#36: Special Guest Grant Batson, Pipe Maker & Luthier
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In this episode, Johnny, James, and Zack talk with special guest Grant Batson, a craftsman of many talents, including luthiery, high grade tobacco pipe making, and more. We talk to Grant about running his own business and building a personal brand.
What are we working on?
- Zack: Industrial Desk, Dining table,
- Johnny: DIY Projector Screen video, in Nashville working with Grant and Brad
- James: New Bench, Wood storage, buying a house.
Show Topic: Special Guest Grant Batson, Pipe Maker & Luthier
- Walk us through your making history, how did you get started making stuff
- You started as a guitar maker, what appealed to you about making guitars?
- After guitars, you pivoted to making high end tobacco pipes. Walk us through that community.
- What are your goals for the future?
What’s new/what are we watching/reading?
- Johnny: Genius YouTube channel, Making of “Redbone”
- James: Maker 101, making a combustion engine from a compressor
- Zack: Nick Offerman Answers Woodworking Questions From Twitter
- Grant: Y La Bamba