Episodes
PPEing, it's a thing. Enjoy your weekend and give us a listen. Oh, and please be safe. 
Published 05/27/22
This week the Maker Skills crew talks with AJ Huff from Design The Everything about metal finishing. PJ gets some great deals, which he refuses to sell to Tom and a good time is had by all. Enjoy. 
Published 05/13/22
What the ^%@$??? A Bleeping episode. Yep, weird things happen when plans change and the Maker Skills team still makes an episode. 
Published 05/06/22
That's right! You guys are too dirty! We brought the April Spring Cleaning episode back! Now new and improved! Easy wipe off formula! One handed use! Or you can buy some Complex Orange.
Published 04/29/22
Back by popular demand, okay someone asked if we'd do it and we did. Copper Smithing is the topic of this week's episode and with the maker skills crew having a combined copper smithing background in the 10s if not 100s of minutes there will definitely be some great tidbits. These tidbits may have nothing to do with copper smithing but that's beside the point. Enjoy!
Published 04/15/22
Great chat this week with Matt from @thetoolengraver. Tom's loves moving things around so much he's buying giant tools in preparation for moving them across the state and then there's the usual silliness. Give it a listen you wont be sorr... um just give it a listen. 
Published 04/08/22
If you thought episode 73 would be the one where things got weird, you might be right, or maybe it's just another typical episode. I guess you will just have to give it a listen to find out. 
Published 04/01/22
This we are talking with Keith Decent about rug tufting and of course anything else that comes to mind. 
Published 03/25/22
In this week's episode, Tom thinks the topic is wrenching in general, PJ thinks it's bicycle repair and Tanda thinks the topic is 3D modeling. Eventually they all get on the same page and talk about their first bicycle, which of course isn't technically any of these topics. 
Published 03/17/22
This week the maker skills bunch is talking about pyrography, 3D printing, the invention of the river tree and 2.3 other things we're pretty sure. Hope you will give it a listen!
Published 03/11/22
A great conversation with Paul of Copper Pig Woodworking this week on the podcast. This may be the single most topic focused podcast to date. We're not sure if this sort of actual talk of the topic at hand is on brand but it's certainly worth a listen. Oh, and if you are a patron you're in for something completely different in the secret segment where we talk with Paul about his day job. A little hint, it has absolutely nothing to do with fine woodworking. Enjoy!
Published 03/04/22
What! Wilderness Survival Skills? Yes, we let guests choose our next episode topic and this is where we go. It's good fun for all involved. For those looking to just pull the trigger today, bug out, and just live off the land in a hut made of straw, this is absolutely NOT the podcast for you. You should probably be getting your stuff packed up. However, if you need something to listen to while you decided between a hunting knife and multitool walking stick we would appreciate the download. 
Published 02/26/22
This week our guest is Keith Johnson aka KJSawdust. The topic is furniture making and Keith does a great job of going along with the Maker Skills usual, sorta out there, antics.
Published 02/11/22
Last week it was suggested 'clamping' would be the topic of this week's podcast. Wait! we already did a clamping episode. hmmm... Non-Clamping? Yep that's the topic of this weeks episode along with some of the usual stuff and filament fandango.
Published 02/04/22
This week our guest is the one and only Izzy Swan and the topic is Productionizing. Lot's of good conversation, advice and tips. Just a generally good chat. The conversation continues with a but of freeform brainstorming in the patron only secret segment. 
Published 01/28/22
We didn't lay a brick on this one.. but we did talk about brick laying, and block laying and deals (and 3D printing if you're in for the secret segment). 
Published 01/21/22
What's Geeksmithing? Well, I suppose you will just have to listen in to our conversation with Wes from Geeksmithing.com to find out!
Published 01/14/22
The episode is resolutionary! Turns out the MakerSkills crew is not great at making resolutions but they can sure talk about them. If you're looking for an excellent list of tips and tricks to stick to your New Year's resolutions we have good news! Yep, this is a reasonably short episode so as soon as you're done listening you can set about finding just such a list. Enjoy, and Happy New Year!!!
Published 01/07/22
This week our guest is the one and only Rebecca DeGroot and the topic is wood turning. This episode definitely has legs, lots of legs.
Published 12/24/21
Wrapping! Who comes up with these prompts? PJ has decided to leave this episode rough around the edges, so who knows what your ears will find inside. 
Published 12/17/21
This week our skill topic is powder coating and we are joined by Chad from Mancrafting.
Published 12/10/21
Has anyone seen winter? PJ is still out getting deals. Some think climate change is caused by cow farts. We're pretty sure its all the hot items Tom and PJ are cranking out on their 3D printers! Crafting is the skill this week and while it comes in at a level of just 1 popsicle stick, we still managed to drum up some love for crafting. Okay, we really aren't even sure what skills count as crafting but that's not the point. 
Published 12/03/21
This week on Maker Skills the usual suspects, PJ, Tanda and Tom have a wonderful chat with Anthony Galati about oil painting and of course the usual derailing takes all of them off on other topics as well. 
Published 11/26/21
We really missed the opportunity with a title like "Reclaiming" to just replay a remixed old episode. However, it's all new and different! Give it a listen. 
Published 11/19/21
This week on Maker Skills our guest is the one and only Tim Sway. Okay, okay, there may be other Tim Sways but Tom and Tanda did the research and if anything else popped up when they googled Tim Sway they were probably distracted and off down a rabbit hole. Enjoy the show!
Published 11/12/21