# STL 91: Best Way to Destroy Furniture

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2015-08-14
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture

## Summary

Hosts Matt Kenney, Mike Pekovich, and Ed Perna discuss the legal and ethical implications of destroying 100 Chinese knockoffs of a Hans J. Wegner chair commissioned by a Norwegian restaurant, noting that while the design isn't protected, the manufacturing method might be. They answer listener questions regarding chisel sharpening angles (specifically A2 steel vs. high carbon), the use of thin veneer to mitigate wood movement, and techniques for hollow form turning using Kelton tools. The episode also covers advice for building a first workbench, recommending a simple, inexpensive setup with a twin-screw vice, and discusses methods for cutting dados and rabbits without a table saw using routers and hand planes.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=6) Introduction and Show Housekeeping
- [1:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=113) Destruction of Wegner Chair Knockoffs and IP Law
- [8:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=534) Chisel Sharpening Angles: A2 Steel and Microbevels
- [13:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=819) Veneer Thickness and Wood Movement
- [18:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=1087) Hollow Form Turning Tools and Techniques
- [24:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=1475) Precise Layout Techniques and Tool Reviews
- [35:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=2157) The Van Allen Joint and Workbench Advice
- [46:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=2782) Smooth Moves: Mirror Frame and Cabinet Errors
- [54:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=3262) Cutting Dados and Rabbits Without a Table Saw
- [1:01:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-08-14-stl-91-best-way-to-destroy-furniture#t=3714) Listener Feedback and Closing

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Intellectual property](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/intellectual-property)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- PP Mobler (company)
- Hans J. Wegner (other)
- Kelton (other)
- Lee Valley (other)
- Veritas (other)
- Benchcrafted (other)
- Infinity (other)

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