Chris Harpster of Bench Top Woodworks joins us from Iraq.  This week’s Military Minute brings us the Hired Heroes USA who are helping U.S. military members, veterans, and military spouses find new careers.  Go check them out!

Topics discussed: Chris is way too motivated for us; apologies to our previous bourbon drinking guests; designing PCS friendly workshops; ethics training comes with the job; Air Force is more professional than Army (surprised?); Mills is still upset about lousy air conditioning in the desert; avoid Sarge at all cost; Wade likes woodworking;  teaching kids woodworking; deck pics; Sketchup vs graph paper; metric vs imperial measurements; making and selling plans; workflow and efficiency; how to continue woodworking while handling challenges of the military; more space can make you lazy; humble beginnings; pros/cons of working outside with mobile woodshops; difficulties of downgrading; Mills would rather die than go back to a small shop and is working way too many hours; passive plans are not so passive; continuing a business while deployed; how to use barn and fence wood; current political climate in Iraq; Alaska stations; sorting out our Jeffs;  Texas looking like Bahrain; what comes from Texas?; how COVID is affecting woodworkers; Wade is wasting walnut logs; answer your phone! And go buy some Ketchup!!!

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Guest Links:

IG: @benchtopwoodworks

Military Minute:

Hire Heroes USA

https://hireherosusa.org

Hosts:

Jeff (Sarge) @sergeantmaker

Jeff (Flash)  @flashpoint_woodworks

Jeff (Mills) @_damn_yankee_

Wade @hill_craft

Jesse @steele.woodworks

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