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The Lumber Market Goes Nuts: with Uneducated Economist
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...
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The Energy Under Our Feet: Geothermal Heating and Cooling with Kathy Hannun
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.
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Tile Showers with Ken Zandecki of Schluter Systems
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...
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"Blacksmith's Boy - Heel and Toe" by Edward W. O'Brien
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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Becoming A Master Electrician: Kevin Eckerman
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...
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Master Electrician Dustin Stelzer
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...
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High End Custom Homebuilding: Brad Leavitt
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...
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The Craft of Shoeing a Horse: Riley Kirkpatrick
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 &...
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Inventing Tools: Stephen Steele Invents A New Concrete Mixer
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...
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The Grit of Concrete with Anthony DiPinto - The Best in the West
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...
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Building Science with Matt Risinger
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...
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The Gear of Rock - Josh Scott with JHS Pedals
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...
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