The Drunken Woodworker – David Picciuto

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David Picciuto from The Drunken Woodworker started by doing the popular Weekly Woodwork Wrap Review where 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… lucky

Interview

Intro
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.

Stats

I make my living creating YouTube videos and blogging about woodworking. I consider myself a professional blogger and amateur woodworker.

Shop size

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’s small but it gets the job done.

https://drunkenwoodworker.com/shop-tour

How long have you been woodworking?
I’ve been woodworking for almost 4 years if you don’t count shop class in High School back in the early 90s. I’ve become obsessed and try to learn something new everyday.

Day Job
YouTubing and blogging is my day job! I’m one lucky man.
Can you remember your first project and what it was?

My first project that wasn’t a shop cabinet was a small ugly bandsaw box. My wife now keeps it on the night stand.

Bandsaw box’s that are now being made.

Bandsaw box’s that are now being made.

What made you decide to start producing online content? (blog or video)

Before I was a full-time blogger I was a web developer so creating a website about woodworking came natural for me.

What was your first video project?
My first video project was how I put together my motorized lazy susan. I’m still getting views and comments on it. It needs to be redone and explained better. Maybe someday.

What is your favorite project you have made so far?
Usually my favorite project is the one in progress but if I had to pick a past one it’s my recording studio cabinet: https://drunkenwoodworker.com/projects/recording-studio-cabinet-made-maple-and-walnut

Cabinet

Do you have a favorite tool, if so what is it?
My favorite tool is the computer. I start out my designs with paper and pencil and once I’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.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

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?!?!

Speaker boxes

What advice would you give someone that may want to start making things?

Don’t buy tools you don’t need yet! Come up with a project and buy the tools you need to complete that project.

Fun Fact
I have never had a taco. Double true.

David Picciuto
The Drunken Woodworker

Website – https://drunkenwoodworker.com
YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/user/drunkenwoodworker
Twitter – https://twitter.com/drunkenwood
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DrunkenWoodworker

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.

Regards
Nighthawk

All photo’s on this page are the property of the Drunken Woodworker, Wacky Wood Works has written permission to use them exclusively for this interview.