[E:43] Woodworking With Rex Kreuger

Create/Invent Podcast

Rex Krueger joins us to talk about hand tools. We discuss not only how you can make interesting pieces by hand today, but get to tap into his wide range of knowledge on historical woodworking practices around the world. 0:00 - Intro 2:47 - Rex comes from a family of makers 5:00 - Science and business are creative 5:53 - Acting helps as a teacher, presenter, and YouTuber 9:10 - Rex is creating community through Patreon 10:56 - Rex's second book, Everyday Woodworking, is coming out in May! 13:17 - Pat asks Rex about the low Roman bench 18:35 - Hand-tool woodworking isn't what most people think it is 19:48 - Coffee Break 21:00 - Hand-tool woodworking doesn't require as much space as power tools 24:00 - Rex tells us about vises. Vise Squad 26:21 - Japan never invented the vise?! 31:20 - Parallel development of the dovetail joint 34:10 - Axes and hatchets for woodworking?! 36:44 - Until fairly recently furniture was made with undried wood 37:55 - Using differential moisture content for joints! 39:06 - Woodworking vs. Creative Fabrication 44:53 - It is easier to be a hand-tool woodworker when making preindustrial furniture 48:28 - Jeremy has machined complex curves on a manual mill! 49:54 - What project is Rex working on now? 51:45 - Pat's playing with a $180 NEJE Maser 2 laser engraver from Banggood 54:03 - What's Jeremy working on right now?! 55:17 - Rex advocates for content creators! 57:15 - Where can we find everyone? 58:45 - Jeremy talks about The Head on HBO Max