# STL337: The Trinity of Woodworking Details

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2025-03-21
- Length: 55m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details

## Summary

Vic, Mike, and Amanda from Fine Woodworking discuss their recent woodworking projects and tool discoveries. Vic shares his experience learning woodturning with a Record Power lathe and the importance of the skew chisel, while Mike explores the Shaper Origin CNC router and the utility of Olfa breakaway knives. The group also debates the merits of single-use versus multi-use tools and identifies surface preparation, edge profiling, and lumber selection as the 'holy trinity' of woodworking details.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=6) Introduction and Show Updates
- [2:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=163) Vic's Woodturning Journey and the Skew Chisel
- [8:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=534) Mike's Shaper Origin Experience and Olfa Knives
- [22:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=1345) Listener Tool: Shaper Origin Probing Accessory
- [33:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=1994) Minimalism and Tool Philosophy
- [39:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=2353) Single-Use vs. Multi-Use Tools
- [48:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-03-21-stl337-the-trinity-of-woodworking-details#t=2913) The Holy Trinity of Woodworking Details

## Topics

- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Record Power (company)
- Shaper Origin (product)
- Olfa (product)
- Veritas (company)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Chris Schwarz (other)
- Bob Van Dyke (other)

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