Splinters with Gary Rogowski

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**Splinters with Gary Rogowski**

This podcast series is a look at furniture building from a veteran maker, designer, and author. The episodes are practical, philosophic, witty, and irreverent. Gary was a former contributing editor at Fine Woodworking Magazine, and founded The Northwest Woodworking Studio, A School for Woodworkers, in Portland, Oregon in 1997. He has no illusions about the value of this work in today’s culture of fast and furious and disposable. Making art, building furniture, is work that is useless and beautiful, and necessary for those who produce it. Creativity feeds the soul like nothing else can.

Latest Episodes:

The Screwdriver Nov 18, 2019

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The screwdriver. One of our most indispensable tools.

On Creativity Nov 04, 2019

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Molly Major, metalsmith, and Gary discuss creativity.

Mistakes Oct 28, 2019

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You can handle a mistake in several different ways. Choose the one that yields the most for you.

On Beginning Oct 21, 2019

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Starting out can be a challenge. Keep an eye on the prize.

Starting Out Oct 14, 2019

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There is no shortcut to learning skills. It’s just like taking a hike. All the steps have to be made.

ReCo Bklyn Lumber Sep 30, 2019

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Roger Benton runs a wood resource center in Brooklyn, New York. His sawmill saws up tons of wood every year rescuing these trees from the landfill. He does this to save beautiful wood to produce incredible slabs, dimensional lumber, and to build his own line of furniture.

The Jointer Revealed Sep 16, 2019

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The jointer is as sensitive a piece of cast iron as exists in the shop. Learn how to tune and use yours to get the results you are after.

My Top Five Hand Planes Sep 09, 2019

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These hand planes I find indispensable at the bench. They are time savers for me.

Get On With the Work Sep 02, 2019

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There are a lot of tools one needs at the bench. Being able to bounce back from a mistake or two is one of them.

Glue Changes Everything Too Aug 27, 2019

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A reprise of a favorite episode, our Season Two opener.