60. We Need To Be Making Heirlooms ft Aidan Mackinnon (Cut Throat Knives)

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

We have out first knife maker on the show, Aidan from Cut Throat Knives, based in Melbourne. The knives coming out of his workshop are nothing short of spectacular and he has some amazing thoughts on the making process and our role as craftsman.

Check out Cut Throat Knives: https://www.cutthroatknives.com.au/story

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

59. Everyone Needs A Friend In The Shop - ft Audi & Ivy (Siosi)

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

Today we talk to Audi and Ivy, 2 incredibly talented makers from Indiana in the US. They share their story of how they grew from a needs must environment, where everything was learned on the fly for a particular task, to now running a successful business creating high-end furniture.

Check out their Instagram feed for more of their amazing pieces.

Siosi Design: https://www.instagram.com/siosidesign/

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

58. A Roundy Stripey Zebra Table

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

With the COVID-19 pandemic losing steam in many parts of the world, Australia and New Zealand included, Joey and Bryan are heading back to their workshops. This week we discuss what the next few months might look like. We also talk about an interesting table design that Robin’s working on. It started as a specific idea but got reworked into the very odd design it is today.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

57. The Windsor Chair Maker Himself ft Bern Chandley

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

Today we have another guest on the show, this time a local chair maker from Melbourne, best known for his windsor chairs. He uses both modern and traditional techniques, something I’m looking forward to going deeper into, and I think above all he’s incredibly well known in the woodworking circles of Australia. Say hello to Bern Chandley. 

Bern’s website: https://www.bernchandleyfurniture.com/

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

56. When You Put An Airbus On Your Amex - ft Neil Ferrier (Discommon)

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

It’s not everyday we get to talk to someone with such an adventurous past so we jumped at the opportunity to have Neil Ferrier tell his story. His business, Discommon, is a leader in the design game and has worked with some major, high profile clients.

Neil studied mechanical engineering in Glasgow then moved to the US to continue his studies. There he graduated and got a job working in Advanced Product Development for Oakley in California. Whilst working at Oakley, he started Discommon as his side-hustle, to test his design and production skills on everything from CNC-milled whiskey lowballs and flasks to furniture, wall art, bespoke watches, leather goods and is now pivoting his business to produce protective face masks in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Neil’s website (Discommon): http://www.discommon.com/

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

55. I Guess It's Time We Talk About This

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

By now we’re all aware of the coronavirus outbreak and the devastating affect it’s having on people’s lives. Up until now we’ve steered clear of the topic because it hasn’t impacted us enough to warrant our thoughts. But that all changed this week when Joey announced his business is officially in crisis after the recent lock down in New Zealand. And while this is only one example, it’s just a matter of time before COVID-19 changes how we all interact with local businesses.

In this special episode we discuss the future of woodworking in this climate and how small business will look on the other side of this pandemic.

It’s not all doom and gloom though, we also celebrate Bryan’s first child, born earlier this week.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

54. Are You Outgrowing Your Workshop?

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we go over the best track saws on the market and why you’d buy one, and we also go through our workshop development. As we grow into our spaces, and potentially go into business in them, our requirements change. We discuss our own journeys and the pros and cons of our spaces.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

53. Judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

In this episode we discuss the new kitchen island bench that Robin made, as well as Bryan’s role in judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

52. Managing Client Expectations

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

One of the biggest challenges in dealing with clients is managing their expectations. We might be professional craftsman but we do still make mistakes. How the mistake is dealt with, and hopefully fixed, is the sign of a great woodworker, but getting the client on board for that journey can be tough.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

51. When Couriers Go Bad

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

We're back from a short break and talking about a table delivery that went bad for Joey. Furniture movers...are you better off delivering a piece yourself?

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

50. The Year That Was

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

2019 has been a good year for all of us. We go into some of the highs and lows, and what’s coming up for 2020.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

49. I've Got A Domino And I'm Not Afraid To Use It - ft Adam Markowitz

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

We have the award winning designer, Adam Markowitz on the show! We discuss his strong opinion on the design process, and how important it is for all woodworkers to embrace it.

Adam’s pieces have won awards and been used in famous publications, and in this episode he shares his story and passion with us. You may know him for his most popular piece, the Mobius Chair, but he has countless other, one of a kind, gems.

Check out Adam’s website: http://www.markowitzdesign.com/
Adam’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/markowitzdesign

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

48. Workbench Design and Crediting Work

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we discuss the pros and cons of different workbench designs, and what we prefer in them. After that we get into the recent crediting scandal that hit the maker scene, and end off with one of Joey’s nightmare clients.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

47. Creative Burnout

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

What happens when you’ve finished an extra long project and you need to switch gears? Taking your head out of an all consuming project and putting it into something else can be a big step and sometimes you’re burnt out from that project already. In this episode we’re talking about creative burnout and how to keep that work life balance intact.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

46. Dealing With Last Minute Client Changes

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we talk about clients changing their minds on projects (or completely missing important details, as Joey found out) at the last minute. When is it ok to say no to a client, and should something be added to our contracts with them to ensure we don’t end up footing the bill. Whether it’s a last minute design change, or they’d rather have a gloss finish after seeing it in satin, these changes can drastically alter the schedule of a project.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

45. Welcome Bryan Cush

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau

Unfortunately we’ve had to bid farewell to Jordan Crawford. Our schedules are no longer lining up and Jordan’s busier now than he’s ever been. We’ve decided to go our seperate ways and we wish him all the best.

To replace him we’ve been lucky enough to call on Bryan Cush from Sawdust Bureau. Bryan’s been on the show before and we had a great time then, so the fit was perfect.

In this episode we learn about an environmental initiative that Bryan’s working on and how we can all do our part to combat climate change by planting a few more native trees.

If you’re interested in donating to an organisation that plants tree, or you just want to find out more about the subject, Bryan’s got a link on his website: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/treemaker

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

44. Steam Bending

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we talk about steam bending wood.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

44. Drum Sanders vs Edge Sanders

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we discuss which is the better tool to have in the shop, as well as a number of other topics.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

43. A "Joey Story"

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week Joey has a story about a difficult client and how he dealt with it. If you listened to season 1 you’ll know this as a “Joey story”.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

42. We're Very Fortunate To Do What We Do - ft Scott Turner (Forme Industrious)

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we have Scott Turner from Forme Industrious joining us, to talk about his huge success on YouTube as a steel and wood maker.

Scott’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVSzq_Tk0B-9uTKzIpkBqg

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog