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STL188: FWW Live Pregame Show

Shop Talk Live · 26 Apr 2019 · 32m

What this episode covers

Mike Pekovich and Ben Martin discuss woodworking techniques and tools ahead of the Fine Woodworking Live event. Pekovich explains his methods for cutting dovetails in hard woods like Wenge using table saws and router bits, and breaks down the time required to build a complex dovetailed tea box. The hosts also cover steam bending challenges with kiln-dried stock and techniques for preparing Kumiko strips without a table saw.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Woodcraft
Tools
Whiteside, Forest, Diablo, Porter Cable
Also
Fine Woodworking Live, Desmond King

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