# STL330: Our least favorite questions

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2024-11-29
- Length: 59m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl330-our-least-favorite-questions

## Summary

Hosts Ben Strano and Mike Pekovich answer listener questions, discussing the logistics of Fine Woodworking's issue preview live streams and the magazine's illustration process featuring artists like John Tetro and Bob Lapointe. They address common woodworking dilemmas, including the debate over building versus buying CNC machines, referencing a Woodsmith Shop course, and managing shop access for visiting artists. The conversation covers technical topics such as wood movement in table construction, identifying irregular 'cracked ice' lattice patterns, and adapting woodworking techniques for woodworkers with macular degeneration.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=6) Introduction: Live Streams and Magazine Illustrations
- [8:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=539) Answering 'Which Tool Should I Buy?' Questions
- [15:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=901) Managing Shop Access for Visiting Artists
- [19:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=1147) How Magazine Build Photos Are Produced
- [22:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=1352) Inspirational Woodworkers and Historical Lattice Patterns
- [28:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=1695) Wood Movement and Table Construction Risks
- [33:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=2026) Irregular Kumiko and Cracked Ice Lattice
- [38:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=2325) Prioritizing Accuracy and Picking Battles
- [44:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions#t=2690) Adapting to Macular Degeneration and Shop Layouts

## 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)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Fine Woodworking (company)
- Woodsmith Shop (company)
- John Tetro (other)
- Bob Lapointe (other)
- Chris Bexford (other)
- Andrew Hunter (other)
- Steve Ladder (other)
- Michael Fortune (other)
- Will Neptune (other)
- Hank Gilpin (other)
- Yuri Kobayashi (other)
- Tim Barry (other)
- Aspen Golan (other)
- Toshio Odate (other)
- Phil Lowe (other)
- Michael Cullen (other)
- David Lamb (other)
- Craig Thibodeau (other)
- Melbourne Tool Company (company)
- Frank Klaus (other)
- James Krenov (other)

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- [466: This is My Workshop Trumpet](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-12-19-466-this-is-my-workshop-trumpet) (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)
- [Episode 176: Pretend you’re talking to a martian or a 3 year old.](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2018-07-20-episode-176-pretend-youre-talking-to-a-martian-or-a-3-year-old) (Making It)
- [522: Koo Koo Koogley](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2026-04-17-522-koo-koo-koogley) (Making It)

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