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07.29.2015

The beauty of owning a lathe is being able to turn small scraps of wood into fun little projects. Typically these are quick & easy to make and something friends and family love to receive as gifts (or that you ...

Matt's Basement Workshop - Audio episodes:

07.01.2013 Weekend with WOOD 2013 - George Vondriska One more trip back to Des Moines Iowa for the 2013 Weekend with WOOD conference. Today's episode features a class taught by George Vondriska titled "Logs to lumber". Wondering what the class was all about? The title isn't a funny ...
06.26.2013 506 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 1 Thanks to a generous donation of some amazingly beautiful Teak boards from a friend of the show, I have an opportunity to work with an species of wood I probably would ordinarily not use. It's not that I don't want ...
06.26.2013 Weekend with WOOD 2013 - The Montage This week I'm on vacation with the family and I thought it would be the perfect time to share some of the footage I recorded at the 1st ever Weekend with WOOD earlier this year. There's 5 videos in total, ...
06.26.2013 Weekend with WOOD 2013 - Brian Simmons I make no bones about it…I've been very reluctant to pick up my turning tools for years now. I use to ask "WHY?" every time I saw the lathe in my shop and wondered whether I should just sell it ...
06.24.2013 Weekend with WOOD 2013 - Gary Rogowski Another trip back to Des Moines, Iowa this week. The 'Weekend with WOOD' conference was a wealth of information for all the attendees, especially myself. High on my list of classes were anything that had to do with finishing. When ...
06.01.2013 507 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 2 In part 1 of the Teak shoe rack build I milled this amazing Teak stock my friend Jim sent. In today's episode it's time to wrap up the milling process by taking the components over to the router table and ...
05.01.2013 505 SawStop & Me "My Full Review" On today's episode I'm sharing my full review of the 110V, 1.75HP SawStop cabinet saw I received as part of an advertising deal back in October of 2012. As I had mentioned in the previous video "Hello New Saw", I ...
04.16.2013 The New & Improved Matt's Basement Workshop Website Tour The new website is up and running…obviously…and I have all of you to thank for making this happen. Not just those of you who donated to the fundraiser but to all of you who visit from time-to-time. If you're a ...
04.16.2013 April Schwag and a few changes... A few things have changed since the last schwag giveaway sign-up was announced in the beginning of March. First of all, the new look of Matt's Basement Workshop is up and running now. Second, as many of you have pointed ...
04.16.2013 504 Wooden Rings You've seen the pictures and some of you have even been asking how I did it? After all, jewelry might be an amazing way to win over the love and affection of your significant other. Or it could simply be ...
03.18.2013 SawStop Z.C.I. Throat Plate Sneak Peek I finally had a chance to install the new SawStop Z.C.I. Aluminum body throat plate, available at Infinity Cutting Tools www.infinitytools.com, in my SawStop this weekend. It's nice to have options when it comes to items like zero-clearance inserts for ...
03.09.2013 503 Winter Woodworking Tips I swear I wasn't waiting until the warm weather was just around the corner before I posted this content, but that's exactly what it looks like! So many of our fellow woodworkers give up woodworking in the cold months of ...
02.23.2013 502 Maple Table Base Pt 2 In today's episode we're wrapping up the two part series on the construction of a Maple table base for a our friend's daughter. Previously we touched a little on the overall design of the legs and then spent the rest ...
02.08.2013 501 Maple Table Base Pt 1 Today's episode is the first of a two part series on the construction of a solid Maple table base built for our friend's daughter. The tabletop is a pre-manufactured top with a Maple edge banding, so we won't be covering ...
02.02.2013 New and Improved MBW Website Fundraiser It's never easy asking for financial assistance from anyone, especially family and friends, but in the seven years since I posted the first episode of Matt's Basement Workshop a lot of things have changed. Recording equipment, cameras, hosting services, shop ...
01.13.2013 500 Bedside Table Pt 6 The end of the "Bedside Tables Build" is upon us. I've once again been working on them a little longer than I had anticipated, but I have a slew of excuses for that...some actually true too! In today's episode there's ...
12.29.2012 499 Bedside Table Pt 5 499 Shownotes The holidays have really set me behind schedule on completing this set of bedside tables. Luckily though, I've been promising Samantha I'd build them for a few years now, so she's use to the delayed schedule. [caption id="attachment_7708" ...
12.16.2012 498 Bedside Tables Pt 4 The last few episodes of the Bedside Table build have been all about milling of components for the project and playing around with joinery techniques. It's time to start the final assembly. The first step is attaching the dust frames ...
12.08.2012 Tried and true dovetail technique Did I mention anything about how unhappy I was with the alternate half-blind dovetail technique I demonstrated in the latest video? Yeah, I probably have talked about it a little more than I should have, but I didn't want anyone ...
12.02.2012 497 Bedside Tables Pt 3 At this point in the project I've milled all the components I need to get things started for the joinery work, so it's time to move on. The first joinery task to tackle is cutting dovetails for joining the top ...
11.17.2012 496 Bedside Tables pt 2 Welcome back to part 2 of the Bedside Table Build. We again have some wide panels that will make up the sides of the tables and they need to be milled and glued up. But rather than tackling the task ...
11.04.2012 495 Bedside Tables Pt 1 I'm sure you've heard the trope "The cobbler's children have no shoes"? Well the same thing in the Vanderlist household can be said about furniture. Around here it feels like I'm always making something for someone else's house (or more ...
10.22.2012 494 The Good The Bad Its Ugly On today's show I'm walking you through the steps of building a very basic, utilitarian shoe organizer. And I'll admit it, I obviously didn't pay close enough attention to the warning signs when things started to go bad! It started ...
10.13.2012 SawStop Bypass Explained Today's post is a short and sweet look at the Bypass system on the SawStop. After introducing the new saw just a couple of weeks ago, I heard from a few listeners that they were interested in hearing more about ...
10.07.2012 493 Table saw sled ENOUGH TALK ABOUT THE NEW SAW, LET'S BUILD SOMETHING WITH IT!!! I'd love to tell you it would be something über cool, ultra modern and hip...but then it wouldn't be on this show if it were. Instead, the first project ...
10.01.2012 492 Hello new saw As table saws go, I've had an opportunity over the years to use one from each of the three body types; benchtop, contractor and cabinet. While they're all tablesaws and do the same job, the specifications of each are very ...
09.15.2012 491 Resawing Options I've been doing a lot of resawing lately in my workshop. Not for the purpose of making my own veneers instead it's all about milling thin stock for the boxes I'm making for my wife's photography clients (shameless plug...www.shuttersam.com. Resawing ...
09.09.2012 MBW Shop Quick Tip Great news! That momentary interruption I was talking about is coming to an end sooner than I anticipated. The adjustment to the new school year is going great and we're practically back to a regular schedule. So this means it's ...
08.18.2012 490 Sharpening options Over the years, I've done my fair share of experimenting with sharpening. From the early days of sandpaper on glass to waterstones and now on to my Tormek, I had one goal in mind...to create the scariest sharpest edge anyone ...
07.28.2012 July Schwag Giveaway I'm really getting bad at this, I almost forgot to remind everyone of the schwag drawing this month! Not that many of you have forgotten about it, but just in case you have here's a nice little reminder to whet ...
07.27.2012 489 Hello Router Table At the heart of my workshop's redo is the massive Bench Dog Router Table system I reviewed with ToolSelect.com - see the review HERE. Compared to previous router tables in my shop, this version is a beast! Of course it's ...
07.21.2012 488 Shop Accessories Following up on the last episode, where I revealed recent changes made to my shop to improve work flow and efficiency...at least in theory...,today's show is a closer look at some of the "accessories" and little shop helpers I've added ...
06.22.2012 487 Shop Redo I'm not a fan of New Year resolutions. I vow to stop making them every January 5th, which usually coincides with the same day I give up on the diet/exercise program I started on January 1st. However, this year I ...
06.10.2012 486 Excuses excuses I'd love to tell you we're starting a new build project today or I had a new tool or two to share (which I do, but that's for another day) but instead this is just a quick "heads up" of ...
06.06.2012 WIA 2012 Sneak Peek with Megan Fitzpatrick Woodworking In America 2012 isn't until mid-October, but it doesn't hurt to start planning now if you'll be attending. I have it on good authority there's still plenty of openings for woodworkers to sign up, and attend what has become ...
06.03.2012 485 Talking with Eli Cleveland The other day I had a chance to sit down with Eli Cleveland to discuss what seemed to be our differing views of the online woodworking community. It's no secret that recently there were some raw nerves exposed over what ...
05.02.2012 484 The Accident We're now about halfway through Safety Week 2012 and hopefully you've found that one or two golden nuggets you'll carry with you every time you step in the shop. Regardless of what it is, the most important thing is to ...
04.15.2012 483 Home repair flash back Without a doubt, home ownership is probably one of the biggest catalysts to propel people into woodworking. Even if you grew up with a woodworker or took shop classes in school, being a homeowner reignites that spark and grows into ...
04.01.2012 482 Building a Hock Smoothing Plane kit pt 2 On today's episode we wrap up the construction of the Hock Smoothing Plane Kit from Hock Tools. Last week we assembled the pieces, glued it all up and set it aside to dry in the clamps. Today we start the ...
03.25.2012 481 Building a Hock Smoothing Kit pt 1 Today's episode is the first in a two (maybe three) part build series featuring the Hock Smoothing Plane Kit from Hock Tools. Previously we had such success building the Hock Shoulder Plane it only seemed like a great idea to ...
03.16.2012 FWWLive the interview Not to long ago Fine Woodworking Magazine announced the arrival of their first live woodworking event, Fine Woodworking Live. I had the pleasure of talking with FWW Editor Asa Christiana about the magazine and to fill us in on what ...
03.11.2012 480 Samantha's Mirror Frame Q&A After the last episode of Samantha's mirror frame project many of you wrote me to ask how I installed the mirror in the frame. It was a SLIGHT oversight on my part not to cover the topic, so I'm coming ...
02.26.2012 479 Samantha's mirror pt 2 On today's show we'll continue where we left off last week on the construction of the Cherry Mirror frame I recently built for my wife. As I mentioned in the last episode we purchased a full-length mirror for our bedroom ...
02.19.2012 478 Samantha's mirror pt 1 Today we start a new build project. We've (and by "we" I mean my wife) been in need of a full-length mirror in our bedroom for quite a longtime now. We (this time I mean "us") finally purchased one not ...
02.12.2012 477 Bandsaw riser block This week we return again to the stack of listener suggested topics and questions that have come in over the years. After bringing the 14" Steel City band saw into the basement workshop, many of you had questions specifically about ...
02.05.2012 476 Which shoulder plane Today's episode is the first of a series answering many of the questions and topic suggestions you the audience has sent me over the last 6 years. I frequently get questions regarding choosing tools, stock, projects and great feedback on ...
01.29.2012 475 Super simple box follow up Back in episode 470 I shared with you the construction of a "super simple" wooden box I've been making for my wife's photography business Shutter Sam Photography. I mentioned in the episode that since filming the original footage I had ...
01.15.2012 474 Shelves and drawers pt 4 It's a new year, but we have a little work to finish up from the previous year. As promised, today's episode is the wrap up to our "Shelves and drawers" series. In part four we complete the "Shelves and drawers" ...
12.19.2011 473 Shelves and drawers pt 3 In part three of the "Shelves and drawers" build we tackle the construction of the solid maple bases. All four pieces stand on the same style of bases, so except for the lengths of the support beams between the tall ...
12.12.2011 472 Shelves and drawers pt 2 In today's second episode of the "Shelves and drawers" build we move on to the drawer construction. Just as we saw with the first episode, large projects can appear complicated but when you take the correct approach they can be ...

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Matt's Basement Workshop - Audio episodes:

Weekend with WOOD 2013 - George Vondriska

506 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 1

Weekend with WOOD 2013 - The Montage

Weekend with WOOD 2013 - Brian Simmons

Weekend with WOOD 2013 - Gary Rogowski

507 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 2

505 SawStop & Me "My Full Review"

The New & Improved Matt's Basement Workshop Website Tour

April Schwag and a few changes...

504 Wooden Rings

SawStop Z.C.I. Throat Plate Sneak Peek

503 Winter Woodworking Tips

502 Maple Table Base Pt 2

501 Maple Table Base Pt 1

New and Improved MBW Website Fundraiser

500 Bedside Table Pt 6

499 Bedside Table Pt 5

498 Bedside Tables Pt 4

Tried and true dovetail technique

497 Bedside Tables Pt 3

496 Bedside Tables pt 2

495 Bedside Tables Pt 1

494 The Good The Bad Its Ugly

SawStop Bypass Explained

493 Table saw sled

492 Hello new saw

491 Resawing Options

MBW Shop Quick Tip

490 Sharpening options

July Schwag Giveaway

489 Hello Router Table

488 Shop Accessories

487 Shop Redo

486 Excuses excuses

WIA 2012 Sneak Peek with Megan Fitzpatrick

485 Talking with Eli Cleveland

484 The Accident

483 Home repair flash back

482 Building a Hock Smoothing Plane kit pt 2

481 Building a Hock Smoothing Kit pt 1

FWWLive the interview

480 Samantha's Mirror Frame Q&A

479 Samantha's mirror pt 2

478 Samantha's mirror pt 1

477 Bandsaw riser block

476 Which shoulder plane

475 Super simple box follow up

474 Shelves and drawers pt 4

473 Shelves and drawers pt 3

472 Shelves and drawers pt 2

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