# STL 87: Shop Talk Live Moving to Video

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2015-06-19
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video

## Summary

Fine Woodworking editors Ed Burnick, Matt Kenney, and Mike Pekovich discuss the launch of their video podcast format, answering listener questions on handplane frog adjustment, dovetail joinery techniques, and dust collection system design. They showcase specific tools including Veritas shoulder planes, Sigma Power Select 2 waterstones, and a custom dovetail alignment jig, while debating the structural merits of half-pins versus half-tails. The hosts also share workshop mishaps, such as drilling a plane body incorrectly and struggling with dovetails due to poor lighting, emphasizing that woodworking is an accumulation of managed errors rather than a pursuit of absolute perfection.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=6) Introduction: Shop Talk Live Video Launch and Sponsor
- [2:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=163) Handplane Frog Adjustment and PM V11 Irons
- [9:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=544) Preventing Dents When Chopping Through Mortises
- [13:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=786) Mike's Dovetail Triple Threat and Alignment Jig
- [17:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=1039) Matt's Low Angle Block Plane and Sharpening Routine
- [23:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=1411) Ed's Veritas Shoulder Plane and Tool Handling
- [26:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=1607) Half-Pins vs. Half-Tails Structural Debate
- [32:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=1968) Philosophy of Perfection and Managing Errors
- [43:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=2626) Smooth Moves: Plane Body Error and Lighting Issues
- [55:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-06-19-stl-87-shop-talk-live-moving-to-video#t=3300) Dust Collector Ductwork and Broken Screw Extraction

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Lee Valley (company)
- PM V11 (other)
- Veritas (company)
- Sigma Power Select 2 (other)
- Stanley (company)
- Lee Nielsen (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- Jet (company)
- Unscrew (other)

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