MWA Episode #104 - WIA16 Part I

We're fresh back from Woodworking in America 2016. While there we managed to run around the floor with a bag full of mics. Some woodworkers actually let us interview them. Here are the first three. Our friends, Wilbur, Aaron and Shannon.

Wilbur Pan

Aaron "Showtime" Marshall

Shannon Rogers

We'll have more 5 Questions from Woodworking in America coming up, so stay tuned.

MWA Episode #103 - Alf Sharp

What’s in the shop?

• Dyami
• Big ol’ shelves
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• Sean
• Cleaning up shop
• Finally applying polycrylic to cornhole board legs
• Alf
• Making a kick ass mantle for an Arts and Crafts house in Western NY
• 
  
  

Blog post that piqued our interest

• Powermatic CNC
• WIA presenter prep

Goings on in the MWA

• PWIA!
• Thursday Night Meetup
• Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
• 1621 Moore St.
• Cincinnatti, OH 45202

Main topic

• Alf Sharp - http://www.alfredsharp.com/
• Cartouche award winner
• Training - a self taught professional
• What are you presenting at PWIA?
• French Polishing and Glazing
• How to survey an original in order to make an accurate pattern

Next broadcast’s topic

• PWIA live recordings/ recap

Fortnightly Beer Choices

• Sean: Rhinegeist - Streaker
• Dyami: Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin
• Al Sharp: Bells two Hearted & Goose Island IPA

Where can you find us

• Woodworking in America 2016
• September 16th through 18th
• Covington, KY
• South Bank Trolley
• Still only $1

If you’re missing us already, you can subscribe to the show on itunes or Google Play Music. Just search for the Modern Woodworkers Association. Once you’re subscribed, you’ll be sure never to miss an exciting episode. While you’re there, please leave us a review.

Thank you for listening to the Modern Woodworkers Association. If you liked the show, be sure to visit modernwoodworkersassociation.com. You can follow the MWA on twitter @MWA_National, like the MWA on Facebook or circle Modern Woodworkers Association on Google+.  The best thing you can do is tell a friend. Word of mouth goes a long way in sharing our discussion.

Sean Wisniewski

• The Corner Workshop
• @SeanW78
• Facebook

Dyami Plotke

• Penultimatewoodshop.com
• @DyamiPlotke
• Facebook

Modern Woodworkers Association

• @MWA_National
• facebook.com/modernwoodworkers

MWA Episode #102 - Nancy Hiller

What’s in the shop?

• Dyami
• DIY Jointer mobile base
• 
  
  

• Sean
• Nancy
• Surround and furniture for audio at a Sanctuary

Goings on in the MWA

• WIA16 Meetup
• Christian Moerlein Brewing Co.
• 1621 Moore St, Cincinnati, OH 45202
• Thursday, 9/15 starting from 5:00 to 8:00
• The website
• The Facebook Event
• The Google+ Event
• The Dusty Life Bench Build Off
• 8/28 - 9/18

Main topic

• Nancy Hiller
• What are you teaching at WIA?
• You began your woodworking in England then brought it to the US. How is woodworking different from one side of the Atlantic to the other?
• You seem to do Cabinets, Built-ins and furniture. Do you prefer one?

Next broadcast’s topic

• Alf Sharp

Fortnightly Beer Choices

• Sean: Anderson Valley Briney Melon Gose l’ you no like my beer choice
• Dyami: Long Trail Double Bag

Where can you find us

• Woodworking in America 2016
• September 16th through 18th
• Covington, KY

If you’re missing us already, you can subscribe to the show on itunes or Google Play Music. Just search for the Modern Woodworkers Association. Once you’re subscribed, you’ll be sure never to miss an exciting episode. While you’re there, please leave us a review.

Thank you for listening to the Modern Woodworkers Association. If you liked the show, be sure to visit modernwoodworkersassociation.com. You can follow the MWA on twitter @MWA_National, like the MWA on Facebook or circle Modern Woodworkers Association on Google+.  The best thing you can do is tell a friend. Word of mouth goes a long way in sharing our discussion.

Sean Wisniewski

• The Corner Workshop
• @SeanW78
• Facebook

Dyami Plotke

• Penultimatewoodshop.com
• @DyamiPlotke
• Facebook

Modern Woodworkers Association

• @MWA_National
• facebook.com/modernwoodworkers

MWA Episode #101.5 - Ally Shore 5 Questions

The Five Questions, with Ally Shore.

5 Questions

• How did you get into woodworking?
• A mixture of my grandfather and the desire to fixing things
• Theater arts
• What’s your favorite tool?
• Old style Stanley push drill
• In your woodworking, who has influenced you the most?
• Japanese woodworking
• What was your biggest stumbling block?
• Learning, apprenticeships are hard to find
• How has the internet influenced your work?
• Allows sharing and provides the ability to reach out to other woodworkers.
• It’s a source of people, craftsmen and craftswomen, to learn from