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The Three Planks Podcast

The Three Planks Podcast

Written by: Pigtown Podcasts
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The Three Planks is a long-form podcast about craft, antiques, woodworking, restoration, and the working lives behind them.

Recorded in workshops, stores, and historic buildings, the series features honest, unfiltered conversations with makers, restorers, woodworkers, antique dealers, engineers, and craftspeople working at every scale — from bespoke furniture and conservation projects to unusual commissions and museum-level work.

Each episode explores:

  • woodworking, joinery, and furniture making
  • antiques, salvage, and historic objects
  • heritage buildings and conservation
  • traditional skills alongside modern tools
  • the pressures, mistakes, and realities of making a living by hand

This isn’t a highlight reel or a how-to show.

It’s about experience, judgement, failure, patience, and why craft still matters.

If you care about real craftsmanship, heritage skills, design, materials, and the people who work with them every day, The Three Planks is for you.

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Episodes
  • The Three Planks - Episode 4

    The Three Planks - Episode 4
    Jan 8 2026

    Episode 4 of The Three Planks Podcast ranges from the extraordinary to the everyday — beginning with the creation of a 10-foot reclaimed-oak throne toilet for Beaulieu Palace House.

    From there, the discussion opens into:

    • reclaimed timber and architectural salvage
    • CNC carving alongside traditional joinery
    • designing with and without drawings
    • working on site with other trades
    • sourcing materials through auction and clearance
    • why making durable work still matters

    A thoughtful conversation about materials, adaptation and the future of craft without losing its soul.

    🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    🌐 Follow The Three Planks on social media:

    Instagram 👉 https://instagram.com/thethreeplanks

    Facebook 👉 https://facebook.com/thethreeplanks

    YouTube Channel 👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    Stay connected with The Three Planks across platforms for behind-the-scenes content, updates, and bonus material.

    Follow us here:

    YouTube: @thethreeplanks

    Instagram: @thethreeplanks

    Facebook: @thethreeplanks

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    34 mins
  • The Three Planks - Episode 2

    The Three Planks - Episode 2
    Jan 8 2026

    Episode 2 of The Three Planks Podcast explores the unseen side of craft — the work done under pressure, behind closed doors, and often without recognition.

    We talk about:

    • building a custom coffin to a tight deadline
    • restoring and rehanging historic paintings
    • clearing warehouses of antiques
    • working on Grade I listed buildings
    • why patience, trust and judgement matter

    This is a conversation about responsibility, quiet professionalism, and the emotional side of craft — when the job matters far beyond the materials.

    🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    🌐 Follow The Three Planks on social media:

    Instagram 👉 https://instagram.com/thethreeplanks

    Facebook 👉 https://facebook.com/thethreeplanks

    YouTube Channel 👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    Stay connected with The Three Planks across platforms for behind-the-scenes content, updates, and bonus material.

    Follow us here:

    YouTube: @thethreeplanks

    Instagram: @thethreeplanks

    Facebook: @thethreeplanks

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    33 mins
  • The Three Planks - Episode One

    The Three Planks - Episode One
    Jan 8 2026

    The first episode of The Three Planks Podcast dives into the real working lives behind woodworking, antiques, restoration, salvage and craft.

    Recorded in the workshop, this conversation explores making, restoring, building, saving — and sometimes losing — historic objects, from furniture and architectural salvage to Spitfire components, coffins, and centuries-old houses.

    We discuss:

    • the antiques trade and salvage work
    • conservation and heritage buildings
    • bespoke furniture and fine woodworking
    • TV projects and unusual commissions
    • the pressure of responsibility when history is in your hands

    🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube:

    👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    🌐 Follow The Three Planks on social media:

    Instagram 👉 https://instagram.com/thethreeplanks

    Facebook 👉 https://facebook.com/thethreeplanks

    YouTube Channel 👉 https://youtube.com/@thethreeplanks

    Stay connected with The Three Planks across platforms for behind-the-scenes content, updates, and bonus material.

    Follow us here:

    YouTube: @thethreeplanks

    Instagram: @thethreeplanks

    Facebook: @thethreeplanks

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    45 mins
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