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

www.schluter.com

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://1776effects.com/

https://buildyourownclone.com/

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