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Essential Craftsman Podcast

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In depth discussion of Essential Craftsman videos, related topics, and the spec house series. Also casual and deeper dive conversations with tradesmen, business owners, and lots of other experts across various areas of craftsmanship, hobby, and lifestyles.

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All Episodes

46:32

Improving Communication with Armanitalks

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2021/12/04

Nate talks with Arman from Armanitalks.com about communication, charisma, introverts and more. 0:00 Intro 1:33 Public Speaking 3:54 One On One 7:45 Cultures & Communication 11:13 Nerves 14:25 Introverts 18:04 Charisma 22:01 Humor 23:53 1% mindset 25:53 Writing 29:10 Twitter 30:25 Private 32:35 Body of Work 34:54 Creating in all forms 38:10 Emotional Connection 42:22 Great Speakers 45:32 Where To Find https://armanitalks.com/ https://twitter.com/armanitalks

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01:00:38

Saving Wounded Vets with Craftsmanship: Rob Cosman

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2021/11/04

Wow! If you want to feel inspired, take the time to listen to this podcast. Rob Cosman, a 4th generation carpenter, finds his calling in life helping vets recuperate using woodworking with his Purple Heart Project. For audio listeners, there are a few long pauses for emotion, nothing is wrong with you audio feed. 0:00 Intro 1:38 Childhood & education 9:06 Starting business 23:58 Purple heart project 39:54 Processing pain 42:32 Finding the vets who need this 44:52 What they build 49:58 Where to

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01:08:59

Losing and Finding Fathers...Also Trusts and Estate...

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2021/10/23

Nate chats with this friend CJ about the unexpected passing of CJ's father, the role father figures played in his life and CJ's current work as an estate planner. 0:00 Intro 1:31 CJ's dad 5:08 Framing career 9:11 Unexpected passing 26:40 Adopted fathers 29:50 Estate planning for contractors 36:05 Do this one thing 42:00 Facing Mortality 52:15 Cost of estate planning 59:46 Timing matter Coppercanyonlaw.com

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01:05:43

Tile Setting Myths, Tips, Tricks: Phil Hu

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2021/10/14

Nate and Scott chat with Phil Hu, the tiler for the spec house. They talk about how he got started in the business, working with his dad, tile and grout methods and more. 0:00 Intro 1:07 Customers & cameras 4:11 Porcelain & natural stone 7:40 Grout & tile size 10:36 Family business & curses 20:30 Systems & Schluter 39:01 Uncoupling membrane 41:58 Wall tile first? 47:03 Detailing with razor? 53:42 Epoxy grout 1:01:21 Phil's dad Dave 1:04:42 Wrap up

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10:56

Spec House Sale Update and Feedback Request

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2021/10/07

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49:17

Photography as a Trade: David Livingston

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2021/09/08

Nate and Scott talk with David Livingston who is in town to take formal pictures of the finished spec house! They discuss his experience working in photography for several decades. 0:00 Intro 1:06 Background 6:17 Chosen career 8:38 Industry now 10:12 Ski bum 11:37 Trade & Craft 17:35 Challenges & dilemmas 21:00 Going digital 24:22 Artists 32:53 Training 36:45 Pride in ownership 41:09 Fashion Curve 44:02 Problems with IG 46:00 Where to find View spec house pictures here:

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01:05:05

The Origin of Essential Craftsman and Beyond

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2021/07/01

Scott and Nate are interviewed by Walker Lott and Davis Hambrick from the Laying Foundations podcast. They discuss the creation of the Essential Craftsman YouTube channel, Nate and Scott's careers and much more. 0:00 Intro :50 Overview 5:08 EC & Nate background 9:47 Mentors & President Carter 11:23 Osmosis learning 14:52 Real Estate 18:07 Starting EC YT 26:23 The turning point 32:21 Qualities & knowledge 35:24 The struggle 40:40 Just start 44:45 Do the hard thing 48:45 Enjoying work 52:49 Defining

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01:09:12

The Ultimate Shop Tool - 2x72 Grinders with Brian House

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2021/06/24

Nate and Scott chat with Brian House from the YouTube channel House Work. Brian has created the Revolution DIY 2X72 kit, a grinder that can be used for knife making and many other projects. They discuss it's versatility, uses, and also talk about YouTube, craftsmanship, shop skills and much more. 0:00 Intro 1:42 Anvils 6:21 Background & YT 14:25 Invention process 17:19 Giving away details 20:35 Art & passion 23:25 Versatility 27:50 Knives 32:48 A partners help 37:51 Shop skills 43:01 Speed

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51:08

The Lumber Market Goes Nuts: with Uneducated Economist

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2021/06/17

Nate has a conversation with Simon, the Uneducated Economist. They discuss lumber, how Simon got interested in economics and the process of starting his YouTube channel. 0:00 Intro 1:31 Simon's background 4:02 Research process 7:44 Starting YT channel 13:25 Lumber pre-covid 16:55 Lumber post-covid 19:05 Mills, manipulation & $ 29:43 Other building materials 32:45 Contractor success 37:13 Advice for trades 42:57 Predictions 46:01 Where to find YouTube:

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49:26

The Energy Under Our Feet: Geothermal Heating and...

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2021/06/10

Nate talks with Kathy Hannun, a civil engineer who co-founded and is the president of Dandelion Energy, a geothermal energy company that retrofits and installs geothermal systems to heat and cool homes. 0:00 Intro :59 Kathy's background 4:55 Geothermal 9:48 Discovery & distribution 15:27 Starting Dandelion Energy 21:04 Drilling, pumps & loops 34:34 Sonic rigs 36:45 Cost 41:53 District Systems 44:57 Where to find hello@dandelionenergy.com www.dandelionenergy.com This Old House

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52:13

Tile Showers with Ken Zandecki of Schluter Systems

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2021/05/20

Nate and Scott talk with Ken Zandecki, a territory manager for Schluter Systems, a company that assists tile setters with it's revolutionary products. 0:00 Intro 3:13 Old v new 5:06 Ken's background 7:58 Tile installer 9:12 Own company 12:45 Schluter tile 14:45 Verner Schluter 16:26 Spec & Schluter 20:00 Thin set technique 23:32 Cost 27:35 Made easy 30:26 Cutting edge 32:18 Design elements 38:38 Managing v working 39:39 Verner now 44:26 DIY 46:05 European market www.schluter.com YouTube:

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35:58

"Blacksmith's Boy - Heel and Toe" by Edward W. O'Brien

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2021/05/14

Read by Scott Wadsworth. For a full description of what this project is, visit our main YouTube channel Essential Craftsman to learn about this amazing story and the Norman Rockwell painting the story inspired.

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59:07

Becoming A Master Electrician: Kevin Eckerman

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2021/05/13

Nate and Scott chat with Kevin Eckerman, an electrician with Cascade Electric. Kevin has done work on the spec house and has known Scott for years. They discuss the techniques used on the spec house, working at a power plant, hurdles for apprentices, Kevin's photography, and more. 0:00 Intro 1:28 Licensing & titles 3:45 Kevin's background 8:23 Powerplant 16:30 EC's scare 17:50 EC & Kevin 20:18 Cascade Electric 23:50 Journeyman v contractor 25:18 Brand new 28:24 Spec stab in 35:12 Hurdles for

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55:50

Master Electrician Dustin Stelzer

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2021/05/06

Nate chats with Dustin Stelzer, creator of the YouTube channel "Electrician U" about how Dustin became an electrician, worked his way to master electrician, Dustin's passion for passing on knowledge to others and much more. 0:00 Intro :58 Career background 4:05 Old v new 6:43 Office hours 7:50 Master benchmarks 9:27 Loving the job 12:05 Teaching & licenses 15:14 Unlimited knowledge 18:40 What IS electricity 20:31 The unknown 23:03 Most interested 25:24 Smart home 28:17 Austin domain 31:05 Social

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50:15

High End Custom Homebuilding: Brad Leavitt

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2021/04/29

Nate interviews Brad Leavitt, a general contractor in Scottsdale, AZ about his large custom home projects, the designers and architects, and how much social media helps his business. 0:00 Intro 1:02 Brad's background 3:36 Construction management degree 6:55 Perspective 10:39 Client expectations 12:50 Missing the work 15:20 Operating procedures 18:06 Timeline 21:13 Designers & architects 22:43 GC & concept design 28:02 Social media 31:31 Community 34:02 Marketing strategy 35:44 Setting

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50:22

The Craft of Shoeing a Horse: Riley Kirkpatrick

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2021/04/22

Nate and Scott chat with Riley Kirkpatrick about his horseshoe business and competitions and also his blacksmithing business making custom tools. 0:00 Intro 1:24 Horseshoeing 3:28 Learning curve 6:37 School & regulations 10:21 Shoe details 12:37 Clip horn 13:48 Contests 22:11 Contest draws 25:08 The armpit 26:53 The competitive Brits 29:39 Farrier as a living 32:36 Blacksmithing 37:42 Northwest Blacksmith Association 39:13 "one-off" tool production 42:43 How to order 44:42 Scott's special

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47:58

Inventing Tools: Stephen Steele Invents A New...

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2021/04/08

Nate interviews Stephen Steele, a general contractor in CA and the inventor of a new concrete mixer. They discuss inventions, patents, grit and persistence. 0:00 Intro 4:20 The family secret 9:18 Patents 14:19 Pursuing the dream 15:58 A simpler way 17:31 Attachments 19:50 Dyslexia & inventing 21:40 After-patent work 24:14 Molding process 28:40 Congratulations 33:29 Price point 36:33 Legacy 37:43 Advice 43:50 Shark tank 45:59 Discount code 46:53 Where to find IG: @steelemixer Website:

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46:55

The Grit of Concrete with Anthony DiPinto - The Best...

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2021/04/01

Nate interviews Anthony DiPinto (West Coast Custom Crete on YouTube) about his extraordinary experience starting his concrete business in Southern California. 0:00 Intro 2:41 Start on YT 6:10 YT gets jobs 8:43 Working near PCH 10:05 Challenging terrain 12:24 How Anthony got started 15:50 Problem solving 20:00 Advice 21:08 Dealing with failure 24:40 Pumper 27:00 YT growth 33:00 Rebar & microfibers 35:25 Employees 37:49 Bidding 39:22 Filming technique 43:12 Coming up YouTube: West Coast Custom

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58:33

Building Science with Matt Risinger

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2021/03/25

Nate and Scott talk with Matt Risinger from The Build Channel Build Show Network on YouTube. They discuss house construction, YouTube, social media and building science. 0:00 Intro 1:38 YT start 4:00 Team building 9:12 Letting go 14:05 Work v business 16:45 Building science 19:31 USA building differences 27:05 Teaching & filming 34:00 Story telling 36:45 Where to start 39:36 Covid & recessions 44:12 Cautionary tales 47:51 Social Media Matt on YouTube: The Build Channel Build Show

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38:15

The Gear of Rock - Josh Scott with JHS Pedals

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2021/03/18

Nate interviews Josh Scott of the YouTube channel The JHS Show. They discuss guitar pedals, rock and roll history and technology and how guitar pedals have shaped and changed music history. 0:00 Intro 1:19 Guitar pedals 101 6:38 Origin of "fuzz" 8:20 Volume & sound systems 10:48 Hendrix & more 15:44 Cutting edge v nostalgia 19:58 Parts & creation 23:20 Fading interest 28:52 The World's Best Job 32:53 DIY pedals 36:11 The JHS Show YouTube: The JHS Show DIY pedal

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