Guest Interview on The Matt and Matthew Show

I was honored to be the special guest on the Matt and Matthew Show, a woodworking talk show on YouTube that is hosted by Matt Cremona (Matt) and Matthew Morris (Matthew.) They are both woodworkers that recently caught my eye for the woodworking that they do. 

Matt and Matthew are a couple of good guys and I had a great time visiting with them. If you check out the video, you will see we had a pretty good momentum going before the cameras even started rolling. It was a lot of fun to visit with them and talk about woodworking. 

You can find Matt Cremona at his site MattCremona.com  and at his YouTube Channel.

Matt Cremona caught my attention when I saw the secretary he was working on, he really has challenged himself and has grown as a craftsman with this project. It was an ambitious undertaking and, at the time of this post, the project is just nearly complete and it is impressive. 

Matt also harvests his own material and you can follow along on those adventures through his videos. There is a lot to learn if you follow his journey. Matt has a pretty infectious laugh, he really cracks me up. 

You can find Matthew Morris at his site MMWoodstudio.com and and at his YouTube Channel. 

You may be interested in checking out Matthew Morris' woodworking classes featuring Greene & Greene projects. You can find them at the Online Classes page at his website.

Matthew caught my attention because of the quality of work that he displays in his furniture. Of all the people flooding the internet with woodworking information, Matthew's work and information is legit. You can see this by the information he shares and the high-level craftsmanship of his work. 

I had a great time talking with Matt & Matthew and felt honored to be a part of their show. I recommend you check them out. 

That is all for now. I have a lot of work to do, so I need to head out to the shop!

Your friend in the shop,

Todd A. Clippinger

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Woodworking Interview With Madison Swords

I love talking to other woodworkers and hearing how their journey in the craft started. I recently met Madison Swords, and I just loved his story of how he got started in woodworking, so I had to share it with you. 

Madison is a self-taught woodworker and he learned everything from YouTube. I was not only impressed with that, but the fact that he choose to go the hand tool route, and his for his first furniture project, he choose to tackle a Greene & Greene side table. I was absolutely blown away!

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Madison Swords built a Greene & Greene side table as his first furniture build, all with hand tools, some of which he made himself. 

In talking to Madison, it is clear he really gets it. He snaps up the knowledge and puts it to work straight-away in his own shop. He exhibits a wisdom and perspective beyond his years.

I think his journey into woodworking is impressive, entertaining, and inspirational. And so I bring to you an interview with Madison Swords. 

I hope you enjoy!

Your friend in the shop-

Todd A. Clippinger

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New "Featured Maker" series at Wacky Wood Works

 Wacky Wood Works has a new feature that has just started, it is called "Featured Maker." The goal is to throw the spotlight on various creators and share their story of how they got into woodworking, what they make, and a bit of their philosophy from the shop. 

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I was honored to be the first one interviewed to kick off the Featured Maker series. But I don't want to give anything away, you can check out the interview at Wacky Woodworks Featured Maker page. 

I have had Wacky Wood Works in my Links page for some time now. One of the cool things about the internet is that the woodworking community is a global one and the host of Wacky Wood Works, who's online name is Nighthawk, is from New Zealand.

I always find it interesting to get a peak into the shops of people from around the world. Often I find both a mix of familiar and unfamiliar brands of tools as a lot of machinery sold in other countries is not seen here in the American market. 

Getting to see other shops and projects allows us to see differences in philosophies and experience regional dialects in design. But for all of the differences that I find myself looking for, the similarities are stronger and what binds us together as a community. 

No matter where we live, I find that we all share a great love of the craft and desire to help others succeed in their projects by lending experience and advice. All in all, I think the online woodworking community is a generous one and I am glad to be a part of it. 

Be sure to check out Wacky Wood Works and all of Nighthawk's projects. Also be sure to start following the Featured Maker series and get to know the stories of other makers from around the world. 

Your friend in the shop-

Todd A. Clippinger

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