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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

44:08

Lumber, Japanese Carpentry, and Building Hot Tubs:...

Essential Craftsman Podcast ·

2021/03/11

Nate and Scott interview Jason Fox from the YouTube channel Never Stop Building about his experiences in Japan learning about Japanese carpentry. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Hot tubs & filming 9:39 Japanese wood working 20:19 Internship in Japan 23:08 Desk job v hands on 24:48 Milling dreams 27:00 Port orford cedar 31:02 Jason at mill 36:15 Appreciating craftsmanship 38:42 Current project Website: neverstopbuilding.com YouTube channel: Never Stop Building Hexagonal Hot Tub video:

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01:06:12

Lumber, Logs, and Timber on Fire: John Blodgett

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2021/03/04

Nate and Scott talk to John Blodgett about all things wood, including the management of our forests and the fires that ravaged the west coast of the United States in 2020. 0:00 intro 2:06 Johns mill 4:37 Who can order 7:00 2020 west coast fires 9:23 Close to home 11:45 Salvageable lumber 12:54 Business & termonology 18:43 Flooding the market 20:05 Trees 101 23:32 Logs are commodity 27:53 Record pricing 33:15 Supply & demand 36:02 Race to the bottom 40:22 Work allocation 46:53 Finger pointing 52:22

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01:09:00

Radigan Carter: Hard Work and Wise Investing

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2021/02/25

Nate interviews Radigan Carter, an individual investor who spent 10 years working on 5 continents in the military, private sector and government. He is interested in using his knowledge (he has a civil engineering degree) and extensive experience in building individual and generational wealth. 0:00 intro 2:57 Radigans background 5:13 Taliban truck bomb 7:04 A soldiers perspective 10:26 Comradery & craftsmanship 16:28 Natural gas 20:22 Hard work defined 26:12 China 33:44 Investing 48:02 Passive

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19:14

Book Review

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2021/02/18

Nate discusses some of his recent favorites reads. 0:00 intro :53 Killers of the Flower Moon 2:41 The Rational Optimist 5:45 Kodi 8:08 How to Fail at Almost Everything 10:42 Hobbit 12:25 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F 15:45 Basic Economics 17:28 Water for Health, for Healing, for Life 17:45 How I found Freedom Killers of the Flower Moon https://amzn.to/2ZpKYZD The Rational Optimist https://amzn.to/3diAaV8 Kodi https://amzn.to/2ZpLcjr How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big

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51:42

Converting Trees into Lumber

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2021/02/11

Nate and Scott discuss the process of process of making lumber. 0:00 intro :48 EC nervous 6:48 Sharpening 11:00 Bucking 17:40 Scaler 22:22 Wood quality 27:55 EC dad was scaler 30:48 Grading 32:48 Selection/sorting 35:30 Milling 37:25 Farmed 42:50 EC revisions

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41:04

The Basics of Sailing and Adventure: Sam Holmes

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2021/02/04

Nate has a discussion with Sam Holmes about his adventures in long distance sailing. 0:00 intro 2:25 How Sam got started 5:42 Maiden voyage 8:22 Prep work 10:40 Weather and waves 11:17 Night sailing 14:40 Port protocols 17:09 Sailing lifestyle 18:53 Mentors 21:30 Lessons learned 22:53 Disconnected during Covid 25:41 Repairs and maintenance 29:54 Future adventures 32:32 Filling time at sea 36:24 Eating while sailing 37:45 Long term goals Find Sam: Instagram and YouTube: @Sam Holmes

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43:02

Pickup Framing, Piecework, and Carpentry

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2021/01/28

Scott and Nate discuss Scott's time in the 80's and 90's doing pick up and piecework. 0:00 EC pick up experience 9:14 Pick up vs stacking 13:2 Negotiating price w foreman 15:01 Temporary work 17:31 Desert vs mountain 20:21 Lumber quality 22:33 Work quality 29:02 Spec pick up 32:02 Pick up on exterior 33:44 Spec inspection 36:46 Courtesy inspections 38:29 Spec timing

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35:03

Basements, Boots and Spec FAQ

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2021/01/21

Scott and Nate answer FAQs about the spec house and answer the voicemail messages left from viewers. 0:00 EC Health 4:02 Spec FAQ 7:30 Voicemail 7:43 Andrew - allowable tolerances 11:13 Carlo - spec basement 12:24 Matt - spec on DVD 13:47 Dylan - what motivates EC 18:55 Chris - EC and God 20:30 John - EC and boots 23:38 Seth - working for friends 27:45 Kevin - EC and trade shows 29:45 Jared - project productivity If you want to record a voicemail for EC, visit this link

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37:41

A Machinists Path: Tom Lipton

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2021/01/14

Tom is metal worker and machinist currently working at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab with scientists and physicists developing and building machines to use in scientific research. Tom also has a YouTube channel Oxtoolco and is the author of several books about metal working. 0:00 intro 1:33 The machinist community 2:15 Machinist education 6:22 Tom's background 11:07 Clorox 12:20 Thrasher magazine 15:04 A great opportunity 19:37 Lawrence Berkeley lab 23:00 Physics & machinery 27:53 Tom becomes an

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59:14

Awesome Framers: Tim Uhler

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2021/01/07

Nate interviews Tim Uhler of Awesome Framers, located in Seattle WA. Tim was raised in the family construction business and runs a YouTube channel and the entertaining Instagram account @AwesomeFramers . He also a contributor to the Journal of Light Construction. 0:00 intro 1:06 Tim's background 5:50 How rain affects framing 8:50 Building seasons 9:45 OCB, plywood, zip 13:33 Finding updated materials 16:54 Tim's mentors 18:47 Hiring/keeping employees 21:08 Fun job sites 24:39 Bidding

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10:12

Update with Nate

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2020/12/18

Nate gives a quick EC update before the holidays. 0:00 YouTube Premier/ads 4:48 EC in 2021 7:35 Spec house #2? 9:13 Upcoming podcasts/suggestions

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01:10:19

Dirt Work and Excavation: Brian Reynolds

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2020/12/10

Nate and Scott interview Brian Reynolds, who has done concrete work and excavating on the spec house. :00 Intro 1:15 Dirty dream job 2:33 Dirt machines 3:56 Dirt operators 5:58 Track machines 10:00 Buying a new machine 17:54 Wish list item 21:10 What does an excavator do 24:17 Bidding excavation work 29:29 DIY excavating 32:50 Brian's background 46:56 Brian buys excavating company 57:48 Buying existing co. vs starting own co. 1:00:06 Working for self vs for someone else 1:07:06 Working with

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01:03:20

Construction As A Business: Shawn Van Dyke

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2020/12/03

Nate interviews Shawn Van Dyke, a business coach for contractors. Shawn is the founder of Built to Build which helps general contractors implement business strategies and systems, making sure the business side of the company runs smoothly. 0:00 New EC instagram account 1:24 Introducing Shawn 4:10 Shawns background 9:40 College education recommended? 12:14 Contractor limitations 15:40 Finding middle ground 17:00 Having difficult conversations 26:54 "I don't care about the money" 29:50 Subs wanting to

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01:13:50

Abom79

Essential Craftsman Podcast ·

2020/11/26

Nate and Scott interview Adam Booth, host of the YouTube channel Abom79. Show Notes: 0:00 Introduction 1:50 Adam explains machining 3:20 Manual machining vs CNC machining 7:28 3 ways to create metal parts 9:00 Booth family legacy 12:02 First machine Adam loved 13:00 Old vs new 18:00 Adam's expertise 20:00 128+ mission views 23:00 YouTube machinist community 26:00 Machinist precision 30:39 Machinist education 33:45 Abom79 in the beginning 41:40 What's in Adams pipeline 43:10 Shapers 48:35 Adam and

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01:14:47

Cruise Ship Demolition with Peter Knego

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2020/11/19

Nate read an article recently about cruise ships that had been sent to a scrap yard in India. Nate contacted Peter Knego, an ocean liner historian and journalist, to get more information about the history of the cruising industry and how ships are made, used and scrapped. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro to Peter Knego 1:32 Developing an interest in cruise ships 7:15 "The only way to cross" ships as international transportation 9:52 Ships were pride of a country, showing craftsmanship 16:13 Ship engines:

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47:04

Starting in Video and Content Creation with Brian Pitt

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2020/11/12

Scott and Nate interview Brian Pitt, an old family friend and professional video producer. Brian has helped Team EC with training and tips on video production over the years. They discuss how Brian turned his hobby of making videos into a career and he gives tips for beginners looking to do the same. Show Notes: 0:00 Introducing Brian Pitt 3:12 Brians childhood memories of EC 5:05 ECs spec houses in Vegas 8:55 Quality of EC videos in the beginning 14:18 Quality of content vs quality of audio and

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48:45

How An Economy Grows with Dr. Don Boudreaux

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2020/11/05

Nate interviews Dr. Don Boudreaux, a Professor of Economics and former Economics Department Chair at George Mason University. Dr. Boudreaux has a PhD in Economics from Auburn University and a law degree from the University of Virginia and has many more accomplishments as well as published literature. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro and how Dr. Boudreaux got started in economics 4:30 Life as an academic coming from a blue collar background 6:40 Intro to economics 10:30 What do economists do? 12:35

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56:28

This Old House: Chris Ermides

Essential Craftsman Podcast ·

2020/10/29

Nate interviews Chris Ermides, an editor at This Old House and host of ASK TOH podcast. Show Notes: :50 History of This Old House 8:10 Chris has his TOH favorites 10:15 Challenges of filming construction 17:43 Life as a contractor 23:52 New content at TOH 29:43 East coast vs west coast construction 37:17 Tool technology 45:47 Cordless tool companies 53:55 Heirloom tools 54:49 TOH podcast ASK This Old House: Twitter https://twitter.com/AskTOH Instagram https://www.instagram.com/asktoh/ This

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53:05

Eric - Hand Tool Rescue

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2020/10/17

Nate interviews Eric from the YouTube Channel "Hand Tool Rescue". Eric's channel is dedicated to restoring old and unique tools and machinery. Show Notes: 1:45 How did Eric get started posting videos on YouTube 5:30 The pioneering efforts for tool restoration on YouTube 6:47 Other types of restoration channels on YouTube 7:35 Eric branches out from restoring just tools 12:53 A wish list of tools Eric hopes to find and restore 20:35 Finding catalogs and patents for tools 23:40 How Eric got involved

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32:51

Shop Talk: Q&A, Voicemail, and Updates

Essential Craftsman Podcast ·

2020/09/17

Show Notes: :35 Update on the spec house 3:55 Raymond asks about decking preferences 9:15 Steve asks if EC accepts a trade instead of money 12:50 Tom asks about the fate of ECs sawmill 18:15 Ben asks about anvils for beginner blacksmiths 23:05 Dominic asks Nate how he categorizes B roll footage 23:35 Heath asks if Mike Rowe can be on a podcast guest 27:05 A viewer asks about construction site etiquette If you want to ask Scott and Nate a question, click this link and record a

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