Essential Craftsman Podcast

Nate and Nick discuss the best ways to acquire basic tools and knowledge needed to get started creating and building projects.

0:12 Intro

1:23 Mailing list

4:58 Welding

6:35 Engines & equipment

7:5…

Nate talks with Alex about building his YouTube channel, his philosophy of work and family, and his current projects.

0:00 Intro

2:11 Current projects

5:37 Take it apart

10:46 Learning in public

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Nate talks with Todd Taylor about starting and growing his landscaping equipment repair business Mow Power in Mesa, Arizona. They discuss the growth of the company, employees, business debt and so mu…

Nate interviews Joe about his experience doing underwater construction/commercial diving while in the Navy, and his current involvement with the Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute union, the loca…

Nate talks with Eric Cup of Bridgewater Studios, a one-of-a-kind fabricating company using 3D printing and many of the skills that people in the trades use. Fabrication meets craftsmanship meets art.…

Nate chats with Scott about his 20 years experience making custom jewelry, where he gets his inspiration and his current projects.

0:00 Intro

1:00 Industry

3:07 Metal prices

5:24 Trends v timeless

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Nate chats with Andrew Houston and Jay Carter about their efforts to help contractors and people in the trades get into a mindset that helps build their business.

0:00 Intro

0:59 Automation

4:12 De…

Nate and Scott chat with Alec about his start in blacksmithing at a very young age, the confidence, knowledge and skill he exhibits, and the future of his brand.

0:00 Intro

0:42 Background

5:44 ECs…

Nate chats with Bob about his new product, the Skate Plate, how he developed it, the benefits of using it, and the patent, manufacturing and distribution of the product.

0:00 Intro

3:40 Trade shows

Nate and Scott chat with Jimmy Diresta about how he discovered his creative talents at a young age, how he has made a living using them, and what's going on with his backhoe.

0:00 Intro

3:09 35 yea…

Nate and Scott talk with Steve Ramsey about his extensive knowledge of wood working and his approach to his YouTube channel.

0:00 Intro

1:01 Graphic design

5:24 Content

6:53 Hobby v job

10:20 Creat…

Nate chats with Fred about his extensive knowledge of chickens and bees and of the massive amounts of information on his YouTube channel since 2008.

0:00 Intro

1:11 Background

7:00 Chickens

13:40 T…

Nate talks with Calder about climbing El Capitan in Yosemite. Calder has accomplished this fete 15 to 20 times since the 1980's.

0:00 Intro

1:29 Yosemite age16

6:11 Bailing

8:19 Communicating

9:09 …

Scott and Nate chat with Buckin Billy about his how he left the corporate world and made his dreams come true while getting his hands dirty.

0:00 Intro

1:54 Buckin's background

7:43 Awakening

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Nate and Scott chat with Ken and Jake Jordan about the house Ken built, Jake's time training at West Point, and how Jake's experiences in life and the military have shaped his decisions to prepare fo…

Nate chats with Doug of Remodelers Advantage and his job consulting for remodeling contractors. They talk about the benefits of consulting, having a Round Table and much more.

0:00 Intro

1:12 Backg…

Nate chats with Andrew about his growing company manufacturing and selling wood splitters.

0:00 Intro

1:42 Nate's shop & stove

2:55 Background

6:04 Engineering of splitters

8:11 Hydraulics

11:20 De…

Nate and Scott chat with the Sevy Brothers about how they started working young, their growing company and the recent job site accident their brother Grant suffered.

0:00 Intro

3:28 Company beginni…

Nate chats with Bobby Grubb about his background in concrete, his struggles to get sober and his growing YouTube channel.

0:00 Peek

:45 Intro

4:15 Background

6:40 High stress

8:05 Addicted

10:00 Ge…