The Boatswain's Call Woodworking Podcast
A woodworking podcast with a piratical twist for hobby woodworkers, makers, and craftsmen of every skill level. Featuring cool tools, woodworking topics, shop talk, listener questions, crafty guests, craft beer, sailor lingo, and more. Come on a high-seas adventure with the Boatswain to improve your craft and be entertained.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
BCWP - Worth the Candels
Today James and Esther talk about gaming tables and have a phrase about the game being worth the candles used to light it.
BCWP - Pull Your Own Weight
In this episode, the Captain and the Boatswain talk about Escape room puzzles and more about the Dautless project. Enjoy
BCWP - Dauntless
This week, the Captain joins me again, and we talk about The Dauntless, escape room puzzles and more.
BCWP - POSH
This week, James and Esther talk about the word "POSH", wooden workout equipment, Woodshop etiquette, and the all-important woodshop med-kit.
BCWP - Dead In The Water
This week, we are talking about Wood and Water. How wood and water are used together and their relationship in every facet imaginable. We also get into the Term "Dead in the Water". Enjoy.
BCWP - Crackpot
This week, James and Esther talk about what came before drywall, the term "crackpot," and how to make canvas stretcher frames. Enjoy
BCWP - Jury Rigged
This week, Esther and I discuss creating fake beams and pillars. We also talk about floating shelves, indirect lighting, shave horses, and the phrase "Jury-Rigged".
BCWP - Crocodile Tears
This week, James and Esther talk about book binding, the process, and the tools involved. The term "Crocodile Tears" and its origin. Most of the tools are wooden and can be made in your shop. We also…
BCWP - Worth Your Salt
This week Esther and I do a state of the podcast and talk about the phrase "work your salt".
BCWP - In The Lime Light
This week, James and Esther talk about lawn games. A list of 20 lawn games, familiar and new, along with directions, history, and fun facts. They also have the term "In the limelight" and its origin.…
BCWP - The Whole Nine Yards
This week James and Esther talk about their current projects involving some woodworking adjacent skills. They talk about the origins of the term "the whole nine yards" offering up a cool tool. They a…
BCWP - Bullseye
This week we talk about pool tables and dartboards. We get into some details on how these games are made and where they evolved from. We also dig into the oragins of the term "Bullseye" and offer up …
BCWP - The Real McCoy
This week James and Esther talk about the project graveyard and how to build momentum to get those forgotten projects done. There is also a cool tool and the phrase "The real McCoy" along with some c…
BCWP - In The Groove
This week James and Esther talk about joints with a cool tool and the phrase "in the groove".
BCWP E19S2 - Saved By The Bell
This week Esther and James talk about trimwork, the phrase "saved by the bell", a cool tool, then bird houses and bat boxes.
BCWP E18S2 - Mad as a Hatter
This week, we talke about scrap wood and whether hoarding it is a bad thing. Making chopsticks and quick boxes for gifts. We also talk about the term "Mad as a hatter".
BCWP E17S2 - Sticky Stuff
This week, Esther and James talk about the all-important sticky stuff, glue. How does it work? What different kinds are there? A cool tool and term are in there as always. Enjoy.
BCWP E16S2 - Room to Swing a Cat
This week, Esther and James talk about what tools would have been aboard ships of sail in their respective times. The term "Not enough room to swing a cat", quick and easy saw horses, and some of our…
BCWP E15S2 - Beyond the Pale
This week, Esther and James talk about Balsa and basswood. Their qualities and uses along with some interesting factoids. We also get into the phrase "Beyond the pale", its oragin and meaning. There …
BCWP - Reading The Riot Act
This week, James and Esther discuss wood bending in its various forms. The term "Reading the Riot Act" and the Shinto rasp is the cool tool of the week.