Shop Sounds Podcast

Keith and Jason fly solo (or duo, actually) again this week and have a lot to catch up on. Jason recounts his trip to Buffalo Trace to build a barrel stave whiskey cabinet (you can still buy raffle tickets here: https://kmtools.com/products/handcrafted-weller-millenium-whiskey-barrel-cabinet  ) and then back to the shop where he has a run-in with a water line. Keith has begun work on his new/recla...

Keith and Jason screw up everything this week, from a freak shop injury that derails Keith's next big build to a costly drilling mistake on a door Jason spent days making. Keith breaks down what the finished coffee bar cabinets actually cost and compare it to Jason's surprisingly pricey shop bathroom door. We also discuss cabinet lighting, how to structure multi-part YouTube builds, and YouTube's...

In this week's episode, the MothMan returns from his Yellowstone trip to tell tales of an expensive week of wrecked tools, chainsawing his door into place and trying to behead a dead deer. Keith has lost his sense of taste, but continues on with his coffee bar build and fights with with white oak color matching, shelf pin holes and ordering the wrong size drawers. Mary may have found her "thing" a...

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 week...

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...

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 procrast...

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 t...

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. B...

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://pod...

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 woodworki...

Help us welcome our newest sponsor...GORILLA GLUE! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! In this episode, Jason talks about his Seahawks project and has some issues with faceframes, powder coating and steel studs. Keith STILL can't get out of his own way on his current wall hanging cabinet and his LED's are strangling the whole project. Mary didn'...

Help us welcome our newest sponsor...GORILLA GLUE! Go to gorillatough.com/shopsounds to learn more about their amazing line up of products! In this episode, Jason talks about his Patreon build in Japan and being detained by airport security for the nature of his business. His shop reno is almost done, but one metal elbow is holding up his entire dust collection system. Mary can't decide on buildin...

In this episode, Jason continues his shop reno, but his new band saw needed a nap and his record of trying to fool inspectors is now 0-2. Mary is working on her bookcase and preparing for some roundovers, but keeps making mistakes. Keith continues works on a wall hanging cabinet and while he awaits special LED's, he decides to roundover his box joints. Good idea? Be sure to check out Bits & Bi...

In this episode, Jason finishes the trim in his shop build-out, underestimates the height of his new bandsaw and accidentally overcharges the Super Bowl champs! Mary is trying to bleach her ash and has her refurbished stained glass windows installed, while Keith works on a wall hanging cabinet with secret storage and box joints?!? Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use co...

In this episode, Jason takes on a HUGE commission for the Seattle Seahawks! Mary builds a sea urchin box and illuminates it. Keith runs into a problem with his desk build has a to pivot to a "simpler" project...he's a dead man. 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 To...

In this episode, Jason talks about his shop flooring woes and $1500 worth of ebony, Mary is desiginging a bookcase and waiting for stained glass repairs and Keith has some troubles with his desk legs and shop heating. Oh, and crap we bought on IG strikes again and we effed some stuff up, as usual.   Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15 to save 15%...

In this episode, we discuss winter weather, massages, saunas, Jason’s hand-routed shop sign, flooring installation challenges and differing approaches to video production, how to overcomplicate projects and crap we bought on Instagram! 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-...

On this week's show, Jason rants about his new shop lights and his embarassing IG purchase, Mary should now be referred to as Professor Tsai and Keith's crazy schedule rages on and he is up to his morsels in brass. 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. K...

On this week's show, we do a little recap of 2025...talk about our favorite projects and experiences, crap we bought on IG and what we effed up in the shop. And we discuss our hopes and asssspirations for 2026! 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. KMToo...

On this week's show, Jason talks about the pregress on his new shop build out, Keith has screwed himself again by working on 2 (well actually 3) projects at the same time and Mary needs to take a break from house DIy and is moving on to a very emotional 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 bit...

On this week's show, Jason talks about his cruise vacation and his dreams of underwater woodworking. Mary continues on with her DIY adventures, but takes a break to make a stained glass transom window. Keith is working on his walnut liquor cabinet redux, but took it up the tailpipe with some chunky brass feet.  Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and use coupon code MORSELS15...

On this week's show, Jason talks about his wild trip to the Buffalo Trace distillery in Kentucky, Keith gives a recap of WTB Woodworking's 1-year Anniversary extravaganza and talks about the leggies on his new liquor cabinet and Mary is knee deep in caulk as she continues her DIY quest on her new house...aka The Philly 'Burbs Money Pit. Be sure to check out Bits & Bits at www.bitsbits.com and...

On this week's show, Jason talks about his latest Patreon build in the Montana wilderness, Keith gives his maker camp review and recapshis time down in Tampa for the Festool/Rubio Charity build-off. Mary has been  We said what we said. In the shop, Keith is almost done with his wall hanging cabinets and Jason throws out his back out pouring concrete. Mary gets hit on by an 11-year old at Hershey P...

The prodigal daughter returns! Mary Tsai from Kodamari Design signed a contract to be part of the podcast for the remainder of 2025, so she slides into the studio to join the ShopSounds shenanigans on her own free will. On this week's show, Jason and Keith recap the TX Woodworking Festival...and they've come to one conclusion...TX BBQ is overrated. We said what we said. In the shop, Keith is almos...

The mics are live and the boys have been busy. Keith is ALMOST done his floating cabinets collab with Paul Jasper from Copper Pig, but has all kinds of things to share that he f**ked up. Jason bails on the Festool/Rubio event which chaps Keith's undercarriage. Jason is also working on his outdoor kitchen/bar thingy, but is short of hardener and his schedule is compromised. His landscaper also trie...