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Make It While You Fake It
by Dan Scrima
A podcast about starting a woodworking makerspace in the suburbs of Philadelphia, all while running a commission furniture business and maintaining a life with 3 kids.
Episodes
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Breaking Even.. Ahead of Time
We're giving all the updates from our first 8 months of being officially open! Lots to talk about from floods to awesome members, to being a speaker at Maker Camp.. to all that AI crap.. Notable Upcoming Events! 10/24: FREE Kids Pumpkin Carvings! 11/28: FREE Pictures with Santa with Toys 4 Tots...
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We Finally Opened! Yes, For Real!
It's been 13 months since we recording a podcast episode, and for good reason! There have been so many ups and downs during this 2-year process, but we finally made it, and the doors are open! We'll cover a lot of what's been going on behind the scenes, and where we are now. We've been soft-open...
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All About the Vibes with Mike Holmstrom
In this episode we're talking with Mike Holmstrom from Bodie Designs Woodworking who will be teaching many of the turning classes at MontCo Makers. We discuss all the kinds of classes, the atmosphere we're trying to create, and what it takes to make a profit at farmer's markets. We are also…
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MakerspaceCamp
MontCo Makers is now actively in talks with the bank, and the business plan and financials are looking incredibly positive! We're making this thing happen, and it's getting closer and closer to a reality. This episode talks about the joy that is Maker Camp and how we're going to build out MontCo...
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Building the Community with Paul Mencel
I talk with Paul Mencel, founder of Philadelphia Table Company and his new venture Hand Crafted Success, where he teaches other woodworkers how to build their business. From his beginnings in a small garage to his current 10+ employee operation, he has build his business to last and he may be...
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The Good, The Bad, And The Really Ugly
We talk about all the tools that we recently bought that almost fully outfits the makerspace, and the really unfortunate news about our current shop. We're knee deep in planning, almost ready for the bank, and have enough tools to open! Thank you to everyone who has donated to make this…
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We're BACK baby, and Jake's got big news!
Our young buck, Jake, has some big news! We're talking about the business updates and what's going on with the makerspace planning and preparations, and some exciting commissions coming up! Support the makerspace if you can! www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers @jrosserdesign @whoashopwoodworking...
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Creating The Right Vibe With Dillon from DillonWoodworks
We're talking with another future instructor of MontCo Makers, Dillon Mitchell from Dillon Woodworks! Not only is he one handsome sonofabitch, he makes some incredible turnings and commission projects that he ships all around the world. We're talking about creating the vibe in the shop, and what...
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Talking Knife Making and Jailtime with Graz!
I got to have the one, the only, Graz on the podcast this week! You know him from the hit Netflix show Making Fun and we spoke with this very talented maker about his knife skills and what time is like behind bars, as in, Instagram jail. You might see him possibly maybe perhaps in an upcoming…
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The Family Business with Bryan from Old Mountain Woodworking
I have a great conversation with Bryan Ortquist from Old Mountain Woodworking about starting a custom furniture business with his wife from the ground up, and the amount of detail and care that go into a fine woodworking project. Bryan lives "close enough" where he will be teaching a few course…
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Freebasing from the Propane Grill
We're talking about how I still have my hand, which is good, after a stupid shop mistake and what we'll need to have in place in the makerspace to keep people safe. We also talk about past incidents in the shop and how Jake did a triathlon! https://www.patreon.com/MontcoMakers...
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Our Media Director Has More Emmy's Than Yours... For Real Though
I finally have a discussion with the future MontCo Makers Media Director and extremely decorated video producer/director, Rebecca Elias Abboud! No I'm not kidding, she has 2 Emmy Awards for her work and we are so excited to have her build up the makerspace digital vibe. We get into the aspects of...
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Your Questions Answered With Melanie!
We are answering questions we have gotten since starting the podcast, around the makerspace itself, classes, and how Melanie stays lookin' so fine with all the stress I put her through. We're having fun and having some espresso martinis. www.montco-makers.com www.patreon.com/MontcoMakers...
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Definitely Have Space For Boat Classes
We discuss what private lessons are like with experienced craftsmen, how we definitely have enough room to have boat building classes... not really.. and the lubrication of different glues.
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KY in the Shop
Mike and Dan talk about the harbor freight tools that are worth it, setting up a mobile shop to go out into the community to do free classes as a way to drive up chatter around the makerspace, and Mike uses KY in the shop.. yea, I was a little surprised as well. www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers...
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Boxers With Pockets.. ?
We talk about the Makerspace MVP and what's the minimum we'd need to have setup in order to open the doors. We tell our client callback stories and Mike thinks boxers have pockets, and apparently some do... very odd. www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers
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The Sawdust Has To Go Somewhere
We talk about having an immersive class to build your own workbench, outsourcing the repetitive parts of commissions, and just how much Jake wants to come to Diggerland. Also a huge thanks to the amazing Keith from @blackthornconcepts who is our first Patron! @makeitwhileyoufakeit @montcomakers...
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Do You Like To Do It Yourself Or With Others
We talk about working solo or with others in a shop and the pros/cons of what that's like. We also go on many tangents of what makes us productive in the shop. Also, naked bike rides? No, not this time.
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Dan Wants More Than Wood
We recap the Group Forge event at the Blackthorne Resort where Dan did awesome things with metal. We also discuss the push for gathering data on what is getting people excited about the makerspace and using that in the business plan, as well as the important role that kid's classes are going to...
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So What Does My Wife Think..?
I'm talking this week with my wife Melanie! She has lived through my entire woodworking career, from the very first crap project that looked like an untalented Kindergartener made it to the "professional" I am now. What are her thoughts on this life-changing, super risky endeavor I'm about to...
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Tangent on Tangent on Tangent
Try to keep up with us this episode, we were all over the place. We discuss some new tools from HValley Tools, kids classes at the makerspace, entertaining motorcycle stories, and so much more.
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Bizarre Commissions and the Golden Ratio Thing
We talk about how to Golden Ratio is used in furniture design and some of the weird and bizarre things we've been asked to make. Yes THOSE types of things..
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Talking with Shop Mike
We have Mike Pietras on the podcast, a dude with over 40 years of woodworking experience, who will be teaching some of the advanced week-long classes at MontCo Makers. We're hanging in the shop and talking about some of his life experiences and what kinds of classes you can expect to see....
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YouTube University?
In this episode we discuss the difficulties of "testing" the assumptions of the makerspace as part of the business plan and how it's a different approach than creating a product. We also talk about if YouTube is a good starting point for new woodworkers and what to watch out for. If you'd like to...
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Working With Designers
We discuss the kinds of advanced classes we will be offering at MontCo Makers that would be week-long builds as well as working with designers as part of our commission projects.
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Nothing To It But To Do It
Our first episode! I have Jake Rosser @jrosserdesign on today as he will be the Shop Manager at MontCo Makers once we're open. We have a typical discussion about the makerspace and what we'd be offering, how I got into woodworking and biting off a large project as my first real one, and how we…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about starting a woodworking makerspace in the suburbs of Philadelphia, all while running a commission furniture business and maintaining a life with 3 kids.
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Dan Scrima
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