# STL222: The call of the solid-wood chessboard

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2020-08-14
- Length: 1h 02m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard

## Summary

Mike Pekovich and Anisa Kopsellis discuss table saw safety, specifically the limitations of riving knives and the risks of kickback, while also addressing how to safely cut complex shapes like a 'blimp' using sleds or the 'paper joint' technique. They tackle the structural challenges of building a solid-wood checkerboard chessboard, debating ingrain-to-ingrain glue strength and proposing veneering or dadoed strip methods. The episode also features a segment on quiet woodworking crafts suitable for a healthcare worker quarantined in a hotel room, such as chip carving and marquetry, and concludes with a discussion on managing scrap wood hoarding.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=3) Introduction and Shop Updates
- [10:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=632) Table Saw Safety and Riving Knives
- [22:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=1378) Cutting Complex Shapes and the Paper Joint
- [27:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=1650) Dining Table Split and Repair
- [38:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=2286) Box Hinge Alignment Technique
- [43:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=2616) Building a Solid-Wood Checkerboard
- [49:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=2982) Quiet Crafts for Hotel Quarantine
- [56:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-08-14-stl222-the-call-of-the-solid-wood-chessboard#t=3410) Scrap Wood Hoarding and Recommendations

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Pony Jorgensen (company)
- Bosch (company)
- Lee Valley (company)
- Stumac (company)
- Lost Art Press (company)
- Taunton (company)

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