# STL 73: Sticking it to the EU

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2014-11-28
- Length: 52m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu

## Summary

Shop Talk Live editors Ed Vernick, Mikey Eckovich, and Matt Kenney discuss woodworking techniques, including freehand ripping safety, bandsaw blade selection, and card scraper usage. They share their all-time favorite techniques, such as scribing built-ins with templates and using full-size mockups for design validation. The hosts also answer listener questions about finishing cherry wood, spline grain orientation, and adapting European table saws for dado sets.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=6) Introduction and Freehand Ripping Safety
- [5:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=348) Bandsaw Blade Selection and Tensioning
- [12:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=742) Card Scraper Usage and Bandsaw Cutting Tips
- [20:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=1251) All-Time Favorite Techniques: Scribing and Mockups
- [36:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=2217) Finishing Cherry and Spline Grain Orientation
- [42:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=2531) European Table Saw Dado Sets and Dust Collection
- [49:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-11-28-stl-73-sticking-it-to-the-eu#t=2968) Listener Comments and Outro

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Osario (company)
- This Old House (product)
- Tommy Silva (other)
- Highland Woodworking (company)
- Grizzly (company)
- Michael Fortune (other)
- Bob Goodfellow (other)
- Hank Gilpin (other)
- Kevin Rodell (other)
- Tim Rousseau (other)
- David the Drunken Woodworker (other)

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