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STL180: Designing Without Drawing

Shop Talk Live · 4 Jan 2019 · 1h 02m

What this episode covers

Mike Pekovich, Anissa Kraemer, and Ben Strano of Fine Woodworking discuss designing furniture without full-scale drawings, debating the use of mockups, sketches, and digital tools. They address structural concerns for a widened bench, identify milk paint and Urushi lacquer as finishes for vibrant wood grain, and explain the maintenance of Japanese chisels with hollow backs. The episode concludes with the hosts sharing their 2019 shop resolutions and discussing woodworking gifts.

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Fine Woodworking, Real Milk Paint, Old Fashioned Milk Paint, Lee Valley
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Mark Edmundson, Andrew Hunter, Matt Bickford, Chris Schwarz, Tim Coleman, Ben Strano

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