The Shop Stool Podcast

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An Australian/New Zealand podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (KingPost TimberWorks) and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

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102. Season 4 Finale, The Instagram Livestream 11.12.2022 42:55

Welcome to season 4 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). That’s a wrap for season 4, and what a year it’s been. This is the audio from an Instagram livestream we did as our going away event. It was great having everyone in the chat and w...

101. Designing In Line With What You Can Make ft Paul O'Brien 19.11.2022 48:25

Welcome to season 4 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’re joined by Paul O’Brien from Modet, a contemporary furniture designer and maker out of Ireland. He walks us through his process and we get into the style he’s...

100. Joey's Into The New Workshop 05.11.2022 51:37

Welcome to season 4 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 our 100th episode! Bryan’s off this week spending some time with Zola. A huge congratulations to him and Lani and the birth of their second child last week. Joey and Robin sti...

99. Working As An Intern ft Vivienne Wong 23.10.2022 44:38

Welcome to season 4 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). Vivienne was an intern in Bryan’s workshop not long ago and she joins us to talk through what that was like, and the importance of asking questions. If you would like to donate to...

98. Joey's New Workshop Is Underway 08.10.2022 49:20

Welcome to season 4 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 after a logistical break, just in time to talk about Joey’s new shed. Also, a question for the listeners… If you would like to donate to the show you can find out more h...

97. Everything Is Part Of The Creative Process ft Nick Pedulla 17.09.2022 48:04

Welcome to season 4 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). Nick joins us again after talking to us 3 years ago. His creative journey has rocketed forward in that time and we discuss one of his greatest pieces to date. We also get into his...

96. Impostor Syndrome 03.09.2022 54:52

Welcome to season 4 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). As a woodworker it’s easy to constantly compare yourself to everyone else. But at what point do you get past that? Or is it even possible to? If you would like to donate to the sho...

95. Boat Builders ft Nick Atkins 20.08.2022 54:33

Welcome to season 4 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). Nick Atkins is a 3rd generation boat builder out of Melbourne. His love of modern technology in a traditionally hands on field has given rise to some interesting processes. Oh, and...

94. The Cheese Factory ft James Howe 06.08.2022 52:26

Welcome to season 4 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). James Howe is renowned furniture maker from South Australia. He joins us to share his journey, and go through the process of becoming a designer. If you would like to donate to the...

93. Rethinking Your Story ft Lani Cush 09.07.2022 59:03

Welcome to season 4 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 episode we have a very special guest, one very close to Brian’s heart. Lani, Brian’s wife, is a creative marketer and she’s on the show to talk about how we can improve our br...

92. In Depth Quoting Exercise 25.06.2022 54:19

Welcome to season 4 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 Robin has the opportunity to quote on a built in book shelf. With the help of the boys they go through some of the challenges that might pop up. If you would like to dona...

91. Restoring The Practice ft Julian McCartney 12.06.2022 49:32

Welcome to season 4 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 time for our first guest of the season, Julian McCartney from Glencross Furniture. He’s got a strong background in furniture restoration, as a designer and maker, and a wealth...

90. No, The Price Is Not Right 28.05.2022 1:02:20

Welcome to season 4 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 made it through episode 1 and we made it back for another. We’re talking supply chain, knock affects, and how it all costs too bloody much right now! Also, Joey and Robin used t...

89. We're Back For Season Four 14.05.2022 1:08:40

Welcome to season 4 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 going unfiltered this season with our first show of season 4 being very unscripted. We used this episode to catch up on where we’ve been, it’s great to be back! If you would...

88. Season 3 Finale 06.11.2021 54:13

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’ve made it to the end of 2021, and the end of season 3. We’ll be taking a few months off from the show, returning next year, but we have one last get together to talk about the...

87. The Next Best Time Is Now ft Leeroy Reading 23.10.2021 57:11

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). This week we talk to a long time listener of the show, Leeroy Reading, from Big Rock Timberworks. He’s out on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and in the process of moving into his f...

86. Catching Up After A Break 10.10.2021 54:17

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 a few weeks since our last episode, Robin’s been unwell and the clocks changed for Bryan and Joey. But we’re back again and catching up on what we’ve been doing. And Joey...

85. Every Woodworkers Dream ft Jem Culpitt 11.09.2021 52:28

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). In a Shop Stool Podcast first, we talked to a kiwi woodworker this week! Jem Culpitt started his woodworking career as a hobbyist and after a couple of bunkbeds it all took off. In...

84. Robin Finally Published A Video On YouTube 29.08.2021 1:01:44

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: https://www.robin...

83. But That Was Just The Very Start Of It ft Ross Williamson 14.08.2021 59:37

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...

82. Just Make Sure No One's Head Gets Stuck ft Tom Morton 31.07.2021 49:18

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 amazi...

81. The One Where We Talked About Something Else 19.07.2021 54:50

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: htt...

80. Catching Up On What We're Up To 03.07.2021 48:14

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.instagra...

79. How To Design Big ft Simeon Dux 20.06.2021 48:52

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...

78. Recovering From Mistakes 05.06.2021 55:59

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 a...