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).

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.robinlewismakes.com

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58. A Roundy Stripey Zebra Table 09.05.2020 43:40

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). With the COVID-19 pandemic losing steam in many parts of the world, Australia and New Zealand included, Joey and Bryan are heading back to their workshops. This week we discuss wha...

57. The Windsor Chair Maker Himself ft Bern Chandley 02.05.2020 49:20

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). Today we have another guest on the show, this time a local chair maker from Melbourne, best known for his windsor chairs. He uses both modern and traditional techniques, something...

56. When You Put An Airbus On Your Amex - ft Neil Ferrier (Discommon) 12.04.2020 1:00:03

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 not everyday we get to talk to someone with such an adventurous past so we jumped at the opportunity to have Neil Ferrier tell his story. His business, Discommon, is a leader...

55. I Guess It's Time We Talk About This 27.03.2020 57:52

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). By now we’re all aware of the coronavirus outbreak and the devastating affect it’s having on people’s lives. Up until now we’ve steered clear of the topic because it hasn’t impacte...

54. Are You Outgrowing Your Workshop? 22.03.2020 54:54

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). This week we go over the best track saws on the market and why you’d buy one, and we also go through our workshop development. As we grow into our spaces, and potentially go into b...

53. Judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards 07.03.2020 48:37

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 discuss the new kitchen island bench that Robin made, as well as Bryan’s role in judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards. Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.co...

52. Managing Client Expectations 26.02.2020 45:20

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). One of the biggest challenges in dealing with clients is managing their expectations. We might be professional craftsman but we do still make mistakes. How the mistake is dealt wit...

51. When Couriers Go Bad 08.02.2020 45:28

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). We're back from a short break and talking about a table delivery that went bad for Joey. Furniture movers...are you better off delivering a piece yourself? Robin Lewis: https://www...

50. The Year That Was 21.12.2019 58:34

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). 2019 has been a good year for all of us. We go into some of the highs and lows, and what’s coming up for 2020. Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ...

49. I've Got A Domino And I'm Not Afraid To Use It - ft Adam Markowitz 08.12.2019 49:07

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). We have the award winning designer, Adam Markowitz on the show! We discuss his strong opinion on the design process, and how important it is for all woodworkers to embrace it. Adam...

48. Workbench Design and Crediting Work 23.11.2019 57:14

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). This week we discuss the pros and cons of different workbench designs, and what we prefer in them. After that we get into the recent crediting scandal that hit the maker scene, and...

47. Creative Burnout 09.11.2019 49:40

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). What happens when you’ve finished an extra long project and you need to switch gears? Taking your head out of an all consuming project and putting it into something else can be a b...

46. Dealing With Last Minute Client Changes 26.10.2019 35:17

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). This week we talk about clients changing their minds on projects (or completely missing important details, as Joey found out) at the last minute. When is it ok to say no to a clien...

45. Welcome Bryan Cush 13.10.2019 40:24

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 Unfortunately we’ve had to bid farewell to Jordan Crawford. Our schedules are no longer lining up and Jordan’s busier now than he’s ever been. We’ve decided to go our seperate ways a...

44. Steam Bending 29.09.2019 44:06

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works). This week we talk about steam bending wood. Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

44. Drum Sanders vs Edge Sanders 14.09.2019 51:33

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works). This week we discuss which is the better tool to have in the shop, as well as a number of other topics. Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZ...

43. A "Joey Story" 01.09.2019 30:35

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works). This week Joey has a story about a difficult client and how he dealt with it. If you listened to season 1 you’ll know this as a “Joey story”. Robin Lewis: https://ww...

42. We're Very Fortunate To Do What We Do - ft Scott Turner (Forme Industrious) 18.08.2019 42:45

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works). This week we have Scott Turner from Forme Industrious joining us, to talk about his huge success on YouTube as a steel and wood maker. Scott’s channel: https://www.y...

41. Do You Release Your Bandsaw Blade? 04.08.2019 46:18

This week we discuss 2 topics; should you use treated pine in furniture projects? And do you release the tension on your bandsaw between projects? Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

40. Mistakes Happen But The Drive To Succeed Is More Prevalent - ft Nick Pedulla 21.07.2019 48:57

Nick Pedulla from Pedulla Studios joined us this week. We talked about some of his YouTube videos and how his apprenticeship has shaped his career. Check out Nick’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-TqIvCTgI2Rxcb7g4AtOg Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA Jordan Crawford:...

39. We're Back For Season 2 30.06.2019 43:03

In this episode the boys return for the start of a new season and catch up on what’s been happening in the 10 month break.

38. Season One Finale 21.08.2018 1:01:11

We wrap up season one and talk about what's to come

37. The WA Wood Show 07.08.2018 1:04:04

Jordan was at the WA Wood Show over the weekend, here's what happened

36. Is The Maker Scene On YouTube Slowing Down? 31.07.2018 1:04:13

There's been talk of late that the YouTube maker scene is slowing down. Let's discuss

35. Robin Needs A Table Saw 24.07.2018 1:02:47

This we we discuss options for the Sawstop table saw. Robin's looking at buying a table saw