In this episode of Whatcha Making, hosts Alex Duffey (Duffey Woodcraft) and Alex Adams (Type A Furniture) are joined by the "Queen of Mosaics" herself, Bri from Wood & Wilder.

Bri takes us deep into the world of custom dimensional wood mosaics—sharing how she started woodworking after being laid off while seven months pregnant, her journey of finding raw, honest vulnerability on social media, and why she strictly skips wood stains in favor of natural grains, exotics, hammered copper, and embossed leathers. She also breaks down how she designs directly from outdoor memories and keeps tight geometric tolerances without pre-made templates.

Plus, the guys catch up on workbench wins, shop fails, and maker highlights:

• What’s on the Bench: Alex Duffey's holiday prep with pocket games and CNC builds, Alex Adams tackling large slab flattening on his CNC spindle, and Bri finishing up pre-orders while wrangling shop solar panel installations.
• Shop Disasters: Dead orbital sanders, garage lighting mishaps, bowed Peruvian walnut, and a multi-day CNC troubleshooting saga that came down to a circuit breaker replacement.
• Maker Shout-Outs: Highlights from Altitude Gallery Bozeman, The Woodbuster, Old Mountain Woodworking's viral stink bug reel, Perlin Pine, Duir Moon, Holst Design Co., James at Honest Hands Studio, Ezra's Woodworks, Chelsea at Evergreen Daydreams, and celebrating Logan Newman’s new router book launch.
• Shipping Woes: Real talk on heavy mosaic deliveries, packaging battles, and why freight crumple zones matter.

Connect with Bri & Wood & Wilder:

• Instagram:@wood_n_wilder
• Facebook: Wood and Wilder
• Website:woodandwilder.com

Support the Show:

• Join the community on Patreon:patreon.com/whatchamakingshow
• Proudly sponsored by Next Wave CNC (nextwavecnc.com)