85 – Traditional New Mexican Furniture Making with Andrew Gonzales
In this episode, Joshua talks with woodworker and researcher Andrew Gonzales who wrote for Issue Twenty-One about traditional New Mexican fu...
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84 – Coperthwaite on “Life Work” with Kenneth Kortemeier
In this episode, Joshua again sits down with Kenneth Kortemeier of Maine Coast Craft School to discuss Bill Coperthwaite’s final chapter in...
83 – Coperthwaite on “Simplicity” with Kenneth Kortemeier
In this episode, Joshua sits down with Kenneth Kortemeier of Maine Coast Craft School to discuss Bill Coperthwaite’s chapter on “Simplicity....
82 – Tools for Engagement: Reclaiming Craft in an Age of Technology
In this episode, the guys discussion their latest book: Tools for Engagement: Reclaiming Craft in an Age of Technology. This has been in the...
81 – Coperthwaite on “Wealth, Riches, Treasure”
In this new episode, the guys work their way through Bill’s chapter on the true meaning of “wealth.” Rather than think of wealth merely in t...
80 – Coperthwaite on Nonviolence: A Gentle Revolution
In this episode, Joshua and Mike interact with Bill Coperthwaite’s vision for how handcraft might better reflect a compassionate view of the...
79 – Coperthwaite on Education/Nurture
In this episode, the guys tackle Bill Coperthwaite’s discussions about education – the kind that stifles us, and the kind that is conducive...
78 – Coperthwaite on “Work/Bread Labor”
In this episode, the guys discuss Bill Coperthwaite’s chapter on labor: the goodness of it, the exploitation of it, and some of his ideas ab...
77 – Coperthwaite Chapter 2: “Beauty”
In this episode, Joshua and Mike tackle Bill Coperthwaite’s discussion of beauty. The focus of this chapter is relatively narrow, zeroing in...
76 – Coperthwaite Chapter 1 Part 2
In this episode, Joshua and Mike pick up their discussion of Bill Coperthwaite’s first chapter in A Handmade Life. The discussion meanders t...
75 – Coperthwaite, Chapter One: “Society by Design / Design by Society”
In this episode, Joshua and Mike tackle the first chapter in Bill Coperthwaite’s A Handmade Life: “Society by Design / Design by Society.” T...
74 – A Handmade Life by Bill Coperthwaite
In this podcast episode, Joshua and Mike begin a new book discussion series. This time, the guys tackle Bill Coperthwaite’s inspirational wo...
73 – The Tenth Anniversary Issue
In this episode, the guys discuss their upcoming special publication: The Tenth Anniversary Issue. They’ve poured out untold energy and crea...
72 – Working at Scale
In this episode, Joshua and Mike explore the pros and cons of working at a larger scale than furniture making. Whether you’re constructing s...
71 – Finding Balance
Do you believe it’s healthier to work with your mind or is it better to work with your hands? We hope you said, “Neither.” Why the dichotomy...
70 – “Making Hay”
In this new episode of the podcast, Joshua and Mike talk about the proverbial practice of making hay while the sun is shining – as soon as t...
69 – “Backwoods Chairmakers with Andy Glenn”
In this new episode, the guys talk with woodworker and author Andy Glenn, whose new book Backwoods Chairmakers: In Search of the Appalachian...
68 – “In Defense of Maintenance”
Not everything in life needs to be “set it and forget it.” There are all sorts of things that we would do well to tend to – to care for – to...
67 – Reviving the Mechanical Arts
John Ruskin once said, “Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.” In this episode, Joshua and Mike di...
66 – Road Trip for Lumber
This episode was recorded on the road back in September, and in it Joshua, Mike, and Eden explain the various ways they’ve sourced lumber in...