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An hour or so of woodworking fun with Matt and Joe.

Matt Kenney & Joe Faraoni


    • Sep 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


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    030: Favorite and Least Favorite Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 42:46


    Last pod of the summer.Matt & Joe Discuss their favorite and least favorite woods, some dumb and some great things done in the shop.3 Things to know about making end grain veneers.Matt’s Joke & Stat of the podcast.Matt’s teaching an online 6 lesson endgrain veneer course - check it out.

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    026: All About Hand Planes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 61:16


    Block vs. BenchWhich to get first? Why?An essential setOld vs. NewOur favoritesLeast UsedDon’t ever buy a compass plane

    025: Interview with Kelly Dunton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2020 54:29


    Matt’s long-time friend and former Fine Woodworking Art Editor and professional furniture maker, Kelly Dunton.

    024: Rout-er or Rout-ah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 64:42


    This one is all about routers. Big ones, small ones, bits and dust collection.

    023: Top Things That Have Changed Our Woodworking

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 60:25


    Warning: at the end of this podcast some NSFC (Not Safe For Children) jokes are told. They aren't terrible but you might get questions.Matt and Joe discuss their top moments or things that have made significant or pivotal changes in their furniture making.

    022: Mistakes Were Made

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 29:56


    Matt had a bad week. He made some small mistakes and a really big one on his credenza. Its not how you make it but how you recover. We even made some mistakes on this podcast so it abruptly ends and I apologize… but I blame that on Matt.

    021: Door construction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 61:56


    Sounds simple but maybe its not. Matt & Joe are both building doors for their current projects. Joe had questions about building doors. Small doors, frame and panel doors, laminated, lumber core veneered doors and more.

    020: Pandemic Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 60:02


    Second episode from quarantine. Matt and Joe answer more listener questions.

    019: The Socially Distanced Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 52:22


    This week Matt and Joe mistakenly call this our 18th episode. Its 19!Anyway, we hope everyone is staying safe and isolated and enjoy the show. We catch up on what we’ve been doing with our home time and answer some questions.Preorder Matt Kenney’s signed hard cover “The Art of Kumiko” Book Show references:Reggie Watts - Comedy Bang! Bang!King Missle - Detachable PenisJoe got his Japanese chisel from Suzukitool.com - LongForkChopper_ToshiSuizan Japanese Hand SawsTage Frid Bench (Shoulder Vise)

    018: Packing Wood (tools)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 55:38


    In this episode Matt and Joe discuss the essential tools to pack for woodworking classes. They go into a little about how to pack them and making sure not to take them with you on a cruise.

    017: Matt Writes a Book About Kumiko

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 52:56


    In this week’s episode Matt and Joe discuss Matt wrapping up his book about kumiko. Joe asks some questions about kumiko.We answer a listener question from John about a reliability of a table saw miter sled vs. a miter shooting board.Matt’s 3 things to know about planing figured woods.Stat of the podcast.As always a joke.

    016: Matt Works Big and Tries to Motivate Joe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 50:17


    In this episode Matt and Joe discuss goals and accomplishments to look forward to in 2020. Matt explains tips and tricks to working and holding larger scale pieces with jigs and fixtures. Matt’s Joke of the podcast. Stat of the pod. Matt’s 3 things to keep motivated in the shop.

    015: Matt's Table Saw Accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 37:52


    While we were away Matt had some serious kickback on the table saw and took a trip to the ER. He’s okay. In this episode he explains what happened, how to prevent it and what’s happening moving forward. Three things to know about what happened after Matt’s table saw accident. Stat of the pod and of course a joke.

    014: Joe needs a desk

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2019


    This episode went a little off the rails but we still got some good stuff for you.Matt's headed to Indiana to teach at the Marc Adam's School of Woodworking.Menial progress was made on Joe's tea cabinet.Joe needs a desk for his new office space and Matt answers questions about building one. How to build it, what matches with Ash, to paint or not to paint, so many questions.

    013: 5 Essential Woodworking Skills

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 41:01


    Holy Moly. We're back!What have we been up to. We Talk about where we are with our Tea Cabinets, Matt's new wall cabinet and Matt's 5 Essential Woodworking Skills.1. Vision2. Sharpening3. Milling4. Layout5. Order of operations3 things to knowJoke and stat of the podcast.

    012: Pricing your work

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 50:35


    Whats up listeners we’re back. Its been a busy summer for Matt and Joe. In this episode we check in. Joe explains a pretty big mistake he made on his tea cabinet and Matt confesses he’s done the same thing before.Matt taught some end grain veneers and explains his process. We also go into pricing work.3 things to know about human relationships.Random questions for Matt and Joe to answer.

    011: Matt Flies Solo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2019 32:12


    Matt and Joe couldn’t make it work this week so Matt flies solo. Matt answers random questions and talks about Slim McGinty.

    010: Dovetails and Mistakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 52:23


    In this episode Matt & Joe go over what goes into cutting dovetails - Matt’s method, how Joe wasn’t ready with sharp tools to cut his. We also touch on making mistakes and how to recover from them.What we’ve been up to…Matt was at [https://www.petersvalley.org/](https://www.petersvalley.org/) last week and is heading to Maine to for a class at Lie-Nielsen this weekend to teach kumiko - [https://www.lie-nielsen.com/](https://www.lie-nielsen.com/)Joe took vacation and put in a walkway.* Cutting Dovetails* Mistakes and how to recover from them* Randy Dingle makes an appearance again* Letterkenny on Hulu* Joe takes a rip at this week’s 3 things to know… About putting in a walkway* Stat of the podcast* A joke about cowsWhat we drank - [https://www.brassworksbrewing.com/](https://www.brassworksbrewing.com/)

    009: Rip n' Flip

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 34:49


    We discuss Matt and Joe’s cabinets and where they are in the build process. We go a little further into detail on the Rip n’ Flip method we used for Joe’s panels.We answer listener’s questions.Matt’s 3 things to know about growing up in Florida.Stat of the podcast.This episode’s joke.

    A Quick Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019


    Matt and Joe will be live streaming on Friday May, 24. The goal is to get Joe started with some panels for his tea cabinet.

    008: Order of operations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 45:14


    - Listener questions we missed (sorry)- A fine review of Matt’s book- Stat of the podcast- 3 things to know your a bad business person- A joke about flies

    007: Finally, Milling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2019 67:43


    Matt and Joe finally do the episode about milling. Joe and listeners ask Matt questions about milling lumber.- 3 things to know about Sycamore- Stat of the podcast- A special appearance from Fatty McGoo

    006: Where do Pieces Come From

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 42:38


    We lied. No milling this week. Instead Joe and Matt discuss three of Matt’s pieces. Matt’s design choices, why he chose to make them in the first place and where they are now.- Another random stat- A bad joke- Three more things about Randy Dingle!

    005: Getting Wood (at the lumber yard)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 59:34


    Matt & Joe discuss lumber selection and how to prep to go to the yard. Matt explains buying what you need, don’t buy board feet.- Dumb things we’ve done getting lumber- Best deal we snagged while buying wood- 3 things about Matt’s friend, Randy Dingle

    004: Design with Phil Morley

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 56:35


    We continue our conversation about design… this time with Phil Morley.We discuss design process, proportions, grain selection plus some things about Phil you might not know.Some links:Philip Morley FurniturePhil on the GramAdrian FerrazzuttiThe Beer we drank: Farnham Ale & Lager - Mr. Fox Red Ale

    003: Design

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 48:55


    We are going to design tea cabinets. In order to do so Matt answers Joe's questions about design, where to start when designing, proportions and influences. Matt’s three things.Worse jokes than last time.Send in your lumber selection questions.

    002: Sharpening

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2019


    What have the guys been up to?What’s sharp?Matt’s three things to get sharp.Listener questionsA word from our sponsor.Send in your questions about design.The beers we drank:Jack’s Abbey - Modern HellHanging Hills - Death to Valentine’s DayBeer’d - Always Eatin’ DinnerIndustrial Arts Brewing Company - Wrench

    001: Woodworking Fun Hour

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019


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