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STL291: Bandsaw tension secrets revealed!
May 19, 2023

Not really—but Mike, Amanda, and Ben discuss their methods for kind of dialing it in, as well as prefinishing strategies, and how they use computer-aided design in their personal woodworking.
STL290: Lightning round with Vic and Ben
May 5, 2023

Vic and Ben answer eight listener questions, ranging from table saw throat plates to shiplap board spacing
STL289: Dan Faia’s next 30 years
April 21, 2023

Dan Faia joins Ben to answer listener questions, talk about the last 30 years of his woodworking journey, and what he hopes for out of the next 30 years.
STL288: Never met a vise he didn’t like
April 7, 2023

Mike, Vic, and Ben discuss Vic's upcoming move (again), design classes, the features they'd want in a bandsaw, and what vises make them happiest.
STL287: Should you use exotic wood?
March 24, 2023

We talk to two experts about considerations when using tropical hardwoods, and how to make the rain forest too valuable to burn.
STL286: Finish sprayers—Turbine or Compressor?
March 10, 2023

Mike and Ben welcome new associate editor, Amanda Russell to the mix, and discuss sprayer options, magnets, and what other craft skills translate to woodworking.
STL285: Now the robots are DESIGNING the furniture!
February 24, 2023

Larissa, Vic, and Ben discuss A.I. in furniture design, edge banding for plywood, machine maintenance, and a listener's bandsaw issues.
STL284: Wood moves, and the other woodworkers are wrong
February 10, 2023

Gary Rogowski joins Mike and Ben to discuss knockdown joinery ideas, steam bending, wood movement and what to do with your stuff when you die
STL283: The original Moxon vise
January 27, 2023

Mike, Vic, and Ben discuss whether a beginner should build a workbench or tool chest, the confusing array of finishes and applicators, and the ethics of selling tool-like objects.
STL282: This is a woodworking podcast!
January 13, 2023

Barry, Anissa, and Ben talk about tool storage, dovetail strength, 3d printers in the wood shop, and one listener's outside-the-box jointer idea.

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