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Traditional Woodworking for the Modern Maker
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HTT065–My Favorite Woods to Work With from 2020-11-20T00:45:17
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from November 2018. In this show, I talk a bit about my favorite woods to work with.
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HTT064–Stains, Dyes, Glazes, Toners, and Preventing Blotching from 2020-10-28T19:37:29
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from August 2018. In this show, I answer a question from a listener about coloring wood and preventing blotching.
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HTT063–Restoring an Old Oil Stone from 2020-10-14T16:36:21
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from July 2018. In this show, I answer a question from a listener about restoring an old oil stone.
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HTT062–Milk Paint Primer from 2020-10-02T15:53:32
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from June 2018. In this show, I talk about milk paint.
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HTT061–Workbenches: Build or Buy? from 2020-09-24T20:43:21
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from October 2017. In this show, I talk about building vs. buying a workbench. Is building a workbench a rite of passage? Listen in for my thoughts!
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HTT060–Photographing Your Work from 2020-08-24T18:04:18
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from September 2017. In this show, I talk about photographing your work.
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HTT059–Wooden Hand Planes vs. Metal Hand Planes from 2020-07-30T15:56:43
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from August 2017. In this show, I talk about the pros and cons of wooden and metal hand planes.
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HTT058–Inspiration from Unexpected Places from 2020-07-21T20:23:10
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from July 2017. In this show, I talk about finding woodworking inspiration in unexpected places.
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HTT057–Non-traditional Woodworking Projects from 2020-07-07T22:48:15
Today, we have the Patron Extra podcast from June 2017. In this show, I talk about some non-traditional woodworking projects to expand your horizons.
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HTT056–Taking Your Woodworking to the Next Level from 2020-07-01T15:17:50
Today, I offer up the Patron Extra podcast from April 2017. In this show, I talk about some ways that you can get out of your comfort zone and take your woodworking to the next level.
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HTT055–Narrowing Focus from 2019-08-25T13:39:41
This will be the last episode of the podcast. On today’s show, I discuss securing glass in a door frame, and troubleshooting a shooting board.
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HTT054–What Can You Learn from Bad Design? from 2019-08-07T22:10:36
On today’s show, I discuss setting up a cabinet scraper, sapwood vs. heartwood, attaching handles to thin case sides, slop in bench plane adjusters, and learning from poor furniture designs.
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HTT053–Lathes&Turning for Furniture from 2019-07-22T03:25:30
On today’s show, I discuss how oversized to rough mill your stock, making curved moldings, and lathes and turning for furniture.
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HTT052–Hand Saws for Curves from 2019-07-05T14:38:35
On today’s show, I discuss holding small stock for plowing grooves, long planes with narrow irons, frame saw vs. bandsaw for resawing, flattening wooden hand planes, and hand saws for sawing curves.
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HTT051–Projects: From Concept to Finish from 2019-06-19T12:53:56
On today’s show, I discuss making cabinet backs, my personal finish preferences, achieving full width shavings, natural finishing products, and taking a project from concept to final finish.
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HTT050–“Non-traditional”Projects from 2019-06-03T20:16:40
On today’s show, I discuss dovetail orientation for casework, making a mortise across the grain of a board, small smoothing planes, and"non-traditional"projects.
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HTT049–Shellac Basics from 2019-05-14T17:27:14
On today’s show, I discuss dovetail pin to tail ratio, leaving space for seasonal expansion between case back boards, and some basics on using shellac.
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HTT048–Just Questions from 2019-05-02T03:36:20
On today’s show, I discuss order of operations for projects, workbench top board orientation, nails for a cabinet back, mixing hot hide glue without a glue pot, saw sharpening files, and flattening...
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HTT047–Demystifying Varnish from 2019-04-11T01:18:49
On today’s show, I discuss saw handle hang angle, frame saw length, repairing a split board, and varnish.
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HTT046–Work Holding from 2019-03-30T03:39:27
On today’s show, I discuss extending the working time of hot hide glue, using the"ruler trick"for plane irons, frame saws, and work holding.
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HTT045–The Hand Tools I Wouldn’t Be Without from 2019-03-13T17:15:03
On today’s show, I discuss hand saw handle size, inexpensive hand tool friendly woods, hiding a rabbet or groove in the bottom of a dovetailed box, replacing marking gauge pins, and hand tools that...
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HTT044–Hands Tools I Don’t Need from 2019-02-27T14:07:38
On today’s show, I discuss keeping table tops flat, scratch stocks, hollow grinding, dealing with changing grain direction, and hand tool that I just don't need in my kit.
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HTT043–Basics of Design from 2019-02-06T14:04:13
On today’s show, I discuss woodworking in a small corner of the house/apartment, old woodworking books, auger bit lead screw pitch, and the basics of designing your own projects.
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HTT042–Scrapers from 2019-01-24T15:14:36
On today’s show, I discuss turning saw blades, hybrid filed saw teeth, managing glue in cold weather, auger bit cutter angles, and card scrapers.
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HTT041–Talking Dovetails from 2019-01-10T04:20:18
On today’s show, I discuss making a flag case, maintaining a wax finish, saw vises, non-yellowing finishes, and dovetailing details.
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HTT040–All About Shooting Boards from 2018-12-13T19:57:16
On today’s show, I discuss workbench vises, four squaring lumber with hand planes, insulating basement walls, preventing sagging bookshelves, and shooting boards and planes.
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HTT039–Considerations for Setting Up A New Shop from 2018-11-29T03:12:16
On today’s show, I discuss lead screws on auger bits, single vs. double iron wooden planes, stair saws, and considerations when setting up a new workshop.
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HTT038 – Fancy Frame&Panel from 2018-11-09T22:54:58
On today’s show, I discuss laminating 2Xs for a workbench top, mixing shellac, linseed oil odor, replacement blades for Stanley hand planes, music in the workshop, and making elaborate frame&panel...
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HTT037–Working with Reclaimed Wood from 2018-10-24T21:28:40
On today’s show, I discuss shoulder planes, sanding after hand planing, web frames and dust boards, when to use mechanical reinforcement in your joinery, and working with reclaimed lumber.
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HTT036–Starting a Woodworking Related Side Business from 2018-10-10T12:49:42
On today’s show, I discuss jointing really long boards, making curved moldings by hand, using thinner lumber to make a thick workbench top, rounding the corners of plane irons, and starting a wood...
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HTT035–Sliding Dovetails from 2018-09-26T22:26:01
On today’s show, I discuss paring yellow pine end grain, using cambered irons to square board edges, making moldings with a combination plane, more on reference surfaces, and sliding dovetails.
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HTT034–Proper Use of Reference Surfaces from 2018-09-12T15:37:02
On today’s show, I discuss a method for ensuring that large workbench leg mortises are square, controlling rust on items that can't be stored in a tool chest, saw wrests, and and proper use of ref...
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HTT033–Sharpening Systems from 2018-08-29T14:57:53
On today’s show, I discuss mouth opening on wooden planes, marking knives, leveling the bottoms of deep mortises, cambering a plane iron with a honing guide, and sharpening systems.
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HTT032–To Camber or Not To Camber from 2018-08-16T01:58:16
On today’s show, I discuss drawboring large tenons for workbenches, tools for spoon carving, plow planes, and camber on bench planes.
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HTT031–Four Woodworking Myths from 2018-07-25T23:15:55
On today’s show, I discuss workbenches, butterfly keys, setting up a dado plane, chopping mortises square to the edge of the stock, and four common woodworking myths.
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HTT030 – Scratch Stocks from 2018-07-14T03:30:39
On today’s show, I discuss two-piece chip breakers, smoothing plane setup for controlling tearout, when to use haunched tenons, troubleshooting a smoothing plane, and scratch stocks.
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HTT029 – Revisiting Old Projects from 2018-06-27T23:30:48
On today’s show, I discuss pins first dovetail layout, fishtail chisels, setting up a toothing plane, miter boxes, beginner projects, and lessons learned from revisiting old projects.
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HTT028–Just Questions from 2018-06-20T16:50:40
On today’s show, I discuss planing the edges of thin stock, dado planes, replacing the blade and chipbreaker in a transitional plane, woods, glues and finishes for outdoor projects, and dealing wit...
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HTT027–Experimental Archaeology from 2018-06-01T14:37:24
On today’s show, I discuss finishing both sides of a board, book matching veneer, cooper's jointer planes, workbench designs, pins vs. tails, hand tool jigs, boring straight with a brace and bit, a...
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HTT026 – Moving Your Shop from 2018-05-18T17:33:45
On today’s show, I discuss hand planing vs. sanding before finishing, shoulder planes, working with long stock, side hung drawers, and moving your shop.
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HTT025–Hammer Veneering Basics from 2018-05-04T15:11:46
On today’s show, I discuss multiple irons for a try/jointer plane, clarifications on the fore plane, tips for planing square board edges, building a stand alone shop, and hammer veneering.
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HTT024 – Light It Up from 2018-04-20T15:55:45
On today’s show, I discuss wood choices for tool boxes, traditional joinery methods for joining the corners of casework, dovetailing the corners of a box with angled sides, and lighting in the work...
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HTT023–What’s In A Name? from 2018-04-05T15:26:39
On today’s show, I discuss tools for working with green wood, spring joints, cambering plane irons without a grinder, and the traditional names and setups for the bench planes.
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HTT022–Improving you Hand Sawing from 2018-03-22T17:42:16
On today’s show, I discuss making curved cabinet doors, dealing with warped boards, combination planes, and tips for improving your hand sawing.
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HTT021–Working In A Small Shop from 2018-03-08T19:05:23
On today’s show, I discuss keeping inset cabinet doors aligned, white pine for a workbench top, bevel up vs. bevel down smoothing planes, tongue and groove planes, and tips for working efficiently ...
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HTT020 – Wooden Planes vs. Metal Planes from 2018-02-24T02:46:54
On today’s show, I discuss using multiple tenons on wide table aprons, making cock beading with hand tools, workbench placement in the shop, edge jointing thick stock, and the pros and cons of the ...
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HTT019–Choosing&Using Wood Screws from 2018-02-08T00:51:58
On today’s show, I discuss working plywood with hand tools, making moldings with combination planes, strategies for working really hard woods with hand tools, getting started on a budget, and using...
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HTT018–Carpenters, Joiners, and Nailed Furniture from 2018-01-25T01:54:14
On today’s show, I discuss edge jointing, workbench tool trays, cupping boards, building a saw on a budget, and nails for building furniture.
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HTT017–Getting Started with Molding Planes from 2018-01-12T18:13:17
On today’s show, I discuss sharpening angles, straightening a kinked hand saw, making large mortises for workbench legs, and getting started with molding planes.
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HTT016 – Are Hand Tools Really That Slow? from 2017-12-13T19:21:03
On today’s show, I discuss keeping green wood green, marking tapered octagonal legs, when to throw in the towel and re-cut a miscut tenon, and efficiency with hand tools.
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HTT015–Just Questions from 2017-11-21T16:36:43
On today’s show, I discuss removing paint splatters from saw handles, adding bolsters to shop made chisels, boiling your own linseed oil, high bevel angle blades in low bed angle planes, making ser...
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HTT014 – Green Woodworking from 2017-11-01T00:28:41
On today’s show, I discuss smoothing end grain to long grain transitions, more on in-cannel gouges, rust control in humid shops, working end grain with hand tools, and getting started with green wo...
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HTT013–What’s on the Woodworking Bookshelf? from 2017-10-12T14:34:52
On today’s show, I discuss cabinetmaker's screwdrivers, rub joints, fishtail vs. skew chisels, portable workbenches, and my favorite woodworking books.
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HTT012–Making Your Own Hand Tools from 2017-10-01T03:00:48
On today’s show, I discuss jointer and planer size, fixing problem with old saw handles, methods for cutting down an old saw, restoring wooden bench planes, and making your own tools.
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HTT011–Dust Control in the Hand Tool Shop from 2017-09-13T22:57:50
On today’s show, I discuss tool acquisition as a new woodworker, cutting up old saws, repairing a twisted frame and panel door, accuracy vs. precision, and dust control.
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HTT010 – Using Hide Glue from 2017-08-30T21:24:36
On today’s show, I discuss outdoor finishes, auger bit lead screws, re-sawing by hand, more on hand tool storage, and using hide glue.
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HTT009–Hand Tool Storage from 2017-08-17T00:06:45
On today’s show, I discuss period finishes, the chisels that I find most useful in the shop, must have hand tool appliances, and hand tool storage options.
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HTT008–Teaching Woodworking Classes from 2017-08-02T13:49:31
On today’s show, I discuss planing the end grain of a thick board at an angle, Auriou carving tools, making a frame for a glass panel, fixing miscut mortise and tenon joints, and the dos and don'ts...
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HTT007–Getting Started with Carving from 2017-07-19T23:08:46
On today’s show, I discuss intermediate projects, workbench designs, cutting up wide lumber, sharpening saws for different woods, and getting started with carving.
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HTT006–Motivation from 2017-06-28T21:40:54
On today’s show, I discuss set on hand saws, auger bits for softwoods and hardwoods, spring pole lathes, shopping for used tools, and staying motivated to work in the shop.
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HTT005 – Kids in the Workshop from 2017-06-07T01:16:23
On today’s show, I discuss scraping chisels, drawer slips, bits for boring into end grain, starting the cut with a hand saw, and working with kids in the shop.
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HTT004 – Learning from the Past from 2017-05-23T21:22:41
On today’s show, I discuss getting back to video podcasting, how flat boards really need to be, resaw frame saws, proportioning project parts, and pre-year 2000 resources for learning traditional w...
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HTT003 – Power Tools in the Hand Tool Shop from 2017-05-09T20:40:38
On today’s show, I discuss setting up a shooting board, good hand tool woods, when to stop and sharpen your tools, workbench top thickness, and what power tools make the most sense in a mostly hand...
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HTT002 – Hand Tools on a Budget from 2017-04-25T18:50:44
On today’s show, I discuss hiding grooves in dovetailed drawers, building a period style overlay drawer with a thumbnail molding, black stains on wood, modifying basic joinery for special situation...
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HTT001 – Back in the Saddle from 2017-04-11T20:53:41
The podcast is back! On today’s show, I discuss how long it takes to complete tasks by hand, modern substitutes for period woodworking tools, the care and feeding of in-cannel gouges, and the nuanc...
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