# STL322: Life is like a table saw

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2024-08-09
- Length: 1h 02m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw

## Summary

Ben Strano, Mike Pekovich, and Anissa Moser-Loewen of Fine Woodworking discuss the new issue 312, highlighting Peter Follinsby’s 17th-century Essex County cupboard and John Hartman’s tapered knockdown bookshelf. They analyze Mike’s table saw safety video, emphasizing the 'trapped between fence and blade' concept and proper miter gauge rotation. The hosts also answer listener questions regarding bench height for hand tool users and aesthetic beveling techniques for open bookshelves.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=6) Introduction: Shop Talk Live 322 and Woodworking in America
- [8:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=496) Mike Pekovich on Table Saw Safety and the 'Trapped' Concept
- [24:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=1465) Issue 312 Review: Peter Follinsby’s Essex County Cupboard
- [35:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=2100) John Hartman’s Tapered Knockdown Bookshelf
- [41:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=2509) Listener Question: Miter Gauge Rotation Direction
- [45:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=2737) Listener Question: Beveling Bookshelf Undersides
- [56:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-08-09-stl322-life-is-like-a-table-saw#t=3402) Listener Question: Bench Height for Hand Planes

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Peter Follinsby (other)
- John Hartman (other)
- Veritas (other)
- Stanley (other)
- Lee Nielsen (other)

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- [Making It #009: Fears and Doubts](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-12-making-it-009-fears-and-doubts) (Making It)
- [Episode 157: Wizard Robes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-02-23-episode-157-wizard-robes) (Making It)
- [438: It Feels Like a Big Boy Saw](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-04-19-438-it-feels-like-a-big-boy-saw) (Making It)
- [Making It #010: If it looks straight….](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-02-26-making-it-010-if-it-looks-straight) (Making It)
- [Episode 131: Monopoly and safety](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-08-18-episode-131-monopoly-and-safety) (Making It)

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