The Against the Grain Podcast, A woodworking podcast discussing the task at hand
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Listeners of Against The Grain Podcast that love the show mention:The boys just chat about whats going on and whats new
The boys are all back together and talk about whats new
Guy and Freddy Catch up after we had taken a long hiatus
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Its weird times we are dealing with. Lets talk about them
We received question from Michael on IG asking if we love our jobs are are happy with what we are doing. So we talked about it as well as the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Be safe everyone and thanks for listening
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This week we talk about sanding and what we each go through to obtain the perfect look
We talk about what kind of projects we would not take on in our shops. Stuff we would just say no to or hand off to someone else. Along with a couple of topics mixed in to the chat.
The guys talk about working with designers this week. They have all found that some are very good and some are not up to the snuff.
We talk about the new year and what to look forward to
Everyone from our families to yours, Happy holidays. We are taking a break for the next couple of weeks. Thanks for another great year everyone. Happy Holidays
The guys chat about all different stuff and find out what gets Justin upset
Mike runs a one man shop just outside of the Denver Colorado area. We have a great conversation about what he does and how he keeps doing it.
Guys new employer is on instagram, you can see a lot of there projects, shop and the outreaching they do there. @pdindy
We talk about selling yourself and all the talent we were born with. Please excuse Freddy's audio, his Mic broke
New tools and old tools you have, finding new purposes for them and what they can do
Adult coloring books Everything you need to know about Ponies
Our free time, when we aren't in the shop
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This week Guy, Justin and Freddy talk about getting just a little more room in the shop and what we would do with that extra space.
What if you had 3 weeks to take the time to focus on learning a new skill. The guys discuss what skill they would like to have some time to focus on if they had the time
Episode #52 It's about the small success not the failures, we talk about keeping your head high even when things don't go well. Getting yourself down doesn't do anyone any good. Taking the small positives and forgetting about the mistakes. There are no problems, only solutions!
When building and needing to blend your work with others, do you lower your standards or keep the quality higher, Justin runs into a situation that he has to decide
Episode #50 the Big 5 Ohhhh we answer two listener questions, Should furniture Makers have to get a license and Should you quite your job to become a furniture maker.
Episode #49 Managing yourself is about keeping yourself accountable, making sure you get the job done and not just play around when it comes time to knocking down.
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Episode #47 Help Wanted. Freddy needs to hire some people for help with all his up coming projects here in the near future. Guy gives him some advice from his previous experiences in his past lives career.
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This week the guys just chat about whats going on in the shop and catch up
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Episode #40 The big 4 O. We took off a couple of extra weeks for the end of the year. So we spend this show touching base and see whats been going on with the guys in the shop and talk about up and coming plans. Its a show were we ease back into our rolls.
We decided with the holidays to take another week off. So we are reposting Episode #30 with Paul Jasper because its such a good show and it had issues with uploading onto iTunes. Enjoy, We will be back in two weeks with a new show
In episode #39 Freddy needs a minute, Freddy takes the mic and vents a little. Its all good stuff that he just wants to talk about before the years end.