# STL 98: Mike's Stick Trick, and the Fabric of Matt

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2015-11-19
- Length: 46m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.libsyn.com/stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Beckovic and Matt Kenny discuss woodworking techniques, including Mike's spacer-block method for laying out through mortise and tenon joints and Matt's fabric-lined box interiors. They address reader questions on using a Makita wet wheel sharpener, preventing rust during cold transport, and stiffening a Murphy door bookcase. The episode also features 'Tool Bombs' segments where Mike critiques an accordion dovetail spacer and Tom reflects on his initial struggle with a Lee Nielsen low-angle smoothing plane.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=6) Introduction and Conference News
- [3:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=204) Sharpening with a Makita Wet Wheel
- [7:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=445) Rust Prevention for Cold Transport
- [10:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=614) Tool Bombs: Dovetail Spacer and Number 3 Pencil
- [18:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=1107) Stiffening a Murphy Door Bookcase
- [21:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=1294) Technique: Fabric-Lined Box Interiors
- [23:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=1431) Technique: Spacer Block for Mortise and Tenon Layout
- [29:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=1760) Technique: Draw Knife Beveling and Dog Hole Clamping
- [34:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-11-19-stl-98-mikes-stick-trick-and-the-fabric-of-matt#t=2055) Wagon Vice, Hold Fast, and Drawer Groove Placement

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Makita (tool)
- Tormek (tool)
- WorkSharp (tool)
- CRC Industrial 3-36 (material)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Garrett Hack (other)
- Michael Fortune (other)

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