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STL296: Dinkle dreams of bed frames

Shop Talk Live · 28 Jul 2023 · 1h 02m

What this episode covers

Bridget from Dinkle's Woodshop joins the Shop Talk Live hosts to discuss her passion for building bed frames, her experience as a self-taught woodworker, and advice for beginners overcoming analysis paralysis. The group debates the merits of MDF versus plywood for shop cabinets, highlighting cost, flatness, and dust concerns, while also sharing favorite tools like the MicroJig Gripper and digital calipers. Bridget shares her engineering background influences her approach to joinery and material selection, and the hosts discuss their own favorite woods and strategies for managing the 'weight of the craft' as they improve.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
IKEA, Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Tools
MicroJig Gripper, Veritas Precision Square
Materials
MDF, Baltic Birch Plywood, Cherry, Walnut
Also
Dinkle's Woodshop

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