# Shop Talk Live 2: Beyond the Back Cover

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2012-03-16
- Length: 54m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover

## Summary

Fine Woodworking editors Asa Christiana and Mike Pekovich, joined by staff writer John Vincent, discuss woodworking techniques and the magazine's editorial process. They cover practical advice on using low-angle planes, squaring cabinet doors, and sharpening chisels and drill bits, while highlighting tools like the Hold Fast and Saw Jaw. John Vincent explains how he discovers master craftsmen like Hank Gilpin and David Lamb for the magazine's back covers, and details Jerry Osgood’s compound stave lamination technique for curved furniture.

## Chapters

- [0:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=14) Introduction: Shop Talk Live 2 and Audio Setup
- [2:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=146) Using Low-Angle Planes for Gnarly Wood
- [4:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=250) Squaring Panel Frame and Cabinet Doors
- [8:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=512) Fine Woodworking Live Event and Nick Offerman
- [12:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=748) Pins vs. Tails: Wet Grinders vs. Bench Grinders
- [19:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=1140) John Vincent on Finding Master Craftsmen
- [27:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=1636) Jerry Osgood’s Compound Stave Lamination
- [32:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=1921) All-Time Favorite Tools: Saw Jaw and Hold Fast
- [37:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=2222) Sharpening Drill Bits and Router Bits
- [42:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=2536) Workshop Floors and Cyclone Dust Collectors
- [47:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-03-16-shop-talk-live-2-beyond-the-back-cover#t=2874) Current Projects: Morris Chairs and Glass Lamps

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Direct-to-consumer & e-commerce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/direct-to-consumer)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking Magazine (other)
- Nick Offerman (other)
- Tormek (tool)
- Saw Jaw (tool)
- Hold Fast (tool)
- Oneida (company)
- Penn State (company)
- Grizzly (company)
- Hank Gilpin (other)
- David Lamb (other)
- Jerry Osgood (other)

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