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PODCAST

This Crafted World

Harry T. Morris and Shane Orion Wiechnik

This Crafted World is a discussion between Harry T. Morris (furniture maker) and Shane Orion Wiechnik (furniture conservator) diving deep into craft, materials, and how understanding these things changes the way we work and see the world.

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All Episodes

00:50:27

Episode 13: Taking Time

This Crafted World ·

2021/08/15

Harry and Shane are back for Season 2. Harry talks about finding a balance between what is work and what is hobby. They discuss the importance of sustainably managing work for money, work for fun, growth projects, hobby projects, and life outside of woodworking. They share their individual experiences about woodworking as work vs hobby.Shane has been getting ready for his year away, and Harry has been settling into his business.

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00:57:29

Episode 12: What I Talk About When I Talk About Craft

This Crafted World ·

2021/05/02

The final episode of Season 1 revisits the question Harry and Shane had at the beginning about trying to define what it is in this field that they find so particularly important. Trying to step away from conversations of hand tools vs machine tools or pre-industrial vs post-industrial, Shane puts forth three aspects that for him define craft the way the he engages with and appreciates it. He and Harry discuss how craft is an intimate relationship between person and material, how it is a process that

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01:03:08

Episode 11: Snobbery, Newness, and Art w/ Peter...

This Crafted World ·

2021/03/29

Harry and Shane are joined by Designer/Maker Peter Spaulding (@Iwao_wood.and.art) who takes over pitching duty. The three discuss their complex feelings about river tables and snobbery in the field. Peter proposes a virtue of newness and discusses how his experience writing poetry has informed his approach to design. Shane is concerned when newness is over-valued. Harry finds it important to have reasons and purpose behind your work. Peter has been steaming objects and experimenting with copper dye

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01:02:31

Episode 9: Not 'Capital-I' Important w/ Nancy Hiller

This Crafted World ·

2021/03/14

Shane and Harry are joined by cabinetmaker and author Nancy Hiller. Shane discusses one of Nancy's publications, 'Historic Preservation in Indiana' and its relevance to an idea of things that aren't the supposedly important things. He claims that this is his entry into the design conversation, even though it's not about design at all. They talk about the importance of how objects tell the story of humans, how the world is made, and all the 'not capital-I important' things and people worth studying

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00:48:40

Episode 10: Design?

This Crafted World ·

2021/02/28

Harry tries in the nicest way possible to talk about why he doesn't like most student exhibition and gallery furniture pieces. Shane put's forth some concerns about the designer/maker focus in schools and some concerns about his own biases. They discuss leaving maker's marks in their work and the nature of just learning to be a good craftsperson vs making something new. Shane is feeling an odd confidence with his low skill level, and Harry is settling into his new workshop.

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00:50:25

Episode 8: Tailgaters

This Crafted World ·

2021/01/17

Shane and Harry discuss challenges to staying focused on tasks and the various things in our lives that pull us out of it, along with the difficulty of working a normal day. Harry recommends watching the movie Soul, but blatantly ignores one of it's major themes. Shane discusses why he doesn't like working in an office and finds being attached to one very distracting and unpleasant. They also discuss the importance of a good workspace. Shane also wraps up work on his apothecary box, while Harry

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01:12:17

Episode 7: Learning from Masters w/ Ben Strano

This Crafted World ·

2020/12/26

Shane and Harry are joined by Ben Strano from Fine Woodworking to talk about learning from masters. Ben is a passionate professional hobbyist woodworker who's job is often to distill the knowledge of professionals for hobbyists at home. Shane and Harry talk with Ben about professional pacing, the value of seeing in person what a professional result looks like, how being the biggest idiot in the room is a good thing, the challenges of professionals who don't know how or don't want to teach. Then

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00:52:59

Episode 6: Teaching the Task

This Crafted World ·

2020/12/11

Harry talks about woodworking courses seem to either have students make a product or learn skills and asks about making skills based courses more engaging. Shane talks about separating out each skill and giving every technique its own space and focus, and they discuss whether having a project is more engaging or a distraction. Harry is getting to the end of his drawered unit project and Shane is struggling to rework shellac surfaces.

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01:00:37

Episode 5: Questions!

This Crafted World ·

2020/11/22

Harry and Shane finally got a couple questions! Shane adds a few more notes to the conversation on Made To Last including agents of deterioration and whether things should last forever. Marc asks about self-employment vs normal employment and Robbie asks about using a linisher to flatten a plane blade. Shane's been cutting wooden threads and teaching finishing, while harry keeps working on his drawered unit and helps homeless hedgehogs sleep safe.

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00:55:51

Episode 4: Made to Last

This Crafted World ·

2020/11/09

Harry talks about what it means for something to be 'made to last' and questions which aspects of an object most impact its longevity. Shane complains about longcase clocks. Harry mentions his transition from showy joinery to something more likely to be repairable, and they both agree it is important to give something the best possible chance it can have. Shane talks about prep he has done for an upcoming finishing course including making his own varnish, and Harry continues work on his drawered

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00:54:21

Episode 3: Making New

This Crafted World ·

2020/10/26

Shane puts forth the question to Harry, "How do you justify making new things in a world that already has so much stuff?" They discuss the motivations behind our work, concerns for longevity and repairability, and touch on the importance of finding ikigai. Harry has also been designing hedgehog homes, and Shane has waxed a household of furniture.

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00:46:53

Episode 2: Sharpness

This Crafted World ·

2020/10/12

Harry discusses his path to understanding sharpness. Shane and Harry debate how best to teach a departure from “that’ll do”. Harry makes a highly complicated concertina workshop handout. Shane starts milling timber for his apothecary box.

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00:41:57

Episode 1: Pilot

This Crafted World ·

2020/10/12

Shane pitches to Harry what the hell the point of this podcast is. We talk about the importance of having a deeper understanding of crafts and materials and how they make us better people. Harry talks about a shoji screen inspired door he just finished, and Shane is getting started on an 19th century Apothecary box.

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