# STL 122: Matt hides his splines

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2016-10-14
- Length: 57m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Pekovich, Matt Kinney, and Ben Strato discuss woodworking techniques, starting with Matt Kinney's method of using a Festool Domino jig to route hidden grooves for splines in miter joints, which simplifies clamping. The team also debates the utility of battery versus air-powered nail guns, recommending 18 and 23-gauge pneumatic tools for shop use, and addresses how to finish punky spalted maple using cyanoacrylate or epoxy. They further explore the aesthetic and structural considerations of selecting lumber, using blue tape for alignment, and the safety implications of flesh-detecting technology on various woodworking machinery.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=0) Introduction and Magazine Highlights
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=313) Selecting Lumber and Grain Aesthetics
- [11:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=718) Nail Gun Recommendations: Air vs. Battery
- [15:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=930) Building an Ashes Box and Managing Wood Movement
- [18:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=1117) Favorite Techniques: Blue Tape and Hidden Splines
- [27:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=1660) Pocket Holes and Flesh-Detecting Safety Tech
- [37:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=2236) Favorite Furniture: Japanese Boxes and Krenov
- [47:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-10-14-stl-122-matt-hides-his-splines#t=2869) Finishing Spalted Maple and Bandsawn Box Interiors

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (other)
- Frame Mighters (other)
- T-box (product)
- Grex (company)
- Rol Air (company)
- SawStop (company)
- Bosch (company)
- Festool Domino (tool)
- cyanoacrylate (material)
- spalted maple (material)
- cherry (material)
- walnut (material)
- ebony (material)
- oak (material)
- maple (material)

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