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STL 85: Furniture Maker Chris Gochnour

Shop Talk Live · 22 May 2015 · 1h 04m

What this episode covers

Furniture maker Chris Gochnour, a Salt Lake City-based professional and Fine Woodworking contributing author, discusses his career, tools, and major projects with host Matt Kenney. Gochnour details his restoration of a vintage 1945 Oliver Jointer and his preference for cherry and local mountain mahogany, while recounting his biggest failure: a screw-through error on a commercial reception table. He also describes his success building an oval desk for the Governor of Utah from tornado-felled trees, which took 10 weeks to complete despite a 6-week deadline.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Lee Nielsen, Hitachi, Powermatic
Tools
Oliver Jointer, Aquacote, Armor Seal
Materials
Mountain Mahogany, Cherry, Wenge

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