# 441: Wooden Shoes For A King

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-05-10
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their current projects, including Jimmy's Maloof-style walnut stool and pressurized bar cart, David's acoustic guitar build, and Bob's new 'clean room' for large-format 3D printing. The conversation shifts to the psychological hurdles of making, such as 'avoidance' due to fear of wasting precious materials or overthinking problem-solving thresholds. They also touch on content creation strategies, audience expectations, and the importance of restraint in design.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=1) Introduction and Weather Chat
- [1:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=85) Jimmy's Stool and Bar Cart Projects
- [10:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=622) David's Acoustic Guitar Build and Course Ethics
- [17:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=1034) Content Strategy and Audience Expectations
- [23:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=1406) Bob's Clean Room and Shop Organization
- [34:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=2043) Avoidance, Fear, and Material Scarcity
- [52:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=3129) Overthinking vs. Action in Problem Solving
- [1:00:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-05-10-441-wooden-shoes-for-a-king#t=3604) Design Restraint and Picks of the Week

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Maloof (other)
- Johnny Walker (company)
- Beverage Elements (company)
- Eric Schaefer (other)
- Stumac (company)
- Boxmaker's Guitar (other)
- April Wolferson (other)
- Design Theory (other)
- Haxman (other)
- Unistrut (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [STL362: Hold the Saw like a Baby Bird](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2026-03-20-stl362-hold-the-saw-like-a-baby-bird) (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)
- [STL330: Our least favorite questions](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2024-11-29-stl330-our-least-favorite-questions) (Shop Talk Live)
- [STL 161: The Lightning Round!](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2018-04-13-stl-161-the-lightning-round) (Shop Talk Live)
- [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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