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Wood, Epoxy & Scorpions with Jonny Builds

May 9, 2019
This week we chat with Jonny Builds. We get into his quick rise on YouTube through some stunning builds including a custom axe with a scorpion in the handle that has gotten over 7 million views!
This week we chat with Jonny Builds. We get into his quick rise on YouTube through some stunning builds including a custom axe with a scorpion in the handle that has gotten over 7 million views!

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Topics

00:04:20 - The Scorpion (axe) King
00:06:27 - Jonny in High School
00:07:30 - Service in the Marine Corps
00:13:28 - Work as a prison guard
00:16:43 - Service as a police officer
00:20:35 - Getting into making
00:28:44 - Sharing projects on YouTube
00:31:12 - How to keep going when no one is watching
00:33:40 - Influences for getting better: Modustrial Maker
00:37:58 - Wanting to go full time
00:40:31 - Upcoming living room project
00:43:24 - Metal Treetable
00:47:10 - Design Process
00:49:53 - Scorpion Hatchet
00:56:20 - Dealing with the trolls
01:03:02 - Favorite recent tool
01:05:22 - Shop Update: Play Kitchen
01:06:16 - Shop Update: Make or Break Show(Case)

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