Welcome to Wood Talk for Woodworkers by Woodworkers.

Now here are three guys who take big pieces of wood and make them smaller.

Mark, Matt, and Shannon.

All right, it's Wood Talk Number 305 for April 18, 2016.

On today's show, we're talking about mallets and chisel handles, protecting our electronic gear in the shop, shop security, keeping walnut from fading, and our featured topic, how much rehab can you do on a tool before it loses its soul?

Sounds like something we'd be talking about the three of us.

You know, rehab these three.

Could a woodworker do if a woodworker could do rehab?

If a woodworker had a soul, frankly,

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