# STL197: Clean Miters That Are Actually Strong

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2019-08-30
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=2) Introduction and Episode Overview
- [3:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=227) Reinforcing Miter Joints for Solid Wood Cabinets
- [13:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=830) Creating Four-Sided Face Grain Legs for Bird's Eye Maple
- [18:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=1118) All-Time Favorite Tools: Holdfasts, CNC Pin Router, and Marking Gauges
- [37:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=2238) Buying Vintage vs. New Shop Machinery
- [46:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-30-stl197-clean-miters-that-are-actually-strong#t=2816) Painting and Finishing MDF Plinths

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SawStop (tool)
- Zinsser BIN (material)
- EdgeTech (tool)
- Veritas (company)
- Glenn Drake (company)
- Chris Gockner (other)
- Mike Fortune (other)
- Tim Coleman (other)

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