# STL267: The router queen

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2022-06-03
- Length: 1h 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl267-the-router-queen

## Summary

Woodworker and teacher Larissa Huff joins hosts Ben and Vic to discuss her transition from math teaching to professional furniture making, highlighting her extensive use of the plunge router for both joinery and freehand lettering. The conversation covers specific techniques for edge treatments, the debate over table saws versus track saws, and the practicalities of working in a shared maker space. Huff also details her process for cutting complex anticlastic curves in solid wood and shares insights from her work at the Warne Strick Museum.

## Chapters

- [0:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=5) Introduction: Vic Teslin joins as co-host and Larissa Huff's background
- [15:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=909) Edge treatments: Chamfers, roundovers, and functional aesthetics
- [26:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=1566) Table saws vs. track saws and leveling outfeed tables
- [40:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=2425) All-time favorite tools: Stere dividers, practice, and plunge routers
- [51:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=3101) Larissa's router techniques: Freehand lettering and anticlastic curves
- [1:11:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-06-03-stl267-the-router-queen#t=4306) The Warne Strick Museum and anticlastic architecture

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- SawStop (product)
- Delta Unisaw (product)
- ArcShark Guard (product)
- Festool (product)
- Makita (product)
- Bosch (product)
- DeWalt (product)
- Shaper Origin (product)

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