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An amatuer woodworker talking shop and sharing his experiences with all of you. If you're new to woodworking or just enjoy time in the shop check out the show. Straight grains and sharp blades.

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397 "Wood Science & Design" DVD with Hendrik

Hendrik is back again for the month of November and this time we're discussing his second DVD released this year, titled "Wood Science & Design". This title is packed with a lot of science about the in's and out's of wood movement, reading grain directions and a great tutorial on the different cuts of lumber and how you may want to use them in designing your projects. As always with Hendrik we have a ton of information in the show, but even more in the DVD. So take a listen to today's show an...

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[ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:41:53 -0500 ]

396 Veritas Plow Plane

Plow planes are nothing new, they've been a mainstay in hand tool shops for centuries. In fact the plow plane was and still is a tool that defined the craftsman. Whether it was an all wooden bodied plane with ebony inlays and beautiful brass components for a master woodworker. Are a simple boxwood or beech bodied plane for the journeyman, plow planes were vital to furniture construction. Today's version, made by Veritas, is a beautiful example of a modern plow plane that is completely functi...

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[ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:26:03 -0500 ]

395 Samantha's Bookcase Construction Pt. 4

Let's jump back into the construction of Samantha's bookcase. In this episode I'm attaching the solid wood face frame to the base unit. We have a few options for covering the plywood edges, but rather than veneer I prefer solid wood. Have you entered for your chance to win free schwag this month? Don't miss out, enter today on our Schwag Page. Click to play play_blip_movie_2859759(); Download ...

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[ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:38:43 -0500 ]

394 Milescraft's Turnlock Baseplate System

For today's episode, we're heading back to June of this year and my visit to Woodcraft's Vendor's/Dealer's show with the guys from Milescraft. You've seen me use the Milescraft Turnlock baseplate system before, so while I was there I figured it would be a great opportunity to talk about it and introduce all of you to the accessories available. From "easy on and easy off" bushings, to great circle jigs and offset router bases, the turnlock system is a great product! Don't forget to get your nam...

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[ Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:34:36 -0500 ]

393 October Schwag Drawings

It's time to giveaway some schwag for the month of October and why not do it on the same day kids are out Trick or Treating?But rather than scaring the living daylights out of everyone I'm planning on making it feel a little more like giving holidays that are now just around the corner.Hopefully you'll be one of our seven lucky winners and if you hear your name, congratulations. But if you're not, don't lose hope, there's always next month and the month after that and the month after that...A h...

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[ Sat, 31 Oct 2009 15:33:49 -0400 ]

Wood Talk Online No.61

[dewplayer:http://www.archive.org/download/WoodTalkOnline61/wto61.mp3] Download MP3 Questions or Comments?You can get a hold of us by either dropping us an email at woodtalkonline@gmail.com or you can pick up the phone and leave us a message on our voice mail at 623-242-2450. What's on the Workbench? Marc - Just finished the Wall-Hanging Tool Chest for the Guild. Matt - installed his bandsaw riser block...wow that's tall! News: Norm is retiring!! Woodworking Magazine interview with Russ Mora...

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[ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:21:51 -0400 ]

392 Whiteside's Corner Chisel Tool

It’s the week of Halloween and who doesn’t like a little trick and treating? Well you don’t have to get all dressed up as your favorite woodworking podcaster to take advantage of this treat from Whiteside and Woodcraft, you just have to head to your local store or order online before October 31, 2009. That’s right it’s time for ROUTER BIT OF THE MONTH!!! And while I’m late getting this month’s episode posted I think you’ll love this little time saver. Whiteside’s Corner Chise...

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[ Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:25:14 -0400 ]

391 Samantha's Bookcase Pt. 3

It's almost Halloween, so I thought I'd share with you one of the scariest things I've had to face in a long time. Gluing up the pieces for Samantha's Bookcase! Thankfully having properly sized dados and running through a few dry runs made the whole process a little less scary, but scary none the less. Enjoy! Don't forget to get your name in for the schwag drawings next week!! Click to play play_blip_movie_2771630(); Download MP3 File Download Video File Download HD WMV File He...

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[ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:04:05 -0400 ]

390 Hendrik's Latest DVD "Working with Plywood"

For the month of October, we have Hendrik back once again to talk about one of his two new DVDs. This month, we’re discussing the first title “Working with Plywood”. At just over 11 hours in length, Hendrik leaves nothing out when it comes to teaching you how to successfully use plywood in your projects. Topics include choosing and understanding the differences between grades of plywood, creating a cut layout plan for getting the best looks from the individual components to choosing an...

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[ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:51:25 -0400 ]

389 Samantha's Bookcase Pt.2

In the last episode of Samantha's Bookcase project, we covered ripping sheets of plywood to their rough sizes. For a small shop this can be a daunting task, but not impossible if you plan it correctly. A big part of my planning is not worrying about taking the cuts to their final dimensions yet, but simply getting them in the ball park and then coming back at a later time and cleaning them up. For today's episode we'll visit the process of crosscutting. Again, depending on the size of your s...

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[ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:54:17 -0400 ]

388 Blum Tools on MBW

It's easy to see that much hasn't changed with hand planes in the past 100 years. In fact if you look closely, most modern plane makers are, essentially making the same metal bodied planes as were being designed by Mr. Bailey. Even wooden bodied planes haven't seen much innovation. Of course the choice of wood species are probably more widely available than before. Especially considering that many were made by the users themselves, so the wood used was often domestic hardwoods (domestic at l...

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[ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:18:02 -0400 ]

387 Samantha's Bookcase Pt.1

After a long delay and a few stops and stutters my wife's bookcase is finally completed. It's a simple design with a base and hutch. I decided to use plywood for the majority of the components, as cutting wider pieces is so much easier with sheet goods. But instead of the usual home center plywood I opted to dive right into using premium plywood. While it nearly tripled the bottom line, the final results were worth it. I'll never look at home center plywood the same again after indulging o...

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[ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:56:37 -0400 ]

386 Stanley's Premium Hand Planes

Earlier this year while I was working at the Woodcraft Vendor's/Dealer's show in West Virginia with the guys from Milescraft I had a chance to talk with the folks from Stanley Toolworks about the new Premium line of handplanes they were about to introduce. They've been out for a while now, so if you've had a chance to try one I'd love to hear your impression. But if you're still curious, here's what the Stanley guys had to say. One last note, this Wednesday October 7th 2009. Marc and I are r...

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[ Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:07:06 -0400 ]

385 September Schwag Giveaways

Who doesn't love free stuff? I know I do and that's why we do these giveaways. Because if I love this stuff I know you will!! Because of our sponsorship with Highland Woodworking we have some really great schwag to offer this month's winners. The first on the list is a "Build a Maloof Inspired Rocker with Charles Brock - Plan Bundle" Then we have 2 winnners receiving Custom-sized Woodslicer Resaw Bandsaw Blades Other winners will be receiving a Lee Valley Handplane Screwdriver, the choice ...

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[ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:23:51 -0400 ]

384 One More Trip Back To WIA St. Charles

One more trip back to WIA's Design & Construction Conference in St. Charles, IL. Today's episode features scenes from Jim Tolpin's Q&A session following his session on measuring and designing without using traditional measuring tools. In fact all Jim used was a pair of calipers and his own body. The second session in today's episode features Don Williams and a peek at his history lesson on how power tools are nothing new and have been around in one form or another for centuries. ...

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[ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:51:32 -0400 ]

383 Whiteside's Biscuit Joining Kit

We almost missed it this month, but it's better late than never I say! It's time for ROUTER BIT OF THE MONTH!!! And this month we're taking a look at Whiteside's Biscuit Joining Kit, a simple little slot cutting profile that includes 3 different sized bearings making it easy for you to cut mating joints for biscuit joinery in your next project. Whether it's for reinforcing simple butt joint glue-ups or helping to align multiple boards in the same plane for wider panels, biscuit joinery is a g...

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[ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:17:51 -0400 ]

382 Hendrik's Busy Summer

Hi everyone! Our very own guest expert Hendrik Varju is back for another visit and today were sitting down to talk about his busy summer. Between seminar appearances and having an entire dust collection system custom installed in his shop Hendrik somehow managed to find time for summer fun and producing two new instructional DVDs. This episode was recorded on Labor day, 2009. It was one day before his new DVDs were released, so there's not many details released. But next month we'll be divi...

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[ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:46:06 -0400 ]

381 Meet Czech Edge Hand Tools

I love getting behind the scenes with, and meeting the makers of today's premium hand tools. Of course when we think of "premium hand tools" a few companies come to mind immediately, and one of those I was excited to see was going to be at WIA St. Charles was Czech Edge Hand Tools. Bob Zajicek, the owner of Czech Edge Hand Tools, was more than happy to let me hang out at his booth both days of the conference. I'm sure the fact I'd been wanting a decent marking knife and kept asking him questi...

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[ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:03:49 -0400 ]

380 Back to WIA

In today's episode we're heading back to Woodworking in America's Design and Construction conference to check out some snippets from Brian Bogg's "Composing with Wood Grain" and Robert Lang's "Arts and Crafts: The Unadorned Truth". Deciding on which footage would make the cut was perhaps one of the hardest decisions I had to make. Both lectures were filled with tons of information and to be honest I found myself forgetting to turn on the camera every now and then. Hopefully you'll find someth...

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[ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:41:08 -0400 ]

379 Meet DL Barrett & Sons Toolworks

As part of "Try it Tuesday" I'd like to introduce some of you to Dan and Kyle Barrett of DL Barrett & Sons Toolworks. Dan and Kyle were one of the vendors at WIA this year and after seeing Kyle's work being featured on Woodworking Magazine's blog I knew I had to meet them. DL Barrett & Sons Toolworks make some beautiful and amazing wooden handplanes. Traditional wooden bench planes, and plough planes that look to nice to use, but are made just for that...real work in real shops. Dan and Kyle...

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[ Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:17:16 -0400 ]

378 WIA Design & Construction Pt 1

As promised, I'm starting to post footage from the recent Woodworking in America Design & Construction conference in St. Charles, IL. For the next few weeks we'll see short snippets of the classes I was able to attend to give you an idea of what it was like to be there, and also perhaps to inspire you. Each of the lecturers were amazing and their knowledge of the subject they spoke about was extensive. I wish I could have captured more of each, but due to intellectual property laws I can only p...

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[ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:45:56 -0400 ]

377 Try it Tuesday

Let's admit it, track saws are pretty sweet tools. It's hard for me to imagine a home woodworker who doesn't have a circular saw up on the shelf that gets used primarily for breaking down sheet goods. And while they're worth their weight in exotic lumber (for me that's Pennsylvania Cherry), they have their limitations. Track saws take what a circular saw can do and elevate it to the next level. No more rigging up straight edges that bow over long lengths. No more saw slightly pulling away f...

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[ Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:31:10 -0400 ]

376 I'm Back!!

With the Labor Day holiday only a week away here in the States and the start of school for the vast majority of our kids just as close. There's no getting around the fact that summer is coming to an end. But on the bright side that also means the summer hiatus of Matt's Basement Workshop Podcast is finally over also...or is that the bad news? Before we get up and running, I thought I'd start off with this "brief announcement" enjoy! Click ...

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[ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:57:29 -0400 ]

375 Whiteside's 1/2" Radius Roundover Bit

I'm a little behind in getting this posted, but it's time once again for ROUTER BIT OF THE MONTH!! This month we're featuring Whiteside's 1/2" Radius Roundover bit. Much larger than our typical roundovers, but still a great profile for lots of applications. The problem with smaller radius roundover bits on thicker stock is that the edge treatment can be lost when you step back and look at it. But the 1/2" radius bit stays proportional to the stock and shows up great. In fact if you were to ...

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[ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:31:31 -0400 ]

The Daily Matt 1

Just a little sneak peek of a new feature happening here at Matt's Basement Workshop. Since so much happens between episodes I was looking for a way to get things out before they pass or I simply forgot. So starting today is something I'm calling "The Daily Matt". After this segment is released you'll only be able to find it on the website, but it's right up at the top in the left hand corner so you can't miss it! A couple of things I wanted to mention were upcoming changes at the show that'...

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[ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:26:59 -0400 ]

374 Day 2 at AWFS

Day 2 of AWFS was just as exciting as Day 1. The day started out with a monorail ride to the venue and to my surprise the guy standing in front of me was Joe Harmon, the builder of Splinter. We had a chance to talk a little as we walked in the Convention Center and I was able to get his business card. So hopefully we'll have him on the show for a little interview? Inside, the highlight of the morning for me was a chance to meet Norm Abram and Scott Phillips. Norm was a great guy to talk wit...

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[ Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:00:45 -0400 ]

373 Day 1 at AWFS

I finally had a chance to visit AWFS for the first time this year and while it wasn't as big as it has been in the past it was still worth every minute. Having a chance to meet Marc and Nicole along with many of you that I've emailed, Twittered or Facebooked with was the highlight of the trip. But being able to see first hand all of the great tools, supplies and so much more we use in our shops...or wish we used...was very exciting too! I probably should've made better plans to cover some of ...

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[ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:38:50 -0400 ]

Wood Talk Online No.57

I know we are on our "summer break", but Matt and I just couldn't pass up the opportunity to do a Wood Talk Online at AWFS 2009. It was the first time Matt and I met in person and we had an awesome time at the show. In this episode, we give you our initial impressions of the show and a quick rundown on the things we thought were most compelling. We also live streamed the show and we have the video available below. The internet connection was less than ideal so you'll find the video a little c...

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[ Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:19:54 -0400 ]

372 "10" Essential Router Bits with Whiteside

While working with the great folks at Whiteside Router Bits (Clark Whiteside and Chris Miller) at the West Virginia Woodcraft show. I had a chance to record an episode for this month's 'Router Bit of the Month' based on an article written by Gary Rogowski in Fine Woodworking Magazine's September/October 2006 issue titled "10 Essential Router Bits - These bits will conquer the majority of woodworking tasks". Click here to learn more about the article This is a common question that many of you ...

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[ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:28:04 -0400 ]

371 Hendrik's June Visit Pt 2

The second half our June visit with Hendrik... There's no set theme to today's show, just whatever woodworking questions came in from you the listener's. So hopefully you'll hear something you were wondering about too. And if not, don't worry, once the summer is over Hendrik will be back for more shows in the fall. So in the meantime enjoy today's episode! If you'd like to find out more about Hendrik. Whether it's to checkout some of his projects, sign up for a class, buy one of his DVDs ...

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[ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:29:09 -0400 ]

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