Hardware Podcasts

STL204: Don't Shoot Your Miters

Shop Talk Live · 6 Dec 2019 · 1h 03m

What this episode covers

Host Tom McKenna and editors Mike Pekovic and Barry Dima discuss woodworking techniques, including why shooting miters with a shooting board is generally a bad idea and how to properly true them. They share methods for cutting precise circles in veneer using templates and substrates, and Mike details a controversial but successful technique for flattening end-grain wood using a thickness planer. The group also covers sharpening best practices, scraper selection, and their favorite tools of the week.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Maverick Abrasives, Lee Nielsen, Grizzly, Fine Woodworking
Tools
Veritas, King Whetstones, DMT
Also
Andrew Hunter, Kevin Rodell, Bob Van Dyke, Tosio Date

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