tpww's Podcast

Over the last 10 months I have been very busy with family and work.  Hopefully things are starting to slow down now.  Even though there have been no posts a lot has been going on.  As time permits, new posts and video podcasts will be posted. 

Still trying to figure out a good format for the show.  Some goals that I would like to achieve are : weekly video podcast, with a duration of 30 minutes, 26 week season,  during the off video season  15 min. audio podcasts, year around blogging,  covering a range of topics from shop improvement to  reviews.

If anyone has any comments, please mail them to tpwoodworker@gmail.com.

Another reason to blog and podcast is to share one's experiences about a certain topic.  For me, this is woodworking and setting up a workshop.  While in the shop today, I realized that I have again made another mistake.  The mistake is in some new shop lighting that I put in last year.  Instead of using 4' lights I should have went with 8' lights.  One of the major problems with lighting is the building's architecture.  Keep in mind that this was an old timber framed barn that was built over 100 years ago.  The floor joists for the loft are 4x4's spaced about 2' on center, however, they are not centered across the width of the building.  Next issue is the 12 x 12 timber framed beams that run about every 10' along the length of the barn.  It gets better.  When the concrete was poured many years ago, it raised the floor up a good distance.  This has limited the floor to ceiling height to a little more than 7'.  In Episode I, there is a picture of the lights running in between the floor joists.  This was done to limit the lost of floor to ceiling space.

Parting thought:  Like clamps, you can never have too much.

Good question. I've been a wood worker for over 24 years, completing many projects, furniture repairs, carpentry and many other items. I will post a page with items (pictures and descriptions) of things that I have made over this time period. Somewhere I will list commercial projects, and general carpentry that have been as well. In this digital era, I have found several websites, podcasts and other references for wood working. Many I have found entertaining, enlightening, and resourceful. So I would like to share my experiences as a wood worker for others to benefit from.

The Goals for this site are, however not limited to:

1. Promote wood working as a hobby.
2. Share knowledge among woodworkers.
3. A stepping stone for a Video Podcast.
4. Photo Galleries for woodworkers - Shop, Tools, Projects, Videos.
5. References for the craft.
6. Q & A sessions

So lets get started!