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July 16, 2021 45 mins

Do you love Wood Working, iconic Workwear Brands and general Maker Shop Talk? 

If so, join Tamara Robertson (Mythbusters, Maker ScienceSeekers of Science ) as she kicks off with a Tech Talk about iconic maker work wear brand Dickies then sits down with Woodworker, Workwear Model, Woodshop Teacher, and Maker Extraordinaire Char Miller-King (Wooden Maven).

Topics they cover include (but are surely not limited to):
-  Dust Collection
- Running a Calendar Driven Business
- The Collective Life Experience with Social Media
- Inspiring Young Makers
- Assembling a CNC
- Having a Passion Driven Career
- Raising Creative Children
- There's no Basic in Content Creation
- Teaching Wood Shop
- Empowering people with Power Tools
- Being a Maker at Heart
- Effectively Dealing with Man-splaining Students & Volunteers
- Maker ED
- Kids Ask the Darndest Things "Ask Auntie" Series
- Normalizing Women in a Shop
- Being Featured by the Iconic Dickie's Brand
... and so much more

This is the 6th episode of Tinkering Belles and you're surely not going to want to miss it!

So join in on Tamara's adventure as a Maker as she works to amplify the BAMF Females Behind the Builds one interview at a time! 

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Are you a visual person who needs to see all the cool moments?  Head over to the "Tinkering Belles" Playlist on Youtube to see all the fun behind the scenes moments from this episode!

If you enjoyed the show join in on the Maker adventure with Tamara and her guests on the Tinkering Belles Instagram page.

You can follow Char's adventures here, here, and here:
All The Awesome Links - Woodenmaven LinkTree
Blog - The Wooden Maven
YouTube - Wooden Maven
Instagram -  Char | Woodshop Teacher
Dickies Spot - Meet Char Miller-King, The Wooden Maven
Carhartt Spot - Carhartt Mother's Day 2021 | The Shift that Never Ends
Popular Woodworking Feature - Woodworking in America: Char Miller-King
PBS Feature - The Wooden Maven

Music for this Episode was provided by Bill Trowell Music.  Visit BillTrowellMusic.com to hear more and to subscribe to Bill's Patreon, where he covers favorite showtunes, movie themes, classic rock and jazz, as well as requests from Patron's.


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