Robin Lewis

Furniture Maker in Townsville, QLD

Robin Lewis is a designed and maker, specialising in wood working.

84. Robin Finally Published A Video On YouTube

Welcome to season 3 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 been months but Robin finally published a new video. We also have a new way of supporting the show, inspired by a very generous listener. Find out more here.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

If You Would Like To Donate

Hi everyone

As the Shop Stool Podcast has progressed over the years we have done our best to improve as we go. This ranges from audio quality to the content and everything in between. We want this show to grow.

We recently received a donation from a listener and thought it’d be a great idea to create a platform for anyone else who wants to do the same.

All donations will go back into the show and we’ll be as transparent about it as possible. Any and all contributions are welcome, we’re continually humbled by the support and love from this community.

You can donate through PayPal, here

Regards

Robin, Joey and Bryan

83. But That Was Just The Very Start Of It ft Ross Williamson

Welcome to season 3 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).

Tonight we’re joined by Ross Williamson, from the north west of Brisbane. He’s a woodworker that, after some indecision in direction, came around to being an accomplished furniture maker supplying clients across the south east. He’s won awards for his pieces and even ran the gauntlet in a critiquing session hosted by some of Australia’s top woodworkers.

Ross’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leesinclairdesignco/

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

82. Just Make Sure No One's Head Gets Stuck ft Tom Morton

Welcome to season 3 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).

Tom Morton, from Bootleg Studios, joins us on the show to walk us through how he makes his unique cold bent steel furniture. It has an incredibly unique style and he’s got an amazing website concept to show it off!

Tom’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bootleg_studio/

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

81. The One Where We Talked About Something Else

Welcome to season 3 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 had a whole show planned out in this episode, but we got side tracked and never made our way back. Enjoy!

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

80. Catching Up On What We're Up To

Welcome to season 3 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 get into a whole bunch of different topics and Joey drops some exciting news at the end.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

79. How To Design Big ft Simeon Dux

Welcome to season 3 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).

Simeon Dux is a renowned woodworker in the Melbourne circles. This episode he joins us for a chat and goes through some of the design elements of his work. Be sure to check out his website for some amazing bookcases!

Simeon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simeondux/

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

78. Recovering From Mistakes

Welcome to season 3 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).

Making a mistake on a client commission can be devastating, and sometimes it wasn’t even your fault. But if it came out of YOUR workshop, with YOUR logo on the invoice, then it’s always YOUR mistake. We have a chat about how to deal with this, and we also talk about Joey’s exciting future plans.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

77. Is Bunnings That Bad?

Welcome to season 3 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 take a look at the leading hardware supplier in Australia and why they’ve been so successful. Bryan shares some of his thoughts on their practices while Robin airs his thoughts on Bunnings bashsers.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

76. Exploring Form And Shape ft Alexsandra Pontonio

Welcome to season 3 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).

Our first guest of the season hails from Melbourne and she’s an amazing woodworker and all round great person to meet. Alexsandra Pontonio is a renowned furniture maker who has worked on projects that appeared on The Block TV series and helped setup a workshop in Arnhem Land. She has some great stories and it was great to hear her process.

Alexsandra’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexsandrapontonio/

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

75. Still Catching Up

Welcome to season 3 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 only the second episode so we decided to use it for more catch up (it was a long break alright). So we talk car ports, protecting IPs, and how to paint like the pros.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

74. We're Back

Welcome to season 3 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 with a new season, after a long break and a false start. Here’s what’s been happening over the past few months. It’s great to be back!

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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


73. The Year That Was 2020, Season Finale

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 almost over, there's only a few weeks left in 2020. In this show we go through some of our favourite episodes and talk about what's coming up in 2021.

We’re also ending the season here. We’ll take a break while Robin has his second child and Bryan makes his way back to Melbourne, then come back for season 3 in 2021.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

72. The Staircase

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).

A couple weeks back Joey completed a massive project; building and installing 2 spiral staircases. In this episodes we go into the project, from design to fit out and talk about the challenges. If you haven’t already, head over to Joey’s Instagram page to see the pictures.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

71. Straw Marquetry ft Arthur Seigneur

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 meet our first Parisian, although he currently lives in Sydney. Arthur Seigneur is a world renowned furniture maker, specialising in the art of straw marquetry. It’s a woodworking technique whereby straw is veneered to a substrate, and the straw can be dyed before being applied. It’s a fascinating process, this episode is an eye opener for sure.

Arthur Seigneur: https://www.instagram.com/arthurseigneur/

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

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

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

70. Finding Australia's Best Recycled Timber - ft Andy Mineur

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 meet Andy Mineur, the owner of Urban Salvage in Melbourne. He’s an incredibly passionate timber merchant, specialising in recycled products. We go through the process of salvaging wood from demolished houses in and around Victoria, and some of the challenges facing the upcycling industry.

Urban Salvage: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8qNrHFDeN/

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

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

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

69. A Lot Can Change In A Month

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 been just over a month since our last episode and we’re here to tell you why. We also get into Joey’s curved staircase, a behemoth of a project. It’s had some client challenges, as well as the practicality issues of building 2 staircases in a woodworking workshop. It’s good to be back after a short break.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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

68. Working With Ancient Redgum

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).

Tonight we’re talking to an award winning craftsman from Melbourne. He specialises in eucalypts, creating some amazing pieces from ancient red gum that was around during the last ice age. Welcome to the show, Damien Wright.

Damien Wright: https://www.instagram.com/damienwrightstudios/

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

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

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

67. Light Is Something You Subconsciously Get Affected By ft Duncan Meerding

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).

Tonight’s guest is another woodworker from Tasmanian, and his focus is on furniture and lighting. And while that’s a particular specialty that we haven’t had on the show before, he’s also the first legally blind woodworker we’ve spoken to. His awards list is pretty impressive and his pieces are on display around the world. It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome Duncan Meerding to the show. 

Duncan Meerding: https://www.instagram.com/duncanmeerding

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

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

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

66. Can't Believe We're Talking About This Again!

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).

Well here we are again, talking about COVID-19. Unfortunately the coronavirus pandemic has hit New Zealand and Australia for a second time and it’s affecting us all very differently. Bryan’s working from home, Joey can’t get on site, and Robin’s waiting for it to hit Queensland any day now.

In this episode we talk about our current situation and what we working on.

Robin Lewis: https://www.instagram.com/robinlewismakes/

Joey Chalk: https://www.instagram.com/kingposttimberworks/

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