioning and authentication is stupid and they complain about it.
Listener Questions
Ryan needs a finish suggestion for a comic book shelf he is building for a local store.
Dana is building a TV cabinet that is big and heavy and asks about making the top removable yet structural.
Rick is sawing Walnut logs with his woodworking guild and they are getting ripply cuts despite changing the blade and doing typical bandsaw triage.
Woodcraft Store Events
November 7th and 8th Kreg Demos at every store nationwide.
November 8 & 9th- Turn for the Troops events nationwide.
Local Store events: too many to list here this time...wow...Goooo Woodcraft! Check your local store for details
Ask Us a Question
Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected]
Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker
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Grain filling turnings, crosscut sled vs mitersaw and keeping on track with a large project. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.