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- Episode 12 - The Grant Alexander!
This week we got to speak with the one and only, Grant Alexander!
Grant runs a YouTube channel, a podcast, and even helped out with the #makerchessset fundraiser from Deadrise woodcraft!
Find Grant at:
Twitter
Youtube
Instagram
Website
Facebook
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: Steve Ramsey - Woodworking Talk Show Podcast
- Jake: Rob Scallon Acoustic Guitar Build and Burls Art makes a guitar in the woods!
- Grant: High Caliber Craftsman Youtube Instagram
More Fun Links
BMW Light Fixture
#makerchessset
CLAMP (Podcast)
Drifter Studios (Jake's Brother)
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
1 hr 21 min - Episode 11 - Andy from Plaid Labs visits the show!
Proper Tools Podcast Presents: The sharpest tool in the shed! Mr Andy from Plaid Labs! Andy talks about the cut throat world of Etsy sellers duking it out for the esteemed Star Seller badge, his amazing day job, and of course, Yoda quotes makes a return to the podcast!
Find Andy at:
Etsy
Instagram
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: DIYForKnuckleheads – Mouth watering 3 course meal cooked with power tools
- Jake: Boston Dynamics Atlas Robots do Parkour!
- Andy: OctoPrint the only way to manage your 3D printing projects!
More Fun Links
Andy's Day Job
Dude Dad (If husbands were toddlers)
Making It Podcast
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
1 hr 16 min - Episode 10 - Do Trees Have Branches?
After a brief hiatus, Proper Tools Podcast returns to talk about Manhattan Iced Teas, Trees that don't have branches, story telling, and of course, ASMR style woodworking videos.
Some cool links to check out from this weeks episode:
Making It (Jimmy eulogizes his friend, Aaron)
Bell Forest Products (wood supplier)
Ishitani Woodshop (amazing Japanese woodworking)
The Bucket Shot (Just watch it, it's fantastic)
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: Scary Sharp Sharpening System
- Jake: BASE CAMP® M Plus Dust Face Mask with Extra Activated Carbon Filters × 1
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
Content Warning: This episode contains a lot of YouTube video channel recommendations. While watching all of these videos is highly recommended, we cannot promise that you will have time to do woodworking this weekend. Good luck and may the Force be with you!
1 hr 13 min - Episode 09 - The "Wheel" Guy
What do you do when you can't go to the movie theater because of a worldwide pandemic? Well, obviously, you just build your own high tech, soundproof theater in your basement!
This week we talk to one of the coolest up and coming woodworkers on Youtube, Travis, from How I Do Things DIY! If you want to hear a couple of YouTubers talk analytics, home theaters, and motorcycles, then this is the podcast for you!
Be sure to check out How I Do Things DIY on:
- Youtube
- Instagram
- instructables
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Travis: Starbond CA Glue
- Sean: We Built a Thing (episode 50)
- Jake: Sean Tucker (photographer/youtuber)
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
Content Warning: you will probably want to build a home theater after listening to this episode. Beware.
1 hr 15 min - Youtube
- Episode 08 - Improper Physics
Should you wear gloves while using power tools? Is good design subjective or objective? What would happen if you threw a CNC machine out of an airplane?
Find out the answers to all of these questions on this weeks episode of the Improper Physics Podcast! Wait, that's not right...Proper Tools Podcast!
Will Paterson's review of new Discord logo
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: PCWoodshop (Paul Ciura) pcwoodshop.com
- Jake: Quarentine Quitchen
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
1 hr 9 min - Sean: PCWoodshop (Paul Ciura) pcwoodshop.com
- Episode 07 – Joe Versus the Circular Saw
Jake and Sean invite their very first guest, Joe, from Shepherds Workbench to the Podcast! Join these three tools as they discuss making money from woodworking, where they find inspiration, and Joe shares his story of his battle with a circular saw while building a deck.
Be sure to check out ShepherdsWorkbench on:
- Youtube
- Instagram
- https://shepherdsworkbench.com/
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Joe: Pokka Pen
- Sean: Leatherman Wingman
- Jake: 3d printer
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
Content Warning: We talk about Joe’s accident and how he lost some of his fingers in a circular saw accident in some detail.
58 min - Youtube
- Episode 06 - If Yoda Was a Maker
Past projects they are most proud of, advice for new makers, and what would Yoda say if he was a maker? Join Jake and Sean as we talk about some of life's biggest questions around making and woodworking. Also, Jake nearly joins the Dark Side.
Quick Tip from Sean: when buying a square from the "Big Box Store" take it over to the tile section and find the most expensive tile in stock. Use the tile to check that the square is actually square BEFORE buying it. This will save you a TON of frustration on your next project.
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: Invest in quality sandpaper and abrasives. Such as Mirca brand: https://bit.ly/3iGvgE6
- Jake: Check out Lincoln St. Woodworks on YouTube
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
1 hr 5 min - Sean: Invest in quality sandpaper and abrasives. Such as Mirca brand: https://bit.ly/3iGvgE6
- Episode 05 - Instructables - is it still a thing?
Improper tool usage, Instructables, and pizza, these are a few of our favorite things! Join Jake and Sean as we talk about some of life's biggest questions - and whether or not a drill should (will?) be used as a hammer. Also, Jake gets a little carried away picking on Ohio...sorry Ohio.
- Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/
- Pizza Cutter Kit: https://bit.ly/3fuIIJu
Tool of the Week (Recommendations)
- Sean: Make note of how each of your layout tools are designed to be specific dimensions. This saves tons of time with layout out cuts, or measuring parts for a project. (ex: the blade on your square might be exactly 1" wide, 1/8" thick. And the base might be exactly 1/2" wide)
- Jake: Check out Lost Art Press and their Woodworkers Pocketbook: https://bit.ly/2QZCFD5
Where to find us
Sean's Youtube Channel
Jake's Youtube Channel
Remember, the most important tool in the shop is you! - Sean Walworth
1 hr 1 min - Episode 04 - Is woodworking art?
Sawstop, design tools, woodworking...art? These are just a few of the topics that Sean and Jake talk about on todays episode of the Proper Tools Podcast!
1 hr - Episode 03 - Are kit based projects really woodworking?
In this episode, join the infamous Jake and Sean as we discuss our the earliest things we remember making and whether or not kit based projects are really woodworking!
58 min
About Proper Tools Podcast
From the publisher's feed
An engineer duo (aka "tools") who basically just sit around and talk shop, making, DIY, and whatever else comes to mind.