Essential Craftsman Podcast

The forests of Oregon, Washing, and California and burning displacing thousands and destroying untold in lives, property, and dreams. This discussion covers the a bit of the history of fighting fires, the issues that have made forest management challenging today, and the effect of the fires in our local area. 

 

Video here https://youtu.be/Pu1C8th_NLk

Nate interviews Dustin Ruth, a good friend who has had career experience as a musician, as a mechanic and is currently an airline pilot.

Show Notes:

2:30 Dustins' music career

10:30 Advances in music recording technology

11:45 Dustin works with his dad doing auto repair

16:22 Dustin gets his private pilots license

18:20 Becoming an instrument rated pilot

29:38 Flying in Alaska

38:00 Advice for anyone wanting to become a pilot

42:15 Dustin currently flies for Horizon Airlines

Find Dustin: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dustin+ruth https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ruth+the+band

Instagram:  @Dustin Ruth ​

Nate interviews Tanya Van Der Water, the CEO of Buckaroo Belts, the company that makes the tool belt EC wears and loves. Join us for a discussion about how Tanya is taking the Australian-based company her father created to the next level of quality and production.

 

Find them at:

buckaroobelts.com

On instagram: @buckarooleatherworks

Nate gives an update on the future of the EC2 channel.

Scott and Jon Brand were in the band Jazz Minors together in the 70's playing dixieland jazz, touring the USA and performing for President Jimmy Carter on the White House lawn. In this podcast, Scott and Nate sit down with Jon to take a trip down memory lane.

If you like the music from Scott's band, here's a link to their songs. Enjoy!

essentialcraftsman.com/the-jazz-minors

 

Show Notes:

2:36 Jon comments on the spec house

6:34 Dixieland Jazz resurgence in the 70's

10:56 How the Jazz Minors were formed

15:58 Scott and Jon join the band

23:33 Scott deconstructs Dixieland Jazz

25:16 The Jazz Minors' star is on the rise

29:56 The band tours the US

35:53 The band performs for President Carter

39:41 A Tiger Rag showdown

44:50 Scott leaves the band at the time they sign up with Disney

47:25 Jons' life after the band

50:54 A discussion on music

54:54 Jons' life as a musician and landscape architect

57:28 Scott and Jon give advice to anyone considering a life in music

1:04:02 The benefits Scott and Jon have gained from being in the public eye musically

1:05:41 The benefits of actively chasing your dreams, growing your talents and following your passions.

 

*We are still searching for the link to the Jazz Minors performing for President Carter.

Scott and Nate answer dozens of questions during a YouTube Live Stream session. 

Show Notes:

 

:44 Scott's acorn table

2:15 The excitement of buying new tools

4:50 Buying new vs used

6:55 Tools you should have

7:00 Cordless drill

8:10 Socket set

10:50 Wood cutting tools

14:50 Nail sets

15:25 Hammer

16:24 Plumbing tools

17:03 Crescent wrench

18:27 Utility knife

18:38 Extension cord

19:10 Saving money for tools

19:50 Used tools

20:30 Tools and Mrs EC

23:00 Harbor Freight

25:10 USA vs Chinese made tools

Questions and Topics Discussed:

:59 Carpentry / Building Question

4:39 Opinions on battery tools

8:52 How to plan content strategy for YouTube channel

13:32 What's a good formula for a YouTube channel

19:41 Thoughts on Carhartt clothing

23:59 What traits do you look for in an apprentice carpenter

28:46 Loves carpentry but is being told to become an electrician or plumber instead

33:40 How to handle advice/critique from older guys on the job site

38:12 Fertilizer advice for Scott's garden

Nate talks with Mila Haun about her late husband Larry Haun and his amazing life and accomplishments.

Nate and Scott discuss the challenges of getting the job done in all types of weather.