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can find us on Twitter as @MBWPodcast, @WoodWhisperer, and @RenaissanceWW and also on Facebook too. This is a special on location version of Wood Talk Online Radio, recorded in my hotel room at Woodworking in America 2010. Joining us for a lively discussion are Tom Iovino from TomsWorkbench.com and...
The Wood Talk Online boys are taking a Summer break! But here’s one last show for you to enjoy…..sort of… I’m hosting this one solo but I managed to get the guys to send in a couple of relevant audio clips. This week, I’m heading out to the big tool show in Vegas, AWF...
Welcome back to Wood Talk Online. The woodworking season is underway and your emails are rolling in as we speak. So if you have a question, comment or some feedback regarding something you’ve heard here at WTO send us an email at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or call us at our voicemail (623) 242-...
or it. - Matt attended a wood show in the Grand Rapids area and took a couple of seminars. - Matt was also recognized by a listener! Updates: Woodtalk Online show notes and episodes will now be available from both The Wood Whisperer and Matt’s Basement Workshop sites. Also, Woodtalk Online wil...
More than any tool in the wood shop, the tablesaw generates the most heated discussions surrounding safety. Part of that could certainly be attributed to the whole SawStop/legislation situation. But one thing we all must admit is that the tablesaw is potentially one of the most dangerous tools in t...
nking out all those projects that were neglected because of too much summer fun and frolicking…or perhaps heat. So in this episode of Wood Talk Online, we have fun and frolicking of our own as we share with you some of the most recent articles posted on the website, including Joe Woodworkers ...
On today’s show we’ll be discussing whether plywood has a place in fine furniture, Fine Woodworking’s new site, as well as our favorite articles, blog posts, and Wood Talk Online forum posts. Call and leave us a voice mail at 623-242-2450. You can find all three of us on Twitte...
This poll was created by my buddy Tom Iovino from TomsWorkbench.com. When I’m in the shop, I usually listen to podcasts or audio books. Once I exhaust that supply or when I need to pay more attention to the woodworking, nothing beats Pandora. I fire up some of my favorite bands and just let P...
we are and others consistently downplay their skills. But I encourage you to take some time and think critically about where you fall on the scale of woodworking craftsmanship. Then think about where you would LIKE to be on that same scale. This exercise may very well make it easier for you to plot...
This week’s Poll is about Scott Phillips of The American Woodshop. I have seen Scott’s show several times on PBS and I thought it was decent. I don’t like to give the TV guys too much flack simply because it must be incredibly difficult to condense and entire project into 20 minut...
Poll of the Week is brought to you by Tom Iovino of TomsWorkbench.com. A drill press was one of the first tools I ever purchased for my shop. Why? Because Lowe’s carried one for a reasonable price and I remember seeing David Marks use one once. Of course I needed one! As a result of this not...
start hearing the Imperial March in my head as I know the evil forces of Darth Summer are on their way to smite me. So in Phoenix, I just can’t woodwork without air conditioning. I tried for a while, but dang it, I’m only human! So how about you? What kind of climate control, if any, do...