Thu, 29 May 2008 It's Feature Friday and today we're reviewing another great title from Lie-Nielsen. This is part 2 of the David Charlesworth series on hand planes. If you're wondering how to use a hand plane to get nearly dead flat edges, faces and more this is the DVD to get you started. To order your copy from Woodcraft Click here REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at 1 231 354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Hendrik is wrapping up his annual finishing seminar: Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar based on his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business"at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information about these seminars contact Hendrik at info@passionforwood.com. Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Tue, 27 May 2008 Last Wednesday I shared with you my uses for extra scraps, sawdust and shavings. And just as I had asked, you the listeners came through for me!! Quite a few of you sent in your ideas, so as promised I have this follow up show to share them with everyone. REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at 231 354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Hendrik is wrapping up his annual finishing seminar: Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar based on his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business"at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information about these seminars contact Hendrik at info@passionforwood.com. Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Thu, 22 May 2008 The return of Jig of the Month!! It's been a long while since our last jig episode and hopefully this won't disappoint. Sanding blocks are a common staple of the woodshop, and even if you're all about the hand planes or even the orbital sander, sanding blocks are crucial for giving you nice flat surfaces everytime. Not to mention custom made sanding blocks are a great way to use some of those scraps we have laying around! REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. OR you can call me and leave a voice mail too!! 1 231 354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Hendrik is wrapping up his annual three part finishing seminars: Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar based on his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business"at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information about these seminars contact Hendrik at info@passionforwood.com. Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Tue, 20 May 2008 WARNING!! I FORGOT TO TURN UP THE VOLUME WHEN I WAS RECORDING SO TODAY'S EPISODE NEEDS TO BE TURNED UP WHEN YOU LISTEN. SORRY?!?! We all make scraps and shavings when we're building. What we do with them is as varied as the projects we build. I use to have stacks and stacks of these offcuts, since I couldn't bring myself to throw them away, but after just a few projects these add up and start taking up valuable space. I've found a few things to do with mine, but I'm curious what you do with yours. REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. OR you can call me and leave a voice mail too!! 1-231-354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Hendrik is wrapping up his annual three part finishing seminars: Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar based on his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business"at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information about these seminars contact Hendrik at info@passionforwood.com. Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Sun, 18 May 2008 This is Part 2 of our talk with Hendrik about starting a woodworking business. We all know that at some point the thought of starting our own has crossed our minds. I for one have wasted many an hour, daydreaming of walking away from my day job and spending the rest of my life happily making beautiful projects for even happier clients. But, to be honest I wouldn't know where to get started, or even how. Luckily for us though our very own guest expert Hendrik Varju does and he's back to talk to us about it. If you'd like to learn more about starting your own successful woodworking business from Hendrik, then stop by his website to pick up a copy of his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business". Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar by the same name at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information contact him at info@passionforwood.com. REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. OR you can call me and leave a voice mail too!! 1-231-354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Also, Hendrik is wrapping up his annual three part finishing seminars: Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Thu, 15 May 2008 We all know that at some point the thought of starting our own woodworking business has crossed our minds. I for one have wasted many an hour, daydreaming of walking away from my day job and spending the rest of my life happily making beautiful projects for even happier clients. But, to be honest I wouldn't know where to get started, or even how. Luckily for us though our very own guest expert Hendrik Varju does and he's back to talk to us about it. If you'd like to learn more about starting your own successful woodworking business from Hendrik, then stop by his website to pick up a copy of his book "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business". Also, coming up on June 14th, Hendrik is conducting a seminar by the same name at his Acton, Ontario Workshop. If you'd like to attend or just get more information contact him at info@passionforwood.com. REMEMBER! If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or you want to enter for some free schwag you can always drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. OR you can call me and leave a voice mail too!! 1-231-354-2338 If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. Also, Hendrik is wrapping up his annual three part finishing seminars: Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Fri, 9 May 2008 The first ever Safety Week has come to a close and here at Matt's Basement Workshop we have some great schwag to giveaway to four of you look listeners of the show. I was joined by a special guest down in the office who helped to draw the names, so if you didn't win...blame him!! To learn more about these great products, or to order your own from Woodcraft click on these links. Milescraft Blade Remover & Pushstick Set Congrats again to our winners and thanks for watching!! Comments[0] |
Thu, 8 May 2008 Safety Week is coming to a close and here's the last installment from Matt's Basement Workshop. Eye protection is vital in the woodshop, with sawdust, chips, splinters, and even finishing chemicals flying around keeping our eyes safe is crucial. We have plenty of options for all the various jobs we do in the woodshop, so it's just a matter of choosing the right one for ourselves. Whichever one you choose, just wear them!! A couple of good links to visit include OSHA's Woodworking eTool, Prevent Blindness America and also this 2002 report on eye related injuries from the Dept. of Labor. Oh by the way...I'm giving you one more day to enter for the big Safety Week Schwag drawings. Saturday I'll be drawing the names of the winners and posting a special video. So check back to find out if your a winner of free stuff!! If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. And don't forget to drop me a line with your questions, comments and suggestions, especially since Hendrik is back in May and we're talking about starting a small woodworking business. Just drop us a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. Also, Hendrik is starting his annual three part finishing seminars: Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Tue, 6 May 2008 Safety week is well under way and here is my second episode. As I mentioned on Monday, I firmly feel that there are three areas we need to be aware of everytime we walk into the shop. We talked about lung safety on Monday and how there's more to sawdust danger than explosions and slipping and falling. Today it's time to talk about hearing protection. This is another one that's easy to take for granted, afterall sometimes we just need to make a quick cut...but those quick cuts quickly add up! A couple of good links to visit includeOSHA's Woodworking eTool, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and also this comparison chart of various decibels created from a range of different sources at Galen Carol Audio. If you have the time, please take the new listener survey. And don't forget to drop me a line with your questions, comments and suggestions, especially since Hendrik is back in May and we're talking about starting a small woodworking business. Just drop us a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. Also, Hendrik is starting his annual three part finishing seminars: Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Sun, 4 May 2008 It's the beginning of safety week and here at Matt's Basement Workshop I'm planning on sharing with you my take on three very important safety issues, starting today with sawdust safety. When most of us think of sawdust safety we think of fires and explosions due to sparks and accumulated piles. But I think of health issues first and foremost. If not properly contained, sawdust poses a major health issue not just on the woodworker, but their families too. A couple of good links to visit includeOSHA's Woodworking eTool, Gregory Machinery and also some of my previous episodes that deal with dust collection include, Episode #9 "Dust Collection", Tips From the Scrap Pile No.30 . If you have the time, please take the new listener survey, click here. And don't forget to drop me a line with your questions, comments and suggestions, especially since Hendrik is back in May and we're talking about starting a small woodworking business. Just drop us a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. Also, Hendrik is starting his annual three part finishing seminars: For some great woodworking classes in the Chicago area visit Jeff Miller's website at furnituremaking.com. Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Sat, 3 May 2008 It's the beginning of a new month here at Matt's Basement Workshop, so that means today's Feature Friday is Router Bit of the Month!! Once again Woodcraft and Whiteside sent us another great router bit to try out and for one of you lucky listeners....well you're getting one too!! The Whiteside Shaker Style Raised Panel bit is a great addition to anyone's router bit collection who enjoys building Shaker style furniture. Unlike more ornate raised panel bits, the shaker style stays true to the straight lines and simplicity of it's namesake.
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Thu, 1 May 2008 It's the beginning of a new month here at Matt's Basement Workshop, so that means today's Feature Friday is Router Bit of the Month!! Once again Woodcraft and Whiteside sent us another great router bit to try out and for one of you lucky listeners....well you're getting one too!! The Whiteside Shaker Style Raised Panel bit is a great addition to anyone's router bit collection who enjoys building Shaker style furniture. Unlike more ornate raised panel bits, the shaker style stays true to the straight lines and simplicity of it's namesake. If you're not this month's winner of a great Whiteside router bit there's no reason you can't pick up one for yourself considering the fantastic discounted price they put on it for the entire month so Click Here to order your Whiteside Shaker Style Raised Panel Bit from Woodcraft.com Drop me a line with your questions, comments and suggestions. And don't forget that Hendrik is back in May and we're talking about starting a small woodworking business, so get your questions in for Hendrik too. Just drop us a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. Also, Hendrik is starting his annual three part finishing seminars: Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below
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Thu, 1 May 2008 For your listening pleasure today we're presenting the recorded version of the latest episode of Wood Talk Online. If you couldn't make it to the live broadcast you can still enjoy all the fun the rest of us were having that night. Topics: Marc’s visit with Popular Woodworking and the Wood Werks Supply Inc., and Woodworker’s Safety Week. Voicemails about bandsaw blade sparks, flattening waterstones, and vacuum veneer press systems. We also discussed a really cool woodworking event coming up: Woodworking in America- Hand Tool & Technique Conference: Nov. 14th-16th in Berea, KY. Appearances by Roy Underhill, Frank Klausz, Michael Dunbar, Adam Cherubini, James Blauvelt, Robin Lee, Thomas Lie-Nielsen, Larry Williams and Don McConnell, John Economaki, Konrad Sauer, Wayne Anderson, Ron Hock, and Mike Wenzloff. If you are interested in attending, please visit the web site that is dedicated to this conference at WoodworkinginAmerica.com and sign up for the conference’s newsletter. You’ll then be the first to be notified of when registration will open (it will be before July 1) and the pricing for this event. Then we took on tons of LIVE CHAT QUESTIONS. Because the show turned out to be so long, I didn’t include our normal after-show comments. So expect a bunch of those next week including advice for setting up shop for $2500 (a question from last week). Related Links: Joewoodworker.com, Veneersupplies.com, Vacupress.com, inexspensive vacuum pump If you want to leave us a voicemail: 623-242-2450 Listen to today's show by clicking on the player below  Category: general -- posted at: 8:32 AM Comments[0] |
Wed, 30 April 2008 Hey everyone if you haven't heard already, Marc and I are trying another great experiment. We're taking Wood Talk Online to a live format tonight at 8:00PM EST!! Of course for those of you who can't make it, the show is being recorded as usual. But if you have the time and just want to see what it's like when we're recording an episode of WTO stop on by to watch. This can all be seen at www.thewoodwhisperer.com just click on the blog link and you'll have a front row seat to the show. Also, there's probably going to be a little Q&A for anyone signed into the chat room. So get there early to see all the fun...afterall nothing is funnier than watching me try not to hurt my brain on a hard question (OK easy questions too!!)
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