Making It With Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto
Making It is a weekly audio podcast that comes out every Friday hosted by Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto. Three different makers with different backgrounds talking about creativity, design and making things with your bare hands.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 496
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 257: Lathing around
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about finishing passion projects, and handheld CNC’s.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: “Lathing” 16 stool legs
- David Picciuto: Workin…
Episode 256: Dirtbags
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about motivation, old hobbies
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Finally took out his canoe, finger jointed stool
- David Picciuto: Finis…
Episode 255: AND WE’RE LIVE!!!
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto do a live episode, streamed to YouTube… for no particular reason!
Episode 255: AND WE’RE LIVE!!!
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto do a live episode, streamed to YouTube… for no particular reason!
Episode 254: Inch everything along
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about how weird everything is right now, but how there’s good in it, if we look for it.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Taking care …
253: YouTube turns you into a potato
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about things to keep you productive while you’re stuck at home.
What we’re working on
- Jimmy Diresta: Spring cleaning on the farm, playing…
252: Bad habits and baby voices
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about bad habits.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Has been in Kansas City hosting Make48
- David Picciuto: Bending tube for go-kart
- Bo…
Episode 251: Wood and heavy metal-y
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about growth over time and only liking someone for a specific moment of their life.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Working on a gui…
Episode 250: It makes you look like a wet diaper
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about Workbench Con, community and when sponsorships go bad.
Episode 249: Italian trumpet aquarium
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about learning for the sake of learning.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Is going to learn trumpet and Italian
- David Picciuto: Remov…
Episode 248: The old man and the leaky pipes
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto answer questions from Twitter.
247: Wake up big fella
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about the gap between wanting a new tool and actually using it.
Episode 246: Under Pressure
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about pressure.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Made a mobile anvil stand
- David Picciuto: Working on a new desk and tool unboxing
- Bo…
Episode 245: You’re 32, it’s time to move out of the house.
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about skipping education to become a YouTuber.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Made a new blacksmith knife and had a breakthrough
- Da…
Episode 244: Recharging
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about taking a break when you need to.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Released gun restoration, working on making scissors
- David P…
Episode 243: PIVOT!
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about pivot points in life.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Working on lots of stuff
- David Picciuto: Setting up a forge, made a new …
242: Sometimes you make art…
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about 2020, schedules, tools and much more.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Did very little
- David Picciuto: Did very little
- Bob Clag…
Episode 241: Sketching with a Bandsaw
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about the past year.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Working on ice picks
- David Picciuto: Working on idea of Polaroid project
- Bob Cl…
Episode 240: Thumbs and forks
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about tinkering and why it matters.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Made a leather wrapped knife handle
- David Picciuto: Made an oval…
Episode 239: We have the best horses ever…
This week Jimmy Diresta, Bob Clagett and David Picciuto talk about being thankful for all sorts stuff, some of it not so obvious.
What We’re Working On
- Jimmy Diresta: Had an event with Weaver Leathe…