# Shop Talk Live 15: Curvy Cabinet Conundrum

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2012-09-14
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum

## Summary

Fine Woodworking editors Asa Christiana and Matt Kenney, joined by host Ed Fernick, discuss the design of a new Video Workshop project featuring a curved, veneered wall cabinet, debating the merits of symmetric versus asymmetric layouts. They answer listener questions regarding the durability of pocket screws in coffee tables, the appropriate finishing for drawer interiors, and the ethical considerations of selling reproductions of living designers' work. The hosts also compare the capabilities of shapers versus router tables, recommend specific tools like the Veritas DX block plane and Unifence, and emphasize the critical importance of safety upgrades like riving knives on older table saws.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=6) Introduction and Studio Upgrade
- [2:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=152) Curved Cabinet Design: Symmetric vs Asymmetric
- [9:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=589) Pocket Screws and Coffee Table Durability
- [13:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=797) Drawer Finishing and Shellac
- [17:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=1031) The Utility and Art of Making Boxes
- [22:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=1356) Ethics of Selling Woodworking Designs
- [27:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=1650) Shapers vs. Router Tables
- [33:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=2028) Favorite Tools: Veritas Block Plane and Unifence
- [44:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=2658) Stop Blocks and Table Saw Safety
- [54:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-09-14-shop-talk-live-15-curvy-cabinet-conundrum#t=3260) Listener Comments and Show Housekeeping

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SawStop (company)
- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Veritas DX block plane (tool)
- Unifence (tool)
- BeesMeyer fence (tool)
- Delta Unisaw (product)
- Grizzly (company)

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