Air Thirsty | Wood Talk 597

Wood Talk | Woodworking

Marc Spagnuolo

Planer, Finishing, Woodworking, Diy, Education, Lumber, Tablesaw, How To, Milling, Wood, Furniture, Leisure, Design, Hobbies

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

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 thickness.
Harold wants to build a rocking chair to accompany his proposal attempt to his girlfriend and asks about where to start with building it.
Mark is look at the Tormek for sharpening both shop tools and kitchen knives and wonders about the differences between the models. Marc suggests a specific kitchen knife sharpener which is much easier to use and stays in the kitchen.

Selected Woodcraft Events

In-Store Classes are a great way to make a wonderful holiday gift. Check your local store to see what they have going on.

Here’s just a sampling of what’s going on:

Store Events:

Cabin Fever Event - Jan 24th at Cincinatti, OH; Roanoke, VA; Parkersburg, WV
Lots of sales. Demos throughout the day. Chance to win prizes.
16th Annual Woodworking Expo – January 24th at Phoenix, AZ
Vendor demos, Manufacturer Representatives, storewide power tool specials.
Supreme Bowl Contests – Woburn, MA; Walpole, MA; Richmond, VA; Norfolk, VA; Portsmouth, NH (Separate contests at each store) Submit your bowl to be voted on in a variety of categories. Voting ends February 8th (submission dates and categories vary somewhat by location)

Classes:

January 23rd – DATE NIGHT: PIZZA & BEER; Turn a pizza cutter and bottle opener
January 30th – DATE NIGHT: WINE & CHEESE; Turn a bottle stopper and cheese plane.
Orlando, FL – Lathe Tool Sharpening Made Easy – Saturday, January 17th, 10 to 3.

Ask Us a Question

Our questions primarily come from our generous Patrons. You can also send in questions via the contact form. Or you can hit us up on Instagram at woodtalkshow. And you can even send us an email or voicemail at woodtalkshow@gmail.com

Finally you can find us individually on Instagram at mattcremona, woodwhisperer, and renaissancewoodworker

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Wood Talk.
0:05.8	Now here are three guys who like to use a lot of words, yet say nothing at all.
0:10.9	Mark, Shannon, and Mad.
0:13.3	All right, it's show number 597, and on today's show, we're talking about making thin wood without a bandsaw,
0:19.4	sticky antique drawers, and I feel like we might be missing a third.
0:22.8	And someone forgot to put their question up there. Oh, sorry, that's me. Tormack sharpening.
0:27.8	Tormack sharpening. Okay, good job. All that and more coming up. But first, we want to let you know that Wood Talk is proudly sponsored by Woodcraft. Woodcraft is the leading authority in woodworking, making, and creating.
0:38.9	They have the tools, supplies, expertise, and hands-on classes to inspire creativity at every
0:43.9	level.
0:44.3	Learn more at woodcraft.com.
0:46.4	And by the way, WT2025 is your 10% off discount code that you can use when shopping at
0:53.8	woodcraft.com. So that's WT 2025, 10% off, code that you can use when shopping at woodcraft.com.
0:54.7	So that's WT 2025, 10% off, of course, exclusions apply.
0:59.2	And that particular code is valid until January 31st.
1:02.0	Not sure if it's going to change, but that's what we know for now.
1:04.6	I predict it will change to 2026.
1:08.4	Oh.
1:09.5	I didn't even catch that.
1:10.8	That'll confuse some people. And that's pretty friggin obvious, but good job because I didn't even catch that. That'll confuse some people. And that's pretty freaking obvious, but good job because I didn't catch that. Don't get that discount code tattooed because it's probably going to change every year. Might change. Unless you do like the little cross it out and put a six and cross the six, put a seven. There you go. I like it. That's a commitment. I can't wait to hear how Shannon sharp was a Tormac.
1:43.9	That's what that sounds like to me. Tormack sharpening. How do you sharpen a Tormac? Well, isn't that the little, uh, the grading tool that they give you? Oh, yeah. Dang it. You are kind of sharpening it. You just got to the little, the secret. That's actually the answer to the question right there.
1:45.6	Stay tuned to find out.
1:46.3	Spoiler.
	...

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