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Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking

Shop Talk Live

Fine Woodworking magazine editors and contributors answer your questions and share woodworking tips and techniques.

Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking Podcast Guide

Listen to Shop Talk Live - Fine Woodworking, a Games & Hobbies podcast by Shop Talk Live. Stream 396 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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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...

01:11:21Aug 7, 2026

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...

01:05:48Jul 24, 2026

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...

01:20:26Jul 10, 2026

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...

01:04:40Jun 27, 2026

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...

56:25Jun 12, 2026

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...

01:16:06May 29, 2026

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...

01:07:38May 15, 2026

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...

01:00:28May 1, 2026

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...

01:19:58Apr 17, 2026

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...

01:07:32Mar 20, 2026

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...

01:01:01Mar 6, 2026

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...

01:10:55Feb 20, 2026

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...

42:19Feb 6, 2026

STL357: Rob Spiece's Show and Tell

Rob speaks with Anissa and Amanda about his roles at Berea College and Pinecroft, and some cool projects for the upcoming year. For more inf...

49:36Jan 9, 2026

STL356: Unconscious Competency

Vic Tesolin and Ben Strano talk sharpening, saw choices, scrap hoarding, favorite woods, disappointing tools, shop snacks, wood shop EDC, an...

58:04Dec 12, 2025

STL355: Pencil Geeks Assemble!

Blackwing president Grant Christensen discusses pencils with Mike and Ben, while Anissa, Amanda, and Ben debate unanswerable woodworking que...

01:06:33Nov 28, 2025

STL354: Go and Do the Thing

Amanda and Vic chat with Erik Curtis about furniture design, teaching, and creating content. For more information about our eLearning course...

57:51Nov 14, 2025

STL353: A Big Bit of Community

Megan Shannon joins Ben to talk about all of the ways that her school A Tiny Bit Of Wood brings joy to her community. For more information a...

01:06:45Oct 31, 2025