# STL 130: Workbench advice and waterfall joinery

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2017-02-03
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna, along with contributors Matt Kenney and Ben Strato, discuss workbench design, advising a listener to build a single-piece top rather than a split one for practical clamping reasons. The team analyzes the legal victory of SawStop over Bosch regarding table saw patents and reviews favorite furniture pieces by Tim Coleman and Brian Reed, highlighting their joinery and aesthetic details. They also cover woodworking techniques, including waterfall joinery using slip tenons, bench vice selection, and smoothing outside curves with a disc sander.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=0) Introduction and Show Housekeeping
- [3:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=211) Workbench Top Design: Split vs. Single
- [6:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=391) Cedar Tea Box Finish and Odor Barrier
- [9:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=574) SawStop vs. Bosch Patent Ruling Update
- [12:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=760) Favorite Furniture: Tim Coleman and Brian Reed
- [25:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=1530) Waterfall Joinery and Leg Joinery for Live Edge Tables
- [31:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=1898) Workbench Vices: Leg vs. Tail Vice
- [36:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=2203) Favorite Tools: Shooting Boards and Tape Measure Clips
- [49:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=2955) Sanding Outside Curves with a Disc Sander
- [56:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-02-03-stl-130-workbench-advice-and-waterfall-joinery#t=3405) Miter Joints and Shooting Board Technique

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SawStop (company)
- Bosch (company)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- FastCap (company)
- Vix (other)

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