# STL 75: Return of the Tool Bomb

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2014-12-30
- Length: 57m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb

## Summary

Fine Woodworking editors Ed Burnick, Mike Beckovic, and Asa Christiana discuss woodworking tools and techniques, including a comparison of SawStop table saw models and the use of thin-kerf blades. They share personal 'tool bombs' like a useless miter clamp and a Veritas block plane, and debate the best methods for clamping miters and setting router table fences. The episode also covers the viability of 15-year-old shellac flakes and the performance differences between high-angle frogs and back-beveled blades on bench planes.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=6) Introduction and Viewer Shout-out
- [3:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=233) SawStop Table Saw Comparison
- [13:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=817) Wood Movement in Burl Slabs
- [16:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=990) Tool Bombs: Combination Square and Miter Clamps
- [25:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=1543) Router Table Fence Design
- [36:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=2169) Shellac Shelf Life and Testing
- [39:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=2368) Favorite Techniques: Repetition and Decluttering
- [47:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-12-30-stl-75-return-of-the-tool-bomb#t=2872) Thin-Kerf Blades and Bench Plane Frogs

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SawStop (product)
- Veritas (product)
- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Lee Valley (company)
- Delta (product)
- Porter Cable (product)
- Paper 53 (tool)
- Unisaw (product)
- Unisof (product)

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