The Forklift Life - Wood Talk 589
Wood Talk | Woodworking
Marc Spagnuolo
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Sponsored by Woodcraft!
On today’s show, we’re talking about using beeswax in finish, cleaning up an old saw, and can I run these through planer??
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What's on the Bench
- Marc is still working on the builtin desk for Nicole.
- Shannon did some dock repairs up in Maine and de-rusted his tools.
- Matt stacked and stickered wood.
Kickback
- Von wants Matt to talk more about his saw milling decisions too.
- Michael likes Matt's radio style reading of Woodcraft store events.
- Cliff does all his project modeling on his iPad with his Apple Pencil and Shapr3D software.
Listener Questions
- David got some beeswax and wonders about mixing his own finishes.
- Brandon has some old hand saws from his grandfather and great grandfather and he wants to clean them up to display them.
- Sandflex Blocks and Wizards Metal Polish
- Ben has some old Oak flooring and a butcher block top that he has concerns about running through his planer.
Woodcraft Store Events
- All September - Parkersburg, Cincinnati and Roanoke Woodcraft stores are having a Box Making Bonanza. Submit a box for a chance to win a Woodcraft gift card!
- Woodcraft of Hawaii is having Vendor Sale Weeks all month in September, including brands like Makita, DeWalt, Milwaukee, Stabila, and Bosch just to name a few.
- Sept. 5th - 7th, Omaha Woodcraft is having their Whale of a Sale - 15% off RIKON tools & accessories, 10% off select tools & accessories, 20% off wood, 15% off nearly everything else. Free demos & door prizes on Saturday, September 6.
- September 6 at Seattle Woodcraft, they’re having their 7th annual Tool Swap.
- September 6, Woodcraft of Indianapolis will host Family Day. Projects for kids, 15% off storewide, giveaways, food and special guests from Central Indiana Woodworkers, Fishers Makers Playground, Circle City Carvers, Festool & WoodMizer.
- September 13, 10-2 Woodcraft of Grand Rapids will host a Tool Swap & Shop
- October 4-5: Pacific Northwest Woodworking & Maker Expo Presented by Woodcraft held at Expo Idaho in Boise. Woodworking vendors, makers selling handmade goods, educational seminars and a tool sale. Tickets and details available now at https://www.woodmakerexpo.com/
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wood Talk. |
| 0:05.7 | Now here are three guys who have chiseled good looks. |
| 0:09.1 | In their joinery, Mark, Shannon, and Matt. |
| 0:13.0 | What's happening, everybody? |
| 0:14.6 | It is show number 589. |
| 0:17.1 | And on today's show, we're talking about using beeswax in finish, |
| 0:24.3 | cleaning up an old saw. And can I run these through planer? |
| 0:30.3 | Nobody wanted to add any extra stuff to that to make that makes sense? |
| 0:32.3 | I just paste it right in from the inbox. |
| 0:33.7 | That's what the question title was. |
| 0:57.8 | Isn't that basically like an entire YouTube channel or like a, all they do is shorts. Can I run this through the planer? Sounds like a good one. Yeah. Seriously. Worst part is is I would probably watch that. That's good. Actually a fantastic idea. All do it. 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. |
| 1:03.9 | They have lots of tools, supplies, expertise, and the hands-on classes that inspire creativity at every level. |
| 1:06.3 | Learn more at woodcraft.com. And, and if you want to also support the show, you know, because this thing is not just woodcraft. |
| 1:13.6 | It's all you guys too. |
| 1:15.6 | You know, it's sponsored by the generous contributions of people like you. |
| 1:19.2 | It's a rounder way of getting to that point. |
| 1:21.1 | Keeps getting higher. |
| 1:22.3 | Keeps getting higher. |
| 1:24.1 | If you want to help support the show, you can do so by going to patreon.com slash woodtalk |
| 1:28.0 | and signing up to become a patron of the show. |
| 1:32.2 | We've got some people to thank here for thanking David Lannartson, small child running by, |
| 1:38.2 | and Chapman. |
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