Shows
Make It While You Fake ItAll About the Vibes with Mike HolmstromIn 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 getting extremely close to securing the bank loan to open, and we're keeping our eye on a May/June opening date!
Classes, shirts, and gift cards are now all available from the website! That is the best way to support us!
www.montco-makers.com
@MontCoMakers
@bodiedesignsww
@WhoaShopWoodworking
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
2025-01-091h 24
Make It While You Fake ItMakerspaceCampMontCo 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 Makers once the facility is secured. Also my wife's here, and that's always a good time! ;-)
@MontcoMakers
@WhoaShopWoodworking
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
https://www.montco-makers.com
https://patreon.com/MontCoMakers
2024-11-1357 min
Make It While You Fake ItBuilding the Community with Paul MencelI 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 bringing some of those classes to MontCo Makers.
https://gofund.me/df3c7969
https://www.montco-makers.com
https://instagram.com/handcraftedsuccess
https://instagram.com/philadelphiatablecompany
https://instagram.com/montcomakers
https://instagram.com/makeitwhileyoufakeit
https://instagram.com/whoashopwoodworking
2024-09-191h 10
Make It While You Fake ItThe Good, The Bad, And The Really UglyWe 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 possible!!
https://www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers
2024-08-2157 min
Make It While You Fake ItWe'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 @makeitwhileyoufakeit @montcomakers
https://www.montco-makers.com
2024-07-231h 05
Make It While You Fake ItCreating The Right Vibe With Dillon from DillonWoodworksWe'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 we're going for, and what's overkill for the business itself.
www.montco-makers.com
www.patreon.com/MontcoMakers
@dillon_woodworks
@montcomakers
@makeitwhileyoufakeit
@whoashopwoodworking
@jrosserdesign
@michaelpietras
2024-06-281h 08
Make It While You Fake ItTalking 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 show, but most certainly will see him at MontCo Makers sometime in the future teaching a knife making class.
www.grazmakes.com
@GrazMakes
@MontcoMakers
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
@WhoaShopWoodworking
www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers
www.patreon.com/GrazMakes
2024-06-221h 21
Make It While You Fake ItThe Family Business with Bryan from Old Mountain WoodworkingI 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 in the makerspace once the doors are open.
@oldmountainwoodworking
@whoashopwoodworking
@montcomakers
@makeitwhileyoufakeit
https://www.oldmountainwoodworking.com
https://www.montco-makers.com
https://www.patreon.com/MontCoMakers
2024-06-111h 36
Make It While You Fake ItFreebasing from the Propane GrillWe'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
https://www.montco-makers.com
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
@MontcoMakers
@WhoaShopWoodworking
@JRosserDesign
@michaelpietras
2024-06-051h 03
Working Hands PodcastMontCo MakersThis week we are joined by Dan Scrima of @whoashopwoodworking and MontcoMakers
You can hear his podcast @makeitwhileyoufakeit
Give him some support as well as our sponsors:
@Saburrtooth Tools for all of your Power Carving needs. Use code "WH" for 10% off
@maritimeknifesupply https://maritimeknifesupply.ca/ for all of your knife supplies and more!
@gnomehammerforge has all the details on next months prize
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2024-06-051h 17
Make It While You Fake ItOur Media Director Has More Emmy's Than Yours... For Real ThoughI 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 content creation and how it will play an important role in drawing people into the makerspace!
@makeitwhileyoufakeit
@montcomakers
@notorious_bec
@whoashopwoodworking
www.patreon.com/MontcoMakers
www.montco-makers.com
2024-05-291h 03
Make It While You Fake ItYour 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
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
@MontcoMakers
@WhoaShopWoodworking
2024-05-221h 01
Make It While You Fake ItDefinitely Have Space For Boat ClassesWe 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.
2024-05-141h 04
Make It While You Fake ItKY in the ShopMike 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
www.montco-makers.com
2024-05-071h 05
Make It While You Fake ItBoxers 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
2024-05-011h 06
Make It While You Fake ItThe Sawdust Has To Go SomewhereWe 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
@whoashopwoodworking
@jrosserdesign
www.montco-makers.com
www.patreon.com/montcomakers
2024-04-241h 02
Make It While You Fake ItDo You Like To Do It Yourself Or With OthersWe 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.
2024-04-171h 01
Make It While You Fake ItDan Wants More Than WoodWe 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 play.
2024-04-1053 min
Make It While You Fake ItSo 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 commit my life to... besides her, duh.
2024-04-031h 02
Make It While You Fake ItTangent on Tangent on TangentTry 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.
2024-03-261h 09
Make It While You Fake ItBizarre Commissions and the Golden Ratio ThingWe 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..
2024-03-191h 10
Make It While You Fake ItTalking with Shop MikeWe 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.
@whoashopwoodworking
@michaelpietras
@montcomakers
https://www.montco-makers.com
Become a patron of the show and help us meet our goal of opening the makerspace this year!! All proceeds go directly towards it!
https://www.patreon.com/montcomakers
2024-03-121h 05
Make It While You Fake ItYouTube 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 support the show, we now have a Patreon! All proceeds will go directly towards the MontCo Makers woodworking makerspace looking to open this year! We appreciate all the support!
https://www.patreon.com/MontoCoMakers
https://www.montco-makers.com
@WhoaShopWoodworking
@JRosserDesign
@MontCoMakers
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
2024-03-051h 25
Making Problems to SolveDan Scrima - Make it While You Fake ItDan Scrima is the proprietor of Whoashop Woodworking as well as the host of the new Make It While You Fake It Podcast! He's also working on creating a new maker space MontcoMakers. We talk about being in a band and the maker mantra "I can probably figure it out."
Check out Dan on Instagram and check out the podcast!
2024-02-291h 03
Make It While You Fake ItWorking With DesignersWe 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.
2024-02-271h 02
Make It While You Fake ItNothing To It But To Do ItOur 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 work in our current shop, and various other topics as two ADHD dudes with beers do.
@MakeItWhileYouFakeIt
@WhoaShopWoodworking
@MontCoMakers
@JRosserDesign
2024-02-211h 01