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STL219: Dadoes without dado blades

Shop Talk Live · 3 Jul 2020 · 1h 12m

What this episode covers

Mike Pekovic, Anisa Capsales, and Ben Steiner discuss woodworking techniques, including building a Shedu arched entry table with a polished finish and creating drawer pulls using modified cotter pins. They answer listener questions on bandsaw dust collection methods, project documentation strategies using binders and photos, and how to cut dadoes without a dado blade using a router or curve maker. The episode also covers troubleshooting a glue line failure on a maple desktop caused by localized heat from a gaming laptop.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Lee Valley, Hide-a-Tool
Tools
Saw Stop, Bridge City Curve Maker
Materials
Shedu
Also
Chris Beckford, Mario Messina, Mr. Tifu

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