ShopNotes Podcast

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're diving deep into the mailbag to answer listener questions and respond to comments that we have received recently.

At the start of the year we made a goal of finishing a project by February 20th. As that date fast approaches we check in on the progress of Logan's nightstands, Phil's radio cabinet conversion, and a late entry by John. Will they reach their goals on time... tune in to find out.

In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan are discussing the go-to finishes that they use on their projects, plus some finishing techniques that they would like to try out sometime. And, as always, they give an update on the woodworking projects they've been working on this week.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're talking about our personal go-to methods for standard woodworking techniques. Whether it's cutting mortises with a mallet and chisel or grabbing a handheld router or cutting tenons at the bandsaw or handsaw, we all have our standard mode of operation. We're discuss the when, where, and why we do the thing we do, so tune in!

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, the guys discuss what strategies they take to avoid becoming "tool hoarders." It's all about workshop organization and knowing when to buy a new tool or get rid of an old tool in this daily struggle to stay clean.

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're talking about Logan's latest trip to Las Vegas to take a woodturning class with Jimmy Clewes and discuss everything else that has turned up in the last week in Woodsmith-land.

On this weekly woodworking podcast, the hosts step through the reasons why projects are easy and fun to start, but tough to complete. During the episode, they set some goals for what they intend to finish.

In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Logan, Phil, and John discuss the dust collection solutions they use in their own shops and techniques and technology they would like to use in the future to improve wood chip and dust mitigation for a cleaner and healthier shop.

In the new year, Phil & Logan are looking to upgrade their current workbenches, so on this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, we're discussing some of our workbenches shortcomings and some of the things we love. Then look for us to start building in 2021!

On this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, John, Logan, and Phil look back on the year that was 2020. The good, the bad, and the ugly... that is a perfect description for the past year. We started a lot of new projects at Woodsmith, like this podcast, and saw a lot of changes related to the pandemic. Some of those changes were inconvenient to say the least, but some of them were pretty beneficial.