# Making It #015: Gilligan’s Workshop

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-04-02
- Length: 49m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/making-it-015-gilligans-workshop

## Summary

Host Bob Clagett, along with guests Jimmy Diresta and David Picciuto, discuss their current shop projects, including David's April Fools' baseball card epoxy piece and Jimmy's work on signs, a beer caddy, and a distillery model. The trio then engages in a 'Gilligan's Workshop' thought experiment, debating which three tools they would choose if stranded on a deserted island with no electricity, covering everything from hand saws and hatchets to bandsaws and circular saws. They conclude by reflecting on how physical and tool limitations can foster creativity and help makers develop a distinct style, using examples like David's use of a Leatherman multi-tool and Bob's experience with bow ties and chisels.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=1) Introduction and Project Updates
- [7:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=450) Bob's Bow Tie Repair and Chisel Sharpening
- [12:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=740) David's Incra Jig and Saw Stop Limitations
- [15:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=956) Gilligan's Workshop: Three Tool Challenge
- [28:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=1724) Survival Tools and Making Tools
- [40:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-04-02-making-it-015-gilligans-workshop#t=2442) How Limitations Breed Creativity

## Topics

- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Bob Clagett (other)
- Toy Backer (company)
- McFarlane (company)
- 4 Horsemen (other)
- IncrA (other)
- Saw Stop (other)
- Leatherman (other)
- Worksharp (other)
- Stanley (other)
- Lee Nielsen (other)
- Harbor Freight (other)
- Izzy Swan (other)
- Shopsmith (other)
- Mighty Boosh (other)

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- [STL 105: Why We Build What We Build](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-02-26-stl-105-why-we-build-what-we-build) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 51: Used Diapers in the Workshop?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2014-02-07-stl-51-used-diapers-in-the-workshop) (Shop Talk Live)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)
- [STL368: It Appeared to Me in a Dream](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2026-06-12-stl368-it-appeared-to-me-in-a-dream) (Shop Talk Live)

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