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498: I’m Like a Dog

Making It · 12 Sept 2025 · 1h 09m

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Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett, and David Picciuto discuss their recent attendance at the Making It 500 live event, reflecting on the community impact and the hosts' personal struggles with routine disruption. Bob details the technical challenges of turning his 11th porch pole on a lathe due to moisture imbalance, while David explains his process for building a Danish modern chair using only a laser cutter. Jimmy outlines his upcoming construction of a pool house shed and his management of multiple concurrent projects, including an NDA-bound electronics build.

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Making It 500, Blackthorn, History of Simple Things, Matthias Wandel, Morley Kurt, Harvard Business Review, Woodworking is Bull****, Paul Jasper, Copper Pig, Jon Layman Studios

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