# Making It #007 : Failure

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-01-15
- Length: 40m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/making-it-007-failure

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent project failures and the mindset required to overcome them. Bob details a hidden door installation that failed due to a design oversight regarding shelf depth, while Jimmy recounts a butcher block table that delaminated in his humid shop and a brass key that required a complete redesign. David shares stories about a failed Christmas tree lathe project and a maple cabinet that broke during assembly, emphasizing that learning from mistakes is more valuable than avoiding them.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=1) Introduction and Current Projects
- [8:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=537) Bob's Hidden Door Installation Failure
- [17:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=1033) Jimmy's Delaminated Butcher Block Table
- [14:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=858) David's Failed Christmas Tree Lathe Project
- [29:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=1768) Jimmy's Brass Key Redesign
- [31:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-01-15-making-it-007-failure#t=1897) Mindset on Failure and Making

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Wood Magazine (other)
- Woodmugsingifts.com (other)
- Don Julio Tequila (other)
- Harley Davidson (other)
- Make Magazine (other)
- Patreon (other)
- Grit (other)
- 5 by 5 (other)

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- [STL 99: Waterstone Detectives](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-12-02-stl-99-waterstone-detectives) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 160: Beginner Mistakes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-03-30-stl-160-beginner-mistakes) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL209: Dealing with temperamental slabs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-02-14-stl209-dealing-with-temperamental-slabs) (Shop Talk Live)
- [WORST DAY Bringing a New Product to Market](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/predictable-designs-podcast/2022-11-09-worst-day-bringing-a-new-product-to-market) (Predictable Designs Podcast)

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