# Episode 315: The hearse cemetery

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2021-07-16
- Length: 1h 03m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their post-TV show lives, with Jimmy buying a 1957 Superior hearse and a teardrop trailer, and Bob developing expired Kodak film. They explore the theme of 'irrelevancy' and the need for makers to take 'left turns' into new disciplines like pottery or framing to avoid creative stagnation. The group also shares specific project updates, including Bob's pull-out pantry, David's end-grain cutting board, and Jimmy's ongoing lathe repair issues.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=1) Introduction: Cars and Post-Show Life
- [10:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=640) Jimmy's New Purchases: Hearse and Trailer
- [19:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=1142) Bob's Expired Film Photography Hobby
- [23:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=1426) Bob's Pull-Out Pantry and Countertop Delays
- [31:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=1918) Jimmy's Lathe Troubles and Carmen Ghia Update
- [36:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=2201) The Creative Crisis: Running Out of Ideas
- [43:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=2610) Taking Left Turns: Pottery, Framing, and Growth
- [50:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=3049) Audience Expectations and Process vs. Product
- [59:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2021-07-16-episode-315-the-hearse-cemetery#t=3549) Recommendations and Patreon Shoutouts

## Topics

- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Superior (product)
- Oregon Trailers (company)
- Kodak (product)
- Ghent Wood Products (company)
- Bright Sun Films (other)
- Florian Gadsby (other)

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- [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)
- [STL250: Catching up with Ed Pirnik](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2021-09-24-stl250-catching-up-with-ed-pirnik) (Shop Talk Live)
- [358: Woodturning Influencer](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2021-01-15-358-woodturning-influencer) (Embedded.fm)
- [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)

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