# STL351: Woodworking From UK to the USA

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2025-10-03
- Length: 58m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa

## Summary

Mike Pekovich and Phil Huber join Ben to debrief their week-long woodworking tour of England, visiting the Building Crafts College and the Snowdon School of Furniture to compare trade-focused and studio furniture training. They discuss the 'rip-only' table saw philosophy at Snowdon, the use of tenoners and Domino joinery, and the cultural significance of domestic woods like boxwood and oak. The episode also covers visits to the V&A Museum, Rodmarton Manor, and the Gordon Russell Museum, highlighting design grammar and English drawer construction techniques.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=7) Introduction and Tour Overview
- [5:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=339) Building Crafts College and Trade Training
- [9:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=551) Snowdon School and Rip-Only Table Saw Philosophy
- [19:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=1145) Westonbirt Arboretum and Boxwood Deep Dive
- [30:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=1821) V&A Museum and Rodmarton Manor Design Lessons
- [43:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=2590) Gordon Russell Museum and English Drawer Slips
- [49:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=2988) Pub-Hall Turning Demo with Paul Hannaby
- [51:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-10-03-stl351-woodworking-from-uk-to-the-usa#t=3094) Woodworking in America Preview

## Topics

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

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Building Crafts College (other)
- Snowdon School of Furniture (other)
- V&A Museum (other)
- Rodmarton Manor (other)
- Gordon Russell Museum (other)
- Festool Domino (tool)
- Fusion 360 (tool)
- Boxwood (material)
- Oak (material)
- Paul Hannaby (other)

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