# STL279: Don't forget about Fun Woodworking

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2022-11-18
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking

## Summary

Asa Christiana, author of 'Build More Stuff with Wood', joins Mike and Ben to discuss his new book, which serves as a logical progression from his first guide by introducing the table saw and hand tools to beginners. The group answers listener questions regarding the utility of tool libraries versus community workshops for new woodworkers, diagnosing a hand plane skipping issue as a result of trying to flatten an undulating surface with a smoothing cut, and providing detailed techniques for fairing curved surfaces using power tools and hand tools.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking#t=6) Introduction: Asa Christiana and 'Build More Stuff with Wood'
- [15:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking#t=908) Tool Libraries vs. Community Shops for New Woodworkers
- [22:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking#t=1361) Diagnosing Hand Plane Skipping on Undulating Surfaces
- [30:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking#t=1828) All-Time Favorite Tools: Clamps, Digital Cubes, and Sawdust Fills
- [42:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-11-18-stl279-dont-forget-about-fun-woodworking#t=2551) Techniques for Fairing Curved Surfaces

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Build More Stuff with Wood (product)
- Build Stuff with Wood (product)
- Wood River (product)
- Lee Nielsen (product)
- Stanley (product)
- Disteco (product)
- Wixie Cube (product)
- SawStop (product)
- Infinity (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Taunton (company)
- Amazon (company)

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