# Episode 038: Before the first cut

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2015-09-25
- Length: 53m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-038-before-the-first-cut

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their personal workflows and mental preparation before starting physical projects. They contrast Bob's intuitive, iterative approach with David's reliance on SketchUp to eliminate unknowns, while Jimmy admits to over-planning and procrastinating on complex details like his arcade cabinet. The conversation also covers the impact of deadlines on creativity, the challenges of designing kinetic versus static objects, and the importance of leaving room for discovery during the build process.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=3) Introduction and WIA Travel Plans
- [4:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=254) Current Projects: Laser Engraving and Brand Work
- [11:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=665) Longboard Build and Vacuum Bagging Technique
- [15:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=946) Video Editing and Storytelling Advice
- [35:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=2150) Designing for Motion vs. Static Objects
- [40:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=2402) Planning, Deadlines, and Overcoming Unknowns
- [47:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2015-09-25-episode-038-before-the-first-cut#t=2861) Channel Recommendations and Show Wrap-up

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- SketchUp (tool)
- Rockler (company)
- Lee Valley (company)
- Roar Rocket (company)
- MakeSomething.tv (other)
- Corridor Digital (other)
- Saul Stop (company)

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- [119: Anti Alton Brown Corollary](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2024-12-12-119-anti-alton-brown-corollary) (Thoroughly Considered)
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