Against The Grain Podcast

Episode #43 we answer a question sent into us by a listener Luke about managing time

Episode 42 features the very talented Michael Hill. Michael is a basement woodworker that does all his building in his spare time.

In this weeks show we talk about the subs and venders we each use. What we expect from them and how they live up to it.

Episode #40 The big 4 O. We took off a couple of extra weeks for the end of the year. So we spend this show touching base and see whats been going on with the guys in the shop and talk about up and coming plans. Its a show were we ease back into our rolls.

We decided with the holidays to take another week off. So we are reposting Episode #30 with Paul Jasper because its such a good show and it had issues with uploading onto iTunes. Enjoy, We will be back in two weeks with a new show

In episode #39 Freddy needs a minute, Freddy takes the mic and vents a little. Its all good stuff that he just wants to talk about before the years end.

In episode #38 we have special guest this week John Stene. John wears many hats in his day job. He builds cabinetry / millwork. Installs cabinetry as well as a finish carpentry for mostly commercial buildings. John found our show when we were in our infancy and let us know he liked it. We started fellowing him for his knowledge and antics. This combination led to us wanting him to be a guest on the show. We hope you enjoy the wild ride this Montana bull riding cowboy has taken to become a Canadian residence that does fanatic work with a little humor mixed into his everyday life.

Episode #37 we discuss some of the myths associated with woodworking. Will your shop blow up, are 2x4s for furniture, do you need that tool?

Episode #36 Josh Brackett of Brackett & Co. Restorations. We have a guest this week. Josh is a restorer from just outside of Atlanta Georgia. We have a great conversation with him this week about all kinds of things. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

This weeks we are asked if shellac smells when its old, and we try and explain a little about painting and staining.

Episode #34 Justin, Freddy and Guy sit down and talk to Andy Birkey. Andy is a very interesting craftsman. He's done a lot of things over his career. He shares some of them with us, if you don't know who Andy is, make sure you fellow him on Instagram @Andy_birkey as well on Youtube using his name Andy Birkey

Episode 33 sharping, poly, and saw blades.

Episode #32 we discuss getting started in woodworking, on the machinery side. If you had a couple of thousand dollars, what tools should you get started with. Table saw, band saw, or maybe even a track saw. Listen in to see our thoughts on this and find out why Freddy goes missing.

This week Freddy is back from vacations and wants to dive a little deeper into design.

Freddy's away so we have a guest this week to fill his spot, the mad Scientist "Paul Jasper". Some of you may know Paul from his Instagram account @Copper_pig_fine_woodworking. Paul is actually good friends with Freddy and has helped us with the show behind the scenes. This week we sit down and talk to Paul about his background and the interesting work he builds now in his spare time.  We cover the topic of balancing Design vs. Execution in woodworking.