# STL204: Don't Shoot Your Miters

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2019-12-06
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=6) Introduction and Holiday Gift Stress
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=205) Shooting Miters and Frame Construction
- [10:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=639) Cutting Circles in Veneer
- [15:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=937) Techniques: Setup Sticks and Mitered Liners
- [22:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=1329) Flattening End-Grain with a Planer
- [31:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=1901) Sharpening: Diamond Plates vs. Water Stones
- [40:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=2416) Card Scrapers and Scraper Planes
- [47:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=2862) Favorite Tools: High-Angle Planes and Chisels
- [55:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-12-06-stl204-dont-shoot-your-miters#t=3309) Veritas Dowel Former and Wonder Dog

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Maverick Abrasives (company)
- Veritas (tool)
- King Whetstones (tool)
- DMT (tool)
- Lee Nielsen (company)
- Grizzly (company)
- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Andrew Hunter (other)
- Kevin Rodell (other)
- Bob Van Dyke (other)
- Tosio Date (other)

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