Matt | April 29, 2008
This is the second episode with both video and audio and so far the response has been good. Let me know what you think about it too. Awhile back I received an email from a listener who’s a little skeptical about the use of tape as a clamp. While he’s right that a traditional clamp [...]
Matt | April 27, 2008
A while back a listener wrote asking about the difference between a left-tilt vs right-tilt tablesaw. This is a common question that beginning woodworkers have, and with good reason. Usually these days the right-tilt saws are much more inexpensive, but even with the lower price most woodworkers prefer the left-tilts. Why you ask? I’ll give [...]
Matt | April 24, 2008
When it comes to essential reads in the world of woodworking, I consider “Choosing and Using Hand Tools” by Andy Rae as one of the most important. Andy does a great job of presenting an amazing amount of information about a large number of tools both traditional and non-traditional to the woodshop. This book isn’t [...]
Matt | April 17, 2008
Chris Schwarz, editor of Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazines, author of “Workbenches: From Design & Theory to Construction & Use”, and of course star of three Lie-Nielsen DVDs agreed to come on the show for an interview with yours truly. While I meant to ask Chris everything under the sun regarding hand tools and his [...]
Matt | April 15, 2008
This past Saturday I had the chance to head to Chicago and check out a Lie-Nielsen Tool Demo and seminars at J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture. If you’ve ever been interested in taking some tools for a test run or just hanging out with very like minded individuals, these type of get togethers are for you. [...]
