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STL215: Steve Latta's favorite vises

Shop Talk Live · 8 May 2020 · 55m

What this episode covers

Contributing editor Steve Latta joins the Shop Talk Live team to discuss his favorite cast iron vices, the nuances of mortise and tenon joinery, and the functional differences between jointers and planers. Latta shares insights on setting up a home shop, his evolving design aesthetic, and his experiences teaching woodworking during the pandemic. The group also troubleshoots listener questions regarding bandsaw blade failures and techniques for creating angled cuts with limited machinery.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Pony Jorgenson, Fine Woodworking, Thad Stevens College
Products
Abernathy, Columbia, Delta Rockwell, Powermatic, Record, Wood-Master, Hargrave, Hartford

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