Fresh Baked Wood | Wood Talk 598

Sponsored by Woodcraft! https://www.woodcraft.com/start And by the generous contributions of our patrons:   / woodtalk   It’s show #598 - On today’s show, we’re talking about making thin wood without a bandsaw, fixing sticky drawers, Tormek sharpening machine comparisons, and building a rocking chair. What's on the Bench Marc is doing some bent lamination and now has his new True Grip Clamp Pads for sale: https://twwstore.com/products/clamp-pads Matt is cleaning and sterilizing Shannon took his architect training course on the road to California and admired trees. Kickback Paul teaches Fusion 360 at his local Woodcraft and shares what he likes about it over SketchUp. Joel comments on how Europeans make better plywood with a history lesson on wooden fighter planes in WWII. Questions Joel wants a planer and wonders if a spiral head is worth it in a benchtop model. Von milled a Red Oak log into boards and is now about to build his workbench but asks if there is any particular grain orientation he should consider for the parts as he builds it. Jim is building Adirondack chairs from Cypress. He wants them to grey naturally and wonders if he should put any finish on them at all. Store Events: Supreme Bowl Contests – Woburn, MA; Walpole, MA; Richmond, VA; Norfolk, VA; Portsmouth, NH (Separate contests at each store) Submit your bowl to be voted on in a variety of categories. Voting ends February 8th (submission dates and categories vary somewhat by location) Classes: Kansas City, KS – Learn Resin Casting – Saturday, January 31st, 9 to 4 January 30th – DATE NIGHT: WINE & CHEESE, Turn a bottle stopper and cheese plane Ask Us a Question Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form: https://woodtalkshow.com/questions/ Or you can hit us up on Instagram at:   / woodtalkshow   And you can even send us an email or voicemail at [email protected] Finally, you can find us individually at @MattCremona-zo4cc, @woodwhisperer, and @RenaissanceWW ​