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STL197: Clean Miters That Are Actually Strong

Shop Talk Live · 30 Aug 2019 · 1h 03m

What this episode covers

Mike Pekovich, Anissa Kraemer, and Ben Martin discuss reinforcing miter joints for solid wood cabinets, suggesting techniques like mitered dovetails and L-tenons to prevent failure from wood movement. They address creating four-sided face-grain legs for bird's eye maple by using shaped stock with commercial veneer or rift-sawn lumber. The hosts also debate the merits of buying vintage versus new machinery, recommending old drill presses and lathes but new planers and table saws with safety features like SawStop. Finally, they offer advice on painting MDF plinths, emphasizing edge sealing with Zinsser BIN or spackle and using an EdgeTech blade for burnished edges.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Veritas, Glenn Drake
Tools
SawStop, EdgeTech
Materials
Zinsser BIN
Also
Chris Gockner, Mike Fortune, Tim Coleman

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