Such a great episode! As a healthcare provider steeped in scientific literature and evidence based practice as part of my job, I love hearing from folks who can bring this same objective scientific perspective to a craft like woodworking. Would love to hear a material scientist's prospective on tool steel or carbide, a chemist's prospective on finishing, or a Forester's prospective on lumber. IMO scientific knowledge (objective) can't fix bad aesthetics (subjective) but understanding the properties of your tools and raw materials makes it that much easier to create the beautiful and functional things we aim for. Thanks STL!

A couple thoughts: Great conversations. I need to take Morgan's advice and take the time to learn from my mistakes. I also liked the 1-3-7 rule. One of Amanda's best.

Why not use the bandsaw for the octagon???

thank you, happy with this

Would you explain in detail the process of drying the green wood spoon after you carve it and how long it should dry before you put the finished carving strokes on it

Great interview! 🙌 It’s exciting to finally hear the truth about wood finishes, which is a big scam. As for wood cleaning products they’re even worse, especially the sprays 🤮 We live in an old home with a 100 yo pine floor that needed to be sanded before moving in, and we wanted to leave the floor like that, without any finish on it. Our friends who are architects said that it was a terrible idea and that we absolutely had to finish these floors with some type of acrylic coating or at the very least with tung oil. Due to allergies in our family we decided not to put anything on our floor, not even bee’s wax, and I’m glad we opted for the most simple, natural and healthy option. Our floor is not perfect but it looks good, it’s rustic and it definitely doesn’t shine but hey, it’s a floor not a museum piece! Btw I love the analogy with the working dog and the beauty show poodle, that’s brilliant 😂 We clean our floor with a damp cotton rag once in a while and it looks fine. It’s not shiny and there are a few dents and stubborn light stains in the kitchen but it’s better than living on a floor covered with a layer of plastic. If it gets really bad we’ll sand it again in a few years. Dr Robinson is amazing, I can’t wait to read her book. A friend of mine told me about her but this video made me appreciate her lifelong dedication to science, and her great sense of humour, which is the best way to educate people btw. I’m sure her students love her, they’re very lucky to learn all the important things from her including safety precautions around dust. I wish the interviewer had asked her more questions such as : - What difference does it make to use end grain instead of flat grain for a cutting board? - What are the best/safest woods for cutting boards and kitchen utensils? (mine are maple, cherry and olive). - Is it ok to use walnut as a dry cutting board, meaning just to cut bread and nothing wet like meat, cheese or veggies ? - Why are toy manufacturers like Doug & Melissa allowed to sell toys that are made of rubberwood (aka Hevea Brasiliensis, Malaysian Oak or Parawood) in the US knowing that it can sensitize children who might later on develop a lifelong allergy to latex/NRL ?

after multiple videos that emphasize the need for pressing down to create and roll the burr this is the first video to advocate light pressure and the first time I've been able to successfully and repeatedly produce a sharp and consistent burr

This is exactly what I needed to wrap my basket handle. I made the loop with the cord and it worked like a charm. Thanks.

Well, hell... I have watched countless videos from other KZbin channels (all dude's), and I just happened to find this video that not only has a decent instructional video but detailed FREE plans, truly free, not particularly free, or a purchase required to access them... Free! Ty, also, I subbed. ❤

Beautiful work!

As an engineer, the best ones really do understand the concept of "good enough". Seeking unreasonable perfection costs time, money and frustration - and we generally try to minimize those. An engineer just needs to recalibrate to what "good enough" means in the context of woodworking, and all will be good.

Wow 17” ban saw is impressive

I love the second half of this one. The pin offset closer to the shoulder; and the straight tenon into angled mortise for a splayed front to back chair leg assembly, to help add some cross-grain strength against wracking pressure ‐‐- these are the voice of experience and very useful observations.

I watched a video of a woodworker getting into youtube videos. He makes absolutely beautiful furniture. But watching him make it is much less than precise. I just questioned why I was getting so hard on myself because my prosumer tools couldn't get dead on square. I've made some huge investments in nicer tools in the last year and still have trouble getting things dead flat or dead square. But I finally realized it matters very little. I don't remember where I heard this but I was told that the human eye can only detect roughly over 10-15% deviance. For example, I don't think anyone is going to realize that the aprons on the end table I just made aren't dead flat. People certainly aren't going to know that my mortise and tenons are imperfect because they'll never see them. This concept of consistent inaccuracy has been pretty eye opening. Just get out in the shop and make something no matter how imperfect it will be!

Love the discussion about accuracy!I often tell my students that "repeatability is more important than accuracy"

I've been looking into what direction to go and have decided on shellac, and this is a great video on preparing it. I'll be using your method, I just now bought my first 100g de-waxed platinum flakes, and will get the alcohol next week. Really looking forward to using it. Thanks!

I can honestly say that my Kapex is dead on the money with a square that is accurate to .00000004 ;)

Those who pontificate usually don't know shit.

Yeeeahhh I like this build, no fancy hardware just pure ingenuity

Great episode. Just washing a cutting board with warm water... What about ecoli fast multiplying bacteria whats the wood absorbing rate. Also linseed oil and soap finishes... so many questions 😂

Perfection is such a waste of time… said the imperfect engineer 😂😂😂

For the Festool TS55 and TS75 the 55 and 75 are the depth of cut at 90 degrees in millimeters. (Assuming it's sitting directly on the wood without a track I believe). I just learned this recently - I must have googled the depth of cut many times over the years.

Panel saws are great ! . . . . SQUIRREL !

HYPE

Loved and hated this episode at the same time. It would be great to get more episodes with Dr Spalting.

This is helpful

The skew is one tool I really need to force myself to use in order to get better. Great video. Ispired me to spend some time with my skew this weekend.

My 20$ bandsaw is about to be useful. ty sir . Most of it was what i expected but did not realize i needed to put my blade in center for optimal results.

Too much music and not enough instruction.

I am grateful for this information 🙏🏼

Hello from Eagle River Alaska! We have tons of birch here so that's good to learn about carving. Great spoon and video. Thanks for sharing :)

Thanks for the great idea 💡 😀

Thank you!

Cute! Thanks.

I remember reading a Frank Lloyd Wright biography where he once said that he suffered from back problems originating from sitting in chairs of his own design.

Thanks Mike, you've definitely just helped me up my hand tool wood working game by huge measures, such simple, yet effective jigs. 7 years on and this is still such a valuable video, clear concise, very happy I found it, will be making my versions today.

Outstanding episode. Gary is a god of woodworking

You use a Biscuit joiner for applications that require no screws or nails, for example routering round corners. 😊

well done👍👍

I've never used a skew and done any ammount of turning without ever getting catches! I can turn ANYTHING without a skew chisel

Thank you for this! My bandsaw (90’s made Delta) will not allow any blade to be aligned with back of gullet in line with center of wheel. Ive replaced many parts chasing this issue and haven’t had any luck. I was convinced this was my issue with resaw cuts and it is as simple as this! Thank you so much again!

I love a jig that takes 5 minutes to make!

Great presentation! This should be required viewing for every shop clss. A big shout out for the L-fence. It works great. In addition to the safety factor, it gives saw dust somewhere to go instead of building up against the fence. Thanks for your time and effort in making this video.

Is there a link to this fabled card scraper sharpening technique?

Hey Ben! Not learning Stairway cause your too cool? I learned Stairway about 1973 when I first picked up the guitar. Because I learned that so well, and trained my brain to recognize the A-B-C to the intro of the verse so well allowed me to also recognize any note played that I heard. F= any US car horn note. G is emotionally happy. I can see them as colors or feel them as emotions. Learning Zeps Since I've Been Loving You opened the ability to hear minor, augmented and other chords. Don't be a dick. Not learning any song cause it's not cool? You missed the boat. But, it's not too late!

And another point is a long grain cutting board has glue lines. Get a big cookie, cut a rectangle out of the heart wood, sand to 400 grit. done.

I needed to wrap a paper sun umbrella handle. This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks for teaching!

beyond fascinating!!

Speakers are very difficult to make well. You cannot just cover the speakers in wood and not change the sound. It does not only go out the front of the speakers, you know..... The only way is to experiment until you like the sound, and it can take forever. The internal construction is very important too. Get an apprenticeship at a speaker brand.

Fantastic safety tips. Thank you for sharing such a clear and detailed explanation!!