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Router bit of the month for September 2008 is Whiteside's Thumbnail Table Edge Bit. A great looking profile bit for your next project.Comments, questions or schwag entries mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338

Hammers are as varied as their users. And just like not every person is right for every job, every hammer isn't right for every job. Understand which ones work best for certain tasks can help you to make better decisions when the time comes to do that task.Comments, questions or schwag drawings?? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338

It's Magazine Monday, and with it being a monday that also means that my brain is fried from the weekend.Sharing some thoughts on starting a project for my daughter's room and a few other things.Comments, questions and suggestions?? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338

Featureless Friday?? That's right folks I don't have a real honest to goodness feature planned at all for today. I've been a lot under the weather for the past few days, so planning a great show has been out of the question.But that's still no excuse for not giving schwag away...so congrats too...comments, question, schwag entries?? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338

Some great follow up and questions rolled in and I wanted to share them with you before I forgot...it happens alot.Thanks to Donna, Shawn and Al for your questions. Do you have a question, feedback or want to enter for free schwag??mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338

It's Feature Friday and today we're talking about a great DVD from Lie-Nielsen.Hand Tool Techniques Pt. 3 "Shooting Boards Simplified" by David Charlesworth is a great look at how a simple jig can quickly and accurately give the user near perfect results from the very first try.Comments, questions, feedback or schwag entries send them to -mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338

WARNING!!! THE FOOTAGE WAS SHOT WITH THE OLD CAMERA!!! The workbench top has been replaced and the winner was plywood. Here's the entire construction process that went into it...or at least what I managed to film.Enjoy and thanks for all the great feedback so far.email me at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call at 231 354-2338

My workbench's top once was a great choice, but after a little while...not so much!I did a little looking around and found the replacement that works best for me right now...Comments, questions or feedback? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338.

It's the beginning of a new month and that can mean only one thing on the first friday of that new month!!It's time for Router Bit of the Month!! And this time we're not giving away just one...but two bits to two lucky listeners!!The 1/2" straight cutting bit is an essential profile for everyone's router bit collection and it's on sale all month long at Woodcraft.Comments, question or feedback? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call at 231 354-2338.

The last of the Whiteside Brass Height Gages are being given away today...

A huge thanks to Shannon Rogers for answering the call for anyone who was interested in guest hosting an episode while I recharged my batteries during July.Shannon recorded a great episode regarding turning, which is something I currently don't do. So enjoy and hopefully we can get Shannon to come back again and tell us more.To find out more about Shannon, head over to his blog at www.rogersfinewoodworking.com or email Shannon at shannon@rogersfinewoodworking.com . And of course don't forget if you have comments, questions or suggestions please email me at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338.

It's time for some more schwag to be given away!! We have two schwag drawings today, a set of 2-1/2" Whiteside Brass Height Gages and a great book from Sterling Publishing.Also I have a little surprise for everyone...but I'm still working out the kinks, so it'll look great but it might sound...Mattish!Want a free iPod Touch? Take a survey at mattsbasementworkshop.com and you'll be thrown into a drawing for one...so good luck!Want to win free woodworking schwag? Enter at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com.

It's time to wrap up the bookcase project, so I'm applying the finish and more...thanks for watching.

The return of lumber species of the month. Except rather than a species we're talking about a beneficial defect in lumber...beneficial in the decorative sense.Thanks to Highland Woodworking for donating a WoodSlicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade for this week's schwag winner!

This is the second half of this month's talk with Hendrik Varju our very own guest expert here at Matt's Basement Workshop Podcast.Hope you enjoy it and if you want to share your reasons for woodworking drop us a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call and leave a voicemail at 231 354-2338.For more information on Hendrik Varju checkout his website at www.passionforwood.com.

It's time for the next installement of the Child's Bookcase project. This time around I'm prepping the stock. From face jointing with a hand plane to edge ripping and crosscutting on the tablesaw.Comments, questions and suggestions? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call and leave me a voicemail at 231 354-2338.

Whiteside and Woodcraft sent us another great router profile...or profiles in this case...to try out this month. The Shaker Style, Rail & Stile set will have you creating Shaker inspired doors in no time!Comment, questions, suggestion? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338 and leave a voicemail.

This weekend I was back in Chicago and had a chance to attend another class with Jeff Miller. This time we learning about the ways to shape and bend solid wood and veneers...

It's Feature Friday and today we have another DVD review featuring David Charlesworth.In Part 2 of the "Hand Tool Techniques" series, David does a great job of explaining and demonstrating the proper use of our hand planes. Whether it's planing an edge, a face or end-grain, the techniques David explains will work for you right away.Comments, questions, suggestions and feed-back? Contact me at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call 231 354-2338!

You the listeners sent in some great tips and suggestions as a follow up to last wednesdays show. So here they are...Comments, questions, suggestions?? email me at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call me at 231 354-2338

It's been awhile, but jig of the month is back! I have a very simple jig, but one that's worth it's weight in scraps.Sanding blocks are a key tool in the finishing process, and making one from your scraps is a great way to use up some of your scraps and get you a tool that you can't find in the store.

We all have wood scraps and shavings, but what do you do with yours?? Comments, questions or feedback mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com. Or you can call the voicemail at 1 231 354-2338

Hendrik is back in May and we're talking about starting and running a woodworking business. For more info on the June 14th seminar "Starting and Running a Woodworking Business" with Hendrik drop him a line at info@passionforwood.com.

Hendrik is back to talk with us this month about getting a woodworking business up and running. Not only has Hendrik started his own successful business, but he's written a book all about it and is even offering his annual seminar on the topic. For more information on ordering the book head over to Passion For Wood. And for information on the June 14th Business seminar with Hendrik contact him at info@passionforwood.com.Comments, questions or suggestions? Email me at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com or call me at 231 354-2338 and leave me a voicemail!!

Here's the video for the schwag giveaway. I had a little help in the drawing process...very little help LOL!!

The first ever internet safety week is wrapping up, so here at Matt's Basement Workshop we're ending it with a discussion on protecting our eyes. Between sawdust, flying slivers and splashing finishes, our eyes can be injured in the shop so protecting them is extremely important.

Safety week is now halfway over but with all the lessons we've learned it'll be with us year round.Hearing is another one of the senses that eventually wears out naturally, so why hasten that by over exposing yourself to, too much of it? Comments, questions or suggestions? Schwag entries? mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com

It's Router Bit of the Month at Matt's Basement Workshop and this month we have Whiteside's Shaker Style Panel Raising bit.Comments, questions or suggestions? Drop me a line at mattsbasementworkshop@gmail.com