# 355: I am the prop

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2022-05-20
- Length: 1h 13m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/episode-355-i-am-the-prop

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss the hosts' personal approaches to hoarding, privacy, and fan interaction. Bob Clagett details his transition to a new shop office and his project building an oak dining chair, while David Picciuto shares his experience with a viral engine-building video and his decision to downsize his racing gear. The group also explores the nuances of maintaining boundaries between public content and private life, referencing ChipDrop for wood sourcing and Van Neistat's DIY zine.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=0) Introduction and Shop Updates
- [6:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=408) Hoarding and Stewardship of Objects
- [12:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=750) David Picciuto's Engine Video and Racing
- [25:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=1503) ChipDrop and Wood Sourcing
- [33:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=1988) Privacy, Fans, and Boundaries
- [56:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2022-05-20-355-i-am-the-prop#t=3382) Content Strategy and Recommendations

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- ChipDrop (other)
- Van Neistat (other)
- Ghent Woodworking (company)
- Andrew Kline (other)
- Jonny Builds (other)
- Foo Fighters (other)
- Dave Grohl (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [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)
- [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)
- [STL 76: The Drunken Woodworker](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2015-01-16-stl-76-the-drunken-woodworker) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 106: Charles Brock, host of The Highland Woodworker web TV](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2016-03-04-stl-106-charles-brock-host-of-the-highland-woodworker-web-tv) (Shop Talk Live)
- [Shop Talk Live 9: Four Finger Swipe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2012-06-22-shop-talk-live-9-four-finger-swipe) (Shop Talk Live)

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