# STL 76: The Drunken Woodworker

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2015-01-16
- Length: 1h 15m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=6) Introduction and Job Posting
- [5:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=317) Glue Sizing for Miter Joints
- [12:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=760) Block Planes vs. Rabbit Block Planes
- [18:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=1119) David Picciuto: From Web Dev to Woodworking Blogger
- [24:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=1461) Bandsawn Boxes and Flocking Debate
- [44:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=2656) Pricing Woodwork and Finding a Niche
- [55:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=3334) Using Lower-End Table Saws and Resawing Tips
- [1:04:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker#t=3859) Hand Planes: Steel vs. Bronze and Blade Sharpness

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Lee Nielsen (company)
- Steve Ramsey (other)
- Taunton Press (company)
- Franklin (company)
- Festool (company)
- Walker Turner (company)
- IKEA (company)
- Target (company)

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