MWA Podcast Episode 58 - The Drunken Woodworker

Show notes:

• What’s in the shop?
• Chris
• his shop is a disaster. It only has two (2) walls. Half of Chris’ tools had to be moved to replace the water heater. Hopefully it’ll be put back together this weekend.

• Dyami
• Well down the dust collection odyssey

• Tom
• His AC is dying

• Loves his Mortise Pal

• Blog post that piqued our interest
• Matt’s Basement Workshop
• May 20th, 2014, How are you going to feel when someone has to repair your “not very good work?”
• Matt replies to a critic and rightfully assesses that “sometimes an ugly joinery job is just that and nothing more.”

• Goings on in the MWA
• IWFS Atlanta
• August 20-23

• Main topic
• David Picciuto, The Drunken Woodworker

• How’s it going since you left your day job?
• Works more, makes less, no stress.
• Weekly Woodworking Wrap-Up Review
• David’s Drunken Pinterest
• The Drunken Store
• The Drunken Etsy
• In the fall, David will release a marketing and branding site tailored for crafters
• 5 Questions
• How did you get into woodworking?
• Took woodoworking in high school (in 1993). Years later as an art photographer, he stuck it to the man (the professional framing man) and decided he would make his own frames.
• Discovered The Woodwhisperer, Matt’s Basement Workshop & Woodworking for Mere Mortals
• What’s your favorite tool?
• His favorite tool is the computer. David does his design with it and to learn technique.
• If a woodworking tool, the band saw.
• Who has influenced you the most?
• Marc Spagnolo. He’s the first person David found when he wanted to learn.
• Steve Ramsey.
• What was your biggest stumbling block & could it have been avoided?
• Time, Space & Money
• When he started, the rental house didn’t have a shop. Now with his own house, he’s at least managed to get a shop.
• How has the internet influenced your work?
• There would be no Drunken Woodworker without the internet.
• David lives in such an amazing time.
• Congratulations on your upcoming nuptials

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MWA Podcast Episode 57 - Matt Berger, The Handmade Skateboard

Show notes:

• Intro
• Hello, everyone and welcome to this - the 57th edition of the Modern Woodworkers Association online discussion about all things woodworking. Today’s special guest is Matt Berger. Before we get to him, let me introduce our usual panel. I'm Tom Iovino of Tom's Workbench dot com, and I'll be your host for this program.
• What’s in the shop?
• Chris
• Chris is a nice guy so he builds cubbies for wifes classroom.
• Dyami
• The shop was singing and the chairs are coming along.
  
  

• Tom

• Blog post that piqued our interest
• Renaissance Woodworker - Go Big Or Not At All
• Also, Shannon currently has a 30% off sale on the Hand Tool School
• expires 7/31/14

• Goings on in the MWA
• Woodworking in America coming up Sep. 12-14th.

• Main topic

• Matt Berger of Sk8Makers
• began making boards when working in the woodshop at college. You say you already had woodworking skills. Where’d you learn your way around a woodshop?
• Sk8Makers is about teaching other to make skateboards.
• 5 Questions:
• How did you get into woodworking?
• What’s your favorite tool?
• Who has influenced you the most?
• What was your biggest stumbling block & could it have been avoided?
• How has the internet influenced your work?

• MWA Special offer:

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• Where can they find us
• And, that just about wraps it up for this show.
• If you’re missing us already, you can subscribe to the show on itunes. Just search for the Modern Woodworkers Association. Once you’re subscribed, you’ll be sure never to miss an exciting episode. While you’re in iTunes, please leave us a 5 star rating. It helps our rank so others can more easily find us.
• If you want to find out more about the Modern Woodworkers Association, be sure to visit modernwoodworkersassociation.com, follow the MWA on twitter @MWA_National, like the MWA on Facebook or circle Modern Woodworkers Association on Google+. While you’re there, join the MWA Google+ community for project sharing, discussion and loads of woodworking banter.
• I'm Chris Adkins of highrockwoodworking.com and @highrockww on twitter
• I’m Dyami Plotke of penultimatewoodshop.com. I'm @dyamiplotke, that's @-D-Y-A-M-I-P-L-O-T-K-E on the twitters.
• I'm Resident Shop Monkey, Tom Iovino of Tomsworkbench.com, and @tomsworkbench on twitter. We wish happy sawdust.