Splinters N' Stuff Podcast

The guys bring on local celeb Huy Huynh (@Alabamawoodworker) to the podcast, and he turns the tables on us. Turns out we were all excited to meet each other. The guys talk about their similar backgrounds in engineering and what's led them to woodworking, the journey to self employment, pricing structure, how to price projects for friends and family, and chairs! Definitely need to bring Hyu back!

Luke and Anthony welcome special guest for the first official Splinters and Stuff Maker Hang episode! Lizzy is a scroll saw wizard (@thehouseoftimber) who specializes in custom commercial signage and is passionate about sharing her knowledge with other aspiring scrollists? scrollers? scrollologists? She talks about her unique entry into this niche, her approach to marketing, making time to develop her skills, goal setting, and more! This was a lot of fun, we can't wait to have her back on! 

The guys talk about what's going on in the shop, answer some would you rather questions from the audience, and then Luke accidentally let Anthony keep talking about siege warfare.  SIEGE!! 

Anthony and Luke almost make it through a full episode without taking a hard left turn, the guys discuss shop updates, the less glamorous side of running a good business, and accidentally take a turn into the american political system (Anthony will fix it, so it's all good). 

Anthony and Luke talk about project delays and cancellations and lessons learned from some recently finished projects.

Anthony and Luke talk about what they've got going on in the shop, in case you thought they weren't actually building anything lately. The episode takes a hard turn into tool tips and tricks for the second half (shout out to all the Milwuakee guys and gals) with a fun celeb encounter story at the end. You might actually like it. 

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.