Air Thirsty | Wood Talk 597

Air Thirsty | Wood Talk 597

From Wood Talk | Woodworking by The Wood Whisperer

January 14, 2026 · 1h 8m · Episode 597

About this episode

The episode discusses woodworking techniques, tool comparisons, and listener questions about furniture building and shop organization.

It’s show #597 - On today’s show, we’re talking about making thin wood without a bandsaw, fixing sticky drawers, Tormek sharpening machine comparisons, and building a rocking chair. What's On the Bench Marc can't move so he is scratching the itch by rearranging the shop. Matt just keeps turning...homemade 40 foot swing lathe in the future? Shannon broke his band clamp while making picture frames, Marc teases with an out of stock band clamp WoodTalk Bike Corner Shannon rants about e-bike which are great for commuting and getting people into riding, but kids making fun of kids who have to pedal is outrageous. Plus, get some exercise you lazy kids!! shakes fist Kickback and Stuff Hans let us know that the black MDF we talked about on a previous show is manufactured under the brand Valchromat and they make a variety of colors. Ryan compliments our restraint during Matt's hollow chisel mortiser experience. Darren shares a bushcraft video where they use wooden holdfasts. Listener Questions Dianne has some sticky drawers in a chest and asks for advice to address it. Seth is a building a Shaker cabinet that calls for tinner stock and asks whether to plane or resaw the material to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Marc, Matt, Shannon

Topics covered

  • woodworking techniques
  • tool comparisons
  • furniture building
  • listener questions
  • shop organization
  • e-bikes

Keywords

  • thin wood
  • bandsaw
  • sticky drawers
  • Tormek sharpening
  • rocking chair
  • e-bikes
  • woodworking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tormek, Valchromat, WoodTalk

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