Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago
Main Topics: Rubio and the fantastic finishing fallacy, Scrub planes, and “bought a bandsaw mill, now what?”.
Sponsored by Rockler: Rockler.com/woodtalk
Sponsored by You: Patreon.com/woodtalk
00:00:14 - Welcome to Wood Talk!
00:00:45 - Thank you to our Patrons!
What's On the Bench
00:05:45 - Marc finished a dining table and re-doing an old dining table.
00:08:30 - Shannon is in the midst of a website redesign and 12 years of data import.
00:12:00 - Matt is done setting up the barn...sort of.
Kickback
00:01:24 - Breaking News! Adria finished ALL episodes of Wood Talk with her Benjamin Button reverse play through!
00:02:32 - New Yankee Workshop YouTube channel
youtube.com/@newyankeeworkshop
00:14:02 - Brian has some good points about woodworking influencers and social media in general as it relates to our growth as woodworkers.
00:22:55 - Dave is converting a camper to a wood shop.
Listener Questions
00:24:55 - Nathan isn't impressed with Rubio Monocoat and asks why it is such a popular finish. Cue Marc's rant.
00:41:35 - Nate needs to flatten a slab wider than his jointer and asks why Marc had a Scrub plane and then got rid of it.
00:46:00 - John bought a bandsaw mill and now has a lot of wide slabs but not the machinery to flatten them. What should his next steps be to deal with his lumber bounty?
Send in questions via the contact form here on site or hit us up on IG at woodtalkshow or send us a voicemail using your phone voice memo app to woodtalkshow@gmail.com
Finally you can find us individually at @mattcremona, @woodwhisperer, and @renaissancewoodworker
Main Topics: Rubio and the fantastic finishing fallacy, Scrub planes, and “bought a bandsaw mill, now what?”.
Sponsored by Rockler: Rockler.com/woodtalk
Sponsored by You: Patreon.com/woodtalk
00:00:14 - Welcome to Wood Talk!
00:00:45 - Thank you to our Patrons!
What's On the Bench
00:05:45 - Marc finished a dining table and re-doing an old dining table.
00:08:30 - Shannon is in the midst of a website redesign and 12 years of data import.
00:12:00 - Matt is done setting up the barn...sort of.
Kickback
00:01:24 - Breaking News! Adria finished ALL episodes of Wood Talk with her Benjamin Button reverse play through!
00:02:32 - New Yankee Workshop YouTube channel
youtube.com/@newyankeeworkshop
00:14:02 - Brian has some good points about woodworking influencers and social media in general as it relates to our growth as woodworkers.
00:22:55 - Dave is converting a camper to a wood shop.
Listener Questions
00:24:55 - Nathan isn't impressed with Rubio Monocoat and asks why it is such a popular finish. Cue Marc's rant.
00:41:35 - Nate needs to flatten a slab wider than his jointer and asks why Marc had a Scrub plane and then got rid of it.
00:46:00 - John bought a bandsaw mill and now has a lot of wide slabs but not the machinery to flatten them. What should his next steps be to deal with his lumber bounty?
Send in questions via the contact form here on site or hit us up on IG at woodtalkshow or send us a voicemail using your phone voice memo app to woodtalkshow@gmail.com
Finally you can find us individually at @mattcremona, @woodwhisperer, and @renaissancewoodworker
