Podcasts about Woodworking

We're excited to welcome back Gary Rogowski as our guest. Gary will be an exhibitor at Handworks in a couple of days. He is also an award winning furniture maker, author, educator, Director of The Northwest Woodworking Studio, and host of the Splinters podcast. It's a fun conversation with a great friend. Check it out!Gary Rogowskinorthwestwoodworking.com@northwestwoodworking on InstagramSplinters PodcastGary Rogowski on SubstackWWing News New SawStop BandsawNew Harvey Table Saw with Safety TechNew Harvey Dust Extractor/ProcessorHeartwood Wood Shop Post on Alcohol Bags for FinishSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff WyattJeff's Substack

In this week's episode, Jason is on hiatus, so our good friend Shawn Kirsch joins Keith and Mary to talk about, well, everything and everything...from IWF, travel gripes, stool cushions with the foam that is too thick and too thin to pizza stories and why Mary travels with rainbow sprinkles. We bounce around like a house fly trying to get through a closed window.Check this out!! Come spend a weekend with JKatz Moses and Jason Hibbs from Bourbon Moth Woodworking at Buffalo Trace Distillery where fine woodworking meets fine bourbon. Every seat, bid, and glass raised goes straight into tools and equipment for makers with disabilities. The eventwill be October 2-3 in Frankfort, Kentucky and there are only 100 seats available. Register to attend at https://kmtools.com/pages/grain-to-grain-eventBe sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink, new miter bar, and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual Maker Meetup on Saturday October 24th from 9a-3pm. Tons of vendors, demos, free food and discounts! WTB is also running their latest giveaway which is a cordless Mafell Track saw valued at over $1300. Go to wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway for details and to register to win. You can also shop online for all your favorite woodworking tools and products and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend at wtbwoodworking.comGorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.If you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

On this episode we are going to be catching up with a former cohost of the podcast, Mark Hicks. Mark will also be an exhibitor at Handworks. And you can probably find most of us in and around his Plate 11 booth. Join us a fun conversation with a great friend that goes in many different directions. Check it out!Mark Hicksplate11.comSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff WyattJeff's Substack

Episode 312Sponsors -Onefinity CNC:The industry standard for at home production CNCs. Ball screw and linear rail construction - No beltsCompatible with all popular software, 15 minute setup, infinitely upgradable, and world class tech support!One Machine - Infinite possibilitiesUse the link below to order:https://www.onefinitycnc.com/?ref=AWP Sign up for Patreon for Early access, and special Patreon-only content:https://www.patreon.com/anotherwoodshoppodcastDonate to Maker's For St. Judehttps://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8679481&fr_id=134326&pg=personal 00:00 Introduction and Welcome Back02:43 Patreon Updates and New Patrons05:38 Promotions and Giveaways08:42 Sponsorship and Summer Sale11:42 Maker News and Industry Events17:40 3D Printing Innovations and Updates20:52 Exciting News in Kids' Entertainment21:43 Home Renovation and Tax Reassessment24:35 Gardening Adventures and Harvest Time28:44 Camper Renovations and Upcoming Trips31:41 Etsy Price Changes and Sales Insights33:30 Daily Life and Coffee Mishaps42:02 Moments of Coolness and Nostalgia43:41 Car Shopping Adventures45:43 The Beater Car Experience47:35 Transitioning to a Full-Time Job50:42 Woodworking and Business Growth56:33 Scaling Up Production01:01:54 Choosing the Right Workstation01:04:06 Balancing Work and Personal Projects01:05:45 The Idea of a Shared Workspace01:07:43 Challenges of CNC Operations01:09:55 Commercial Furniture Finishing Techniques01:15:18 Final Thoughts and Listener EngagementPodcast:https://www.instagram.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast/https://www.youtube.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast https://www.etsy.com/shop/awpstore Pete:https://www.instagram.com/ptreesworkshop/ https://www.youtube.com/ptreesworkshophttps://www.etsy.com/shop/pTreesWorkShop Dan:https://www.instagram.com/danieldunlap.woodworks/ https://www.youtube.com/danieldunlap  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ddwwstore Braden:https://www.instagram.com/littlebugwoodworking/ https://www.youtube.com/@littlebugwoodworking https://littlebugwoodworking.com/Support the show

The old Taunton crew—Ben, Anissa, and Mike—sits down to discuss some exciting changes happening at Fine Woodworking and what the future holds. View the show notes here and read a special note from Ben - http://www.shoptalklive.com Sign up for Woodworking in America - https://woodworkinginamerica.com/  Sign up for the New England American Craft Woodworking Tour - https://store.woodsmith.com/pages/tour/woodworkingtravel-2026oct-newengland?utm_medium=email&utm_source=FW+Promotional+Offers&oly_enc_id=7553H1802612J7B For more information about our eLearning courses - http://www.finewoodworking.com/elearning For more information about our woodworking dream trips - http://www.finewoodworking.com/trips Join us on our Discord server! - https://discord.gg/8hyuwqu4JH Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking's biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@finewoodworking.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page. Join us on our Discord, linked above!

Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk through some woodworking to help our games feel more lived in. Exercise: Woodworking Lightbulb: Tree Spirit Tavern Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com

On this episode we are going to be catching up with a great friend of the show, Joe Bass. Joe is an outstanding woodworker, chairmaker, and artist. And he will be attending both Handworks and the Texas Woodworking Festival. Check it out!Joe Bassjoebassworkshop.com@joerobertbass on InstagramSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff WyattJeff's Substack

Jodi has a Man Hobbies List - but are these good for any dude, or are they "old man hobbies?" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode 311Special Guest:Brandon Smithhttps://www.instagram.com/crossandmiter/https://www.themainewoodworkingevent.com/Sign up for Patreon for Early access, and special Patreon-only content:https://www.patreon.com/anotherwoodshoppodcastPATREON GIVEAWAY!Donate to Maker's For St. JudeEvery $5 earns you an extra entry in the Patreon Giveaway (Paid Patrons Only)https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=8679481&fr_id=134326&pg=personal Podcast:https://www.instagram.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast/https://www.youtube.com/anotherwoodshoppodcast https://www.etsy.com/shop/awpstore Pete:https://www.instagram.com/ptreesworkshop/ https://www.youtube.com/ptreesworkshophttps://www.etsy.com/shop/pTreesWorkShop Dan:https://www.instagram.com/danieldunlap.woodworks/ https://www.youtube.com/danieldunlap  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ddwwstore Braden:https://www.instagram.com/littlebugwoodworking/ https://www.youtube.com/@littlebugwoodworking https://littlebugwoodworking.com/ Support the showSupport the show

The ShopSounds Trio returns! In this week's episode, Jason takes us even deeper inside his absurdly oversized sheet-goods storage rack and gives us a teaser into his miter station monolith build. Keith is still crawling through his coffee bar build while he deals with radically different electrical costs. And Mary hasn't done much in the shop because she got a new dog - baby girl Zelda!Check this out!! Come spend a weekend with JKatz Moses and Jason Hibbs from Bourbon Moth Woodworking at Buffalo Trace Distillery where fine woodworking meets fine bourbon. Every seat, bid, and glass raised goes straight into tools and equipment for makers with disabilities. The even will be October 2-3 in Frankfort, Kentucky and there are only 100 seats available. Register to attend at https://kmtools.com/pages/grain-to-grain-eventBe sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink, new miter bar, and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Come one, come all to the 2nd Annual Maker Meetup on Saturday October 24th from 9a-3pm. Tons of vendors, demos, free food and discounts! WTB is also running their latest giveaway which is a cordless Mafell Track saw valued at over $1300. Go to wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway for details and to register to win. You can also shop online for all your favorite woodworking tools and products and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend at wtbwoodworking.comGorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.If you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

We're excited to have Jon Joffe back as our guest. Jon is an accomplished tool maker, woodworker, and hand tool enthusiast. We talk about his new Marking Gauge, tool making, Handworks, and more. It's fun and informative conversation with a delightful maker. Check it out!Jon Joffejonjoffetoolworks.co@jonjoffe on InstagramSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

Most beginner woodworkers aren't broke because they lack talent — they're broke because of a handful of mistakes nobody warns them about. Underpricing, chasing the wrong customers, buying tools they don't need, taking on projects that eat 40 hours for $200 profit… I've watched hundreds of guys make these exact same 6 mistakes, and every one of them is fixable. In this video I'm breaking down all 6, why they keep you stuck in the garage, and exactly what to do instead so your woodworking actually starts paying you like a business.

Pricing is the #1 thing that kills new woodworking businesses — not skill, not tools, not marketing. Most beginners guess a number, feel bad charging it, and end up working 20 hours for $200. In this video I break down exactly how to price your woodworking projects when you're just starting out: how to figure out your real material costs, what to actually charge for your time, how to build in profit instead of hoping it shows up, and why charging more usually gets you better customers, not fewer. If you've ever finished a table and realized you made less than minimum wage, watch this one all the way through.

We've all been there: Bought the tool, watched the videos, bookmarked the plans. Organized the shop one more time. And somehow the actual PROJECT never happens.This episode is about the INTENTION-BEHAVIOR GAP — the well-documented, deeply human tendency to plan, prep, and research without ACTUALLY DOING THE THING. Is preparation even really about the work? Or is it about avoiding the risk and uncomfortable feelings of finding out the work won't be perfect or we're not good at something in the beginning? We dig into why "getting ready" feels so productive when it's often just a really elaborate form of procrastination.Our RESIDENT Ph.D Psychologist Sherry Pagoto breaks down why intentions so rarely convert into action, and how we can SOLVE THIS PROBLEM with simple realistic steps.Strap in, because it's time to stop TALKING and start DOINGTo watch the YOUTUBE VIDEO of this episode and the unfiltered AFTERSHOW, subscribe to our Patreon: ⁠http://patreon.com/user?u=91688467⁠Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water)mentioned in today's show: http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

On this episode we are going to be catching up Wilbur Pan. Wilbur is a fantastic woodworker, and an ambassador of asian woodworking tools and techniques. He will be demonstrating those tools and techniques at the upcoming Handworks event in Amana, IA on Sept 4 & 5. Join us for a fun and informative conversation with a great friend of the podcast. Wilbur PanGiantcypress.net@wilburpan on InstagramSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

We're back (sans Mary). In this week's episode, Jason takes us inside his absurdly oversized sheet-goods storage rack that's already eaten 22+ sheets of plywood. How is that possible?!?! Keith is working through a white oak coffee-station built-in for his kitchen but can't figure out how to frame the YouTube video so he's stuck in neutral. Plus, stop blocks vs. slide stops, workbench-vise procrastination, and picking apart Craig's latest bench build.Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! His latest giveaway is a Mafell Track saw valued at over $1300. Go to wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway for details and to enter. You can also shop onlinefor all your favorite woodworking tools and products and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend at wtbwoodworking.com.GorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.The Bourbon Blade: https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/p/the-bourbon-blade-original-pocket-chiselIf you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

Most woodworkers who try to turn their hobby into a business don't make it past year one — and it's almost never because of their skill level. They're building beautiful pieces but ignoring the fundamentals that actually keep the doors open: pricing, lead generation, and knowing which customers to say no to. In this video, Zach breaks down the exact mistakes that kill woodworking businesses early and what the guys who survive do differently from day one.

Hunter joins us to discuss the beginnings and The Maine event

Peter returns to answer the 5 Questions. We explore axes, Hungarian riven beech furniture, Drew Langsner, and more. Plus the Woodworking News. Check it Out!Peter FollansbeeFollansbee's Substackpeterfollansbee-joiner.compfollansbee.wordpress.com@peterfollansbee on IGSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

We're back! All 3 of us this time. And in this week's episode, Jason hasn't done diddly squat in the shop, so he is eager to get back at it next week starting with some lumber storage organization thing. But he is fraught with fright as the OR wildfires move closer and closer to his cabin build. Mary shares a miraculous story of the wildfires in CO and her brothers house, while telling us of the tragedy that befell her latest stained glass piece. Now that Keith has finished the red oak audio desk, he hasn't done jack squat either, but he has install stories and shares details on his next project.Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Or shop online and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend! Go to wtbwoodworking.com to shop online.GorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.The Bourbon Blade: https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/p/the-bourbon-blade-original-pocket-chiselIf you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

In this episode, Phil Huber and John Doyle catch up on what's happening around the Woodsmith shop. They discuss listener comments, woodworking tools, vintage auctions, hand tools, and what keeps woodworkers coming back to the ShopNotes Podcast. The guys also share behind-the-scenes details on the upcoming finishing e-learning course, including shop-built finishing projects, spray finishing techniques, and creating a dedicated finishing space in your workshop. Plus, they talk about upcoming woodworking events, Handworks, Woodworking in America, shop scrap, and more. Have a question or comment for the show? Send it to woodsmith@woodsmith.com or join the conversation on the ShopNotes Podcast YouTube channel.

Have you been to a concert where the crowd was involved, singing, dancing, screaming along to their favorite songs. You probably left thinking, "THAT WAS SO AWESOME". Have you been to a concert where you weren't quite sure what the artist was doing? You sat there quietly trying to make sense out of what you were witnessing. You might have left confused or you may have left thinking, "geeeez I've never seen anything like that, how interesting!".In both of these cases something different was happening. In the first case, the art was clearly FOR the AUDIENCE, THE AUDIENCE AS PARTICIPANT. In the second case, the artist was exploring an idea they had or chasing something deeply personal and the art was FOR the ARTIST, with THE AUDIENCE AS WITNESS. In this episode we welcome a close personal friend of Paul's, his college roommate and professional Jazz Bass Player (!!), Thomson Kneeland, to help us understand IS ART FOR THE ARTIST, OR IS ART FOR THE AUDIENCE?To read a brilliant essay Thomson wrote about this topic, click the link below to go to his substack:https://open.substack.com/pub/quantafugue2718/p/the-shared-horizon?r=a9gvw&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webTo watch the YOUTUBE VIDEO of this episode and theirreverent & somewhat unpredictable AFTERSHOW, subscribe to our Patreon:⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/user?u=91688467Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water)mentioned in today's show: http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

We're excited to have the one and only Peter Follansbee as our guest. Peter is an outstanding furniture and chairmaker primarily focusing on 17th century furniture from New England. He has just released a new book with Lost Art Press titled; 17th-Century Essex County Cupboard. Join us for a fun and informative conversation with one of luminaries of our craft.Peter FollansbeeFollansbee's Substackpeterfollansbee-joiner.compfollansbee.wordpress.com@peterfollansbee on IGSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

David returns to answer the 5 Questions. We explore workshop upgrades, finishing, steam bending, Yale Furniture Study, and more. Plus the Woodworking News. Check it Out!David Douyarddaviddouyardchairmaker.com@ddouyardchairmaker on IGSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

I was a guest on the podcast Woodworking is Bullsh*t again! With my backyard project keeping me busy, I thought now would be a great time to post it here! I definitely recommend taking a look at their podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@UCUdzaY_Jzjt09b9xLpg0T6g https://www.instagram.com/woodworkingisbs/

I was a guest on the podcast Woodworking is Bullsh*t again! With my backyard project keeping me busy, I thought now would be a great time to post it here! I definitely recommend taking a look at their podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@UCUdzaY_Jzjt09b9xLpg0T6g https://www.instagram.com/woodworkingisbs/

Fluent Fiction - Mandarin Chinese: Rediscovering Tradition: A Journey Through Woodworking Wisdom Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/zh/episode/2026-07-10-22-34-02-zh Story Transcript:Zh: 在盛夏的一个清晨，阳光温柔地洒在上海的豫园。En: On a clear morning in the height of summer, sunlight gently bathed Yu Garden in Shanghai.Zh: 空气中弥漫着莲花的清香，远处传来悠扬的音乐声，En: The air was filled with the fresh scent of lotus flowers, and in the distance, the sound of melodious music could be heard.Zh: 文化节的热闹氛围让整个园子充满生机。En: The festive atmosphere of the cultural festival filled the entire garden with vitality.Zh: 梅穿过人群，目光四处寻找着灵感。En: Mei weaved through the crowd, her eyes searching for inspiration.Zh: 她是一名大学历史系的学生，正在为她的论文寻找一个独特的角度。En: She was a college history student, looking for a unique angle for her thesis.Zh: 无数的摊位挤满了豫园的小径，她的目光却被一个传统木工摊位吸引住了。En: Countless stalls crowded the pathways of Yu Garden, yet her attention was drawn to one traditional woodworking stall.Zh: 摊主是志远，一个专注于传统木工技艺的工匠。En: The stall owner was Zhiyuan, a craftsman dedicated to traditional woodworking techniques.Zh: 他聚精会神地雕刻着一块木头，周围却少有人驻足。En: He was engrossed in carving a piece of wood, although few stopped to watch.Zh: 世人对于这些古老技艺似乎已经失去了耐心和好奇。En: People seemed to have lost their patience and curiosity for these ancient crafts.Zh: 梅见状，决定上前与志远交谈。En: Seeing this, Mei decided to step forward and speak with Zhiyuan.Zh: 她渴望了解他背后蕴藏的文化故事，也许这能为她的论文带来一丝启迪。En: She was eager to learn about the cultural stories behind his craft, hoping it might provide some inspiration for her thesis.Zh: “您好，这些作品都很精美，能跟我讲讲它们的故事吗？”En: "Hello, these works are very exquisite. Could you tell me about their stories?"Zh: 志远停下手中的刻刀，热情地介绍起他的作品。En: Zhiyuan paused his carving and enthusiastically introduced his work.Zh: “这是按照传统工艺制作的屏风，每一刀都要沉心静气。它有着很深的文化寓意。”En: "This is a screen made using traditional techniques. Every cut requires calm and focus. It holds deep cultural symbolism."Zh: 两人就这样聊了起来，从木工技术的发展聊到现代社会对传统技艺的态度。En: And so, the two of them talked, from the development of woodworking techniques to modern society's attitude toward traditional crafts.Zh: 梅被志远对手艺的热爱和坚守所感染，她的脑海中开始出现新的想法。En: Mei was touched by Zhiyuan's passion and dedication to his craft, and new ideas began to form in her mind.Zh: 志远也因为梅的兴趣和询问感到鼓舞，仿佛看到了传承和创新的希望。En: Zhiyuan was also encouraged by Mei's interest and inquiries, as if seeing hope for the preservation and innovation of traditional crafts.Zh: 渐渐地，他们的讨论变得更加深入。En: Gradually, their discussion deepened.Zh: 他们探索着如何在现代化进程中保存传统工艺，又如何通过创新给古老技艺注入新的活力。En: They explored how to preserve traditional crafts in the process of modernization and how to inject new vitality into ancient techniques through innovation.Zh: 对话的最后，梅心中豁然开朗。En: By the end of the conversation, Mei felt a sudden clarity.Zh: 她决定将论文题目定为“传统工艺的现代演变与影响”。En: She decided to title her thesis "The Modern Evolution and Impact of Traditional Crafts."Zh: 而志远，也在梅的鼓励下，考虑起如何将现代元素融入自己的手工艺品，吸引更多年轻一代的关注。En: Meanwhile, Zhiyuan, encouraged by Mei, considered how to incorporate modern elements into his crafts to attract more attention from the younger generation.Zh: 充满了新的希望和灵感，梅和志远相互道别，心中带着对于未来的美好憧憬。En: Filled with new hope and inspiration, Mei and Zhiyuan bid each other farewell, their hearts carrying beautiful visions for the future.Zh: 豫园的阳光依旧明亮，而两人的心中，也点燃起了新的光芒。En: The sunlight in Yu Garden remained bright, and in both their hearts, a new light had ignited. Vocabulary Words:bathed: 洒melodious: 悠扬festive: 热闹vitality: 生机weaved: 穿过inspiration: 灵感craftsman: 工匠engrossed: 聚精会神carving: 雕刻exquisite: 精美symbolism: 寓意dedication: 坚守modernization: 现代化innovation: 创新clarity: 豁然preservation: 保存unique: 独特pathways: 小径techniques: 技艺hesitation: 驻足patience: 耐心discussions: 交谈enthusiastically: 热情incorporate: 融入encouraged: 鼓舞stalls: 摊位crafts: 手艺impact: 影响farewell: 道别illuminated: 点燃

What happens when two friends sit down and wrestle withlife's biggest questions? In this episode we unveil a new segment called 40,000 ft: What is something that has happened to you recently and what did you learn from it in a global sense? (i.e. when you zoom out to 40,000 ft.)Erik shares that people avoid going near his dog Teddybecause they see he's part pitbull, and that gets him thinking about innate bias, and what biases he has with respect to woodworking. Paul shares his experiences of recent travel and how that has changed him to be OPEN to theuniverse, accepting what life has in store with a sense of unexpected joy instead of being anxious trying to control this chaotic world. And of course, things will go off the rails at times. Join us for an honest, unscripted conversation that just might shift how you see the world—and yourself.To watch the YOUTUBE VIDEO of this episode and theirreverent & somewhat unpredictable AFTERSHOW, subscribe to our Patreon:⁠⁠http://patreon.com/user?u=91688467Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water)mentioned in today's show:http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbs

Today we're excited to have long-time friend of the show David Douyard as our guest. David is an accomplished chairmaker, fine furniture maker, and instructor. He will also be one of the presenters at the upcoming Texas WWing Festival on Sept. 25-27 in Austin, Texas. We talk about his most recent trip Australia, Charimaking, and more. Check it out! David Douyarddaviddouyardchairmaker.com@ddouyardchairmaker on IGSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

What happens to your creativity when you're in pain or sick, and can you ever get it back? How can you find and sharpen your author voice? J. Daniel Sawyer talks about voice mastery, writing with chronic pain, and building an eclectic author business. In the intro, leaning into your Strengths and deciding what you want to achieve by the end of the year; and Bones of the Deep by J.F. Penn. Today's show is sponsored by ProWritingAid, writing and editing software that goes way beyond just grammar and typo checking. With its detailed reports on how to improve your writing and integration with writing software, ProWritingAid will help you improve your book before you send it to an editor, agent or publisher. Check it out for free or get 15% off the premium edition at www.ProWritingAid.com/joanna This show is also supported by my Patrons. Join my Community at Patreon.com/thecreativepenn J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book for authors is The Pitch-Perfect Author: Voice Mastery for Writers. You can listen above or on your favorite podcast app or read the notes and links below. Here are the highlights and the full transcript is below. Show Notes Writing fiction through chronic pain and re-emerging into health after surgery How your physical health shapes (and darkens) your fiction Rebooting an author business around a weekly Substack column What author voice really is, and why it's fundamentally about sound The building blocks of voice: functional vocabulary, dialect, and musicality The “crossing the line twice” trick for hearing your own voice objectively You can find Dan at JDsawyer.net or on Substack. Transcript of the interview with J. Daniel Sawyer Jo: J. Daniel Sawyer is the author of over 30 books across science fiction, fantasy, crime, short stories, and nonfiction, as well as being a podcaster and filmmaker. His latest book for authors is The Pitch-Perfect Author: Voice Mastery for Writers. So welcome back to the show, Dan. Dan: Hello, Joanna. It's good to be back. Jo: Goodness me, you have been on the podcast a few times, but actually, the last time was April 2017, which is crazy. It's nine years ago. When I saw your book, I was like, “I can't believe we haven't talked for that long.” For anyone who doesn't know you, tell us a bit more about— What does your creative and author business look like these days? Dan: Oh, well, these days it's in a state of recovery because it basically ground to a halt while I was dying a few years ago. It turned out I had an organ disease from the time I was a kid that I didn't know about, and it just progressively got worse and worse, putting me in more and more pain. I hit a point around about 2020 or so where I was in so much pain that I couldn't write fiction. I continued to write nonfiction, but when you're carrying around a lot of physical pain, there comes a point where so much of your brain's activity goes into coping with it that you actually lose the ability to model other people's emotional states—or at least well enough to write fiction. So I was very frustrated, and I was despairing that I was ever going to be a novelist again. Then suddenly, what I was sick with went acute. I went to the emergency room, and they're like, “Oh, if you don't have surgery in the next 24 hours, you're going to die.” So I went and got surgery, and there was one bed in the whole state. There was a three-hour drive to get to the one that was available in the time window. I get there. They wheel me into the OR. I wake up afterwards, and I realise that I'm not in pain, and that I had never felt that before in my adult life. Jo: Wow. Dan: Just the walls of my whole reality came caving in. Two weeks later, I was back up and working, and since then I've been slowly reacquiring my ability to write fiction. So now I've got four novels going again, like I used to have going all the time, as well as doing a weekly column and all sorts of other stuff. Jo: I think a lot of people will be interested in this. A lot of writers have chronic pain issues or chronic health issues, and yours sounds like it was a sort of down, down, down, down—and then more of a sudden up. Maybe just talk a bit more, because I feel like a lot of the time people are too hard on themselves about, “Oh my goodness, if I can't write fiction, is it the end of everything?” So how did you adapt to that, with the mental health aspect of dealing with that change in circumstance? Dan: Well, it was happening so gradually, and it happened at the same time that a whole bunch of other weirdly stressful things happened, like COVID and a couple of family emergencies that derailed my whole life for a couple of years. I assumed it was just really bad stress that would pass with time. So I had the despairing feeling, because when you write fiction, it tends to occupy a central place in your self-concept. I'd also been through very tough times before, so I was like, “Well, got through that then, maybe I'll get through this now.” I just made sure to keep writing something, because at least you keep the discipline of the words flowing. There was still thought going on, so I would have ideas for novels and write them down. There were good days and bad days. Occasionally I would sit down and be like, “I feel like fiction today,” and I would write a couple thousand words, and then it would be 10 months before I could do that again. When you work with your mind, it is really easy to develop or sink into the delusion that your mind is not your body. Now, if you're paralysed or you're missing limbs, you can still write—but your mind and your body are a single system, and eventually, if something terrible is wrong with your body, it's going to affect your cognition, your emotive abilities, and all the things that we depend on for creativity. That doesn't necessarily mean that if you're sick or injured, or you've got chronic health problems from birth, that you can't write. It just means that it really is one of the factors that goes into shaping your experience of the world, that goes into shaping the way you process things and they come out on paper. When there's a massive change in your health, it's going to show up in your fiction somehow. If your health goes way down, especially if you get into a lot of pain or you have a terminal illness, your fiction's going to get darker. One of the reasons—I discovered this after I got my surgery—one of the reasons is that the sense of impending doom is actually a medical symptom of organ death. Jo: Well, don't say that to a dark writer like me. I have a sense of impending doom the entire time. Dan: Well, there's a cognitive sense of impending doom that you get if you're modelling systems and you see how things can go wrong. But the sense that you feel the claws of demons grasping at your heart all the time—that can be a medical symptom. So pay attention to that. I didn't know that until afterwards, or I'd have gotten looked at a lot sooner. Jo: That is really interesting. You mentioned there you are reacquiring the ability to write fiction, or that's what you've been focusing on. You also talked about having to reboot the business. So what are some of the concrete things you're doing to rebuild? Dan: Well, the first thing I did is I allowed myself to get talked into doing a weekly Substack column a couple of years ago, and that's worked out really well. Pay is pretty decent. I've been posting most everything for free except for some previews of upcoming books, but I'm now learning the art of paywalling, so that also helps. Getting paid for the weekly column is quite nice, and a side effect is that it does drive people occasionally to the fiction, even though I'm writing nonfiction. It more frequently drives people to the nonfiction books, but it gives me a good place to announce new releases, to promote book bundles, Kickstarters, and all that sort of thing. It's a very good place for that because the people who are subscribing there—especially the people who are subscribing and supporting—are interested enough in what I'm saying that they want my email every week. So it's a good filtering mechanism for building the email list as well. Jo: You used to do a lot of audio. That's how we connected way back, like 17 years ago, I think, when we first connected. So are you still doing a lot of audio? Dan: I am not at the moment. It's not because of a decision to drop the audio. It's because I am now building my house, and I don't have a place that's quiet enough to record dependably. I'm living in a little RV at the moment while I build the house. In the deep winter, everything is quiet enough in the forest to record some things, and so I do audiobooks for clients, and I work on audiobooks of my own that are coming out. It's not quiet enough to podcast, and it's not quiet enough to be recording any other time than when the whole world is asleep. Hopefully by next year I will have the recording studio building built, and then I'll be back at it. Because boy, I miss it. Jo: I know. So you mentioned there bundles and Kickstarters and things, and we reconnected because I bought a StoryBundle, and your new book, The Pitch-Perfect Author, was in the StoryBundle, which was part of why I bought it anyway. So let's get into the book and what's useful. Let's start with— What is author voice anyway, and why is it important? Dan: Author voice. Everything about the way that you write is part of your author voice. The themes that you gravitate to, the way that you turn a phrase, the way that you tell a joke, the way that you handle dramatic tension. When all of that combines, it creates in the reader's mind an emotional fingerprint, a gestalt that says, “This is a Joanna Penn book. This is a Dan Sawyer book,” or whoever. When you bring the focus down further, author voice is fundamentally an auditory phenomenon. You can see this if you look at the careers of writers who had major worldview shifts during their career, or who shifted genres. If you read an Isaac Asimov mystery, and you read Asimov's Guide to the Bible, and you read Isaac Asimov's The Robots of Dawn, they're all Asimov. You can hear him talking to you through all of those different venues. So author voice is not a genre thing. It's not dependent on content. It has to do fundamentally with how your brain processes language and how it comes out of your mouth. That, in turn, is based on patterns that were laid down when you were pre-verbal as an infant. You learned language by mapping the music of the conversations around you, and then gradually learning that the sing-song you were hearing corresponded to ideas. That's how the brain bootstraps itself into language. So when you start writing, just like when you start speaking, you wind up imitating a lot—unconsciously—the people you've read and heard, because that's how you develop your voice. There comes a point at which all the various influences on you, and who you are, and how they pass through you, crystallises into something definite. By the time you're a moderately competent writer, and you're finishing novels and short stories well, your author voice is pretty well established. But that doesn't mean it's sharp, because most people don't actually concentrate on learning to hear their author voice, so they can't tell when it's off. This is why new writers who revise a lot tend to revise their voice right out. When they write, they're using language as feels right to them, but when they read, they're reading it like an English teacher, or through the lens of someone who has very definite ideas about how grammar should work in all circumstances. So they tend to smooth the quirkiness out of their voice, and what you get is something flat. It doesn't feel alive. It may convey information, it may tell a good story, but it doesn't feel like you're entering something that's living. Jo: I think this is so difficult, especially for people who are new to writing. Because I remember very much spending the first few years going along to writers' conferences, and there were always sessions on “you must find your writer's voice.” You must find your author's voice, and we publish books because of the voice, and all this. It was very, very confusing to me. As you say, it has to emerge somehow, and yet that emergence seems to be very hard to accept. So what are some of the ways we can perhaps think about voice? You mentioned there some patterns. You talk about music. So what are some of those angles? In the book, you have different chapters on all of these things, but maybe just talk more about some of the elements. Dan: The first and most obvious is functional vocabulary. This is not the number of words that you know. These are the words that you can reach for in the moment. You can expand your functional vocabulary by deliberately using more words—burnish your inner thesaurus. The greater your functional vocabulary is, the more your personality is going to come out through your voice. When you've got more options to do something that's just the way that you want to do it, the closer it's going to be to the way you want to do it. So there's functional vocabulary. There's your native dialect and accent. You, being British, have a different set of preferred terms for everything than I, being a West Coast American, do. One of the great differences that's always visible between an English writer and an American writer is that you guys have a different way of speaking. When you speak of a difference between one thing and another, you talk about how this car is different to that car. And Americans say this car is different from that car. It always marks out a British writer versus an American writer. There are 100 little things like that. They happen not just between major countries, but within regions in every country. You could tell on paper the difference between someone from Yorkshire and someone from London, just as I can tell on paper the difference between someone from the West Coast and someone from Mississippi. Even if they're highly educated, the idiom, the preferred turns of phrase, the preferred imagery—all of that is going to be a little bit different, and it conveys that regionality. There's also the musicality of the language. This is the actual rhythm of the words with which you speak. When you learn to analyse poetry or to write poetry, you learn something called scansion. How a poem scans is—what are the beats of the lines, how are the beats of the lines related to each other, and how does the rhyme move in and out of that? A Shakespearean sonnet, or a sonnet from the Elizabethan era, has a specific metre, a specific number of lines, and a specific rhyme scheme, and the metre is iambic pentameter. An iamb is “bum-bum,” if I remember right. It's the rhythm of the heartbeat. It's “bum-bum, bum-bum, bum-bum.” And you can hear it in the name of the metre, the iamb. The iambic pentameter is where the stressed syllable is the second syllable and the unstressed syllable is the first syllable. All of Shakespeare is written in blank verse, which is unrhymed iambic pentameter. The pentameter is five feet per line, so one iamb is “bum-bum”—that's one foot—and five of those makes one line of Shakespeare. We all have inherent rhythms like that in the way we naturally speak, but we can also tweak those rhythms on purpose to achieve dramatic effect. The iamb has the sound of the heartbeat. It's a very reassuring speech rhythm. The trochaic is a much more rapid one—it mirrors the rhythm of a rapidly beating heart. So you see this a lot in Edgar Allan Poe, especially in his frenetic poems like “The Bells,” how they jingle, jingle, jangle on a hoary moonless night. There's a rushing sound to that metre. You're going to find that you will automatically do a little bit of this, just the way that you'll automatically have picked up the convention of breaking sentences up into shorter lengths during really exciting or suspense-filled parts of your book. Once you know what it is, you can start to use it on purpose. Quite a lot of developing your voice is learning to recognise these latent, existing qualities in the way you communicate, and sharpening them up and making them conscious tools that you can pull in whenever you want. Jo: On the one hand, there are a lot of technical words there that are really interesting, and maybe poets know a lot more of those words than most other writers. The book is really interesting in that way—kind of learning about these different things. I guess I want to reassure people as well that, as you said, some of this can be unconscious. So often when I'm self-editing and I'm reading a sentence to myself, there's something that doesn't feel right about it. So I will rewrite that sentence so that it feels right. Sometimes we do something that might be grammatically less correct, but it sounds better than it did before. So many of these things we almost know instinctively, just from reading so much. Dan: Oh, yes. From reading so much and talking so much, and again, from the way you acquire language. That gives you a template in your head of what sounds right. Language is inherently musical. So if you've ever listened to a song—especially one that wasn't recorded by a professional, but someone singing in a church choir, or your kid practising for a recital, or you practising for a recital—you know that feeling that happens when someone hits a wrong note. There's that little wince down in the core of your being, and then the song carries on and you forget about it, unless there are too many of them, in which case you just sort of cower and ooze out of the room. That feeling of “Ooh, someone just hit a wrong note”—that's exactly the feeling you get when you're reading through to edit your work and something is off in the technical layer of your voice. You should pay attention to that and rewrite so that it feels good, or feels great, which is even better. You've got the opposite of the wince, which is that sense of rapture and joy if you're listening to a professional musician and they go on an amazing guitar solo, or a flautist does an incredible trill that just sends shivers up your spine. That sense of excitement and joy—that's what happens when you're reading and the author does something with the language that makes the whole piece fly. So you want to be paying attention for those too, because those you'll commit without intending to. When you're reading back and you find those, you want to make note of them, because that's you seeing where you are at your strongest with your voice. By learning both where you're making mistakes and where you're being brilliant—just like with anything else—you can start to advance towards being brilliant more often and making fewer mistakes. Jo: Then there's a difficulty around where the line is, especially when you're an early-stage writer. Many people work with editors, and you mentioned the problem of revising your voice away, and that may also happen if you're working with an editor. Like you said, as a Brit, I work with an American editor, Kristen, and she's excellent. She's very, very good at letting my voice be my voice, and then fixing things that make it better. But a lot of people don't feel that way about their editors. So how can people understand where those lines are between being well-edited and becoming a better writer, and then needing to hold the line on their voice? Dan: It really helps if you understand where you are weak. Why are you hiring the editor in the first place? I'm a big believer in the utility of having other eyes on the manuscript, but it's really important to know what you're looking for from them. You and I have both been to the Oregon Coast writing seminars, back when that was a thing. Jo: Mm. Dan: One of the things they would talk about with editors is when you've got a story editor or a beta reader who says, “Hey, something here didn't work in the story for me,” you usually don't want to look at that point. You want to trace back from that point to figure out where you set the wrong expectation. Any editorial feedback is going to have a gap between what they notice and what really needs to be fixed. As a writer, learning to interpret the feedback properly so that you actually elevate the material, instead of interpreting the feedback like you're trying to do customer service for an employer, where you just want to make the customer happy, is a really important skill to develop. That's regardless of whether the feedback has to do with voice or plot or characterisation or whatever. Some editors are really good at back-tracing and actually spotting the real problem. Editors make their money, or get hired, or get picked by you to volunteer, because they're good at being an audience—not because they're good at being a writer. So learning to interpret the editorial feedback is a really important step in that maturation journey. Jo: Yes. I think “maturation journey” is a good way to put it. Personally, I think it was around book five when I really felt, “Okay, now I see what my voice actually is.” Like, it had to be five novels, and then I was like, “Okay, now I know.” I just didn't get it before then, and then finally—I don't know—a penny dropped or something. Maybe I grew into it, grew more confident, that kind of thing. Dan: Yes, and that's actually about right. If you look at writers with a big catalogue, five books in is usually where they start really sounding like them. So that's a pretty normal maturation curve. There is a way to speed it up, which is to read your books aloud—or even better, make audiobooks and then listen to them a thousand times. Listen to them until you are sick of them, and then listen to them until you start to like them again. Jo: That's a lot. Dan: It's a lot, but there's a really specific neurological mechanism at work. You're familiar with the comedy term “crossing the line twice,” right? Jo: Not really. Dan: Okay. Have you seen the Monty Python Spam sketch? Jo: Yes. Dan: Okay. So for those of you who have not seen this—in the Monty Python Spam sketch, there's a couple, they're in a diner, and everything on the menu has spam in it. They say the word “spam” so much that you just want to shoot your television. But they keep it up, and then suddenly, at some point—it's a different point for everybody watching—they keep it going on long enough that everybody gets there. At some point, the word “spam” itself becomes hilarious, and you can't stop laughing, and you don't know why, because it shouldn't work, but goddammit it really does. It's so funny that we named junk email “spam” after this sketch, because it's a whole bunch of stuff that you don't want, but it keeps showing up anyway. That's crossing the line twice. What's going on is that your brain is getting accustomed to a sound. It has extracted all of the meaning it can, and so it's doing what it does with all sensory input. When it thinks it's got it mapped out, it's trying to filter it. Unless you are going to sit and concentrate on it, you can't feel the texture of the fabric of your clothing on the back of your legs, because your brain—despite the fact that it's getting that input all the time—is filtering that out, because it needs you to have your resources free for thinking. When you experience something over and over and over, no matter what it is or how complex it is, the brain habituates like that. But if that signal refuses to be filtered, and the input keeps coming, and it keeps getting more intense, or it stays persistent and it's too complex to filter easily, your brain starts to think, “Oh, maybe I shouldn't be filtering this out.” “Maybe there's meaning here that's important for my survival that I hadn't extracted.” And so suddenly it starts searching for meaning to associate with that sensation—and that's the point at which the joke becomes funny again, or you start to experience your voice as if it's somebody else's. When you begin to experience your author voice as if it's somebody else's, you can hear it as a distinct, objective style, rather than just as an echo of the voices that are in your head. That's why music students practise over and over and over, even on a piece they know cold. They're doing the same trick that I'm advocating with listening to your audiobooks until you're not sick of them anymore. Jo: I mean, I think that's terrifying, because I just don't want to listen to my books over and over again. I think it's very interesting that you think it could shortcut that voice process. Staying on audio—since we last spoke, I have done a lot of my own audiobook narration, mainly for nonfiction, but also my short stories. I haven't done my full-length fiction. What I discovered in doing this is that what read fine to me when I was self-editing my own work on the page—and obviously I'm hearing it in my head—when I perform the audiobook, I actually have to edit things again. So what are some of your tips for how we can bridge that gap? Because that's kind of strange. Dan: So what's happening is that there's a much wider latitude of things that work on the page than what works with voice. The reason is that with voice, all of those rhythmic elements I was talking about before are really pronounced, as well as all the sensual elements. Basically every word and sound has a mouth shape. The mouth shape affects the emotional valence of the sound. Stuff that's unpleasant tends to have a really close-in feel—I'm trying to scrunch my face up—where you would grit your teeth and scrunch up your face if something is unpleasant. And if something is really pleasant, it tends to have a rounded feel, and our language reflects it. In fact, all languages reflect this, because language is a physical thing that's based on the sensuality of the body. So, like, in all cultures “mama” is the word for mother that babies first say, regardless of what it is. It has a round feel, because babies associate their mother with roundness. A lot of language is built up that way, from baseline sensual cues. When you're working just in text, that aspect is not nearly as obvious to you. When you're reading, it's not as obvious to you. It's still at play, but when you go to do something verbally, and you go to read a text, all of those sensual cues come in at the same time. Then the rhythm comes in hard, and you suddenly realise that—hey, that conveys the thought, but it doesn't feel right. So you wind up retooling a bit. There's also occasionally tongue twisters, which you have to work your way around. So that's why that happens. Jo: Then I guess another thing—I hear quite often, people say, “Oh, I don't like my voice.” And they mean, “I don't like speaking out loud. I don't want to be on video. I don't want to be on audio.” I wonder— Does that sort of resistance potentially affect their writing voice? Are there ways people can get over that feeling? Dan: Yes, for sure. There are a few things that go into that. One is basic self-loathing. A lot of people carry it around. Most people learn to make a decent life even though they kind of secretly suspect that they're not worth anything, or they secretly find themselves revolting. That kind of thing you can't really fix with exercises. That's something you fix with — Jo: Therapy. Dan: Psychological work, or spiritual work, or that kind of thing. Jo: Yes. Dan: But the not liking the sound of your own voice—that's easy to fix. Here's why it happens. When you're listening to your voice as you speak, the bones in your head are amplifying the bass signals and attenuating the treble. It's kind of like if you were to shout in another room and your spouse hears you, but they can't make out the consonants. That's because all the consonants are being filtered out by the wall in between, but the bass is being resonated through. The same thing happens in your head. So when you get on a microphone—especially if it's an accurate microphone—you're suddenly hearing what everybody else hears when you speak, and it sounds thin and tinny and unpleasant compared to what you're used to hearing. The really easy way to get around this is to get a microphone that is tuned for singers. The condenser mic that I have isn't made anymore, so I can't really recommend a good condenser mic. If you're on a dynamic mic, the Shure SM58 is the one to use. I podcasted with that for years before I could afford an upgrade. It is tuned for singers to sound as good as possible without any other help from the sound engineer, which means that the baseline sound for that microphone is what you're hearing in your head. If you use the right equipment, you get around that problem really quickly, to the extent that you can technically. Then after that, it's just a matter of crossing the line twice. You listen to yourself enough that you stop hearing, “Oh my God, I'm talking,” and you start hearing, “Oh, that voice is making this sound.” And once you hear, “Oh, it's that voice making this sound,” you don't have that problem anymore, ever again. Jo: Oh, good. Well, hopefully that's fixed it for people. And of course, there are lots of brilliant things in the book, The Pitch-Perfect Author. Before we finish up, I did want to return to your Substack. I was having a look at it, and it includes some really interesting things. Like, you're doing this metalwork, which is really cool. It felt coherent to me, because I know you, and you're a polymath, and you're interested in so many things. So your Substack kind of stood out to me as quite eclectic, compared to, say, other writers who are going on Substack to try and sell specific books. So is this a deliberate marketing choice, or is it just be an interesting person and you will attract people who are interested more generally? Dan: Well, I suppose it kind of winds up being the latter, but basically it's that I get bored easily. If I'm going to be writing every week, I need to stay interested in it. One of the books I wrote when I was really sick—that's not out on the market yet, but it is serialised on Substack—is a guide to self-education. It'll be coming out later this year on the general market. It's called Reclaiming Your Mind: An Autodidact's Bible. I talk in there quite a bit about the illusion of discrete areas of knowledge. There is a level of learning at which the silos of information start to collapse together. Woodworking and writing have a lot to do with each other. A lot of the terminology we use in writing is pulled from the trades—especially woodworking, and metalworking, and gunsmithing. As you begin to spot these connections between different areas of knowledge, it becomes really easy to slide between them for your hobbies, for your writing, for just your personal gratification. As I've gotten older—and also as I've gotten access to a little space that's not contained within a teeny little apartment—I have just gone with it. As I've discovered, “Hey, this thing is tangentially connected to this other thing over here,” I'm like, “Oh, well, I'm going to go over to this other thing and see what's over there.” It's tremendously creatively fertile. Since a lot of the things that our language connects us to have to do with trades and crafts and nature, it gets you out in the open air, which is really good for any writer—because sitting at a desk all day is worse than smoking three packs of cigarettes a day for 40 years. Jo: I love that. Dan: My curiosity is the chief feature of my Substack, and it kind of works for me as a writer, because it's also one of the chief features of my fiction. Jo: Me too, and I was actually quite inspired by your Substack. Because I think this happens when you've been in the writing industry long enough. Substack has become the sort of trendy place to be now. People are going into specific niches, very much like blogging did, and then podcasting had to be on a specific niche, and all this. Of course, we know logically that, marketing a book—you know, if you had just a Substack on voice mastery, then for sure that would be a better marketing vehicle. But, as you say, how boring. Dan: Well, it depends a lot on what you're trying to cultivate as an author. If you're a single-genre author with a very narrow niche, and you're really happy writing that kind of stuff, then a narrow column supporting it is not a bad idea. Especially when you serialise old novels, once you've got 20 or 30 under your belt. That's not a bad idea, because you're trying to attract people who want one thing and want it regularly. If I were to get a reader who wants one thing and wants it regularly, and finds it, say, in my Clarke Lantham mysteries, and then they hop over to my science fiction—oh boy, are they going to be pissed. If they're not there for my voice, and they're just there for the way I write a mystery plot, then not only are they not going to get what they're looking for—but they're going to start to doubt whether they can trust that they're going to get what they're looking for in my next mystery. Whereas if they're coming to me through something where the multiplicity of what I'm doing is on display—whether that's this Substack, or whether that's what I used to do on The Every Day Novelist when I was podcasting that, or whether it's what I did with all the after-shows on my fiction podcast when I was doing that—then they kind of know what they're in for. The people who stick with me are more likely to be people who are in it for the experience of my voice. And for my bibliography, that's what I've got to offer, because I'm all over the place in terms of genre and subject matter. Jo: Yes, which is why I find you interesting. Dan: Oh, why thank you. Jo: So where can people find you and your books online? Dan: Well, you can find pretty much everything at JDsawyer.net. I've got the weekly column at jdanielsawyer.substack.com. At jdsawyer.net there's a page with all of my podcasts on it, and there's also a store with all of my books on it. Of course, everything is also available on Amazon and just about everywhere that the distributors take you. Jo: Brilliant. Well, thanks so much for your time, Dan. That was great. Dan: Thank you, Joanna. It was great to talk to you again.The post Author Voice Mastery, And Rebooting an Author Business With J. Daniel Sawyer first appeared on The Creative Penn.

Could Iowa be America's next woodworking destination? In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, the crew dreams up the ultimate Iowa woodworking road trip, complete with legendary tool makers, historic woodworking sites, museums, furniture shops, sawmills, and a few can't-miss restaurants along the way. Along the journey, Phil, Logan, and John also answer listener questions about sharpening stones, debate why vintage woodworking machines are almost always painted green, and discuss whether linseed oil paint is making a comeback—or just taking forever to dry. John also shares his latest Facebook Marketplace adventure after discovering a never-opened 1992 Woodsmith Panel Saw Hardware Kit, leading to a discussion about vintage woodworking kits, classic ShopNotes projects, and whether bringing hardware kits back would be a good idea. In this episode: Designing the ultimate Iowa woodworking tour Hidden woodworking destinations across the Midwest Woodworking in America updates Sharpening stone chips: should you worry? Why are old woodworking machines always green? Vintage woodworking hardware kits and Facebook Marketplace finds Listener questions, comments, and plenty of woodworking rabbit trails Have a favorite woodworking destination in your area? Tell us in the comments! If another woodworker visited your hometown, where would you take them?

Tim Tweet went down on a motorcycle at 120 miles an hour and slipped into a coma for three months. Inside that coma, he did not see darkness. He lived an entire life. Thirty-eight years as a man named Jason Scarborough. He grew up in Montana, married a woman named Nancy, raised kids, and flew helicopters in the Korean War. He even shared a beer with a young pilot who turned out to be his own grandfather. Then he woke up, unable to walk or talk, and had to decide which life was the real one.Here is the part that will keep you up at night. Tim came back knowing things he had never learned. Woodworking. Engine repair. Knots he cannot explain. A helicopter instructor swore he had flown before. Tim is a skeptic, and he still cannot account for it. The crew pulls the story into everything from the Matrix to near-death experiences to the future of memory itself. This is one of the strangest and unique accounts we have ever heard on the show. This episode is just the beginning. Blurry Creatures members unlock a vault of 100+ members-only episodes you can't hear anywhere else, plus every main feed episode completely ad-free. You also get a vibrant community of fellow seekers, exclusive drops, and perks built for people who can't stop digging. Come see what happens when we keep the mics rolling. Join us at https://blurrycreatures.com/pages/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not having access to the right tools kills the desire to build things. As more people look for physical hobbies to step away from their screens, the high cost and massive space required for a personal shop stop them dead in their tracks. We sit down with Charley Preston from The Workbench Collective to discuss how he is solving this exact problem by building a shared community maker space right here in Northwest Arkansas.We get into the logistics of starting a membership based woodshop and making the difficult leap from white collar corporate life back to a true trade. The conversation covers navigating liability waivers, structuring classes for adults versus kids, and transitioning a homeschool side project into a physical brick and mortar business. Charley explains his core philosophy that allowing people to take managed risks with power tools builds a level of confidence that carries over into every other aspect of their daily lives.Running a community space brings significant challenges regarding overhead costs and managing varying customer expectations. Keeping adults on track when they show up with highly complex Pinterest ideas is much harder than teaching straightforward skills to children. You will walk away from this conversation with a clear understanding of how to pivot a business model when the local market demands something slightly different than your original vision.If you care about local business development, community building, and hands on craftsmanship, you will get a lot from this episode. Make sure to subscribe to the channel and share this video with anyone interested in creating physical products or escaping the corporate grind. What is a hands on skill you have always wanted to learn but never had the space to practice?--Chapters:0:00 Welcome and Bourbon Introduction1:07 Escaping Corporate Life2:39 Launching a Homeschool Side Hustle5:17 Relocating to Arkansas7:53 Custom Gifts and Community Building9:15 Evolving the Shared Woodshop Model--Join us every Thursday at 10 AM for all things Bentonville, Business and Bourbon!Join the community:Instagram: @thebteampodFacebook: @The B Team Podcast TikTok: @bteampodhttps://www.bteampodcast.com/

In this week's episode, Mary is noticeably absent, but Jason returns from a 3 week bender in Ireland where he was greeted with some paranormal activity. He then went straight to Seattle to finish a Seahawks studio build-out, which he underbid badly. Keith's been buried in a red oak client audio desk, losing 40–50 hours to his most monumentally time consuming mistakes he's ever made on a project.Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! WTB Woodworking's latest giveaway is a ~$1,000 JET Power Tools DC-1100VX-CK Dust Collector with Vortex Cone! Suck me sideways! Register at wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway. Registration is good through midnight EST on Thursday, July 24th. And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Or shop online and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend! Go to wtbwoodworking.com to shop online.GorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.The Bourbon Blade: https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/p/the-bourbon-blade-original-pocket-chiselIf you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

Andrew returns to answer the 5 Questions. We explore English tools, workbenches, geometry, finishing, and more. Plus the Woodworking News. Check it Out!Andrew Parker@aparker_furniture on Instagramaparkerfurniture.co.ukWWing NewsSpesyn Tool 3 - Smart Cordless DrillNew Miter Rail by KM ToolsTimbecon, an Australian woodworking company, has acquired the Triton brandWoodpecker's Low Cost Router Table FenceSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

What's up, dudes? It's the third episode of the second season of the Stay Lit! podcast, all about the professional Christmas Light Installation industry. Matt Billington of Big & Bright Inflatables, retail genius Russ Schaller, and I sit down with A.R. Woodworking from The Woodworking Group. Is Christmas light installation a good fit for woodworkers? Can they use this business to supplement their slow months? Can they design custom woodworking projects to coincide with Christmas light installs? Tune in to find out!Let's Get Lit SupplyFB: The Woodworking GroupGive us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter,  Instagram,  Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com!  Later, dudes!

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INCREDIBLE Sculptor Spencer Schubert drops in to make the case that good taste is exactly what's stopping you from starting. Your early work is going to suck — that's not a warning, that's a promise. Spencer, Paul, and Erik dig into why the creative struggle never actually gets easier, how to build systems that work on the days your willpower doesn't, and whether gatekeeping is protecting craft or killing it. ALSO, just FYI, Your life is about 4,000 weeks long, what will do do with that time???To watch the YOUTUBE VIDEO of this episode and the irreverent & somewhat unpredictable AFTERSHOW, subscribe to our Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://patreon.com/user?u=91688467To browse the Gorilla Glue Wood Filler and Wood Glue (less water) mentioned in today's show: http://gorillatough.com/woodworkingisbsSpencer's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esschubertsculpture/ Spencer's Website: https://www.esschubert.com/

Is Dorene done with all of the woodworking projects she wanted to get done?

On this episode we welcome Andrew Parker as our guest. Andrew is a talented woodworker who is just finishing up the woodworking program at the Sam Beauford Woodworking Institute. He is a former software engineer who normally works out of his shop in North Lancashire, England. We have a wonderful conversation about his journey into woodworking, career change, the program at SBWI, and what's next. Check it out!Andrew Parker@aparker_furniture on Instagramaparkerfurniture.co.ukSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderTexas Woodworking Festival - Use code "MWAP10" for 10% off your tickets MWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

For Black Americans, following the news can be a psychological challenge. 4 in 5 Black adults say they see or hear racist or racially insensitive coverage about Black people at least sometimes. That’s according to a 2023 Pew Research survey. And coverage can be hard to watch even if it isn’t insensitive. While news about violence against Black people is important for communities to know, it can also affect one’s mental health. This can be a lot to deal with, so some people are trying to change the narrative by adding another emotion to the mix: joy. This hour, we’re talking to people who are centering Black joy. We’ll hear from the the owner of a local woodworking business called Black Joy Creations and the founders of a summer camp that is bringing smiles to campers’ faces. GUESTS: Akeera Peterkin: woodworker and founder of Black Joy Creations. The Connecticut-based business sells hand-crafted wood products and leads woodworking classes. Akeera also runs a business as a therapist and social worker. Camille Hollenquest: Executive of Director of Detroit Heals Detroit and Co-Founder of Black Joy Summer Camp. Brianna Donald: Co-Chair of Detroit Heals Detroit and Co-Founder of Black Joy Summer Camp. This episode originally aired on October 3, 2025. Additional production help from our intern Amanda Adams. Special thanks to our intern Katie Servas and our former interns Vy Duong and Talei Ricketson.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Part Three of the ROBERT ALTMAN SUPER DRAFT, and Emily St. James (Podcast Like It's, Woodworking) joins Ryan to make picks 21-15 on the list of 35, crossing the threshold into the TOP HALF of the Draft! Back again is guest co-commish Alonso Duralde (Maximum Film, Hollywood Pride) to provide both support and admonishment, as necessary. Want more Screen Drafts? Become a Booster! For just $5 a month get ad-free Main Feed episodes, plus monthly installments of The Franchise mini-Super Draft, The Marathon, Speed Drafts, and the Cool Kids Criterion Club Corner. Visit www.patreon.com/screendrafts to join the Club and support the show!

Jameel returns to answer the 5 Other Questions. We explore tool chests, Japanese chisels, blacksmithing, finishing, and more. Plus the Woodworking News. Check it Out!Jameel Abraham@jameelabraham & @benchcrafted on IGBenchcrafted.comHandworks.coWWing NewsKreg Edge Loose Tenon JoinerIwasaki Draw FilesBow Products Expandable Push ShoeTooley Park: 3 in 1 Marking GaugeSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderMWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

In this week's episode, Jason is in Ireland finding himself so Mary and Keith welcome the crew from Woodworking is Bullsh*t, Paul Jasper and Erik Curtis, to talk about the rise and fall of social media, procrastination, motivation, how to raw dog your downtime and GLP-1?? But somewhere in all the palaver, we make some good points...we think...Check out Paul and Erik's AMAZING Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/woodworking-is-bullshit/id1724046445Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! WTB Woodworking's latest giveaway is a ~$1,000 JET Power Tools DC-1100VX-CK Dust Collector with Vortex Cone! Suck me sideways! Register at wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway. Registration is good through midnight EST on Thursday, July 24th. And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Or shop online and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend! Go to wtbwoodworking.com to shop online.Help us support Grit-Grip!! A revolutionary new breed of double-sided sanding sponges that we all LOVE! Check it out at https://grit-grip.com/ and use code "shopsounds" at checkout to get a free sanding block!GorillaWood Glue is the #1 most-used wood glue brand among woodworking pros! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.The Bourbon Blade: https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/p/the-bourbon-blade-original-pocket-chiselIf you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

We're excited to welcome Jameel Abraham as our guest. Jameel is a person of many talents, which include: furniture & tool design & production, iconography, and wrenching on Porsches, just to name a few. And oh yeah, he's also co-owner of Benchcrafted.  On this episode we dive deep into upcoming handtool gathering know simply as "Handworks"; plus all the happenings at Benchcrafted. Check it out!Jameel Abraham@jameelabraham & @benchcrafted on IGBenchcrafted.comHandworks.coSutherland Welles Finishes - Use code "MWA25" for 10% off your first orderMWA Podcast - Patreon Page@mwa_podcast on InstagramHosts' Contact Info:Kyle Barton@barton.kyle & @bbcustomtools on Instagrambbcustomtools.comOn Youtube under BB Custom Tools & Kyle BartonKyle Barton on FacebookSean Wisniewski@Seanw78 on most social mediaBrian Obst@obstwoodworks on InstagramJeff Wyatt@copperjohn_woodworks on InstagramVideo - Windsor Chairmaking Basics with Jeff Wyatt

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In this episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John cover everything from vintage woodworking tools to the surprisingly competitive gas station scene in the Midwest. We kick things off with listener comments about the upcoming "Domino Killer" joinery tools, Kreg's woodworking-focused approach to tool development, and the ongoing debate between premium and budget woodworking equipment. Then Phil shares the ups and downs of rebuilding his vintage Delta/Rockwell drill press—including seized bearings, stubborn chucks, hydraulic presses, and why old machines aren't always as easy to restore as YouTube makes them look. Plus, we somehow spend a significant amount of time discussing Casey's, QuickStar, QuickTrip, breakfast pizza, and the convenience-store culture of Iowa. Vintage Delta/Rockwell drill press restoration Woodworking tool repairs and maintenance Kreg vs Festool discussions Grizzly Makers Challenge Woodworking side-business opportunities Router table storage projects Custom furniture design process Church door construction and installation Used woodworking tools and machine restoration Midwest gas station culture Have a question, comment, or smart remark? Email us at woodsmith@woodsmith.com or leave a comment below.

Welcome Michał Zalewski, AKA lcamtuf! The lcamtuf Substack is where Michał is writing most these days Chris first found and geeked out about the CNC guide on the lcamtuf original site (discussed many times here) Michał is interested in the craft of teaching electronics He recently published The Secret Life of Circuits with No Starch Press Use the code AMPHOUR26 for 30% off The Secret Life of Circuits valid from June 1st through June 30th It was announced on his blog here Deriving fomulas from basic trigonometry sometimes bugs people who think electronics should only work with calculus Software geeks follow the site, often getting lots of attention on Hacker News Row hammer DRAM There were no Information Security degrees in the early days, so the field was made up of folks with backgrounds in math and EEs Fuzzing for security SMBC cartoon for blming humans Books American Fuzzy Lop The Tangled Web P0f v3 Silence on the Wire Security stuff (including books on the subject) ages over time, as opposed to electronics On the subjects of Calculators (and Michał’s collection) Calculators are a footnote in the history of computing, but still intriguing Dead ends in calculators CRT displays on calculators Nixie tubes Discrete moving into logic gates into processors Mechanical calculators are rare and get a high price online Working with transistors The Secret Life of Circuits start with FET based transistors vs BJT BJTs are often right after diode chapter because of the multiple junctions in an NPN, but that doesn’t make it easier to understand Projects A recent project involved making a clock out of current meters  Woodworking and AI example Want to see all lcamtuf articles in one place? Sokoban Sir box-a-lot

In this episode, Keith has finally wrapped up his walnut wall-hanging cabinet build and is deep in editing and voiceover work, which he's finding more painful than usual. But not as painful as it was for Jerry when the cabinet fell on top of him. Mary finished her bookcase and has been doing more stained glass work and is challenging herself with a new series of small stools that combine woodworking, stained glass, and upholstery as she tries to develop a "thing" she's known for. Jason is up against a major deadline on a self-inflicted nightmare commission for a local church with 16ft white oak benches with continuous grain. He's going to need divine intervention to get this one done on time. Godspeed!Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15% on your order of router and/or CNC bits. Be sure to hit up Katz-Moses Tools at www.KMTools.com - cool tools at a fair price. If it's on their website, it's in Jonathan's apron. www.kmtools.com **And check out the new Katz Moses toolless adjustable countersink and new sharpening jig and sliding stop block. Oh, and don't forget about his new aluminum channel French Cleat system with some bad azz 3D printed accessories that lock in place!! WTB Woodworking's latest giveaway is a ~$1,000 JET Power Tools DC-1100VX-CK Dust Collector with Vortex Cone! Suck me sideways! Register at wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway. Registration is good through midnight EST on Thursday, July 24th. And be sure to check out WTB Woodworking in person at 390 Pike Road, Unit 2, Huntingdon Valley, PA for lumber, slabs, woodworking tools and MORE!! Or shop online and earn yourself some Burkell bucks for every dollar you spend! Go to wtbwoodworking.com to shop online.Help us support Grit-Grip!! A revolutionary new breed of double-sided sanding sponges that we all LOVE! Check it out at https://grit-grip.com/ and use code "shopsounds" at checkout to get a free sanding block!Help us welcome our newest sponsor...GORILLA GLUE! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! Gorilla. Trusted by pros, easy for everyone.The Bourbon Blade: https://www.bourbonmoth.com/shop/p/the-bourbon-blade-original-pocket-chiselIf you'd like to support us on Patreon and have access to our irreverent aftershow, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/shopsoundspodcastYou can find us on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and TikTok (maybe): Bourbon Moth Woodworking and Keith Johnson Woodworking and Kodamari Design

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent.“5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine WoodworkingBEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III“Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter