Federico Tobon's guest appearances

Federico Tobon

Root Simple Podcast

David King

Josey Baker

Joanne Poyourow

Christy Wilhelmi

Renee Garner

Susan Rudnicki

Rachel Kaplan

Adam Brock

Guy Frenkel

Erin Schanen

Mark Kowalewski

David Newsom

Eric Rochow

Jessica Rath

Kendra Gaeta

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Update: Federico wrote up a blog post showing some of the things we talked about.  Our guest this week on the Root Simple Podcast is artist Federico Tobon of WolfCat Workshop. We talk about a lot of things including Federico’s art, adventures in extreme “makerdom,” sharpening tools, knots and even how to train cats!  This is an episode that you’ll want to follow along in the show notes so you can see Federico’s amazing work. Here’s some of the things we talk about:  Federico’s new drill animation piece. Flip Book Kit. Shapeoko CNC Router. Doodlers Anonymous. The analog/digital continuum. Hundertwasser on 99% Invisible. Converting an old 3d printer into laser engraver. Federico on the Opposable Thumbs Podcast. Federico’s Warm Heart Automata animated sculpture. Arthur Ganson’s gear piece at the Exploritorium. Federico’s social media philosophy: “Post positive things. Mostly yours. Not too much.” Federico’s sharpening philosophy. Leatherman Sidekick. Paul Sellers woodworker sharpening videos: knife and chisel. Scary kickback video. Budget bandsaw repair. DIY belt sander. Making your own bandsaw. Sewing a big bag for bees. Cool Tools knot tying card. Clicker Training for Cats by Karen Pryer.  You can follow Federico’s work at WolfcatWorkshop and he’s @wolfcatworkshop on Instagram. Make sure to sign up for his newsletter. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to rootsimple@gmail.com. You can subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store and on Stitcher. The theme music is by Dr. Frankenstein. Additional music by Rho. A downloadable version of this podcast is here. Save Save

Update: Federico <a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/index.php/rootsimplepodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">wrote up a blog post showing some of the things we talked about</a>. Our guest this week on the Root Simple Podcast is artist Federico Tobon of <a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WolfCat Workshop</a>. We talk about a lot of things including Federico’s art, adventures in extreme “makerdom,” sharpening tools, knots and even how to train cats!  This is an episode that you’ll want to follow along in the show notes so you can see Federico’s amazing work. Here’s some of the things we talk about: <ul> <li>Federico’s new <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BW3PjQaAyaq/?taken-by=wolfcatworkshop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drill animation piece.</a></li> <li><a href="https://flipbookit.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flip Book Kit.</a></li> <li><a href="http://carbide3d.com/shapeoko/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shapeoko CNC Router.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.doodlersanonymous.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doodlers Anonymous.</a></li> <li>The analog/digital continuum.</li> <li><a href="http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-straight-line-is-a-godless-line/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hundertwasser on 99% Invisible.</a></li> <li>Converting an old 3d printer into laser engraver.</li> <li><a href="http://www.opposablepodcast.com/8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Federico on the Opposable Thumbs Podcast.</a></li> <li>Federico’s <a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/index.php/warm-heart-automata/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warm Heart Automata animated sculpture.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-BH-tvxEg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Arthur Ganson’s gear piece at the Exploritorium.</a></li> <li>Federico’s social media philosophy: “Post positive things. Mostly yours. Not too much.”</li> <li>Federico’s sharpening philosophy.</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2vYVCsm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leatherman Sidekick.</a></li> <li>Paul Sellers woodworker sharpening videos: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bailuQUh2mY&amp;t=53s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">knife</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ki8tt-VjwqI" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chisel</a>.</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7sRrC2Jpp4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Scary kickback video.</a></li> <li><a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/index.php/budget-bandsaw-repair/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Budget bandsaw repair.</a></li> <li><a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/index.php/diy-belt-sander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DIY belt sander.</a></li> <li><a href="https://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/build.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Making your own bandsaw</a>.</li> <li>Sewing a big bag for bees.</li> <li><a href="http://kk.org/cooltools/knot-tying-card/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cool Tools knot tying card</a>.</li> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2xteHAQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clicker Training for Cats by Karen Pryer</a>.</li> </ul> <center></center>You can follow Federico’s work at <a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WolfcatWorkshop</a> and he’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wolfcatworkshop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@wolfcatworkshop</a> on Instagram. Make sure to sign up for his <a href="https://wolfcatworkshop.com/index.php/newsletter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newsletter</a>. If you want to leave a question for the Root Simple Podcast please call (213) 537-2591 or send an email to <a href="mailto:rootsimple@gmail.com">rootsimple@gmail.com</a>. You can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/root-simple-videos/id579023147?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to our podcast in the iTunes store</a> and <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/erik-knutzen/root-simple-podcast?refid=stpr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">on Stitcher</a>. The theme music is by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dr_Frankenstein/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Frankenstein</a>. Additional music by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rho/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rho</a>. A downloadable version of this podcast is <a href="http://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/12636507/108_federico_tobon.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Save Save

108 Artist/Maker Federico Tobon