Anissa, Barry, and Ben give a pep talk to a listener worried about stepping up to walnut and another listener who is doing everything he can to avoid using plywood.

Mike and Barry discuss milk paint, scraper sharpening, shellac finishes, when to sharpen a tablesaw blade, and their smooth moves.

Mike Mascelli wows Bob Van Dyke and Mike Pekovich answering listener questions in this (mostly) finishing-centric episode.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss more tablesaw safety, solid-wood chessboards, hotel woodworking for a heath care worker on covid assignment, and sawing a wooden blimp in half. Plus, a new jingle and a new boss!

Gary Rogowski joins Ben to answer listener questions on drying lumber, sharpening problems, sawing practice, and the feasibility to create a four legged piece without it rocking.

Mike, Barry, and Ben discuss jack planes, tablesaw safety, scrap wood storage, and how a listener could widen dadoes.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss dust collection for bandsaws, keeping notes during a project, a listener's odd glue-line failure, and try a woodworking potpourri for the first time.

Megan Fitzpatrick joins Barry and Ben to discuss Moxon vises, wooden vs. metal-bodied handplanes, tri-squares vs. combo squares, grinders, and why it's worth building a tool chest.

Contributing editor Chris Becksvoort joins Mike and Ben to answer questions on milling, wedged joinery, and his two favorite tools.

Mike, Anissa, and Ben discuss tablesaw accessories, shop rituals, testing sharpness, knockdown fasteners, and tall people.