Stay ConnectedIn 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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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
YouTube: Schluter USA
App: Schluter
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.
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 apprentices
42:14 Life for electricians
43:34 Future of electrical
48:52 Photography
IG: @rancho_eckerosa_photography
Website: eckerosaphotography.com
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 media
35:44 Passing on knowledge
38:20 Filming on the job
43:28 Respect
46:29 Solid v stranded
50:22 Electrical theory
51:55 Molecules & matter
54:42 Where to find
YouTube: Electrician U
IG: @Electrician U
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 expectations
36:53 Communication skills
40:50 Finding balance
44:25 Where to find
IG: @AFT_construction
Podcast: AFT Construction Podcast
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 order
46:07 German power hammer
IG: @kirkpatrickforge
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: steelemixer.com
Discount code for ordering mixer: Order at steelemixer.com and then at check out type in /EC to receive 10% off mixer.
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 Concrete
IG: @westcoastcustomconcrete
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 Network
Mentioned in this podcast:
The E Myth book: https://amzn.to/3ldBive
YouTube: The Kind of Random
https://www.buildingscience.com/
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 kits:
http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/
https://buildyourownclone.com/
stewmac.com
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