Splinters with Gary Rogowski

About Splinters with Gary Rogowski

This podcast series is a look at crafting objects in a world gone insane. Gary is a veteran furniture maker, designer, and author. These episodes are sometimes practical, often philosophic, and usually irreverent. Gary began his journey by teaching himself how to build furniture after picking up a degree in literature. For 24 years he made custom pieces for individuals and clients around the country. In 1997 he founded The Northwest Woodworking Studio, A School for Woodworkers, in Portland, Oregon. When Covid changed the world, he focused on his podcast and teaching classes online. He has no illusions about the value of this work in today’s culture of fast and furious and disposable. Making art, building furniture, searching for that Flow state is work that is useless and beautiful, and necessary for those who produce it. Creativity feeds the heart and soul like nothing else can.

Publisher

Northwest Woodworking Studio

Category

arts · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Jan 2022

Latest episode

23 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

35 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Aug 2025

   Why Bother?

2. 

   4 Jul 2025

   My First Student

   Gary Rogowski reflects on his experiences with his first woodworking student, highlighting the challenges and rewards of teaching a craft.

3. 

   13 May 2025

   Furniture Design: On Chairs

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

451,094

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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