Ep 107: Deep Purpleheart

• Ross just returned from a blazing hot New York City vacation where temperatures hit 102 degrees for three days straight making 74 degree Chicago weather feel almost chilly when he got back home
• Episode title Deep Purple Heart came from listener Lee Drummond of Dusted Knuckle Woodworks who suggested awesome band name wood species combinations and this one was absolutely perfect
• Colton spotted his neighbor Mo using a completely insane setup with a table saw blade mounted on a weed eater edger attachment which screams OSHA violation but apparently works great for cutting small trees
• Moving madness continues as Colton is exactly one week away from his due date while trying to get their old house ready for market and transfer his entire shop to the new property
• The guys shared practical moving tips including getting a 26 foot box truck with a lift gate and hiring cleaners for 225 bucks to do a full deep clean instead of doing it yourself
• Ross is completely buried working on a massive CNC project that turned into 14 hours of machine time instead of the expected 4 hours plus designing a complex tulip style table base inspired by his son playing with dinosaur puzzles
• Whiskey talk focused on the top five bottles under 30 dollars including Buffalo Trace Elijah Craig Fighting Cock Early Times Bottled in Bond and Bullet Rye as the number one pick for budget conscious drinkers
• Sound engineering season has Ross running audio for bands two or three nights a week all summer long while juggling his woodworking projects and CNC work
• Baby watch intensifies as Crystal tries all the wives tales to induce labor naturally before next Thursday due date with Ross offering solid fatherhood advice about sleep schedules and bonding timelines
• Nuggets included finding inspiration from unexpected places like kids toys and remembering to design spaces for average height people instead of just what works for you personally