Big news: the Morning Show is moving (to the other room). Marc gives a back update, shows off the new Fun Pack and the TWW waxed canvas apron, and answers your questions on jobsite table saws, Domino joinery, prefinished panels vs painted MDF, and his sharpening setup. Plus Greg’s Long View on surface prep before finishing.
Announcements
- The show is getting its own space in the back of the maker space, so no more tearing down the set every week. It may look rough at first, and you get to watch it evolve.
- TWW Mom is moving, and we are clearing out the store. The Fun Pack has a TWW tumbler, our A5 shop journal, a pen and pencil set, enamel pins, a challenge coin while supplies last, a big sticker pack and a mystery T-shirt in your size. Great holiday gift.
- The Guild TV app is now on Amazon Fire, alongside Roku and Apple TV. Details on the TWW apps page.
- Matt Cremona’s Breakfast Bench, Built to Fit Guild course.
Feedback from the last video
Kurt, the developer of Hew, wrote in with a correction: he built it from scratch as a SketchUp alternative with help from Claude AI, not by reverse engineering SketchUp, and it has a mobile Shop Mode for checking dimensions while you work. Lots of you asked about Marc’s apron: it is the new TWW waxed canvas shop apron, with flap pockets, a cross back strap, a magnet and a phone strap. And yes, count design hours when you price a one off piece.
What did Marc just order?
A third California Air Tools 8010A ultra quiet compressor, this one for the laser.
The Long View with Greg
If you hate sanding, you are probably starting it too soon. Greg uses a card scraper and planes first, works through every grit, raises the grain, and shows the credenza he refinished three years after building it. For much more on finishing, see Wood Finishing in Practice in the Guild. Follow Greg at @ghbatt.
Your questions
- Is a jobsite table saw enough? Paired with a track saw for sheet goods, yes. Plow forward.
- Can you trust the Domino to get it flush? Skip the overhang. Do a couple of practice runs, and back up end grain cuts with a clamped block for more bearing surface.
- Prefinished panels or painted MDF for a built in? A painted face frame hides the edges, and the insides only need to be close. Marc is not a fan of iron on edge banding, and the chat made a strong case for plywood over MDF.
- Sharpening: unchanged for 10+ years. Shapton stones, DMT plates for flattening, and the Woodpeckers honing guide.
- Something to build for a 3 year old? Browse the free PDF plans: the art easel, kids’ table and chairs, kitchen step stool, castle bookcase and more.
- Getting back in the shop after an injury: start small, organize, improve the space. Every visit is an investment in your mental health.
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Chapters
- 00:00:00 Countdown
- 00:00:50 A freeze warning and Pokemon card hunting
- 00:01:44 Welcome and today's topics
- 00:02:30 Marc's back update
- 00:06:54 Getting off the back talk (and a hydraulic table idea)
- 00:08:26 Big news: we're moving! (to the other room)
- 00:10:35 TWW Mom is moving, so it's clearance time
- 00:11:45 What's in the Fun Pack
- 00:14:51 Thank you, Jim, for the handmade vase
- 00:16:13 The Guild TV app is now on Amazon Fire
- 00:17:18 What's on the bench: serving trays on pause
- 00:17:38 Feedback: the Colorado air compressor slip
- 00:18:00 Kurt's correction on Hew
- 00:18:55 The new TWW waxed canvas shop apron
- 00:20:37 Do you count design hours when pricing?
- 00:21:42 Viewers trying Hew, and a Python volunteer
- 00:22:21 What did Marc just order?
- 00:22:51 Marc's secret side project
- 00:23:32 Compressor number three, and why
- 00:24:36 Oops, we forgot Greg
- 00:24:46 The Long View with Greg: sanding is surface prep
- 00:29:27 Wood Finishing in Practice
- 00:30:15 Wet sanding instead of raising the grain?
- 00:31:16 Do you need to raise the grain with oil finishes?
- 00:32:11 Guide coat or a pencil to check your sanding
- 00:32:52 Is a jobsite table saw enough?
- 00:34:03 Can you trust the Domino to get it flush?
- 00:36:39 Ash for a Roubo workbench?
- 00:37:24 Alex's built in loft bed: prefinished panels or painted MDF?
- 00:40:28 Iron on edge banding vs a face frame
- 00:40:56 Chat weighs in: MDF vs plywood
- 00:42:32 Has Marc's sharpening setup changed?
- 00:43:52 Gift ideas for a 3 year old: free plans
- 00:46:07 Skipping school for Pokemon?
- 00:46:53 Which WoW class do we play?
- 00:47:39 Doug disagrees: AI as a design tool
- 00:49:44 Members only videos in the Guild app?
- 00:51:38 Livestreams in the app?
- 00:52:27 AI thumbnails
- 00:53:16 Sawhorse, another SketchUp clone
- 00:53:45 Getting back in the shop after an injury
- 00:56:40 A hard week for Star Trek fans
- 00:58:00 Giveaway keyword: Patrick
- 00:58:26 Upgrading a Laguna fence
- 00:59:53 Software to optimize plywood cut lists
- 01:01:25 ChatGPT fixed Marc's laser layout
- 01:02:56 Do you have to log in to the TWW app?
- 01:04:03 Giveaway winner: David
- 01:04:36 Please buy a Fun Pack (the tumbler stockpile)
- 01:06:17 Chicken butt and goodbyes
- 01:07:15 Horseback riding and a horse savoring a mint