We’re back at it and diving into the most polarizing topic on the internet: how to pronounce tool brands. Whether you’re Team Blum or Team Bloom, we've got thoughts. We also debate the merits of hiring out chores—is paying the neighborhood lawn guy or a dog walker worth the money, and more importantly, do you actually tip them? Because tipping culture is the wild west of financial gratitude.Then, we share our favorite life hacks. From gamifying grocery bagging to showering efficiently and extracting every microscopic drop of toothpaste, we’re out here trying to save you time and energy. Plus, Zac is overhauling his N64 mod with some 3D printed textures, and Deric gives us an update on his hernia recovery (spoiler: he's finally out of the binder and looking for a worthy contender to take the belt from him). Step out of the shop for a minute and hang out with us! Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue (http://gorillatough.com/offthecut) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

Grab a seat and a cold drink; you’re right on time. We're back in the shop and diving straight into the usual chaos. Deric is healing up nicely from his surgery, sporting a fresh medical-grade WWE championship belt and plotting some 3D-printed accessories. Meanwhile, Eric takes us on a trip down memory lane to recount the sheer terror of meeting a girlfriend's dad at fifteen—a man who casually challenged him to a duel with a piranha tank. We’re also tearing into the ridiculousness of AI straight-up gaslighting us over car parts and pitching a million-dollar app concept to finally solve the eternal "where do you want to eat?" marital dispute.Later, we marvel at a Chinese DeWalt planer clone that's borderline indistinguishable from the real thing, debate the necessity of 1,200 ft-lbs of torque to change a tire, and mourn a neighbor’s mismatched vinyl siding tragedy. From vintage Nintendo flexes to the 4:30 PM senior dinner special, we cover all the crucial making, breaking, and fixing you need to get through the week. Let’s get into it.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue (http://gorillatough.com/offthecut) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

We are thrilled to report that Deric is back. He’s fresh out of the hospital after an emergency surgery. While he was stuck in a hospital bed eavesdropping on a mysterious old lady who woke up with a broken hip, Eric has been watching the charred remains of his neighbor's house get picked apart by a ServPro investigation team. We've got some serious concerns about local construction safety after Eric witnessed a roofer being dangled by his ankles over a three-story drop just to staple down some Tyvek wrap. We also dive deep into the underbelly of scammy marketing emails, using ChatGPT to break down exactly how these "agencies" can magically guarantee you $3,000 a day in extra revenue without any risk. Plus, Deric shares his new favorite strategy for dealing with telemarketers.Zac shares some behind-the-scenes struggles from his recent course launch, proving that troubleshooting tech glitches is a universal nightmare.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue (http://gorillatough.com/offthecut) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

With Deric out sick, Eric and Zac are left to hold Off The Cut together on their own, which goes about as smoothly as expected. This week, they talk course launches, woodworking content, Gorilla Glue, CA glue storage, and the chaos that happens when the tech guy is missing. Eric also shares a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo where he watched someone ignore every survival instinct and pet a cheetah through the fence. Naturally, that leads to a deep dive on zoo animals, manatees, Joe Exotic, blue whales, buffets, travel, and why the whole world needs to pick one side of the road already.Got questions? Email us at ⁠[email protected]⁠Join the Aftershow:⁠ https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcast⁠Watch Live:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQ⁠Merch:⁠ https://www.spencleydesignco.com⁠Start a Podcast: ⁠https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432⁠Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (⁠kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO⁠)WTB Woodworking (⁠wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway⁠)Gorilla Glue (⁠http://gorillatough.com/offthecut⁠) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

We're breaking down the unspoken rules of hobbies—like why rolling up to a hockey game with white gloves or carrying a pristine, scratch-free skateboard automatically makes you look like a total noob. We vent about the absolute misery of video editing software when it inexplicably pauses your render at 12% for days, eating up 40+ hours of troubleshooting to no avail. We also dive into the absurd hoops you have to jump through to set up online courses and battle anti-piracy browser blockersPlus, there's nothing quite like waking up to your neighbor's house engulfed in flames , forcing you to frantically hose down your own roof. Oh, and we share some choice words for subscription models trying to bleed us dry. Grab your Festool air purifier —it's getting smoky in hereGot questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue (http://gorillatough.com/offthecut) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

Welcome back to the shop, friends. We're kicking things off with the bizarre mystery of the YouTube algorithm—specifically how a 40-minute, 10-out-of-10 stinker of a garage upgrade video miraculously resurrected itself after a long Memorial Day weekend Deric scored a 16-speed Central Machinery drill press at a yard sale for 30 bucks, which naturally leads to us brainstorming how to custom-paint it like a WWII bomber. We debate the dreaded "puzzle moment" of a project—that soul-crushing point where you solve the complex part and instantly lose all motivation to finish the tedious sanding. Grab a cold beverage, ignore the neighbors creeping up your driveway to ask what you're doing, and let's get into it.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue (http://gorillatough.com/offthecut) #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

We're back and diving straight into the harsh realities of creating content when the algorithm clearly prefers confirmation bias over the actual, frustrating truth. Zac gives us the rundown on a speaker build that required way more technical tweaking than those viral DIY videos ever admit, and we debate if the new Kreg joinery tool actually has what it takes to dethrone the Festool Domino, or if we're all just victims of influencer marketing.We also swap notes on the absolute best ways to handle door-to-door salespeople, the mystery of Carhartt's transition into high fashion, deep pour epoxy that decides to smoke in the cup, the devastating results of taking a Japanese pole saw to aluminum extrusion, and the shared global trauma of having a U2 album forcefully injected into our iPods. Grab your favorite MP3 player and settle in.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)#Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking

We’re diving headfirst into the latest woodworking drama: Kreg's new "loose tenon joiner" and whether it actually has the precision (and the legal clearance) to dethrone the almighty Festool Domino. Zac is currently trapped in sponsor approval purgatory with his next video, leading us down a rabbit hole of agency contracts, vanity URLs, and why DIY foam speakers actually sound surprisingly good if you throw a subwoofer in the mix.We also debate the questionable merits of car audio upgrades, the sheer terror of filming DIY repairs in your driveway while your neighbors judge you, and why modern society desperately needs to bring back the visceral, aggressive satisfaction of slamming a flip phone shut to end a bad call. Finally, Deric brings us a masking nightmare on a hexagonal toy box panel, and we brainstorm incredibly convoluted ways to paint it white without ruining the epoxy inlay. Grab a seltzer, let's complain about tech, tools, and tape.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO WTB Woodworking wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway Gorilla Glue http://gorillatough.com/offthecut #Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough

We’re back in the shop (and the dentist's chair) this week. Zac’s sporting a brand-new crown, while someone else is apparently gaining 15,000 followers by pretending to be him. Deric got a whole ten-cent payday from Facebook monetization, and we dive deep into the absolute absurdity of the iTunes gift card scam—seriously, who is buying 100 Katy Perry singles in 2026? We also explore the dark side of 90s pop lyrics, realizing that some of our favorite radio hits were secretly about crystal meth and cocaine.Between debating why Brita filters are for "weak people" and the soul-crushing reality of recording voiceovers until you develop a speech impediment, we actually find time to talk shop. We’re geeking out over the new Fantic cordless soldering iron, discussing the merits of soldering versus crimping for car electronics, and walking through Eric’s master plan for a sage green bathroom remodel—including the inevitable debate over elongated vs. round toilet seats. Grab your favorite drink (room temperature, if you're Eric) and let's get into it.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)#Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking

This week, we dive into the frustrations of "dumb" machines and the realities of DIY projects that turn into total replacements. Zac vents about his CNC snapping bits and its lack of "intelligence" compared to modern 3D printers, while Eric recounts his sweaty adventures installing a Tesla charger in a hot attic—complete with a surprising win at the hardware store checkout. The guys also discuss the "lipstick on a pig" dilemma of home repairs and how a creator’s haircut is the ultimate timeline for how long a video actually takes to produce.Got questions? Email us at [email protected] the Aftershow: https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcastWatch Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQMerch: https://www.spencleydesignco.comStart a Podcast: https://streamyard.com/pal/c/5926541443858432Follow the Hosts:Zac: @ZacBuildsEric: @SpencleyDesignCoDeric: @PecanTreeDesignProudly Sponsored By: KM Tools (kmtools.com/SPENCLEYDESIGNCO)WTB Woodworking (wtbwoodworking.com/giveaway)Gorilla Glue: gorillatough.com/offthecut#Woodworking #DIY #3DPrinting #Maker #ContentCreation #OffTheCutPodcast #Sponsored #KMTools #WTBWoodworking #GorillaTough