Woodworkers Podcast

By Ramon, Phil & Ben

Arts

What's Woodworkers Podcast about?

A podcast about woodworking by three guys who make their living doing it.

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Woodworkers Podcast episodes:

07.14.2021
Austin Waldo, Texas Woodworking Festival
Austin Waldo, of Austin School of Furniture, joins the show. Listen in as we hear about how a marketing and tech background mixed with a group of friends with a healthy woodworking fetish led this Austin from Austin to create...
06.30.2021
Stick to the script.
Ben’s back from the Neligh Grain Mill window project. Phil’s been on the road to Marc Adams. And Ramon’s been marquetry classing, domino docking, and garden planting.
05.26.2021
Tink & Thinker
In this episode of @woodworkerspodcast Phil wraps up a box making class...Ramon preps for double-bevel marquetry...and Ben gets ready to start a window restoration at a Nebraska State Historic site. We thought it would be interesting to note the wide...
05.12.2021
Meredith Hart
Durham North Carolina studio furniture maker, Meredith Hart, joins the show.
04.28.2021
Woodworking Ramble Amble
Phil’s outsourcing the woodworking so he can play more with his tambouring. Ramon’s turning the turret on the Valdez jig inventory, along with working on the Origin of some inlayquetry. And Ben’s been lost in the world of bid-land for...
04.15.2021
Heron Chair, Sara Watlington’s
The incredibly talented, Sarah Watlington, joins us again. But this time we’re trying something a little different by going on a deep design dive with her about her absolutely stunning, Heron Chair. We felt it would be interesting to do...
03.17.2021
Sarah Watlington, Subtly Resonating
Furniture designer and maker, Sarah Watlington, joins the podcast. Listen in as we have the pleasure of hearing how she has carved out a spot for herself in the custom furniture world. From how her early interior design training led...
02.25.2021
Pipe Freeze
Phil’s back at it after last week’s visit from the great white north. Ramon’s making pointy wenge triangles disappear. And Ben seams to need clamps for his shabby veneer work.
02.10.2021
Un-Hiatused
Long time no pod. The band’s back together! Same woodworking wanderings but with a new fancy sound system (the industry term is microphones). Phil gains an inch. Ramon likes a little inlay with a side of marquetry. And Ben’s got...
05.06.2020
Peter Galbert, Chair Sculptor
Chair maker artist, teacher, author, Peter Galbert joins the show. Listen in as we hear how, with the focused and sharpened eye of a photography degree, along with a healthy pension for woodworking, he has sculpted a specialized career in...
04.22.2020
Two Stroke Tablesaw
Ramon’s taking his veneers out sledding on the Reuleaux. Phil’s brushing up on shaping his YouTube teaching skills. And Ben’s getting all torqued growing L-tomatoes.
04.07.2020
Evan Berding, Contemporarily Grounded
With a training in the past and an eye for the future, Evan Berding joins the show. We talk North Bennet Street School, clean lines and fair curves, and how the word transitional can not only represent a beautiful style,...
03.24.2020
Dramastic T-shirt
T-shirt link in Woodworkers Podcast Instagram bio.
03.11.2020
David Johnson, Side Car
David Johnson weaves his way into the podcast and the pleasure is all ours. Hear how this woodworker, seat weaver specialist, and 1997 graduate of the College of the Redwoods has woven out a career through conserving and repairing Danish...
02.25.2020
Big Yellow Bus
Ramon’s showing off his big powerful wood knots. Phil’s got rockers on the horizon. And Ben’s hoping to shift into some new gears with a part time job.
02.11.2020
Michael Colca, Art of Betterment
Forty year studio furniture veteran, Michael Colca, joins us. Listen in as we hear how pursuing perfection has not only fueled a passion, but also, a humble adaptability. From the evolution of marketing one’s work to incorporating technology in an...
01.28.2020
One Fat Duck
Ramon’s consulting and marquetry work are looking so rosy, he’s charging by the feather. Ben’s veneer work seams to be going well. And Phil opens up about his first open time with epoxy.
01.14.2020
Brian Guenther, a Step Above
Edmonton, Alberta’s own, curved and twisted, Brian Guenther joins the podcast. Listen in as we talk with the stair master and furniture maker about his start and continuing evolution in the craft, his fabulous stair and wreath work, interests in...
12.24.2019
Parquetry of a Pear Tree
Phil’s gaining knowledge by accumulating errors. Ben’s overthinking the conversion. And Ramon’s pecking out some new router lift pleasures.
12.10.2019
Laura Mays, The Multitalented Ways
The incredibly talented, Laura Mays pulls up a seat on this latest episode. Listen in as we hear how her trainings as an architect and designer along with a chance cycling crossroad led to a path in woodworking. A creatively...
11.26.2019
Potbelly Pig Leg
Ben’s practice pickin’ a dueling compound tune on the Pantorouter. Ramon’s hard at work trying to prevent his big chest from sagging. And Phil’s giving away free Katana boxes while making cheap look good.
11.12.2019
Eric Ervin, Woodworker Rockstar
Los Angeles woodworker, Eric Ervin, joins the episode. We talk shop, how success has led to becoming an employer, white label work, fleshing out designs for designers, and the pulls between having plenty of work and the desire to create...
10.29.2019
Employees?
Phil’s fixing to be shipping. Ramon’s setting records of curve subtly. And Ben’s sanding glass clean. Along with thoughts of employing by three unemployables.
10.15.2019
David Boucher, Conducting Excellence
Craftsmanship of luxury conductor, David Boucher joins us. Listen in as we hear how an insatiable desire to be different and better, and a willingness to incorporate those who can do things better and different, along with the sheer tenacity...
10.01.2019
BBQ Wood
Phil’s sanding chairs and fishing for whiskey cabinets. Ramon’s finding good use of the Pantorouter in the bedroom. And Ben’s fixing to be hotboxing some sash.
09.16.2019
Frank Strazza and the Secrets
Incredibly talented woodworking agent, Frank Strazza, joins us for a top secret episode. Listen in as we discuss how his early interests in both woodworking and music culminated to shape and form his life, by using both to help create...
09.02.2019
Ask Ol’ Phil Morley
AWFS, Maverick Abrasives, PantoRouter, camper restoration, Jellystone, Marc Adams School of Woodworking, Florida School of Woodworking, Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, Austin School of Woodworking, live television, a little window work, an awkward pause and a stellar outro.
08.19.2019
Jack Phil’s In
Jack Forsberg fills in for Phil, who’s off teaching and inappropriately desecrating Matt Kenney’s photo at Marc Adam’s. We talk views of trees from trains, RustFest and metal scraping, call cigar boxes cigarette boxes and tell tales of mythical woodworking...
07.29.2019
Tim Rousseau, the hitchhikers guide to furniture making.
Mid-Coast Maine’s own, incredibly talented and ever entertaining teacher/furniture designer/maker, Tim Rousseau graces the podcast. We talk the song writing of furniture design and the never ending evolution of learning through 20 years teaching at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship....
07.15.2019
Viva Las Vegas
Ramon and Phil get ready to head off to Sin City. And Ben’s church doors have finally left the building.
07.01.2019
Brendan “BurnHeart” Gaffney
The constantly creative & curious, Brendan Gaffney joins us for a sit down. Enjoy the listen as he whips up a woodworking influenced cocktail of equally sectored parts - James Krenov, Chester Cornett, and Jennie Alexander, along with a splash...
06.17.2019
One Year Olds
Woodworkers Podcast turns one. Ben’s new door design looks oddly like a table. Phil’s hatching out a litter of lounges. And Ramon’s severely crooked walnut propeller stock is staying nice and straight.
06.03.2019
Roy Schack, Mr. Blue Cheak
Brisbane Australia’s own, Roy Schack (Mr. Blue Cheak if your nasty) joins us for a fun filled hour. Listen in as we talk lessons learned from a quarter century of woodworking, love of Japan, and running the successful Brisbane School...
05.20.2019
Phil Quits Instagram
Ramon’s catching flack for not settling his clock. Ben’s kids are rocking the socks and safety glasses look. And after a nasty bout of pins and needles, Phil regains full use of his legs.
05.06.2019
Aspen Golann, Serial Crafter
Artist, furniture maker and pancake marquetarian, Aspen Golann joins us for a fantastic sit down. We talk North Bennet Street School, collaboration work with Pete Galbert, and her new gig at Penland School of Crafts along with how the heck...
04.22.2019
Infused with Ramonness
Ramon’s awesome new jewelry cabinet looks just like him. Ben discovers just how far it actually is from South Dakota to Texas. And Phil forgets to mention some folks that were at the Texas Woodworking Festival.
04.05.2019
Sarah & Jason Thigpen, Team Texas Heritage
From Jaguars to coffee cups, it’s a family affair at Texas Heritage Woodworks. Listen in as we have a sit down with the power couple behind the fabulous aprons, tool rolls, leatherwork and woodworking.
03.25.2019
All about the Bennies.
Ramon’s beveling the angle on the marquetry market. Phil’s moving the record console into living room storage. And Ben’s finally finished with those doors... or at least two of them.
03.11.2019
Adrian Ferrazzutti & the Contrasts
What do you get when James Krenov asks a snowboarding bum driftwood artist to build a chair something like Escherick?
02.25.2019
Snark Snort
Phil’s still pissing off the audiofiles. Ramon’s getting out of speeding tickets by pleading he’s only hopped up on teaching marquetry. And Ben tries to recite his favorite Shel Silverstein poem, “A Spray Booth in the Attic.”
02.11.2019
Leslie Webb, One of Texas’ Finest
The Uber talented, Leslie Webb, graces the podcast. Join us as we talk beautiful timeless design, the importance of photography and marketing skills, Furniture school, internship, and making a hard earned go at it as a successful self made studio...
01.28.2019
Ramon’s Floating Boxes
Ben finds a simple template for his angle tangle. Ramon’s getting strange looks at Petco. While Phil’s busy hiding a little Texas charm in the whiskey cabinet.
01.14.2019
Jack Forsberg, Wadkin Temple High Priest
Woodworkers Podcast gets Jackified. Master woodworker and one of a kind character, Jack Forsberg, of Jack English Machines, joins us for a lively conversation about all things vintage British Iron and how you too can achieve 3-phase nirvana.
12.31.2018
Out with 18
Podcast turns 6 months. Scrooge McValdez is recovering from some self-inflicted Christmas joy while doing his best to cut straight lines. Ben’s steeling veneer and giving overly complicated explanations for simple solutions. And Phil gets a new shaver in his...
12.17.2018
Matt Kenney, Unboxed.
Never a dull design or comment when Matt Kenney is around. Join us as we talk design and listen in to the always interesting perspective that gives this box making master his own unique twist.
12.03.2018
Philip “Two Coat” Morley
Phil’s all hopped up. Ramon’s dock party still rages. And Ben’s revealing new doors to old openings.
11.19.2018
Bern Chandley, Chair Extraordinaire
Melbourne chair maker, Bern Chandley, graces the episode. Join us as we have a long distance sit down about how he makes such beautiful pieces to sit down in.
11.05.2018
High E
Phil’s initiating daddy candy tax. Ben’s using rear sensing technology to avoid kickback. And Ramon likes to keep it loose with his teeth in the middle.
10.22.2018
Puzzling Craig Thibodeau
A puzzling conversation with studio furniture maestro, Craig Thibodeau. Listen in as we peel back the layers of veneer to find out what is truly at his substrate.
10.08.2018
Honey Peanut Butter Hands
Ramon's got himself a good case of the sticky shims. Phil takes the child labor force to the zoo and Ben's dust collector sucks.

What's Woodworkers Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Woodworkers Podcast episodes:

Austin Waldo, Texas Woodworking Festival

Stick to the script.

Tink & Thinker

Meredith Hart

Woodworking Ramble Amble

Heron Chair, Sara Watlington’s

Sarah Watlington, Subtly Resonating

Pipe Freeze

Un-Hiatused

Peter Galbert, Chair Sculptor

Two Stroke Tablesaw

Evan Berding, Contemporarily Grounded

Dramastic T-shirt

David Johnson, Side Car

Big Yellow Bus

Michael Colca, Art of Betterment

One Fat Duck

Brian Guenther, a Step Above

Parquetry of a Pear Tree

Laura Mays, The Multitalented Ways

Potbelly Pig Leg

Eric Ervin, Woodworker Rockstar

Employees?

David Boucher, Conducting Excellence

BBQ Wood

Frank Strazza and the Secrets

Ask Ol’ Phil Morley

Jack Phil’s In

Tim Rousseau, the hitchhikers guide to furniture making.

Viva Las Vegas

Brendan “BurnHeart” Gaffney

One Year Olds

Roy Schack, Mr. Blue Cheak

Phil Quits Instagram

Aspen Golann, Serial Crafter

Infused with Ramonness

Sarah & Jason Thigpen, Team Texas Heritage

All about the Bennies.

Adrian Ferrazzutti & the Contrasts

Snark Snort

Leslie Webb, One of Texas’ Finest

Ramon’s Floating Boxes

Jack Forsberg, Wadkin Temple High Priest

Out with 18

Matt Kenney, Unboxed.

Philip “Two Coat” Morley

Bern Chandley, Chair Extraordinaire

High E

Puzzling Craig Thibodeau

Honey Peanut Butter Hands