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STL227: Tom McLaughlin is serious about square

Shop Talk Live · 23 Oct 2020 · 1h 20m

What this episode covers

Tom McLaughlin, a custom furniture maker and member of the New Hampshire Furniture Masters, joins Mike Pekovich and Jeff Miller to discuss finding one's style in furniture making, detailing his journey from 18th-century apprenticeship to a unique Deco-influenced aesthetic. The group troubleshoots a listener's misaligned desk lid caused by hinge depth errors and offers techniques for jointing 7-foot-long boards with a short jointer. McLaughlin also explains his '3-cut method' for squaring a cross-cut sled without digital tools.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

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Mentioned

Companies
Fine Woodworking, New Hampshire Furniture Masters, Stickley, Delta, Mini Max
Also
Pug Moore, Krinnoff, Brousseau, The Boat Guy

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