# Making It #012: Handmade?

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-03-12
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/making-it-012-handmade

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the tension between handmade craftsmanship and computer-controlled manufacturing, specifically using CNC machines and 3D printers. They debate whether using tools like the X-Carve, Shapeoko, and vinyl cutters diminishes the value of 'handmade' goods, concluding that the maker movement democratizes production and allows for hybrid workflows that combine machine precision with hand-finishing. The hosts highlight how accessible technology empowers new entrepreneurs and changes consumer expectations, while acknowledging that traditional crafts like boat building remain distinct from this new paradigm.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=0) Introduction and Project Updates
- [5:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=313) Defining Handmade vs. Machine Made
- [8:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=537) Ethics of Selling Automated Goods
- [13:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=827) The Maker Movement and Accessibility
- [18:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=1116) Workflow and Video Production with CNC
- [24:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=1456) Generational Shift and Future of Making
- [28:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-03-12-making-it-012-handmade#t=1687) Historical Context of Technological Resistance

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- X-Carve (tool)
- Shapeoko (tool)
- Shape Ocho 2 (tool)
- Silhouette Bob (tool)
- VCarve (tool)
- Inventables (company)
- Dremel (company)
- South by Southwest (other)

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- [Shifting Away From DIY - Pedetentious PnP Progress](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2015-05-28-shifting-away-from-diy-pedetentious-pnp-progress) (The Amp Hour)
- [STL354: Go and Do the Thing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-11-14-stl354-go-and-do-the-thing) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 11: That Sinking Feeling](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-07-20-shop-talk-live-11-that-sinking-feeling) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL273: Shaper Origin—Then and Now](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2022-08-26-stl273-shaper-origin-then-and-now) (Shop Talk Live)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)

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