Ask Me About My Wood

Arturo and PJ discuss customer service with their recent encounters with manufacturers. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

Post South Florida Home and Design Show, the gang is back together on a Saturday morning. Arturo goes deep on his new shop and phase 3 power, giving us a detailed but due to liability issues, not professional electrician explanation as to the workings of his new space. PJ talks a bit about pushing himself to be better as a furniture maker and his reluctance to experiment because of the risk of expensive failure. Chris counters with the content creator conundrum of always having to experiment...

The gang is getting into the new practice of Arturo sneak attacking the "record" button and this week we start mid story with Chris talking about monosodium glutamate. PJ and Arturo get into the salon outfitting job that they've been working on lately which prepares them for their grand opening. PJ specifically chats about his new temp controlled epoxy pour room and Arturo talks about his ongoing CNC jobs as well as the logistics of building your own computers in a DIY fashion. These topics...

On our special Hurricane Dorian episode, Chris is missing because he slept in. Arturo and PJ talk hurricane infrastructure here in South Florida and doomsday prepping. PJ expresses his discontent with the postponed South Florida Home Design and Remodeling Show and tells the story of driving the crane in downtown Miami. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

In this episode, Chris talks a bit about his brief ban from the woodworking subreddit as well as some of the joys of utilizing reddit in your social media workflow. PJ expresses his discontent and frustrations and goes in on brand promises and follow through. Arturo can't seem to differentiate between tap handes and tampons or satin and sadden finishes. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

First and foremost we discover that PJ has no patience for folks giving him credit and Chris goes deep on what the PJ conundrum actually is and rambles a bit about the downsides of capitalism. PJ tells the story of snagging stumps out of the bulk trash pile to subsidize his business and Arturo imparts his knowledge on finishing on the world and gives us the updates on some of his current CNC jobs. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to...

Being that Arturo was on vacation for a week, he worked on little to nothing. PJ and Chris discuss the completion of their multiple month warehouse build out and the shenanigans that ensued. Chris hit paydirt on Reddit on his step stool build and sheds some light on that as well. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

Chris is highly useless in this episode because of some prior evening extracurriculars, but he at least voices his beef with PJ's mom. PJ talks about his Texas excursion and examining his new curriculum for his high school carpentry course. And as always, Arturo fails to use words to explain very important things that help the audience understand what they're talking about. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

On this episode the gang is joined by Alma Villalobos (@pinksoulstudious). Alma and Arturo measure their respective CNC junk before a deep dive about the importance of community in woodworking. Chris thinks that Karen in the ‘burbs needs to incorporate some hand tools into her woodworking. And PJ gets really sensitive about friends getting slabs from people not named PJ. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

On this episode the gang is back together! PJ and Arturo talk about a collaborative job for a hair salon where PJ’s loose butthole may not get them invited back. PJ goes hard in the paint on his views on woodworking and making content and the influencers behind them. And Chris finally launches his YouTube channel! Search Cow Dog Craft Works. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

On this episode PJ and Arturo are unsupervised without Chris! Arturo talks about recreating a table a customer first requested it cut to a smaller size. PJ talks about customers reaction when it comes to showing the customer a finished product. Dusko is off camera creating trouble for the boys! Arturo and PJ debate between battery powered tools and a new truck. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com!

On this episode PJ, Chris, and Arturo are joined by manufacturer JT from DFM Tool Works (@dfmtoolworks). While JT doesn't remember how he and PJ started interacting on Instagram, he does speak his mind on accuracy versus consistency in tool manufacturing and talks about his views for an American made and American sourced product. All the boys don't ask anyone for help at big box hardware stores and JT and Chris go as far as only using the Home Depot app instead of actually speaking to...

On this episode PJ, Chris, and Arturo are joined by Instagram and baby rattle making philanthropist extraordinaire Shelby Hahn (@shelbyhahn500turns). Off podcast, Shelby informs us that his name has nothing to do with the amount of rotations a piece does on the lathe and that yes he does indeed build things larger than a baby rattle. PJ goes in on a multi-wood species gift box that Shelby opens during the podcast. And Chris and PJ continue to bitch about their wooden lath project before...

On this episode PJ, Chris, and Arturo are guest free but absolutely on fire. Chris is so under caffeinated that he's gone full satori movement and is firing off on the minimum c's for shipping thiccness. PJ per usual is dropping the wisdom about the benefits of using a table saw as opposed to a shaper when beveling a mile worth of plywood. Nobody is prepared: Just free flowing conversation on the joys of feather boards, how PJ's carpentry students inadvertently don't have work to show off,...

On this episode PJ, Chris, and Arturo are joined by Caleb Harris from You Can Make This Too! (@youcanmakethistoo). The fellas are pretty unprepared per usual so Caleb takes a huge load and expands deeply upon the SawStop story and Steven Gass, giving us a unique perspective on the SawStop talking point the gang touched on in Episode 3. We also get into table top attachment methods, domino alternatives, and why Challah is spelled with one C instead of three C's. These topics among others...

On this episode the gang answers some completely non-woodworking related questions and requests first before diving into the deeper issues. PJ broaches the irritable topic about the top five tools every woodworker should have and the evolution of our tools over time. Chris talks a bit about negotiating contrasting styles with clients and at home and Arturo dives into veneering and his personal goals for using it in his production. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us...

On this episode the gang is joined by special guest Bryan Phillips from Rowan and Wych out of Tampa, Florida. Bryan gives us a bit of insight into his business processes, working with leather and wood, and operating a business under adverse conditions. Chris talks a bit about procrastination and how we all use procrastination as a tactic to avoid difficult or troublesome tasks, typically to our detriment. Arturo gets into retooling the shop for more production style processes and PJ lays the...

On this episode, PJ is talking about dealing with call backs from clients to fix imperfections, Arturo gets into the differences between commercial and residential clients, and Chris gets unnecessarily angry about someone else's instagram troll before voicing his unpopular opinion about his appreciation for Greg Klassen. These topics among others included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com! If you'd like a free bench, make sure to pressure...

On the second episode we're talking about why PJ is a dancing monkey as a teacher, Chris is tired and throws shade at the Instagram front facing camera story crowd, and Arturo addresses an obvious yet important topic in lumber selection. Seinfeld references, size is important, and general shenanigans all included herein. E-mail us questions, comments, or complaints to askmeaboutmywood@gmail.com! Find us on Instagram: @thechopmaster, @pj_fetscher, @cowdogcraftworks Arturo Sosa The Chop...

The debut episode of Ask Me About My Wood! Arturo Sosa The Chop Master, PJ Fetscher from the Evolution of Tables, and Chris Giffrow from Cow Dog Craft Works, are three woodworkers, makers, and content creators talking about important topics in the space while littering in a mess of jokes and nonsense. Making wood craft and building fun and irreverent. Major topics on this episode include drying lumber and incorporating live edges in projects, documenting builds for social media, and...