Marc Spagnuolo's Blog, page 44
April 6, 2018
Friday Live!
1:44 – Marc will (sadly) not be attending WoodDust in Australia
The Australian International Timber and Woodworking Festival
3:35 – FWW Live is coming up! Marc will be there!
http://www.finewoodworkinglive.com/
4:15 – Nicole now has PINK Eyemuffs!
https://www.eyemuffs.com/
5:00 – Marc received a cool Mortise & Tenon shirt!
6:03 – Thanks Wade for the very awesome turning tool that you tried to send!
6:50 – Gift from John\Jamie
Http://www.WildEats.com
8:22 – Ness G will miss Marc & Nicole
8:52 – Practicing dovetails – What are the essential tools?
12:31 – Round, square and wedge shaped hand sanders – What are the differences?
13:50 – What is the meditation App you use?
https://www.simplehabit.com/
14:20 – Do you have any experience with an M-Power router guide?
14:58 – Used jointer, wood gets stuck when making a pass – Any thoughts?
17:26 – Nicole’s about to be an Aunt (again!)
18:01 – How important is a totally flat plane sole?
19:25 – Building panel doors, where\how do you glue\space your panels?
20:39 – How can we donate to WoodWorkers Fighting Cancer at this time?
22:50 – What effect does epoxy have on blade sharpness?
24:47 – How to heat a shop?
25:56 – What is the jack of all trades bandsaw width\TPI?
27:09 – How do you prevent rust and corrosion?
30:22 – How many lag bolts from trestle table base to top?
32:17 – What is a project you look forward to finishing with your son?
36:17 – What was Marc’s draw to Blue Spruce chisels?
39:28 – When do you use a cabinet vs. a card scraper?
42:10 – Is the cabinet scraper the same as a spokeshave?
43:50 – Guild project winner(s)!
44:20 – Eyemuffs winners
44:35 – Patreon support\thanks!
https://www.patreon.com/woodwhisperer
45:25 – Current giveaways
45:39 – Ruobo Workbench & Wall Hanging Cabinet
https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/pro...
https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/pro...
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April 5, 2018
Turning a Tiny Finial
A few months ago, renowned turner Ashley Harwood came out to visit the shop. Coincidentally, my new Powermatic 3520C lathe has just arrived. What better way to break in the new lathe than to have an expert give it a solid workout. We filmed two projects, including a large bowl and the subject of this video: a small finial that’s part of her awesome sea urchin ornaments. You can learn more about Ashley and her appearances and classes on her website. You can also purchase Ashley’s instructional DVD on making Sea Urchin Ornaments.
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March 27, 2018
Exploded Sofa Table
My mom recently requested I build her a sofa table since everything she found was either too big or too small. Her size requires were 30″ High, 14″ Deep, and 46″ Wide. As long as I hit those dimensions she didn’t care what the table looked like. I took this as a fun opportunity to design on the fly, experimenting with some ‘new to me’ ideas and tapping into my creative side. Like any project that ventures into weird art, I fully expect some folks to not like it. Heck, I’m not even sure I totally like it. But it did allow me to explore some new ideas and test the limits of this construction method, which could be inherently problematic. Who knows, maybe I’ll start a new line of “exploded” furniture! Or not. But hey, it was a blast to build!
I’d like to thank all of the folks on Instagram who contributed ideas during this build process. I’d also like to thank the folks who mentioned that the piece looked like an exploded diagram, as that helped me establish the overall theme for the project. Because of the design on the fly nature of this project, there is no plan.
Products Used:
Hedgehog Spiral Featherboard
West System Epoxy
Titebond CA Glue
Osmo Polyx
ScotchBrite Pads
Ron Swanson T-Shirt
Dowel-It Jig
Gallery:
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March 24, 2018
Dealing With Wood Tension – Friday Live!
1:38 – Support the show at Patreon!
1:42 – New question answering format
3:09 – Gifts from Australia
3:18 – Eyemuffs
6:03 – Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking
7:25 – IsoTunes Pro giveaway part two!
7:51 – Lie Nielsen chisel set giveaway for the guild!
9:03 – Sofa Table – Will be on free site!
11:26 – Are you still shipping TWW Mugs?
12:20 – TWW Guild Leather aprons are back in stock!
12:39 – Significant binding when sawing 8/4, what’s going on?
15:10 – Paint sprayer to decrease finishing time? Fuji HVLP
16:08 – Sizing tenons properly. Chris Schwarz article
20:13 – Any recommendations for a small compressor? California Air Tools
21:46 – How do you feed a kids natural passion for woodworking? – I made it Workshops
25:58 – Are the TWW WoodTaps coming back? Available at Eagle America.
26:28 – What’s the strength difference between the domino and a beadlock tenon?
29:08 – How many challenge coins does Nicole have? Will Marc ever build her a display rack?
30:10 – Do you design with kids in mind? Do your kids ever run into your freshly completed project?
32:53 – What hand plane should I get to start? Check this out.
36:14 – How do you feel about resin in wood over time?
37:27 – Is there anything you would do differently with the Barrister Bookcase?
39:01 – Why doesn’t Marc upload as much to his YouTube channel?
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March 16, 2018
SawStop Breeds Complacency? – Friday Live!
Today we tackle a number of questions including whether or not SawStop breeds complacency.
Time codes will be available soon.
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March 1, 2018
Sean’s Diploma Frames
After making some pinned half-lap frames as Christmas presents, I was asked by a colleague to make a matching set of frames for her college diplomas. She wanted the frames to match, but wanted two different approaches: an “artsier” frame for her undergraduate degree and a more professional frame for her law degree.
For the undergraduate degree, I started by making blanks for the top and bottom similar to how you would fashion a cutting board. Two strips of walnut and two strips of maple were glued together with pipe clamps and then planed down to a consistent thickness approximately 3/4 of an inch. The blanks and two additional pieces of maple were ripped to width and cut to length. As I didn’t have a dado blade at the time, the half laps were made with a router and a simple jig. After gluing up the half laps, I rounded the corners using a flush-trim bit and a 2 in radius guide. The backside received a 1/4 in rabbet to accompany the glass, mats, and diploma. I then routed a simple chamfer on the front inside and outside edges, finished off by hand with the chisel.
For the law school diploma, I started with 3/4 in maple, ripped to 3 in wide. These received a half-lap and, because they were a little too “beefy,” I trimmed an 1/8 of an inch off after glue up. I cut the inlay grooves on the table saw to approximately 1/4 in by 3/8 in deep. I found that matching the depth of the inlay to the depth of the half-lap was sufficient to ensure that the inlay wouldn’t stop short of the end of the frame once the chamfer was added. I then glued the walnut inlay in, piece by piece, to create the square weave pattern. I found that gluing a full piece whenever possible and then chiseling out the intersection for the next piece was the easiest and most accurate method (I did accidentally deviate from the weave in one section, however). After the glue dried up, a belt sander flushed the inlay to the frame. Again, I rabbeted the back inside edges to 1/4 in, and chamfered the front outside and inside edges.
Both frames were then sanded down to 220 grit and finished with many coats of lacquer. The mats were ordered from a chain craft supply store and the glass was sandblasted with the school logos. First, I applied contact paper (the kind you would use on kitchen shelves) to the surface of the glass. Then I pasted on a printout of the logo and cut it out with an Exacto knife. The glass was then sandblasted with aluminum oxide. Removing the contact paper and cleaning the “goop” off the glass was the hardest part of this project.
The glass, mats, and backer (1/8 in MDF) are held on by turn buttons and the frames are hung by a sawtooth hanger.
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February 28, 2018
Bluetooth Earbud Shootout
For years I have relied on ear muffs with speakers (and more recently bluetooth) to protect my hearing while also providing a source of entertainment in the shop. But sometimes, a full set of ear muffs can be uncomfortable whether it’s because of conflicts with eye protection or simply the weight of a device sitting on my melon. So as an alternative option, I thought it was time to dip into the bluetooth earbud/earplug market. There are a few that boast some level of noise reduction but almost any earbud can be modified with aftermarket foam tips that will impart some level of protection. There are a lot of brands and a wide range of prices so I set out to test four brands that were frequently recommended to me. As usual, my testing procedures are about as non-scientific as they can be and because these tests involve things like sound quality and comfort, it’s nearly impossible to be completely objective and unbiased. I can’t stress enough that what follows are my personal observations and nothing more. Depending on your preferences, your level of perception, and how the earbuds fit your ears, you could walk away with a very different opinion. With that said, check out the results below.
ISOTunes PRO – $89.99 – 3rd Place Overall
ISOTunes probably is the most recognized brand in this lineup thanks to their marketing and partnership efforts in the maker space in the last year or two. This was the first set I purchased and my initial disappointment in the sound quality is what kicked off this crazy tangent in the first place. Regardless of how I rate this product, it’s the only one in the lineup that is OSHA compliant. If your job requires OSHA-compliant gear this may be your only reasonably-priced earbud option. The set features a memory wire for wrapping around your ear and seems to be of sturdy construction. Battery life is listed at 10 hours, 2 more than any other set in the lineup. Regarding comfort, I would have no problem wearing these all day.
It comes with three sizes of Comply ear tips and has a certified 27 dB noise reduction rating. In my shop and with my ears, however, ISOTunes scored a 3rd place tie for Sound Isolation.
Sound quality was just OK. If you’re not too picky about sound, you’ll like them. But in my opinion, they lacked the low-end that can be found in other brands. ISOTunes scored a 3rd place tie for Sound Quality.
I gave ISOTunes PRO 3rd place overall.
Shure SE215 – $149 – 4th Place Overall
I played in rock and punk bands all thoughout high school and college and nearly every gig I ever played involved Shure microphones. So it makes me happy when I see a cool modern product like these earbuds bearing their name and I had high hopes given the price point. These certainly look cool with their translucent cases and they feature a memory wire for wrapping around the ear. The set comes with both rubber and foam ear buds as well as a nice little cleaning tool. But the isolation wasn’t as good as I had hoped so I tried a large pair of Comply tips instead. The buds actually swivel and I suppose that’s a feature, but for me it just made inserting them into my ears a little bit tricky. Battery life is listed at 8 hours. And just a cool extra feature I’ll mention is that the voice in the earbuds announces the battery life in hours every time you turn it on.
Shure refers to these as “sound isolating” and claims they block up to 37 dB of ambient noise. In practice though, the sound isolation wasn’t very good at all and even with the aftermarket Comply tips the Shure set scored a 3rd Place tie for Sound Isolation.
Unfortunately, the sound quality was average. Everything was crystal clear but it lacked the low-end punch I like to hear. Shure scored a 3rd Place tie for Sound Quality.
I gave Shure SE215 4th Place Overall. While it is comparable to ISOTunes in many ways, it costs a lot more.
SoundPEATS Q30 – $27.99 – 2nd Place Overall
The SoundPEATS are the most budget-friendly earbuds in the lineup. In spite of a price that’s almost too good to be true, they seem well-built and nothing about them says “cheap” to me. This set is an in-ear style with those hook-shaped dealies that help keep the buds in your ears. The set comes with a generous size range of tips from XS to XL as well as three sizes of ear hooks. Battery life is listed as 8 hrs. The one oddity regarding the battery is that the company recommends low voltage charging. So you’re probably looking at a computer USB port instead of one of those wall chargers most of us have for our phones. They are comfortable enough for regular use and I really prefer the in-ear style over the memory wire.
The company makes no claims about sound isolation and not surprisingly the included tips are inadequate for shop use. I purchased aftermarket Comply tips and that boosted the sound isolation considerably. SoundPEATS scores 2nd place in Sound Isolation.
Sound quality was surprisingly good. There was a nice full range including a substantial amount of low-end base. SoundPEATS scored 2nd place in Sound Quality.
I gave SoundPEATS Q30 2nd Place Overall, thanks to the high-quality sound, adequate protection, and exceptional price.
Jaybird X3 – $129 – 1st Place Overall
At this price range, you would expect this set to be pretty good. But as I found out with the Shure buds, that’s not always the case. An interesting sidenote is that I actually purchased these for only $99 on Amazon. I don’t know how or why, but that’s what I paid. Now it seems that they can only be found for $129 so I guess I just got lucky. This set features an in-ear design and hooks to keep the buds in place. The set comes with three sizes each of the rubber tips as well as Comply foam tips. They also have a few extra ear hooks. Battery life is the standard 8 hours. As for comfort, they are on par with the rest of the pack. This unit also announces the remaining battery life, but as a percentage instead of hours. I should also mention the odd charging cradle. This is the only one in this test that requires an additional adapter. Lose the adapter and you can’t charge your buds.
The company makes no claims about sound isolation that I could find, yet they include the Comply tips much like ISOTunes. As a result, these ear buds took the top spot for sound isolation. When standing just a few feet away from my cyclone, these made me feel like I was wearing actual ear plugs, with no unpleasant frequencies hitting my ear drums. With music playing at a modest volume, the shop noise all but disappears. This set scores 1st Place in Sound Isolation.
Jaybirds sound great! In fact they are on par with my Apple Air Pods and other wired ear buds. I was already planning on giving them the top spot for sound quality when I remembered that they have an EQ app. This app took the sound quality to a whole new level. Jabird X3 scores 1st Place in Sound Quality, by a large margin.
I gave Jaybird X3 1st Place Overall thanks to killer sound quality and excellent sound isolation that outperforms the other three. They aren’t cheap, but if you like good quality sound and want to protect your hearing, I feel it’s worth the asking price. I’ll be keeping the Jaybird X3s for my personal use.
If you’re interested, here’s a quick reference chart I made up for the shootout.
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February 16, 2018
$6 Tease? – Friday Live!
1:30 – Jet giveaway this month!
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/giveaway/
2:01 – Marc’s T-Shirts and Nickname
http://6dollarshirts.com/
2:31 – Gift from Eagle America
http://www.eagleamerica.com/
4:00 – Has Marc done any carving with his die grinder?
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/twisted-candle-stand/
4:58 – What’s the best way to stabilize spalted wood?
6:27 – Do you ever consider content creation in areas besides woodworking?
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/everyday-how-to-the-podcast-that-never-was/
8:00 – Nicole does a gaming podcast
http://ladiesofleet.com/
8:52 – When first starting out, what tool or procedure was the most intimidating?
10:08 – Why do you always make panel glue-ups with straight edges? What about other joints?
12:33 – How do you disassemble a glued up piece?
13:46 – What happens if you don’t seal spalted wood?
15:05 – Bioshock or Bioshock Infinite? Play the DLC on Infinite!
15:34 – What is Nicole’s favorite Fallout game?
15:53 – People are watching The Wood Whisperer on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07957YTLS
15:53 – If you could go back to the beginning of TWW, what would you do differently?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B079BP6YQL
19:55 – What Flat Tooth Grind blade would you get for a table saw?
https://www.forrestblades.com/saw-blades-for-finger-joints-square-cut-box-joints-rabbets-grooves-and-dovetails/
21:00 – Do you plan to add the kids to woodworking projects (on camera)?
23:47 – When making quarter round using a multi-router, it isn’t always quarter round – why?
24:34 – What Fuji Spray System should you get to spray white lacquer
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/choosing-right-turbine-hvlp-system/
25:46 – Any method for stabilizing red colors in wood?
27:49 – Does Marc regret the drag in the bed video?
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/platform-bed-pt-1-the-footboard/
29:23 – Nicole is on the mend!
29:48 – Simon Burgess & Marilyn in the UK – Our thoughts are with you!
30:06 – Who’s the young dude doing the early Amazon videos? Bring back the Soul Patch!
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B079BP6YQL
32:32 – Do you still recommend Milwaukee (cordless) drills?
33:18 – What’s the best way to veneer without a press or vacuum?
36:02 – Inexpensive dust solutions in a garage shop
https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/cyclone-separator-shootout/
37:15 – Would you ever consider helping someone with a shop layout?
37:55 – What is pigment tinted lacquer?
39:30 – Does watching you on Amazon help you out?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07957YTLS
40:25 – Any worries with wood movement for a cedar (endgrain) backsplash?
42:35 – How does it feel to move shops?
45:06 – IsoTunes Pro winner – Congrats Robert!
45:56 – Patreon Information – https://www.patreon.com/woodwhisperer
46:07 – No Woodtalk this week – http://www.woodtalkshow.com/
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February 9, 2018
Convert 110 to 220 – Friday Live!
Today, Nicole gives us some shocking electrical advice and we have tons of Q&A.
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February 2, 2018
Hand Planes for the Beginner – Friday Live!
What hand planes do I recommend for beginners as well as a ton of Q&A!
0:28 Friday Live is a PM show next week!
0:54 Gift from Ness G in Australia
2:24 Questions about sharpening – Marc is updating an older video on Sharpening.
2:49 Marc has a new book he is working on about joinery.
4:12 Follow Marc on Instagram
4:52 Woodtone enhancer – Is it just wood toner?
6:45 What is the skinny on rubbing in a coat of oil and then spraying lacquer on top?
7:37 WW Thread Taps are owned by Eagle America – http://www.eagleamerica.com/product/v...
8:21 How do you carry your plans from the computer to the shop?
10:06 Is Marc still using Rocketbook notebook?
11:44 Would Marc do anything different or make any changes with\to the Ruobo after 5 years? https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/vide...
13:02 Marc is NOT on the market, he is still married
13:37 Do you have to do anything special to use West Systems Epoxy as a topcoat
15:08 Who won the Oneida giveaway? – https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/past...
16:13 What is this months giveaway? – https://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/give...
16:55 Are people who want real wood furniture a niche market?
19:49 Did Nicole ever remount and return the bowl Marc fixed for her?
20:33 A review on different basic planes and what you would use them for. Shannon’s Video
27:31 Marc is going to Seattle to play with farm animals owned by Anne of All Trades. http://www.anneofalltrades.com/
29:13 LN & Veritas are both awesome planes. Guild members do get a discount at LN. https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/dis...
30:39 What is the difference between quartersawn and flatsawn lumber? A Lumbering Feeling
33:24 All of The Wood Whisperer videos are on Amazon!
33:56 Does Marc have plans or a video for making a router table?
34:34 Looking at spraying systems, how are airless sprayers?
35:34 Do you eventually grind into the hollow on the back of a japanese chisel?
36:47 Is the suction with a large cyclone too powerful for a plastic bin\hopper under the cyclone?
38:45 Watch Marc on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/woodwhisperer/
39:14 Thanks Patreons, we couldn’t do it without your support! https://www.patreon.com/woodwhisperer/
39:55 Free project winner
40:12 PM Show next week!
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