# STL195.5: Scott Landis of Greenwood Global

- Show: [Shop Talk Live](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live)
- Published: 2019-08-09
- Length: 1h 02m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global
- Listen: https://shoptalklive.podcast.static.taunton.com/stl1955-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global

## Summary

Scott Landis, founder of Greenwood Global, explains how his organization partners with community forests in Honduras and the Peruvian Amazon to create markets for sustainably managed tropical woods. He details the evolution from harvesting ship's knees for the Mystic Seaport schooner Amistad to supplying high-value mahogany for Taylor Guitars, while introducing appropriate technologies like Alaska chainsaw mills and Woodmizer bandsaws to reduce waste. Landis also describes the development of the GreenWood Carver's Mallets in collaboration with Lee Valley Tools and the recent suspension of U.S. Forest Service funding, which has necessitated a GoFundMe campaign to sustain operations.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=6) Introduction: Scott Landis and Greenwood Global
- [2:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=124) The Workbench Book and Early History
- [4:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=247) Operations in Honduras and the Peruvian Amazon
- [8:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=486) From Ship's Knees to Taylor Guitars
- [17:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=1033) Appropriate Technology: Mills and Boat Building
- [25:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=1533) Collaborations with Curtis Buchanan and Brian Boggs
- [38:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=2315) Tool Sharpening and Chainsaw Sculpture
- [42:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=2558) The GreenWood Carver's Mallets and Lee Valley
- [53:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=3192) Sourcing, Certification, and Local Verification
- [58:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/shop-talk-live/2019-08-09-stl195-5-scott-landis-of-greenwood-global#t=3514) Funding Crisis and GoFundMe Campaign

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Design for manufacturing & NPI](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/design-for-manufacturing)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Greenwood Global (company)
- Lee Valley Tools (company)
- GreenWood Carver's Mallets (product)
- Taylor Guitars (company)
- Mystic Seaport (company)
- Amistad (product)
- Alaska chainsaw mill (tool)
- Woodmizer bandsawmill (tool)
- FSC (other)
- Warp (company)
- U.S. Forest Service (company)

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