Robin Lewis

Furniture Maker in Townsville, QLD

Robin Lewis is a designed and maker, specialising in wood working.

54. Are You Outgrowing Your Workshop?

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we go over the best track saws on the market and why you’d buy one, and we also go through our workshop development. As we grow into our spaces, and potentially go into business in them, our requirements change. We discuss our own journeys and the pros and cons of our spaces.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

53. Judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

In this episode we discuss the new kitchen island bench that Robin made, as well as Bryan’s role in judging the 2020 Wood Review Student Awards.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

52. Managing Client Expectations

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

One of the biggest challenges in dealing with clients is managing their expectations. We might be professional craftsman but we do still make mistakes. How the mistake is dealt with, and hopefully fixed, is the sign of a great woodworker, but getting the client on board for that journey can be tough.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

51. When Couriers Go Bad

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

We're back from a short break and talking about a table delivery that went bad for Joey. Furniture movers...are you better off delivering a piece yourself?

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

50. The Year That Was

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

2019 has been a good year for all of us. We go into some of the highs and lows, and what’s coming up for 2020.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

49. I've Got A Domino And I'm Not Afraid To Use It - ft Adam Markowitz

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

We have the award winning designer, Adam Markowitz on the show! We discuss his strong opinion on the design process, and how important it is for all woodworkers to embrace it.

Adam’s pieces have won awards and been used in famous publications, and in this episode he shares his story and passion with us. You may know him for his most popular piece, the Mobius Chair, but he has countless other, one of a kind, gems.

Check out Adam’s website: http://www.markowitzdesign.com/
Adam’s Instagram: http://instagram.com/markowitzdesign

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

48. Workbench Design and Crediting Work

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we discuss the pros and cons of different workbench designs, and what we prefer in them. After that we get into the recent crediting scandal that hit the maker scene, and end off with one of Joey’s nightmare clients.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

47. Creative Burnout

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

What happens when you’ve finished an extra long project and you need to switch gears? Taking your head out of an all consuming project and putting it into something else can be a big step and sometimes you’re burnt out from that project already. In this episode we’re talking about creative burnout and how to keep that work life balance intact.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

46. Dealing With Last Minute Client Changes

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau).

This week we talk about clients changing their minds on projects (or completely missing important details, as Joey found out) at the last minute. When is it ok to say no to a client, and should something be added to our contracts with them to ensure we don’t end up footing the bill. Whether it’s a last minute design change, or they’d rather have a gloss finish after seeing it in satin, these changes can drastically alter the schedule of a project.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

45. Welcome Bryan Cush

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works), and Bryan Cush (Sawdust Bureau

Unfortunately we’ve had to bid farewell to Jordan Crawford. Our schedules are no longer lining up and Jordan’s busier now than he’s ever been. We’ve decided to go our seperate ways and we wish him all the best.

To replace him we’ve been lucky enough to call on Bryan Cush from Sawdust Bureau. Bryan’s been on the show before and we had a great time then, so the fit was perfect.

In this episode we learn about an environmental initiative that Bryan’s working on and how we can all do our part to combat climate change by planting a few more native trees.

If you’re interested in donating to an organisation that plants tree, or you just want to find out more about the subject, Bryan’s got a link on his website: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/treemaker

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Bryan Cush: https://www.sawdustbureau.com/

44. Drum Sanders vs Edge Sanders

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we discuss which is the better tool to have in the shop, as well as a number of other topics.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

43. A "Joey Story"

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week Joey has a story about a difficult client and how he dealt with it. If you listened to season 1 you’ll know this as a “Joey story”.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

42. We're Very Fortunate To Do What We Do - ft Scott Turner (Forme Industrious)

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we have Scott Turner from Forme Industrious joining us, to talk about his huge success on YouTube as a steel and wood maker.

Scott’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAVSzq_Tk0B-9uTKzIpkBqg

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

41. Do You Release Your Bandsaw Blade?

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

This week we discuss 2 topics; should you use treated pine in furniture projects? And do you release the tension on your bandsaw between projects?

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog


40. Mistakes Happen But The Drive To Succeed Is More Prevalent - ft Nick Pedulla

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

Nick Pedulla from Pedulla Studios joined us this week. We talked about some of his YouTube videos and how his apprenticeship has shaped his career.

Check out Nick’s YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCY-TqIvCTgI2Rxcb7g4AtOg

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

39. We're Back For Season 2

Welcome to season 2 of The Shop Stool Podcast, a podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

In this episode the boys return for the start of a new season and catch up on what’s been happening in the 10 month break.

Robin Lewis: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TIGDEkNJzdYCZUKJFtmxQ

Joey Chalk: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMwkFVvmhR6JmDgdWkio2kA

Jordan Crawford: https://www.youtube.com/user/JWSblog

38. Season One Finale

A podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes.com), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).

37. The WA Wood Show

A podcast for woodworkers and the maker community in general. Hosted by Robin Lewis (RobinLewisMakes.com), Jordan Crawford (Periodic Furniture Studio) and Joey Chalk (King Post Timber Works).