# STL 108: Matt Kenney has left the building

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2016-04-01
- Length: 51m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-108

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Pekovich and Ben Strano discuss highlights from the June issue of Fine Woodworking, including a portable sharpening box by Bob Van Dyke and scratch stocks by Garrett Hack. They answer listener questions on tuning cheap hand planes, choosing between traditional joinery and Festool Domino loose tenons, and the physics of angled bench dogs. The episode concludes with advice on building a triangular oak table top and establishing initial grinds for sharpening.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=1) Introduction and June Issue Highlights
- [7:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=438) Tuning Cheap Hand Planes
- [19:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=1165) Domino vs. Traditional Joinery
- [24:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=1478) Smooth Moves: Shop Mishaps
- [31:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=1898) Physics of Angled Bench Dogs
- [34:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=2099) Favorite Tools of the Week
- [43:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=2601) Triangular Table Top and Wood Movement
- [46:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-04-01-stl-108-matt-kenney-has-left-the-building#t=2815) Sharpening and Grinder Setup

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Stanley (product)
- Festool (product)
- Domino (product)
- Wood River (product)
- Veritas (product)
- Lee Nielsen (product)
- Tormek (product)
- Sterret (product)
- Garrett Hack (other)
- Bob Van Dyke (other)

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- [Episode 176: Pretend you’re talking to a martian or a 3 year old.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-07-20-episode-176-pretend-youre-talking-to-a-martian-or-a-3-year-old) (Making It)
- [Episode 064: Pat the bushes of my brain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2016-03-25-episode-064-pat-the-bushes-of-my-brain) (Making It)

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