Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking

In this episode, Vic sits down with Fine Woodworking staffers Owen and Bridgid to talk about shop tunes, handplane weight, and ways to systematically shape wood.
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Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!

Crossover episode! This week Bridgid sat down with Popular Woodworking's Logan Wittmer and SawStop CEO Matt Howard to chat about the big bandsaw news revealed at IWF 2026. 
View the show notes here - http://www.shoptalklive.com
Sign up for Woodworking in America, October 9-10 in Des Moines, IA - https://woodworkinginamerica.com/ 
For more information about our eLearning courses - http://www.finewoodworking.com/elearning
For more information about our woodworking dream trips - http://www.finewoodworking.com/trips
Join us on our Discord server! - https://discord.gg/8hyuwqu4JH
Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter
Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited
Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!

Fine Woodworking staffers Mike, Owen, and Bridgid sit down to discuss Handworks 2026, wood finishes for kitchen utensils, and the moon's effect on trees.
View the show notes here - http://www.shoptalklive.com
Sign up for Woodworking in America, October 9-10 in Des Moines, IA - https://woodworkinginamerica.com/ 
For more information about our eLearning courses - http://www.finewoodworking.com/elearning
For more information about our woodworking dream trips - http://www.finewoodworking.com/trips
Join us on our Discord server! - https://discord.gg/8hyuwqu4JH
Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter
Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited
Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!

Vic shares this episode with box maker and Fine Woodworking cover author Vasko Sotirov. Vasko is an impeccable woodworker, but he's too humble to say it. Luckily, we have Vic to say it for him. In this episode, the two dicuss box making, design prototyping, and (of course) the metric system.
View the show notes here - http://www.shoptalklive.com
Sign up for Woodworking in America, October 9-10 in Des Moines, IA - https://woodworkinginamerica.com/ 
For more information about our eLearning courses - http://www.finewoodworking.com/elearning
For more information about our woodworking dream trips - http://www.finewoodworking.com/trips
Join us on our Discord server! - https://discord.gg/8hyuwqu4JH
Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter
Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited
Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!

The old Taunton crew—Ben, Anissa, and Mike—sits down to discuss some exciting changes happening at Fine Woodworking and what the future holds.
View the show notes here and read a special note from Ben - http://www.shoptalklive.com
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For more information about our eLearning courses - http://www.finewoodworking.com/elearning
For more information about our woodworking dream trips - http://www.finewoodworking.com/trips
Join us on our Discord server! - https://discord.gg/8hyuwqu4JH
Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter
Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited
Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!