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Read the material
Learn how species, grain, movement, moisture and finish change the way a piece should be built or cared for.
More than a show
Hudson · MassachusettsA Massachusetts point of view
on work worth keeping.
From the Bay State Bench.
A closer look at the craft, character and decisions behind Massachusetts woodwork—hosted from the Lloyd’s shop by Nate Whitcomb.
For homeowners, builders, architects, craftspeople and anyone who wants to understand why good woodwork lasts.
Hudson, MA Hosted by Nate Whitcomb
Hosted by Nate Whitcomb On air
Stories, skills and a longer view.
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What you’ll learn
Take something useful back to the bench.
From the Bay State Bench is built for curious people. Every conversation gives you a sharper way to look at woodwork, a better question to ask and a longer view of what should last.
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Understand old work
Hear the questions that help separate a repair, a restoration, a reproduction and a piece that should be left alone.
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Plan the next move
Take practical questions to your contractor, architect, conservator or woodworking shop before work begins.
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Meet the people
Listen in on the judgment, stories and collaboration behind the work that gives Massachusetts places their character.
Inside each conversation
Come for the story. Leave with a better question.
Hosted by Nate Whitcomb, the podcast brings the Lloyd’s Woodworking perspective out from behind the finished piece. It is about the judgment that happens before the first cut, the history that changes a repair and the collaboration that turns a room into a place.
You’ll hear the language of the shop—grain, proportion, joinery, finish, movement and repair—without losing the stories that make the work matter.
A good episode should leave you with
- A sharper eye for materials and details.
- A clearer brief for the next project conversation.
- A deeper respect for the work already in the room.
The Lloyd’s shop · Hudson, MA
Listen from the beginning
Pull up a chair at the shop.
Put on an episode while you’re planning a project, caring for an old piece or thinking about what belongs in the room next. Nate’s conversations start in the shop and stay grounded in the real work of making, repairing and preserving.
From Massachusetts, for the long view
The shop is open.
Have a project, a question or a piece of woodwork with a story? Start a conversation with Lloyd’s in Hudson.
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