# STL345: Rogowski's Rose-Colored Safety Glasses

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2025-07-11
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses

## Summary

Gary Rogowski and Vic Johnson join Ben to discuss woodworking equipment, techniques, and teaching. Gary details his new shop setup, his obsession with bandsaws (specifically a Gates American and a Yates American), and his theory on blade drift, while also debating the durability and thickness of shop veneer for furniture. Vic and Gary share insights on using aggressive tools like Stu Mac scrapers and luthier tools, and recommend simple, engaging projects for teaching youth, such as milking stools, skateboards, and cajons.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=6) Introduction: Gary Rogowski and Vic Johnson
- [1:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=112) Gary's New Shop and 3-Phase Power Challenges
- [4:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=263) Bandsaw Obsession and Blade Drift Theory
- [17:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=1075) Shop Veneer Thickness and Durability
- [30:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=1835) Stu Mac Ultimate Scraper and Luthier Tools
- [43:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses#t=2594) Teaching Youth: Milking Stools, Skateboards, and Cajons

## Topics

- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Gates American (product)
- Yates America (product)
- Laguna (product)
- Davidson Wells (product)
- Stu Mac Ultimate Scraper (tool)
- Veritas tenon cutter (tool)
- Badax Toolworks (company)
- Aurora Rocket (company)

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