# 459: Words for Your Tombstone

- Show: [Making It](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it)
- Published: 2024-10-25
- Length: 1h 12m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone
- Listen: https://making-it-with-jimmy-diresta-bob-clagett-and-david-picciuto.castos.com/episodes/459-words-for-your-tombstone

## Summary

Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Making It podcast by answering Patreon questions about their lives and careers. Jimmy shares details about his trip to Sweden to meet the team at Lagasol for a new sawmill, while David recounts his 10th wedding anniversary trip to Austin for the F1 race. The group reflects on aging, the evolution of the maker community, and their future aspirations, with Jimmy and David expressing a desire to move toward fine art.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=0) Introduction and Trip Updates
- [2:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=134) Jimmy's Sweden Trip and Lagasol Sawmill
- [10:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=644) David's Austin F1 Race and Anniversary
- [18:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=1133) Q&A: Aging and Perception
- [27:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=1659) Q&A: Reinventing Themselves and Health
- [36:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=2181) Q&A: Community Support and Rising Tides
- [43:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=2638) Q&A: Desired Collaborations
- [52:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=3166) Q&A: Future Plans and Fine Art
- [1:00:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/making-it/2024-10-25-459-words-for-your-tombstone#t=3645) Picks and Final Q&A

## Topics

- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Lagasol (company)
- Descript (tool)
- Vasa (product)
- Legier's Workshop (company)
- Brick Experiment Channel (company)

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