It’s show #600 - On today’s show, we’re talking about color matching, tigerwood workbench, and wood on a metal lathe.

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We saw this process shared on Powermatic's IG account and question the safety and missed opportunity to educate as a major power tool manufacturer. We would love to hear from the maker about the process he used and how it is working for him.

• Marc is making a book press.
• Matt is starting on his breakfast bench project.
• Shannon blew up his other knee while doing a sawing demo. He is OLD!

• Paul recommends FreeCAD as a SketchUp alternative that he finds similar to many of the higher powered solutions on the market.
• Hamilton gravitated to wax finishes due the safety and health aspects as he found so many other finish products had harmful VOC levels.
• Dick says, "yep that's actually my name", and "yes, its normal sized"

• Bob asks about using color and toning finishes as all his experience lies in clear coat finishes.

• Greg asks about the differences between metal and wood lathes and what will suit his needs.
• Amy has a bunch of Tigerwood 1x6 laying around and asks about using it for a workbench.

Store Events:

Don’t miss Alex Snodgrass’ Next Cut Tour:

• 2/20-2/21 - Orlando
• 2/22-2/23 - Clearwater
• 2/24-2/25 - Birmingham
• 2/26-2/27 - Atlanta

Woodcraft often has local club meetings in their stores too!

• Virginia Beach, VA: Tidewater Woodworkers Guild Meeting Monday, February 23
• Dayton, OH: Miami Valley Wood Carvers Carve-in, Tuesday, February 17

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 woodtalkshow@gmail.com

Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

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It’s show #599 - On today’s show, we’re talking about finding yourself rudderless in woodworking, when to fire a customer, woodworking on an open-sided deck, woodworking topics that have been discussed too much and too little, winter shop strategies, and safety lessons for a maker space

• John needs to shift his product base as the market has dried up.
• Alex has a custom job that is going south and he is trying to figure out whether to bail or continue on.
• Hamilton is working in a covered porch space but with open sides and asks what he should consider with regard to tool maintenance as well as safeguarding his projects.
• Tomasso asks what woodworking topic has been talked to death and perhaps which ones haven't been talked about enough.
• Ed asks about winter strategies in the shop for keeping his tools in working order.
• William manages a maker space and asks about some safety training protocols.

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 woodtalkshow@gmail.com

Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

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It’s show #598 - On today’s show, we’re talking about safety lessons for a maker space, strategizing lumber for a workbench, helical heads in benchtop planers, cypress finishing.

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• Marc is bending and laminating to make the fanciest towel rack, and now has his new True Grip Clamp Pads for sale!
• Matt is cleaning and sterilizing.
• Shannon took his architect training course on the road to California and admired trees.

• Paul teaches Fusion 360 at his local Woodcraft and shares what he likes about it over SketchUp.
• Joel comments on how Europeans make better plywood with a history lesson on wooden fighter planes in WWII.

• Joel wants a planer and wonders if a spiral head is worth it in a benchtop model.
• Von milled a Red Oak log into boards and is now about to build his workbench but asks if there is any particular grain orientation he should consider for the parts as he builds it.
• Jim is building Adirondack chairs from Cypress. He wants them to grey naturally and wonders if he should put any finish on them at all.

In-Store Classes are awesome. You should take some! Check your local store to see what they have going on.

Here’s just a sampling of what’s going on:

Store Events:

• 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:

• Kansas City, KS – Learn Resin Casting – Saturday, January 31st, 9 to 4
• January 30th – DATE NIGHT: WINE & CHEESE, Turn a bottle stopper and cheese plane

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 woodtalkshow@gmail.com

Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

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