In this episode I have a year-end catch up chat with my friend Trevor Higgins, know as @dustysqueak on Instagram. We chat about belt buckles furniture, sewing, leather and 3D printing. Along the way we imagine building an envelope stuffing machine. I am sure with all those skills we could figure it out. Don't miss the bit about a 7-1/2 foot tall Start Wars robot (android? can you call them robots if they are from Star Wars?)

Remeber kids, Music is Math!

My guest is Dean from @dean_makes on Instagram. We chat about his history in making, including working in a secondary school wood shop, working is music stores and learning the skills of a guitar tech, to guitar building and digital fabrication. Of course, along the way we discuss Dean's discovery of the maker community.

We also learn that it might just be the year for Andy Pugh to get a pen plotter.

Check out Dean on Instagram and https://www.youtube.com/@DeanMakeshttps://www.youtube.com/@DeanMakes.

Mark and Nick are back, and we chat about getting back to business after a break due to the natural cycles of life. Hear us chat about why YouTube sucks, marketing, telling your story, how to identify and manage distractions, and ADHD.

We actually did some recommendations, I recommended the Woodworkers Book Club and The Shaker Legacy by Christian Becksvoort.

Mark recommends the Op Podcast, hear stories from professional camera operators.

Nick Recommends the ADHD Chatter Podcast. Find out 13 Ways to Trigger ADHD Rage.