Marc Spagnuolo's Blog, page 25
October 9, 2020
Nicole’s in the Closet
00:01:03 – Welcome to the WoodWhisperer Morning Show
00:01:15 – Thanks to our new Patreon subscribers and YouTube Members!
00:02:45 – Woodworkers Fighting Cancer – Submit your desk or bid on an auction until Oct 18th.
00:04:40 – How do you like the wireless charger on your desk?
00:05:04 – Last week for the Sketchup Project pre order
00:06:45 – Do you pre-sand your parts before assembly?
00:08:14 – Any advice for using a panel raising bit with a back cutter?
00:09:30 – Can I buy the Sketchup Course for someone else?
00:10:45 – Any tips to put value on board feet of wood?
00:12:27 – Are guild projects live meetings or recordings?
00:13:20 – Is pine that bad to build furniture out of?
00:15:05 – How do you position a cabinet saw for long rips?
00:17:12 – Have you experienced the slowness in the web version of Sketchup?
00:21:07 – How do you decide what goes on the free site versus what goes in the guild?
00:23:05 – What’s the benefit to applying a second coat to a “monocoat” product?
00:24:55 – Is there a beginner video series starring Nicole in the works?
00:25:48 – Can you put tung oil on cutting boards?
00:26:17 – Is jatoba a good wood for cutting boards?
00:28:10 – How do you sharpen your hatchet?
00:30:10 – How do you define exotic woods vs domestic?
00:31:40 – Is there still a scholarship or sponsor fund?
00:33:31 – What dust collector do you recommend?
00:34:50 – How do you manage a relationship while working together?
00:38:47 – How flat does the sole of a hand plane need to be?
00:40:00 – Is domino a method for doing breadboard ends?
00:40:30 – Any recommendations for an air compressor-ran HVLP?
00:40:57 – What is the bench hatchet for?
00:41:55 – When is your next BBQ video coming out?
00:42:25 – What do you do with your scrap wood?
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October 2, 2020
Woodworkers Fighting Cancer 2020
What is Woodworkers Fighting Cancer?��We are woodworkers united in the fight against cancer. Started in 2010, it is a yearly community woodworking build that raises money for various cancer charities. Over the last 10 years, we have raised over $100,000 for non-profits like Cancer Research Institute(CRI),��Cancer Care, the��Jessie Rees Foundation, the��,��and this year we are supporting��St. Jude Children���s Research Hospital.�� Learn how you can personally help out below.
If you build and submit this year’s project (the DIY Kids Desk) before October 19th, 2020, we���ll donate money to St. Jude on your behalf (one per person). If you build* and send us a photo, we���ll donate $5. If you make a video, we���ll donate $10. *Please note the desk needs to be this plan for it to count towards our total.
Click to��Submit Your Photo/Video
We���ll donate $5 to the cause on your behalf for a picture or $10 for a video.��Watch the project video and download the plan here! Again the deadline is Oct. 19th, 2020 and it needs to be the desk shown.
Bid on one of our 21 different auctions��sponsored by Powermatic, Titebond, MLCS Woodworking, Brusso Hardware, Bell Forest Products, Fuji Spray, Woodpeckers, Rockler Woodworking and Hardware, Matt Cremona, and The Wood Whisperer.�� 100% of your bid goes directly to the charity! ��You have until October 19th, 2020��to bid!
Don���t have time to build the project? Consider��donating directly to St. Jude and help us reach our $10,000 goal! Donations in ANY amount are appreciated.
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Who Flocking Cares?!
00:00:42 – Welcome to the Woodworking Morning Show
00:01:30 – Thanks to our new Patreon subscribers and YouTube Members!
00:02:08 – Matt’s Dressing Vanity guild project. The preorder sale ends today!
00:03:28 – Intro to Sketch-Up guild project up for pre-order
00:05:20 – Dice Tower project released today
00:06:55 – Woodworkers Fighting Cancer live TODAY! Auction runs for 2 weeks
00:10:38 – Why did you decide on a project based membership vs yearly subscription?
00:12:45 – How can you age or distress cherry?
00:14:55 – How can I avoid blotching cherry? Miter Station
00:18:00 – What are the benefits/drawbacks vs sprayed on flocking vs peel and stick velvet?
00:19:55 – How durable is flocking?
00:21:02 – How do I sand between finish coats?
00:22:58 – How can I become self-employed?
00:27:10 – Do you shellac your end grain before glue-ups?
00:28:40 – What is the difference between Osmo top oil and polyx?
00:29:53 – Any advice on sanding round edges?
00:33:05 – How can I seal in signatures on a finished surface?
00:34:53 – Should the bottom of a cabinet scraper be flat?
00:36:18 – Can you use your existing pneumatic equipment for composite nails?
00:38:30 – Tee shirts announcement
00:39:00 – Would you have changed anything about your Big Green Egg table?
00:41:00 – Can you use milled 4/4 boards for the gaming dining tabletop?
00:42:38 – When would I use a belt sander vs a disc sander on a disc/belt sander combo?
00:43:50 – Should I make a herringbone pattern out of solid wood or glue a veneer to a substrate?
00:44:33 – How can I make a 3-way miter joint like pictured?
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Dice Tower with Flocking Demo
We’re a family of gamers, from classic board games to the latest video games, gaming is one of our favorite pastimes. Whenever we play a dice game, the kids will often throw the dice across the table so Nicole requested I make a Dice Tower: a simple device that randomized the dice and contains them in a small try. It’s really nothing more than a simple box with offset ramps on the inside. My design is incredibly simple but you can add as much complexity as you like, including additional ramps and additional obstacles inside the tower that will help jostle the dice around.
If you’d like a set of plans for this project, we offer them for just $5.
Dice Tower Plans$5.00
Add to cart
If you want to try the flocking method I demonstrated, you’ll want these products:
Mini Flocker
Suede-Tex Flocking Fiber
Undercoat Adhesive
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September 25, 2020
Don’t Hook My Neck Meat
0:40 – Marc and Nicole’s laptop rotation
1:14 – Welcome to The Woodworking Morning Show!
1:55 – Is The Wood Whisperer available on Amazon Canada?
2:40 – Project announcements!
Darrel Peart’s Fremont Chest of Drawers
Matthew Cremona’s Dressing Vanity
3:19 – Jet Giveaway!
3:40 – Does Nicole speak Japanese?
4:40 – Are you on Amazon Prime?
6:49 – Is there an alternative to J-Core or ArmorCore to apply veneer to?
9:03 – Refinishing an old chest that had poly on it, can I use Rubio?
9:52 – Are you smoking ribs for the teachers?
10:19 – Now that you have had your Lee Valley block plane for a while, how are you liking their integrated mechanisms for blade adjustment?
12:50 – Thanks to our new YouTube Members!
14:23 – What would you do to ensure a tabletop without breadboard ends won’t fall apart?
16:54 – Can you explain edge grain vs. face grain?
18:28 – What (Japanese) chisels would you recommend?
21:36 – How did The Wood Whisperer live get started?
23:14 – Can I use my bandsaw to do ripping if my table saw is underpowered?
24:25 – What are your coffee preferences?
25:36 – What causes you to use a router Vs.a hand tool on edge treatments?
26:35 – Shoutout to our international watchers!
27:03 – Woodpeckers Hook Rule – One Time Tool
32:32 – Shout to David Gunther – Got together a group of woodworkers who helped build 70 + desks for school kids!
34:34 – If you were building new kitchen cabinets, what wood would you use and\or would you paint them?
35:39 – Height recommendation for proper desk height
36:35 – How do you keep the gap consistent on drawer fronts? Any suggestions on applying Rubio pre-color?
38:10 – How much of a concern is wood movement with tenon and mortises?
39:30 – Any interesting shop moving stories? Any suggestions on moving a jointer?
42:03 – What type of finish do you suggest for a kitchen table?
43:07 – What’s your preferred method to attach a tabletop?
44:13 – What’s the best way to cut short stock without a miter saw?
45:50 – After show for Patreon and YouTube member supporters!
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September 18, 2020
Old Man Spags | Woodworking Morning Show
00:00:40 – Welcome to the Woodworking Morning Show
00:01:12 – Thanks to our new Patreon subscribers and YouTube Members!
00:03:08 – Table leg showcase
00:05:05 – Guild’s Fremont Chest of Drawers project has started!
00:05:45 – Vanity guild project pre-order is open
00:06:18 – Jet Drum Sander Giveaway! End Sept 30th
00:07:00 – Condensed version of Nicole’s desk video series
00:09:00 – How many guild members are there now?
00:10:40 – What block plane did you use in the workbench cabinet build?
00:12:13 – What kind of HVLP sprayers can you recommend?
00:13:55 – Any recommendations on a straight edge?
00:15:40 – Any recommendations on feeler gauges?
00:17:30 – Can we sell pieces we made from guild projects? Yes and No
00:22:05 – How can I mill a gigantic board for a table top?
00:23:50 – Sketchup guild project
00:25:30 – Do you glue in a plywood frame and panel for rigidity or let it float?
00:26:53 – How do you drill a flat bottom hole?
00:29:25 – What did you use for the paneling on your wall?
00:30:30 – What first block plane should a beginning woodworker should buy?
00:32:00 – Do you get insects in the grooves of your wood paneling?
00:33:55 – How high do you make your end tables?
00:35:40 – Do you have any opinions on the Shaper Origins?
00:36:42 – How can you plan built-in cabinets to ensure everything fits?
00:40:50 – When driving screws, do you use a normal screwdriver or impact driver?
00:41:50 – How can I repair and refinish an outdoor bench?
00:44:30 – How do you store your sheet goods?
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September 17, 2020
Nicole’s Desk | Short Attention Span Version
After completing the full 4-part series for Nicole’s desk, I asked the community if they preferred the long in-depth videos or the shorter/faster summaries. The most popular answer was “both.” So this is a heavily edited version of the build. If you’re interested in the full series, head on over to Part 1.
Links & Stuff
White Charcoal Pencil
Bevel Gauge
Don���t Have a Domino? Watch this!
MLCS 1/8��� Router Bit (#6084)
Titebond Extend
Lee Valley Drawing Bow
TWW Card Scraper
Preppin��� Weapon Sanding Block
TWW BBQ YouTube
TWWBBQ Instagram
Whiteside Flush Trim Bit
MLCS #7676 Chamfer Bit
Holdfast Sleeves
Milwaukee Compact Router
Amazon Chisels
Eagle America 1/4��� Flush Trim Bit��(this is NOT the one that screwed up my part)
Amana Countersink Bit
Hybrid Woodworking
How to Apply Rubio to Furniture
Rubio Monocoat
Plastic Spreaders
Preppin Weapon Sanding Block
Free Plans
PDF Plan
SketchUp File
PDF Plan (Metric)
SketchUp File (Metric)
Other Parts in this Series
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
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September 11, 2020
The Drawer & Finish | Nicole’s Desk Pt. 4
The mortises for the drawer front were cut in Part 3 and now it’s time to make the drawer side tenons. I use a “hybrid” method making the shoulder with the table saw and using a hand saw and chisels to cut out each tenon. One thing you might notice is that the mortise and tenons joints are not arranged in the way that benefits the drawer. Most times, you want your drawer joinery oriented in such a way that the interlocking components resist the front to back motion of the drawer. But in this case, I wanted to make a strong visual statement and given the kind of use this drawer will see, I have zero concerns about the drawer coming apart in the future. The tight fit and the glue bond means that drawer is going to easily outlive anyone reading these words.
You should also notice that keeping the drawer sides at an angle creates a lot of extra work for us. Installing the drawer bottom and the slides both become trickier than usual but I think the extra work is worth it for such a unique drawer. And the angle is necessary for our parallelogram through tenons so I’m very happy with the design choice.
The finish I’m applying here is Rubio Monocoat, a hardwax oil. It’s an incredibly easy to apply, low-luster finish that provided enough protection for a desk. And perhaps most importantly, makes future finish repairs very easy.
I hope you enjoyed this series and thanks for following along.
Links & Stuff
Hybrid Woodworking
How to Apply Rubio to Furniture
Rubio Monocoat
Plastic Spreaders
Topics
0:00 – Drawer Side Tenons
8:58 – Drawer Back
11:47 – Drawer Bottom 1
16:56 – Slide Attachment
23:30 – Drawer Bottom 2
23:53 – Drawer Glueup
27:19 – Drawer Test
28:26 – Applying Finish
29:36 – Pinned Rabbets
Free Plans
PDF Plan
SketchUp File
PDF Plan (Metric)
SketchUp File (Metric)
Other Parts in this Series
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Condensed Version (Coming Soon)
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No Mic for Nicole
Good morning, it’s the Woodworking Morning Show
00:03:30 – Thanks to our Patreon subscribers!
00:04:00 – YouTube membership announcement
00:05:30 – Any update on the next guild projects?
00:06:50 – What is your take on different lathes and sizes?
00:10:47 – Part four of Nicole’s Desk Series premiering after the show!
00:11:15 – How can I get sharper lines when routing cursive?
00:13:15 – How can I plane a long board thinner than my planer can go?
00:14:49 – Can a Lie Nielson rabbeting block plane do everything a regular block plane can do?
00:17:00 – What is the difference between horsepower in table saws?
00:18:48 – What is an advantage for going single phase in a table saw over three-phase?
00:19:35 – What is the ideal capacity for a table saw?
00:20:40 – Where can I find a nice hand stitch rasp?
00:22:00 – How can I protect a painted finish for outdoor use?
00:24:30 – What outdoor oil finish do you recommend?
00:26:22 – What color Rubio could give me an “antique” look?
00:28:20 – How much wood can I expect to have to buy for a project?
00:31:37 – Where’d you get that T-Shirt?
00:33:12 – What would you use to finish a bathtub tray?
00:34:30 – How would you finish the workbench top if you could today?
00:36:30 – Where can I find the clock?
00:40:57 – How can I get a cleaner finish with homemade shellac?
00:43:00 – If I hear cracking from my tabletop expanding, should I take apart and examine or just leave it?
00:44:45 – When using a Rubio color do you still use the pure non-colored maintenance oil as the second coat?
00:45:55 – How can I keep my cutting board from feeling rough after initial use?
00:47:14 – Jet giveaway reminder
00:47:57 – Woodworkers Fighting Cancer update
00:50:10 – What changes would you make if you were to make the Roubo again?
00:51:45 – Would you ever consider giving paid lessons?
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September 4, 2020
Farting on All Cylinders
00:00:40 – Good morning, it’s the Woodworking Morning Show
00:01:02 – Thanks to our Patreon subscribers!
00:01:50 – New employee update. Welcome John!
00:05:15 – Nicole’s Desk Part 3 coming out today!
00:06:35 – TWW BBQ video coming out today!
00:08:43 – What do you like and not like about the Woodpeckers sharpening system?
00:11:38 – How can I use a hollow chisel mortiser for through mortises but prevent the tearout on the back side?
00:14:35 – Where did you get your shirt?
00:15:35 – How do you determine what tension your bandsaw blades should be set at?
00:17:55 – Do YouTube members get access to older after shows?
00:18:55 – How do you find a balance between seizing opportunities and your long term business plan?
00:25:30 – What’s a good wiping varnish for hardwood floors in a closet?
00:26:20 – Why are jointers more expensive than a similar width planer?
00:27:30 – How can I do a panel glue up for the back of a bookcase?
00:29:15 – How does your vertical lumber storage work?
00:30:05 – Can I spray a stain-poly mix?
00:31:30 – Giveaway this month!
00:32:30 – Do you finalize the joints of a panel glue up with a hand plane?
00:33:45 – What’s your ideal router table setup?
00:34:25 – Do you plane your workpieces to bring them to a uniform thickness?
00:36:20 – Have you seen that Powermatic is sponsoring Hometime?
00:38:10 – Should I get a planer if I plan on resawing with a bandsaw?
00:39:45 – How can I use pocket screws without the screw coming through?
00:41:00 – Have you used UV curable finishes?
00:42:05 – Thank you for everything you put out!
00:43:50 – When would I plane over sanding?
00:45:28 – Any news on 2020 WoodWorkers Fighting Cancer?
00:46:57 – Do you have a source for ready-made stave core stock?
00:48:17 – Would you ever replace your benchtop with a slab?
00:48:50 – Got my first order from Bell Forest! Make sure to use the guild discount!
00:49:22 – Can you compare the Veritas Mark II to the Woodpeckers sharpening guide?
00:50:20 – Can you trust pre-milled wood when ordered online?
00:52:15 – Do you have any experience with a battery-operated workshop?
00:53:20 – Do you have any ideas or resources on how to expand a woodturning business?
00:56:15 – What are your three most used router bits?
00:58:20 – Where did you get the clock?
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