ShopNotes Podcast E273: Free Lumber! You Fell, You Haul, You Mill (Don't Mess Up My Yard)

About this episode

The crew discusses woodworking events, projects, and new tools while sharing personal experiences and insights.

In Episode 273 of the ShopNotes Podcast, the crew dives into everything happening in the woodworking world — from hand tool events and lumber prices to TV show updates, shop projects, and new tools coming to the market. Logan shares a full recap of his trip to Hand Tool Haven at the Plain Wellness event in Pennsylvania, including tool vendors, demonstrations, silent auction finds, and a few close calls with buying even more hand planes. The guys also discuss upcoming events like Woodworking in America 2026 and why woodworking competitions at county and state fairs are worth entering. Back in the shop, John wraps up filming for Season 20 of The Woodsmith Shop TV show, Phil works through design details on his latest desk project, and Logan gets dangerously close to finishing a set of custom church doors — while also getting pulled into unexpected woodworking side quests. Plus, the crew talks about Kreg’s newly announced cordless loose tenon machine, the ongoing corded vs. cordless debate, walnut from Chunk A’ Trunk, listener comments about lumber suppliers, and plenty of woodworking shop banter along the way. Got a question or comment for the show? Send it to…

People in this episode

Host: Logan

Topics covered

• woodworking
• lumber prices
• hand tool events
• shop projects
• new tools
• woodworking competitions
• TV show updates

Keywords

• woodworking
• lumber
• hand tools
• Kreg
• woodsmith
• shop projects
• competitions
• TV shows

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kreg

Products: cordless loose tenon machine, hand planes, walnut from Chunk A’ Trunk

Books & works: The Woodsmith Shop

Places: Pennsylvania

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