# STL 138: Tool flipping and riving knives

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2017-05-26
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives

## Summary

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Pekovich and Ben Strato discuss woodworking techniques, including the debate between working from plans versus improvising, and how much stock to leave when milling. They share their all-time favorite techniques, such as using a chop saw to determine compound angles for drilling and creating oversized Domino tenons. The episode concludes with a 'tool bomb' segment where they critique useless purchases like glue syringes and 12-volt drivers, and offer solutions for using zero-clearance inserts with riving knives.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=0) Introduction and Survey
- [3:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=233) Table Saw vs. Bandsaw for Resawing
- [10:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=645) Planning vs. Improvising in Design
- [21:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=1285) Favorite Technique: Compound Angle Drilling
- [24:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=1467) Favorite Technique: Oversized Domino Tenons
- [35:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=2119) Milling Stock and Managing Wood Movement
- [39:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=2379) Tool Bombs: Glue Syringes and 12V Drivers
- [46:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-05-26-stl-138-tool-flipping-and-riving-knives#t=2819) Zero-Clearance Inserts and Riving Knives

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hitachi (tool)
- Laguna (tool)
- Grizzly (tool)
- Delta (tool)
- SketchUp (tool)
- Steve Brown (other)
- Domino (tool)
- Garrett Hack (other)
- Makita (tool)
- Bosch (tool)
- DeWalt (tool)
- Mark Adams (other)

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