Splinters N' Stuff Podcast

Luke and Anthony answer questions from you and have some fun in between. "How do you manage projects?" "What hobbies do you have after turning your hobby into a job?" "What's your dream project without restraints?" and more!

The guys talk about what they've got going on in the shop, Anthony's first full week in his shop, future plans, and a couple of new things coming to the podcast!

The guys talk about how they use Google Sketchup, a 3D drafting tool for their business, how they've become comfortable looking at risk as an investment into their knowlegde, and how instagram can be a value add instead of just a time suck. 

Luke and Anthony discuss how they've embraced the fluidity of changing goals, how this will influence their business decisions in the future, and the impact of doing what feels right. 

Luke Beats COVID, and the guys talk about what's next for their businesses

Anthony discusses his choice to FINALLY move into full time with Wood and Plane. This recording started with some political discussions, as Luke is home with COVID and it spurred the topic. We moved that convo to the second half at around the 40 minute mark. 

Luke's Dad Kurt joins the guys to talk about his upgringing into entrepreneurialship and how he's still chasing down his dream decades after his first venture with a farm, and his view as a father with a son following in that journey. Also, Anthony shares some MAJOR news regarding the future of Wood and Plane!

WE ARE NOT FINANCIAL ADVISORS. But we have used a few financial products to enable us to work towards our goals, and this episode Luke and Anthony detail some different home loan types that may work for you, but be sure to check with a financial advisor for your best fit. The guys also cover a few recent wins of Luke's, discussing how to turn a not so good project into a winner, and how to va...

Anthony and Luke ring in the new year, talk about biggest wins and losses of 2021 as they look ahead for what they believe is their best year yet! 

Luke and Anthony record another holiday special, a little more stuff than splinters for the first hour covering favorite Christmas gifts given and received, Luke finally finishing Game of Thrones, and finally the ins and outs of helicopter delivery for custom furniture.

Anthony and Luke cover a myriad of topics from favorite films, christmas, and eventually get to talking about wood.

Luke and Anthony cover a broad spectrum of topics on this episdoe. They discuss everything form small business taxes to the history of Toyota's spelling, along with a host of other tangents per usual. 

Luke and Anthony talk about how they handle the bad days or weeks or moments and roll with the punches without punching anything else 

Anthony and Luke celebrate another opportunity to chat after a nearly life changing car wreck, talk about what it was like to think the end was coming, and then just carry on with the lighter stuff.

Luke and Anthony talk about general shop and life updates, progress in the gym and marathon training, shop safety, and just a good catch up from a busy week. 

Luke and Anthony talk about their process to come up with their logos and branding, Anthony flexes a few new voices, and the guys talk about structuring their website along with some updates about how the business and life is going. 

Anthony and Luke figure out how to record a podcast with their new toys, and talk about quitting jobs gracefully, how to avoid burnout, how to put yourself first, and a new tow truck business idea.

Luke and Anthony have their first chat remotely as they have been plagued by the podcast Gods. They talk about fun problems they're dealing with, communicating and following up with customers, and the importane or lack there of for social media. 

We sure sound purty now! Luke and Anthony have  a shorter chat than usual to play with their new audio gear and come up with perhaps the greatest film of all time.

Who knew sampling rates are so important?? Just like a bad cut on wood, you can't put back what's not there, but we enjoyed the chat enough that we didn't want to throw it in the scrap bin. Lessons learned, and the push we needed to upgrade some of our equipment! 

Anthony and Luke welcome Donnie Galli (DesignsbyDonnie.com or IG @designsbydonnie) to the podcast to cover pricing models, growing a business from the floor up, hiring employees, and finding your niche. 

Anthony and Luke bring in friends Ty and Jordan in on their 10th episode for a special power hour and a discussion covering everything from auctions to ambulances. 

Anthony and Luke get together to talk about their recent adventures in real estate and go over the tools they'd reccomend to someone jsut getting started in woodworking, whether you want to build furniture or cabinetry, or anything in between. 

Could y'all tell we're new at this? This episode is FRAUGHT with random cuts and "forgot to click records." But fear not! If we could make it through so can you! Lots of fun asides in this one. 

Anthony's folks, Patty and Tony, join him and Luke to talk about what it's like to be the parents of someone pursuing entrepreneurship.