# Episode 141: Jimmy Two-Shows

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2017-10-27
- Length: 1h 01m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-141-jimmy-two-shows

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the details of NBC's new show 'Making It,' including Diresta's role as a shop teacher and the negotiation to license the show's name. The hosts also provide advice for beginners in woodworking, recommending specific tools like bandsaws, track saws, and hand planes, while emphasizing project-based learning over buying a full set of tools upfront. They share personal anecdotes about shop renovations, building guitar stands, and recommend other maker channels like Brett's Skull and Spades and The Oddlings.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=0) Introduction and Shop Updates
- [16:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=1002) Jimmy Diresta on NBC's Making It
- [29:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=1747) Essential Tools for Woodworking Beginners
- [36:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=2191) Luxury Tools and Shop Furniture
- [42:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=2541) Woodworking History and First Projects
- [53:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2017-10-27-episode-141-jimmy-two-shows#t=3210) Recommended Maker Channels and Patreon

## Topics

- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- NBC (company)
- Making It (product)
- McMaster-Carr (company)
- Andy Klein (other)
- Mark Spagnola (other)
- Rory May (other)
- Skull and Spades (other)
- The Oddlings (other)
- Alex Steele (other)
- Milwaukee Tools (company)
- Dwalt (company)
- Home Depot (company)
- Klein Tools (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL190: Assembling a Lumber Stash](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-05-24-stl190-assembling-a-lumber-stash) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL212: The call of the pattern-maker's vise](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2020-03-27-stl212-the-call-of-the-pattern-makers-vise) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 142: Live from AWFS with John Ratzenberger and Rollie Johnson](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2017-07-21-stl-142-live-from-awfs-with-john-ratzenberger-and-rollie-johnson) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL345: Rogowski's Rose-Colored Safety Glasses](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2025-07-11-stl345-rogowskis-rose-colored-safety-glasses) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL254: Iron and oak (and maple?)](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-11-19-stl254-iron-and-oak-and-maple) (Shop Talk Live)

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