# STL 159: Puttin' On Airs with Pocket Screws

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2018-03-16
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws

## Summary

Host Ben Strano and editors Tom McKenna and Mike Pekovich discuss handplane adjustments, the aesthetic and structural implications of pocket screws in fine furniture, and the trade-offs between 6-inch and 8-inch jointers for aspiring professional woodworkers. They also evaluate the utility of V-groove router bits for mitered boxes and debate the signs that a bandsaw blade needs replacement.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=0) Introduction and Fine Woodworking Live Update
- [6:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=379) Handplane Adjustment Issues and Bedrock vs. Stanley
- [10:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=658) The Ethics and Mechanics of Pocket Screws
- [22:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=1351) V-Groove Router Bits for Mitered Boxes
- [32:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=1924) Sharpening Evolution and Miter Spring Clamps
- [43:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=2595) Bandsaw Blade Maintenance and Jointer Sizing
- [53:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-16-stl-159-puttin-on-airs-with-pocket-screws#t=3232) Listener Comments and Closing

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Stanley (other)
- Bedrock (other)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Veritas (other)
- Grizzly (other)
- DeWalt (other)
- Woodcraft (company)

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