# Episode 240: Thumbs and forks

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2019-12-06
- Length: 56m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-240-thumbs-and-forks

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent projects, including Diresta's leather-wrapped knife, Picciuto's oval picture frame, and Clagett's leather wallet, while debating the value of 'tinkering' versus structured planning in the maker community. The hosts highlight specific tools and suppliers like ZH Fabrication, K & S Metal Supply, and various blacksmithing hammer makers, emphasizing how access to materials like metal tubes and fasteners enables creative prototyping. They explore different workflows, from Clagett's stockpiling of hardware to Picciuto's reliance on sketching and planning, concluding with recommendations for YouTube channels and a shout-out to the new Hulu series 'Making It'.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=1) Introduction: Thanksgiving stories and recent projects
- [5:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=324) Project Updates: Knife, Frame, and Wallet
- [11:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=672) Blacksmithing Hammers and Tool Suppliers
- [15:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=911) The Philosophy of Tinkering and Hardware Stockpiling
- [23:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=1410) Tinkering vs. Planning: Sketching and Execution
- [35:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=2118) Storytelling, Storyboarding, and The Mandalorian
- [41:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=2503) Late Starters and Following Impulses
- [49:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2019-12-06-episode-240-thumbs-and-forks#t=2960) Patreon Shout-outs and Making It Premiere

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Fabrication & craft](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/fabrication-and-craft)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- ZH Fabrication (company)
- K & S Metal Supply (company)
- McMaster-Carr (company)
- Fastenal (company)
- Harbor Freight (company)
- Masterclass (other)
- Little Monster (other)
- Izzy Swan (other)
- Making It (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [1: Start Tinkering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2013-05-16-1-start-tinkering) (Embedded.fm)
- [160: Chowdered up the Spoilboard](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-07-12-160-chowdered-up-the-spoilboard) (Embedded.fm)
- [56: Are We About To Do a Gift Guide Episode?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/thoroughly-considered/2019-12-04-56-are-we-about-to-do-a-gift-guide-episode) (Thoroughly Considered)
- [033 - All Over the Place](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-04-27-033-all-over-the-place) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)

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