Essential Craftsman Podcast

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 wo…

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 mil…

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 civ…

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…

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 S…

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 sailin…

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…

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 - spe…

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 …

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  @AwesomeFram…

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

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…

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 bus…

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 meta…

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 hi…

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 t…

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 deg…

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 constr…

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…

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…