Thoughts From The Tinkerage

Yes, it's been a while, again. Life has been getting in the way. Hopefully there's some scope up ahead for more of these on a regular basis. Listen to find out more. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @ makerswaffle, @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

I know. It's been 8 months since the last Thoughts from The Tinkerage. It is my intent to try and get back into the habit. No guarantees. But I'm going to try. I did think of pretending the last one was the end of Season 1 and this was the start of Season 2 but that wouldn't be an accurate or honest reflection of the situation. If it helps you to think of it that way, go for it. I'll be keeping the numbering in one season though. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @ makerswaffle, @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Show Notes and Links. Steve, Al and Brett are super busy this week and taking a well earned break, but in order to maintain the continuum four long time fans of the Fools With Tools Podcast bravely volunteered to fill the breach. Listen in as Andy, Chris, Dominic and Simon chat about taking on too much. Maker Chess Set from Deadrise Wood Crafts: https://youtu.be/sTO1iqfG8Fs Mary Ellen Maker: https://www.instagram.com/mary_ellen_maker/ Not So Serious Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotSoSeriousGaming Tyler Winegarner: https://www.instagram.com/tylerwinegarner/ Digi-key Maker Updates: https://youtu.be/j4asf18Ziws Dekay's Crafts: https://www.youtube.com/c/%EA%B9%80%ED%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8/videos JSK-koubou: https://www.youtube.com/c/jisakukobo/videos Where to find us: Dominic Kelly: https://www.instagram.com/sneakdante/ & https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainDominic/featured Simon Harman: https://www.instagram.com/sidon100uk/ Chris Smith: https://www.instagram.com/woodgineer/ & https://www.youtube.com/thewoodgineer Andy Pugh: https://www.instagram.com/andycpugh/ & https://www.youtube.com/talesfromthetinkerage & https://www.youtube.com/makerswaffle

Trigger Warning. In this short episode I talk about mortality and grief. Here's a call to action to take before we get "that phone call". Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Only two weeks from recording to edit and release this time, so the two May challenges have started. Hopefully, I'm working my way out of a rut. Listen to hear more on that idea. Here are the links to the podcast and Instragram accounts I mention. https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-stay-fit-as-you-age/ https://www.instagram.com/plsmithed/ https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mayformakers2021/ https://www.instagram.com/lindsay_creative/ Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

This episode was recorded in the middle of March and was obviously not released quickly. Also, apologies for the less than ideal sound. It was recorded in an echoey room. The shelf project that is mentioned was not finished by Easter. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;) Special mentions go to Kick in the Creatives. https://kickinthecreatives.com/ And Rob Thomas @Pricklysauce on Instagram and #projecttwelve365 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/projecttwelve365/

This is the second longest podcast I have recorded. It was recorded in two parts, over two weeks, and as I explain at the end I haven't done any editing other than joining the two parts together, oh, and removing a piece of incorrect science, so there are some longer than usual gaps as I thought through what I wanted to say and also where it got a bit difficult. I'm not looking for sympathy in sharing this and some of you might find it difficult to listen to especially if you or someone you know has been badly affected by Covid-19. If that's you then I really don't mind if you skip this one. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;) Special mentions go to Beau Miles. https://youtu.be/IBT78iOacIk And Rob Thomas @Pricklysauce on Instagram and #projecttwelve365 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/projecttwelve365/

Some further discussion on change and I tell you about my December Daily Double Dare. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Two of the most common reasons I hear for not starting a YouTube channel are trolls and thinking no-one would watch. Listen in to hear my responses to those points. An honourable mention goes to Rob "Prickly Sauce" Thomas. https://www.instagram.com/pricklysauce/ , https://www.pricklysauce.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2soflHdZyT0PgrVxakxWA Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Every single one of us will face multiple problems in out lives. In this episode I discuss one approach to finding solutions to those problems. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Change is one of the absolutely inevitable parts of life. A short episode this week. Apologies for the rather strange audio at the start, I had to run some noise reduction on it as there was an even more annoying background hum from my heater which I had forgotten to turn off. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

The maker community recently lost one of it's best friends in Sharon from Figments Made. I considered her a friend. She was the epitomy of a maker. She was a teacher. In this podcast I share just 42, or so, lessons that I have learned from Sharon. I'm sorry for some of the longer than normal gaps and the sometimes slightly under par voice; recording this was difficult. I hope you understand. Rather than share my social details here this episode, go and check out Sharon's work. Also Phil Thompson and Dan Gamble's. https://www.instagram.com/figmentsmade/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXE2rNheoxIiBrcQC5Djo1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh2RVoCjyEs https://www.instagram.com/dark_starstudio/ https://www.instagram.com/curiousmakerdan/ https://www.youtube.com/user/da9amb0

I start off with food but then take the idea that we are what we eat a step further, and I include making in with that mix. Feel free to reach out and chare your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Following on from last week's new occasional series called Dangerous Words, i thought it only right to look at empowering words, positive words and phrases. The first word on the list is "yet". This is mostly from the viewpoint of creativity but also from the rest of our lives. As you will hear I'm not quite sure yet what to call this series. If you have any ideas on what I should call it or want to share your stories of things you've said you can't do but can if you add the word yet, then reach out to be using one of the links below. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Listening to several of my regular podcasts this week gave me an idea for an occasional series called Dangerous Words. The first word on the list is "perfect". This is mostly from the viewpoint of creativity but also from the rest of our lives. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

What it says in the title, although I hint at a sixth reason. I also mention a couple of reasons not to use for starting a YouTube channel. The points I make can apply to makers of any sort and also to those that don't consider themselves part of the maker movement. There are four honourable mentions this week: Christopher Smith, a.k.a. The Woodgineer. https://www.instagram.com/woodgineer/ & https://www.youtube.com/the_woodgineer Steve House of Moonshine Metalworks. https://www.instagram.com/moonshinemetalworks/ & https://www.youtube.com/moonshinemetalworks & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIIRulQA5ZmCYO_n2PRTskQ Peter Millard of The 10-Minute Workshop. https://www.instagram.com/10minuteworkshop/ & https://www.youtube.com/user/petermillard1 Jimmy DiResta. https://www.instagram.com/jimmydiresta/ & https://www.youtube.com/jimmydiresta You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

A little bit of a monologue on specialism versus generalism, or, more specifically, some of my thoughts on experts. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

This is follow up to Episode 13. I discuss why it's okay to take small steps and any progress, however slow, is still progress. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Sorry for the hiatus. As I explain in this episode family has to come first in a time of global pandemics. Mostly though I talk about blockages and overcoming them. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

During the Covid-19 lockdown I've been giving quite a bit of thought to communities and, in particular, the maker community. A topic I'm sure I will come back to. I hope you find it interesting. Honourable mentions in this episode are made to: Steve House @moonshinemetalworks on Instagram and founding member/co-host on the Fools With Tools Podcast: @fwtpodcast and www.fwtpodcast.com . Morley Kert. @yelromblog on Instagram and Yelrom Blog on YouTube. Do check them both out if you don't already know them. It's well worth your time. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

I've been taken advantage of the Covid-19 lockdown to do more learning. And I've been really enjoying it. In this episode I discuss learning. A topic I'm sure I will come back to. I hope you find it interesting. Honourable mentions in this episode are made to: Steve House @moonshinemetalworks on Instagram and founding member/co-host on the Fools With Tools Podcast: @fwtpodcast and www.fwtpodcast.com . Jamie Reader @thecustomcave on Instagram. Rasmus Loen Steensgaard @rasmusloen on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI6beecdfBlVrEw8s_A_Xqg on YouTube. Sharon from Figments Made @figmentsmade on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXE2rNheoxIiBrcQC5Djo1A on YouTube. The RedSmith @the_redsmith on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRedsmithWorkshop on YouTube. Ola Karlsson @ola.e.karlsson on Instagram. Heidi Jacobs from WhiteHall Pottery & SlapStuff Together @whitehall_pottery & @slapstufftogether on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmftsql1dRQI_Tgfv8SOD3A and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSVmRC8pI-XkzGAGIGmOI6Q on YouTube. Tim Cunnignham @the_urban_forge on Instagram. George Davey @georgemadethis on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdi64IZ41YsGfnIfPi07hDA on YouTube. Do check them all out if you don't already know them. It's well worth your time. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Some thoughts on gratitude. And a bit of an explanation for missing last week. I hope you find it interesting. Honourable mentions in this episode are made to: David Szweduik @davidszweduik on Instagram and host of the Adventures in Creativity Podcast: @aicpod and www.aicpod.com . Steve House @moonshinemetalworks on Instagram and founding member/co-host on the Fools With Tools Podcast: @fwtpodcast and www.fwtpodcast.com . Jamie Reader @thecustomcave on Instagram. Do check them all out if you don't already know them. It's well worth your time. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Some thoughts on choosing our attitude. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Some more thoughts on break point and the idea that one size doesn't fit all. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Some thoughts on kindness at this difficult time globally. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

I'm a lifelong collector of interesting and useful maxims and proverbs. In this short episode I discuss one of my favourites. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Back after a two week hiatus I discuss a book that helped me out of a funk. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Impostor syndrome plagues so many people in so many circumstances. I talk about it and how it's affected me and make some suggestions on how to deal with it. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Just get started. Easy to say, not always easy to do. A few ramblings about getting started, including mention of mountains and permissions! I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Everyone has a unique journey through life. I add a couple of points to my maker journey, and then discuss your maker journey. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Everyone has a unique journey through life. This is a summary of the key points of my maker journey. I hope you find it interesting. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

In this episode you can hear how The Tinkerage came into existence and why it's now more than just a place. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

I think. A lot. I thought I would share some of my thinking. Not all of my thinking is joined up. Some of it is. Talking out loud helps me to get ideas straight. Sometimes it doesn't. If I record a podcast it makes me look slightly less for talking out loud when I'm on my own. This is also about legacy, but that's a topic for another time. Some of the things I talk about will be about me, some will be about making and some will be more about life in general. I'd love it if you would jump on board and join me for an adventure into my thoughts. There's a lot I don't know right now like how often episodes will get posted and how long they will be. I don't know if there will be guests and the structure might change as it evolves. Let me know what you think through my new Instagram account: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage . Or if you already know me then reach out via whatever social media suits you best. Also let me know if there is anything you would like me to talk about.