{"id":1938,"date":"2021-04-11T06:34:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T06:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2021-06-13T17:26:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T05:26:02","slug":"the-drunken-woodworker-david-picciuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/the-drunken-woodworker-david-picciuto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Drunken Woodworker &#8211; David Picciuto"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"90%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"85%\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1939 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"254\" \/>David Picciuto from The Drunken Woodworker started by doing the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/drunkenwoodworker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Weekly Woodwork Wrap Review<\/a>\u00a0where he points to other makers and their projects. Then he started making some projects videos and now he does this full time. As he says below&#8230; lucky<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"style2\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Interview<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span class=\"style3\"><strong>Intro<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>My name is David Picciuto otherwise known as the Drunken Woodworker. I make videos and blog about small crafts other woodworkers can make in a weekend and sell on Etsy and craft fairs.<\/p>\n<div><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1944 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_tool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_tool.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_tool-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_tool-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_tool-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>Stats<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>I make my living creating YouTube videos and blogging about woodworking. I consider myself a professional blogger and amateur woodworker.<\/p>\n<div><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Shop size<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"style3\">I work out of my basement with very low ceilings. 45% of the basement is used for a rehearsal space for my rock band, 10% is used for the laundry area and the remaining 45% is the workshop. It&#8217;s small but it gets the job done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/shop-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/shop-tour<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"style3\" align=\"justify\"><strong>How long have you been woodworking?<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">I&#8217;ve been woodworking for almost 4 years if you don&#8217;t count shop class in High School back in the early 90s. I&#8217;ve become obsessed and try to learn something new everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p><strong class=\"style3\">Day Job<br \/>\n<\/strong>YouTubing and blogging is my day job! I&#8217;m one lucky man.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<div><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Can you remember your first project and what it was?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p class=\"style3\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">My first project that wasn&#8217;t a shop cabinet was a small ugly bandsaw box. My wife now keeps it on the night stand.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1940\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1940\" class=\"wp-image-1940 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bandsaw box&#8217;s that are now being made.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1941\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1941\" class=\"wp-image-1941 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw2-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_bandsaw2-600x405.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bandsaw box&#8217;s that are now being made.<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLaEZO8bJPY\" width=\"856\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"style3\" align=\"justify\"><strong>What made you decide to start producing online content? (blog or video)<\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>Before I was a full-time blogger I was a web developer so creating a website about woodworking came natural for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p class=\"style3 style6\"><strong>What was your first video project?<br \/>\n<\/strong>My first video project was how I put together my motorized lazy susan. I&#8217;m still getting views and comments on it. It needs to be redone and explained better. Maybe someday.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"style3\">What is your favorite project you have made so far?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">Usually my favorite project is the one in progress but if I had to pick a past one it&#8217;s my recording studio cabinet:\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/projects\/recording-studio-cabinet-made-maple-and-walnut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/projects\/recording-studio-cabinet-made-maple-and-walnut<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1942\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\"wp-image-1942 size-full\" style=\"font-weight: bold; background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: inherit;\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_rest-cabinet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"556\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_rest-cabinet.jpg 556w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_rest-cabinet-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabinet<\/p><\/div>\n<p align=\"left\"><span class=\"style3\"><strong>Do you have a favorite tool, if so what is it?<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">My favorite tool is the computer. I start out my designs with paper and pencil and once I&#8217;m happy with a look I start drawing it up on the computer. My favorite parts of any project is the design phase and the showing it off phase.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"style3 style6\">Where do you get your inspiration from?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<p>Inspiration comes from all around. I love architecture and will take mental notes and photographs of buildings to use as ideas in my projects. Also, lets all agree that mid-century modern was the best design era of all time, right?!?!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1943\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1943\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1943\" src=\"https:\/\/wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_speakers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_speakers.jpg 583w, https:\/\/www.wackywoodworks.co.nz\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/drunken_speakers-300x247.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Speaker boxes<\/p><\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"style3\">What advice would you give someone that may want to start making things?<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p align=\"justify\">Don&#8217;t buy tools you don&#8217;t need yet! Come up with a project and buy the tools you need to complete that project.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong class=\"style3\">Fun Fact<br \/>\n<\/strong>I have never had a taco. Double true.<\/p>\n<p>David Picciuto<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Drunken Woodworker<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/drunkenwoodworker.com<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>YouTube<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/drunkenwoodworker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/drunkenwoodworker<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Twitter<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drunkenwood\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/drunkenwood<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DrunkenWoodworker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DrunkenWoodworker<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Wacky Wood Works would like to thank David from The Drunken Woodworker for his time for doing this interview. We hope it will inspire others to just get out to their shop and make something.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Regards<br \/>\nNighthawk<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\">All photo&#8217;s on this page are the property of the Drunken Woodworker, Wacky Wood Works has written permission to use them exclusively for this interview.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Picciuto from The Drunken Woodworker started by doing the popular Weekly Woodwork Wrap Review\u00a0where he points to other makers and their projects. 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