STL373: Massive Adjustments for the Nice Woodworking Workers

A Notice From Ben:

For a couple of years now I’ve been dreaming about turning into a tech ed trainer. It’s a frightening factor to get into, and I stored hitting the wall that may be a lack of a trainer’s certificates. Properly, a job got here up at native highschool—one city over from my home, proper down the highway from our previous workplace. I took a swing at it, though I don’t have a certificates, and so they bit. They labored with the state to get me a waiver and get me within the classroom. I’ll be taking night time courses to get my certificates all through the subsequent 12 months.

Beginning subsequent week, I’m a store trainer (type of). I’m educating computer-integrated manufacturing (CAD modeling, CNC, and 3D printing), a fundamental “fixing stuff” class, and structure courses. The final one is my wild card, however I’ll determine it out. My small classroom is supplied with a CNC, a small (OK, tiny) mill, a fair smaller 5-axis mill, and 5 3D printers. It’s going to be an enormous change, however I’m prepared for it.

The final 10 years at Nice Woodworking have been superb. The Nice Woodworking staff is nearly the most effective group of individuals I can think about ever working with, and I’ll miss doing the job dearly. Touring the nation and filming woodworkers that I contemplate probably the most proficient woodworkers on the planet was superb. I can’t start to let you know how a lot I realized from everybody.

Like Ed Pirnik earlier than me, I’ve shepherded a lot of episodes of Store Speak Reside. It’s been a dream come true for me to have you ever, the listeners, let me into your outlets to yap about woodworking with my buddies. The podcast is in good fingers, although, and I do know Vic and Bridgid will do a tremendous job going ahead.

Nice Woodworking.com is in superb fingers with Bridgid taking on the digital reins. She jogs my memory of myself 10 years in the past, however with extra expertise—each woodworking and digital. In the event you trusted me, you must belief her.

Thanks for all the things, and have enjoyable within the store.

Mr. Strano

Watch Ben’s first look on Store Speak Reside 10 years in the past right here:

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7 Questions with Steve Latta

7 Questions with Steve Latta

In one in every of our most enlightening 7-question movies, Steve Latta solutions life’s robust questions, like what’s your favourite instrument and what makes you keen about woodworking.

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An Insider’s Tour of FineWoodworking.com

With hundreds and hundreds of posts on the web site, it may be arduous to seek out what you are on the lookout for. On this video, Ben Strano reveals you the way he finds the data he is on the lookout for.

Tips on how to ‘Faucet Out’ a Japanese Airplane Blade

By way of repeated sharpening of the bevel, the entrance flat on the again of a Japanese aircraft blade will start to vanish. The answer is to faucet the layer of sentimental metal above the innovative to press the arduous metal downward barely.

New England American Craft Tour Introduced!

Observe the roots of American woodworking via the historic workshops, museums, colleges, and makers which have preserved the craft for generations. From Boston’s colonial trades and the famend North Bennet Avenue Faculty to the hand-tool makers of Maine, the shipwrights of Mystic Seaport, and world-class furnishings collections in Connecticut, this immersive New England tour presents uncommon behind-the-scenes entry to the individuals, locations, and traditions that proceed to encourage woodworkers right now. Alongside the way in which, discover charming coastal cities, join with fellow fans, and expertise the wealthy woodworking heritage of New England.

Questions:

From Matt:

I used to be listening to episode 33 the place one of many subjects was round helical planer heads. Mike was speaking about ordering a Tersa-like system as an improve to his machine. The system has many names: Esta/Bruck/Barke. I used to be questioning if this had a follow-up in any of the long run episodes? I attempted the search perform on the web site however no luck.

I’ve acquired a two-knife machine—DeWalt 1150—and I get nice outcomes on straight-grained wooden, however it may possibly tear out fairly deeply on reversing grain. I’m questioning if the improve that Mike was speaking about is worth it or whether it is higher to save lots of up for a machine with a helical head.

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