The guys bring on a special guest, Kris Johnson! Kris works with Tyler and continues to grow in his expertise, skills, and responsibilities at Westfall Wood Co.  (WWC). Kris starts off with how he met Ty and Doggy before he discusses his role at WWC and the skills he brings to the team. The guys make fun of Kris for his initial speed at sanding cutting boards before building him up a little bit.The guys talk about 3D drawing vs. pencil sketches - the pros and cons for both quick sketches and detailed sketches for yourself and for the client. Kris brings up sharpening knives and chisels, and how Tyler has never seen (or used) a chisel in his life; he discusses day-to-day operations at WWC and the tasks he takes on as the first "employee."If you’d like to be a guest on the show or if you have any questions for the guys, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to have you own the show or field your questions, comments, and feedback! Thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Jobber!Sign up for the Jobber Summit now!https://go.getjobber.com/tyler-westfall-jobber-summit-2024

The guys catch up on some much needed rest and relaxation over the holidays and discuss some new exciting projects that they look to tackle in 2024! They also touch on how they want to engage the podcast and audience better this year!If you’d like to be a guest on the show or if you have any questions for the guys, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to have you own the show or field your questions, comments, and feedback! Thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Jobber! Use the link GetJobber.com/WestfallWood to try Jobber with two weeks free NOW!! Take the next step in owning your business!

Listen to this week’s episode as Ty and Doggy talk about recovering from the “Thanksgiving Hangover” with their families! Ty is super busy and has taken on an almost full-time employee, Kris, to help out in the shop - Ty discusses some of the benefits (and stressors) of having someone else doing the work in his shop! Doggy has had a few slow weeks and is trying to maintain motivation in the shop by taking on fun new projects! If you’d like to be on the show, or if you have questions for the guys, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to hear your questions, comments, and feedback!Thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Jobber! Use the link GetJobber.com/WestfallWood to try Jobber with two weeks free NOW!! Take the next step in owning your business!https://getjobber.com/im/ambassador-referral/?ps_partner_key=dHlsZXJ3ZXN0ZmFsbDM0OTI&ps_xid=M1Uo7qbDuKnvmt&gsxid=M1Uo7qbDuKnvmt&gspk=dHlsZXJ3ZXN0ZmFsbDM0OTI 

The guys record their first episode in a few months! They were busy with life and the podcast took a backseat. Doggy has been traveling a lot and is batching out loads of inventory for a few craft fair weekends that he has coming up in September! Ty is getting close to closing on his new house and shop, and is super excited to share some content around getting his house remodeling and shop set up!!This episode is brought to you by our incredible sponser, Jobber!!Jobber: GetJobber.com/WestfallWood . Try Jobber with two weeks free NOW!! Take the next step in owning your business. If you’d like to be on the show, or if you have questions for the show, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to hear your questions, comments, and feedback!

Doggy’s nephew performs his rendition of the Maker Made Podcast Intro for Episode 48! The guys talk about collaborative ‘maker spaces’ and the pros/cons of being members there! Ty gets kicked out of a Phoenix maker space for being under 65 years old and Doggy tours a Milwaukee maker space whose air filtration system was hanging drop clothes that took “years” to develop. They roll into a conversation about wood glue cure times and how long they each let their glue ups sit before they work on them! Ty deals with CNC issues (per usual) but is raving about the customer service from @OnefinityCNC!Jobber: GetJobber.com/WestfallWood . Try Jobber with two weeks free NOW!! Take the next step in owning your business. If you’d like to be on the show, or if you have questions for the show, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to hear your questions, comments, and feedback!

Another catch up with da boys!!Crazy summer so far between both of the guys, which resulted in the podcast being temporarily shelved, but alas, they bring you another episode!Just chatting about life as of late, and our sponsor - Jobber. If you haven't already checked out Jobber, we encourage you to visit the link in our bio to give it a try with a FREE 2 WEEK TRIAL or follow this link! GetJobber.com/WestfallWood

Listen to this week’s episode as Doggy discusses some of his recent failures and mistakes in the shop, including obvious mistakes with his bandsaw and belt sander.They talk about custom cutting boards and end grain pattern cutting boards! Doggy struggles to describe a built-in teppanyaki cooktop that he made a huge cutting board to cover in his cousin’s house, so here’s a link to show it off (https://www.thebbqdepot.com/cook-n-dine-mo80-31-1-2-built-in-teppanyaki-cook-top/ ).Ty talks about wanting to make more epoxy boards and end grain boards so he can start getting commissions on them! If you’d like to be on the show, or if you have questions for the guys, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to hear your questions, comments, and feedback!

Listen to this week’s episode to hear the guys talk about some of the things they do to get their mojo back and feel rejuvenated in the shop.... and to hear Doggy slice his finger with a bread knife that he made in the shop last week…Ty is going to start a ‘brick and mortar’ style end grain cutting board for a local youth sports team raffle - Doggy recently started making knives and is excited to build up inventory for a craft market in May! The guys talk bandsaws and bandsaw blades because Doggy has snapped 4  blades in the last year. He has had tons of issues with his Grizzly tools and is wondering if it’s him or the tools he’s using… This week’s episode is sponsored by No Cry Gear (@nocrygear on Instagram)! No Cry Gear sells some seriously amazing personal protective equipment (PPE) – and they sell them on Amazon too! That means you can order up some no-fog protective glasses with 2-day shipping in most areas!If you’d like to be on the show, or if you have questions for the guys, please send a DM to the show on our Instagram account @makermadepodcast ! We’d love to hear your questions, comments, and feedback!