STL376: How Hefty is Your Handplane?
In this episode, Vic sits down with Fine Woodworking staffers Owen and Bridgid to talk about shop tunes, handplane weight, and ways to syste...
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STL: The SawStop Bandsaw with CEO Matt Howard
Crossover episode! This week Bridgid sat down with Popular Woodworking's Logan Wittmer and SawStop CEO Matt Howard to chat about the big ban...
STL375: What is Moonwood?
Fine Woodworking staffers Mike, Owen, and Bridgid sit down to discuss Handworks 2026, wood finishes for kitchen utensils, and the moon's eff...
STL374: The Space Between the Dots
Vic shares this episode with box maker and Fine Woodworking cover author Vasko Sotirov. Vasko is an impeccable woodworker, but he's too humb...
STL373: Big Changes for the Fine Woodworking Staff
The old Taunton crew—Ben, Anissa, and Mike—sits down to discuss some exciting changes happening at Fine Woodworking and what the future hold...
STL372: David Bedrosian Is a Clever Dude
Vic and Bridgid sit down with furniture maker David Bedrosian to talk about the literal ins and outs of dust collection, along with the vers...
STL371: The Wood Gets a Vote
Adam Godet sits down with Owen and Ben to discuss honoring the customer's vision when doing commission work and how to protect your hearing...
STL370: Jamie Figures Things Out
Jamie Gilgen sits down with Vic to discuss building out a shop in a small space, using combination machines and vacuum pressing bent laminat...
STL369: Calling All Choppers!
Bill Pavlak, head cabinetmaker at Colonial Williamsburg, joins Ben and Bridgid to discuss what it's like working in an 18th-century shop. Fo...
STL368: It Appeared to Me in a Dream
Vic interviews Steven Der-Garabedian, a teacher, woodworker and veneer artist, and together they answer questions about finding woodworking...
STL367: Mike Didn't Get The Memo
Mike and accidental twins, Vic and Ben, discuss woodworking techniques they won't show, thinking about grain direction on drawer parts, pref...
STL366: No Mallet is Safe
Shea Alexander is a custom furniture maker and the owner of Alexander Brother's lumberyard in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. He has years of...
STL365: The Thrifty Trio Convenes
In this episode, Ben and Dinkle sit down with Phil Huber, of the Woodsmith Shop, to discuss machine upgrades (or lack thereof) along with an...
STL 364: Good Design Goes Unnoticed
Mike and Vic sit down with Konrad Sauer, of Sauer & Steiner Toolworks , to discuss the design process — what constitutes good design? And wh...
STL 363: More Than One Way to Cut a Dovetail
Anissa and Ben sit down with Bob van Dyke of the Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking to discuss Fine Woodworking New England and the im...
STL 362: Hold the Saw like a Baby Bird
Jeff Miller has been making furniture for 40 years, but he's not afraid to be a beginner. He and Vic sit down to discuss his new-found love...
STL 361: Working at Speed
Luthier Aaron Keim chats with Ben about modifying tools to work better with your body, making kitchen shelves with figured maple, being able...
STL360: Veneer Glue—Stirred, Not Shaken
Venerring gets weird when Steve Der-Garabedian joins Vic and Ben to discuss the variety of veneer tape, vacuum pumps, substrates, and why he...
STL359: Making the Most of Shop Time
Vic, Mike, and Amanda discuss how to nibble off a project in small chunks and how they keep up their woodworking chops when they just don't...
STL358: He Hunts For Tools, So You Don't Have To
Joshua Clarke is the founder of Hyperkitten Tool Company , a business dedicated to sourcing and selling high-quality vintage hand tools to p...