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The team opens with chaos, April Fool’s jokes, and a fresh upload about ColorShop Woods that shows cutting techniques across multiple CO₂, diode, UV and fiber machines. That turns into a deeper chat about how color-drenched the material really is, why it’s better suited for cutting than marking, and how layered projects get their contrast. From there the conversation shifts to client work: Walnut watch boxes, depth vs anneal on expensive watches, and a 60-piece run of tiny keepsake knives that raises the question of how to do repetitive jobs without huge fixtures. Listeners get practical advice on fences, pegs, jigs, and why sometimes simplicity is better than a rotary table. The second half goes full Q&A: buying mistakes with tiny “portable” fiber lasers, lens compatibility traps, how to get a bright white on slate with a 100W MOPA, and when coated slate behaves differently than raw. Kyle closes the show teasing a video series about setting up his new shop and asks viewers what they want to see while he builds it from scratch.
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