Hardware Podcasts

STL 76: The Drunken Woodworker

Shop Talk Live · 16 Jan 2015 · 1h 15m

What this episode covers

David Picciuto, known as the Drunken Woodworker, joins the Shop Talk Live crew to discuss his journey from web developer to full-time woodworking content creator. The hosts and guest debate the merits of glue sizing for miter joints, the utility of rabbit block planes versus traditional block and shoulder planes, and the aesthetic choice of flocking in bandsawn boxes. They also provide technical advice on using lower-end table saws, hand-planing grain direction in glued-up tabletops, and distinguishing between steel and bronze body smoothing planes.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Lee Nielsen, Taunton Press, Franklin, Festool, Walker Turner, IKEA, Target
Also
Steve Ramsey

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