The Wood Whisperer & TWW Guild
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Free Guild Preview Weekend starts at 5pm Eastern
We are happy to announce that the Free Guild Preview Weekend is now a regular thing. On the last weekend of every month until the end of the year, we will open up the Guild and stream complete courses on YouTube, free, start to finish.The first one starts tonight, Friday at 5 PM Eastern, and runs straight through to midnight Sunday. Twelve full courses, about 53 hours of shop time. Do you have to be in the shop to watch? Nope! In fact, some of you have told us you go to sleep listening. As...
WMS Live at 11am Eastern
It's Friday, and we will be live at 11 am Eastern/8 am Pacific. We have another great show planned, and as always, a free giveaway at the end of the show! Hope you can make it. You can set a reminder here. Have questions? Hit reply to this email, and we'll help out! If you didn’t enjoy the email, you can unsubscribe here. To change your email or preferences, manage your profile. 2135 Mette Road, Wentzville, MO 63385 Affiliate Disclosure: Some links in this newsletter are affiliate links,...
I built this wrong, and I'm glad I did
More than 20 years ago, before The Wood Whisperer and before I had much experience in the shop, I built a country bookcase for my mother-in-law. It was probably the third piece of furniture I ever made. After several moves and more than two decades of use, it finally came back to my shop for a few repairs. That gave me a rare chance to look closely at my own beginner woodworking. Some things held up much better than I expected. Other choices, including poor back-panel construction,...
We owe you an apology (and four more days)
Hi Reader, We sent you an email about our Back to School Sale last night, and for a lot of you, it didn't work. So if you tried to place an order, it probably didn't work. But we've fixed it and we are also extending the sale through Friday, September 4. Shop the Sale! Use the codes below to get your discounts. The more courses you buy, the more you save! One code per order. Guild Stream subscribers still get an extra 10% on top, applied automatically when you are logged in. New Releases and...
WMS Live at 11am Eastern
It's Friday, and we will be live at 11 am Eastern/8 am Pacific. We have another great show planned, and as always, a free giveaway at the end of the show! Hope you can make it. You can set a reminder here. Have questions? Hit reply to this email, and we'll help out! If you didn’t enjoy the email, you can unsubscribe here. To change your email or preferences, manage your profile. 2135 Mette Road, Wentzville, MO 63385 Affiliate Disclosure: Some links in this newsletter are affiliate links,...
New Wood Talk: Shove a Kregger in the Hole
A brand new episode of Wood Talk is live! On today’s show, we’re talking about finding a woodworking mentor, leaning bench dogs, and turning riven oak into boards. Links and ResourcesWoodcraftKreg Edge early access through WoodcraftGridfinity The show is also supported by the generous contributions of our patrons. You can support the show and get the ad-free version at Patreon.com/woodtalk. This week, we thank: Ben Dadover Dick Knotts Phil McCracken Thanks for listening,Marc, Matt, and...
Is Traditional Finishing Dead?
I had to do something recently that I haven’t done in a long time: I had to match an old finish. I was in the middle of repairing an old bookcase I made for my mother-in-law about 22 years ago (I believe it was my third real project), and one of the repairs involved reinstalling the shiplap back. Apparently, attaching pine tongue-and-groove boards by brad nailing into the end grain isn’t a great idea. Who knew?! When I went to reattach the boards, I realized that a few were missing. Finding...
We go live in a few hours: Gridfinity, safer tung oil, and a Guild giveaway
Hey everyone! The Woodworking Morning Show is live today at 10 am Central. Here is the direct link, or you can click below. On today's show: Gridfinity organization for my Dominos, dowels, and screws, and whether it is actually worth the trouble Tallahassee Tung Oil, grown and pressed in the US with hexane-free processing Gary Katz and his new book American Mantlepieces, plus a giveaway What Did Marc Just Order: Spoiler, he didn't order it, Nicole did! The Long View with Greg: Are you ready?...
The Morning Show is back, tomorrow at 10am
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Stop Buying Tools Until You Know What You Want to Build
Tool shopping is one of woodworking’s great side hobbies. Or maybe we should call it a guilty pleasure. Whether you’re scoping out the local flea markets hoping to find an old Stanley Bailey #4 in need of some TLC, or maybe you’re waiting for that shiny new 3HP Sawstop to go on sale at your local Woodcraft, tool lust is something nearly all of us experience. If you don’t believe me, go to YouTube. The most viewed videos are usually spec sheet “algorithm bait” tool reviews. Speaking for myself...
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