Maker Skills

Sewing

This week the topic is sewing. What credentials do the Maker Skills hosts have to talk about sewing? Well a couple of them sewed something once and we're calling that good enough! Tom lets it slip that he actually scripts every detail of the entire podcast. This may or may not be true, but it's what he told us to write in this description. The episode is rounded out by an invention segment which results in a clever use of... well a popular search engine and a popular online store to just buy it. 

Pivoting

Can the Maker Skills bunch pivot? Oh yes they can! The history and fun facts section is thin on both, a parenting discussion breaks out, there's singing and stories of picking at the dump, Edna takes to reading the fine print on a Johnson's product against legal advice, and it's a wonder we all survived the fire tornado, clams and refried beans in Yosemite. All that being said, I'm realizing it's a pretty typical episode. 

Casting

This week’s skill is casting and, as always here on the Maker Skills Podcast, our hosts have a lot of information to share.  In some way or another a little bit of that information may or may not be related to casting. 

Carving

As always Tom and Tanda are 100% prepared with their homework assignments and ready to give a detailed history and interesting facts about carving... We hold this out as proof that alternate realities exist. Okay that may not be entirely accurate for the current reality. Lot's of listener feedback in this episode. Thank you!! and enjoy. 

Electronics-ing

The idea of electrons whizzing about got the Maker Skills bunch really charged up. In fact, they got so carried away that this episode came in well over the usual time. If you're confused about the magic of electricity, and love peanut butter, after listening to this episode you will most certainly still love peanut butter.  

Repurposing

Wait, aren't all woodworkers just repurposing trees? This week's show is about repurposing. There's a new segment, where the maker skills bunch brainstorm a new tool, and maybe just maybe we will trick someone into knocking off the idea so we can buy one super cheap.  

Sanding

Sanding is this week's skill topic. If you haven't already guessed, it's a skill class 40 grit. No one is quite sure where that falls on the dial of the maker-skill-o-meter. PJ's patience pays off on a deal he's been stocking for a while. Tom is still trying to figure out the podcast sidebar controls. Argh! those counterfeit knock-offs of maker products. Oh, and now for some postal service nonsense. 

Prototyping

Prototyping is the topic of the week and the Maker Skills Three mostly manage to stay on topic. Yes, we were shocked too. It makes for a good jumping off point for some personal stories related to prototyping and of course the usual bits and improvisational segments are there in the mix as always. Enjoy!

Teaching

This week the the maker skills topic is teaching. As they say, those who can do, and those who can do and teach are called makers!... Some great deals are ferreted out, Oswald drops in to answer some listener questions and the Maker Skills Podcast premier sponsor, Johnson's Hardware, has a new section just for teachers. 

Leather Working

Leather working has been around for almost as long as they've been making animals out of leather. This week on Maker Skills the gang talks leather work, helping move things, some great bargain finds, and it's possible a battery powered, snot freezing, imitation mustache, is invented.