With the Grain

In this episode, Pete and Steven discuss the transition from military to civilian life, getting the idea to build rustic furniture to pay for a car hobby, getting a woodworking education on YouTube, building furniture from a catalog, milling your own lumber, and being featured in a prestigious woodworking magazine. Helpful links: Steven's instagram Pete's instagram Steven's website Fur...

For this eleventh episode Pete and Ricky break down Ricky's love of all things vintage, how he decided to transition from finish carpenter to creative maverick, getting out of instagram prison, his disdain for all things business, his love of music and skate videos, and so much more. Check out Ricky's IG, Pete's IG, and With the Grain's IG Maker's Camp Ricky's Skate Video P...

In this special bonus mini episode, Jared tells the story of deciding to purchase a commercial building in Stockton, CA, navigating shifty owners, creative financing and murder in the process. Helpful links: Jared on IG Pete on IG Jared and Emily Warehouse on IG LA Chair Event

For our 10th episode, Pete sits down with furniture hero Kylle Sebree to discuss building poplar furniture with a $100 table saw, getting rejected from college of the redwoods, discovering and abandoning instagram, using down-payment savings for a fertility procedure, ill-fated leases, running a business in cruise control, and one of the best disaster stories yet.

For this episode Pete traveled to Sean Woolsey’s studio to discuss Sean’s move from fashion to furniture, how he got his love for ping pong, how he decided to focus his attention on selling to designers, thinking of your shop as a lab instead of a factory, and getting 1% better each day.

Pete sits down with Australia’s own Martin Johnston to learn the incredible story of how he went from reluctant apprentice to impassioned and acclaimed designer and builder. Along the way we touch on grief, apocalyptic flooding, unexpected and overwhelming internet attention, tree houses built from MDF, the history of Australian furniture design, Crocodile Dundee and so much more. Helpful links: M...

In this mini bonus episode, Dan Phillips recalls a great disaster story that slipped his mind during our initial conversation from episode 7.

Dan Phillips AKA DH Phillips is an acclaimed musician, artist, and furniture builder from Dallas, Texas. In this episode, Pete and Dan sit down for a sprawling conversation, discussing a wide variety of topics including the origin of Dan’s unique furniture style, his musical influences, how he got started with his furniture business and why he doesn’t have a website . Check out Dan’s playlist Show...

Chad and Pete have an impassioned, inspired conversation about baseball, traveling, learning to use power tools without adult supervision, the economics of rocking chairs, leaving business behind to live and travel in a van, and so much more. Links: The Furniture Joint Pete Deeble

Matt sits down with Pete to discuss his circuitous path to furniture building, why he had to give up his dream of farming, discovering modern design at Room and board, why he has chosen finishing for his specified role in the shop, laying off half of his staff in the 2008 recession, and much more.

In this episode, Jory sits down with Pete to discuss his appearance on the reality show Framework, how he first got interested in woodworking, eating honey bunches of oats for breakfast lunch and dinner, possibly building furniture for James Cameron, contemplating giving up furniture for ice cream, why he decided to teach classes, and the importance of passion in everything he does. @jorybrigham @...

In this episode we do a deep dive with the one and only Thom Jones, and explore the least glamorous realities of furniture building, the diminishing returns of respect and accolades, the pitfalls of instagram, skateboarding, Fugazi, and the backstory of the breakthrough for Semigood.

In this episode we sit down with furniture hero and kindred spirit Jared Rustin and discuss how he made his way from skateboarding to furniture, his intense attention to detail, coffee tables shaped like states and narrowing his focus to rocking chairs.

In our inaugural episode I interview Brandon Munoz, friend and furniture builder out of Fullerton, CA. We explore how Brandon decided to leave missionary work for furniture, how he decided to specialize in studio desks, and how he once sold a desk to James Hetfield.