# STL 164: Sometimes you can blame the tools

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2018-05-25
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools

## Summary

Host Ben Strano and guests Mike Pekovich, Matt Kenny, and Jeff Rose discuss common woodworking frustrations, including joiner setup errors and defective bandsaw blades. They share their all-time favorite techniques, such as Mike's 'joinery roadmap' for planning complex furniture and Jeff's method for installing fabric box bottoms. The group also debates the merits of a plywood edge-grain workbench and the proper sharpening methods for Japanese chisels using a Tormec grinder.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=5) Introduction and Project Procrastination
- [9:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=589) Joiner Setup and Snipe Diagnosis
- [16:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=984) Troubleshooting a Wobbly Bandsaw Blade
- [21:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=1281) Mike's Joinery Roadmap Technique
- [32:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=1922) Jeff's Fabric Box Bottom Method
- [38:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=2313) Ben's DIY Workbench Vice
- [44:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=2644) Plywood Edge-Grain Workbench Idea
- [49:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=2952) Sharpening Japanese Chisels on a Tormec
- [59:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-05-25-stl-164-sometimes-you-can-blame-the-tools#t=3556) Tool Talk: Hans Karlsson Adzes and Saw Sales

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Taunton (company)
- Microjig (company)
- Tormec (tool)
- Fiskars (company)
- Lee Nielsen (company)
- Moxon (product)
- Hans Karlsson (other)

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