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I know. It's been 8 months since the last Thoughts from The Tinkerage. It is my intent to try and get back into the habit. No guarantees. But I'm going to try. I did think of pretending the last one was the end of Season 1 and this was the start of Season 2 but that wouldn't be an accurate or honest reflection of the situation. If it helps you to think of it that way, go for it. I'll be keeping the numbering in one season though. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @ makerswaffle, @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Show Notes and Links. Steve, Al and Brett are super busy this week and taking a well earned break, but in order to maintain the continuum four long time fans of the Fools With Tools Podcast bravely volunteered to fill the breach. Listen in as Andy, Chris, Dominic and Simon chat about taking on too much. Maker Chess Set from Deadrise Wood Crafts: https://youtu.be/sTO1iqfG8Fs Mary Ellen Maker: https://www.instagram.com/mary_ellen_maker/ Not So Serious Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/NotSoSeriousGaming Tyler Winegarner: https://www.instagram.com/tylerwinegarner/ Digi-key Maker Updates: https://youtu.be/j4asf18Ziws Dekay’s Crafts: https://www.youtube.com/c/%EA%B9%80%ED%8C%80%EC%9E%A5%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%ED%94%84%ED%8A%B8/videos JSK-koubou: https://www.youtube.com/c/jisakukobo/videos Where to find us: Dominic Kelly: https://www.instagram.com/sneakdante/ & https://www.youtube.com/user/CaptainDominic/featured Simon Harman: https://www.instagram.com/sidon100uk/ Chris Smith: https://www.instagram.com/woodgineer/ & https://www.youtube.com/thewoodgineer Andy Pugh: https://www.instagram.com/andycpugh/ & https://www.youtube.com/talesfromthetinkerage & https://www.youtube.com/makerswaffle

Trigger Warning. In this short episode I talk about mortality and grief. Here's a call to action to take before we get "that phone call". Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Only two weeks from recording to edit and release this time, so the two May challenges have started. Hopefully, I'm working my way out of a rut. Listen to hear more on that idea. Here are the links to the podcast and Instragram accounts I mention. https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/how-to-stay-fit-as-you-age/ https://www.instagram.com/plsmithed/ https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/mayformakers2021/ https://www.instagram.com/lindsay_creative/ Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

This episode was recorded in the middle of March and was obviously not released quickly. Also, apologies for the less than ideal sound. It was recorded in an echoey room. The shelf project that is mentioned was not finished by Easter. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;) Special mentions go to Kick in the Creatives. https://kickinthecreatives.com/ And Rob Thomas @Pricklysauce on Instagram and #projecttwelve365 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/projecttwelve365/

This is the second longest podcast I have recorded. It was recorded in two parts, over two weeks, and as I explain at the end I haven't done any editing other than joining the two parts together, oh, and removing a piece of incorrect science, so there are some longer than usual gaps as I thought through what I wanted to say and also where it got a bit difficult. I'm not looking for sympathy in sharing this and some of you might find it difficult to listen to especially if you or someone you know has been badly affected by Covid-19. If that's you then I really don't mind if you skip this one. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;) Special mentions go to Beau Miles. https://youtu.be/IBT78iOacIk And Rob Thomas @Pricklysauce on Instagram and #projecttwelve365 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/projecttwelve365/

Some further discussion on change and I tell you about my December Daily Double Dare. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Two of the most common reasons I hear for not starting a YouTube channel are trolls and thinking no-one would watch. Listen in to hear my responses to those points. An honourable mention goes to Rob "Prickly Sauce" Thomas. https://www.instagram.com/pricklysauce/ ,  https://www.pricklysauce.com/ & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL2soflHdZyT0PgrVxakxWA Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Every single one of us will face multiple problems in out lives. In this episode I discuss one approach to finding solutions to those problems. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

Change is one of the absolutely inevitable parts of life.  A short episode this week. Apologies for the rather strange audio at the start, I had to run some noise reduction on it as there was an even more annoying background hum from my heater which I had forgotten to turn off. Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)

The maker community recently lost one of it's best friends in Sharon from Figments Made. I considered her a friend. She was the epitomy of a maker.   She was a teacher.  In this podcast I share just 42, or so, lessons that I have learned from Sharon. I'm sorry for some of the longer than normal gaps and the sometimes slightly under par voice; recording this was difficult. I hope you understand. Rather than share my social details here this episode, go and check out Sharon's work.  Also Phil Thompson and Dan Gamble's. https://www.instagram.com/figmentsmade/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXE2rNheoxIiBrcQC5Djo1A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh2RVoCjyEs https://www.instagram.com/dark_starstudio/ https://www.instagram.com/curiousmakerdan/ https://www.youtube.com/user/da9amb0

I start off with food but then take the idea that we are what we eat a step further, and I include making in with that mix. Feel free to reach out and chare your thoughts with me. You can follow me on Instagram: @thoughtsfromthetinkerage , @andypughcreative and @andycpugh . And on YouTube: www.youtube.com/TalesFromTheTinkerage . And on Facebook: Tales From The Tinkerage. You can also support me on Patreon at www.patreon.com/talesfromthetinkerage . Please feel free to use any of those links to contact me with comments, suggestions for topics or offers of sponsorship. ;)