Essential Craftsman - Invidious

Essential Craftsman

40+ years of building experience, all in one channel. Learn house-building, carpentry & construction, blacksmithing, safety & productivity, how other trades & shops function, and maybe even how to be a better version of ourselves! The videos feature Scott Wadsworth covering a wide array of topics, tools, history, and lessons learned. The purpose of the channel is to showcase the knowledge that is gained through experience, and encourage respect for the craftsmen, their tools, and history.

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13:59

Nate Installing a Paver Patio

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I'm Making a Shipping Container Office!

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10:32

The Hammers You Need To Tackle ANY Job

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12:44

How to Layout Parallel lines Perfectly

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22:54

Aiming For Perfect Joinery & Assembly: Workbench Build Pt 7

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Shop Tour: Making Concrete Ping Pong Tables | Shop & Story Pt 1

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35:21

Growing a Worldwide Concrete Games Business w/ Lem James | Shop & Story Pt 2

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7:39

Square Up a Building (or anything) 3x Faster

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10:33

The Two-Bladed Monster Saw: 1940's Oliver Table Saw

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11:55

How to Dig a Perfect Post Hole, Fast (+ Pro tips)

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Shared 4 weeks ago

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13:49

How to Outwork Anyone (The Habits of Highly Productive Workers)

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19:11

Hole Saw Pro Tips (+The "Plug" Trick)

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17:05

Why We Build Houses with Nails, Not Screws

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10:27

The Hidden Cost of Revenge Nobody Talks About

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29:21

The Jack-of-All-Trades Shop: Blacksmithing, Woodworking, Fab, and Construction | 2025 EC Shop Tour

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15:28

The Bucket of Tools to Tackle 99% of Projects

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9:17

Shoveling Pro Tips (The "Speed-Shovel" Trick)

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21:40

40-Yr Contractor Learns Korean House Construction

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8:23

A Christmas Story You've Never Heard - 2024 EC Christmas Card

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40:24

What Makes a 46 Year Marriage Last

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18:12

Flame-Bending a 40' I-Beam

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1:13:57

Escaping East Germany to Master Blacksmithing: John Adolf FULL INTERVIEW

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A Smarter Caster: Putting Everything In My Shop On Wheels

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14:24

Crafting Dividers & Rails for the Wood Bench! Shaker Workbench PT 6

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16 Gift Ideas (For People Who Like to WORK!)

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Video Gear Walkthrough with Essential Craftsman

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21:03

From Small Town Framer to Supervising 16,000 Home Builds

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Why Most Contractors Fail in the First 5 Years (7 Mistakes)

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The Most Serene Landscaping I've Ever Seen

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Building a Stair Railing, Door Hardware, and Moving Day!

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The 7 Weirdest Tools In My Shop

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14:43

I Tried All The Hand Cleaners. Here's The Best One.

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Shared 3 months ago

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10:22

Making Pavers and Blocks - Factory Tour!

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Shared 3 months ago

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3 Easy Ladder Upgrades for Better Safety

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10 Nifty Uses for Oscillating Multitool Saws

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Cutting & Dry-Fitting the Oak Rails & Posts - Shaker Workbench PT 5

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8 Ways to Find Square Faster (+Without a Square!)

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7:17

Optical Level vs Laser Level for Construction

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20:56

50 Years Of Roof Cutting: Learn The Basics From a Professional Framer

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10:30

The Best First Aid Kit for Construction: Milwaukee’s Packout

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12:19

The 93-Year-Old Blacksmith That Outworked Me: John Adolf

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3 Ways to Wrap Tool Cords 3x Faster (Without Ties)

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21:00

My Gate Is Finally Done... And I Love The Tech

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17:29

The Book EC Wishes He Had Decades Ago

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10:29

Buy Cy's Grinder - Surface Grinder Show and Tell

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12:58

Building a $19M Concrete & Steel House

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Shared 4 months ago

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Big Blu Power Hammer Install and Review

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Shared 4 months ago

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8:43

Installing a Sprinkler System

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Shared 4 months ago

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38:10

Forging A Rose For My Daughter In Law

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17:32

Is The Golden Era of Construction Over?

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Shared 4 months ago

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FINALLY Starting The Workbench... Cutting and Planing | Shaker Workbench PT 4

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Shared 4 months ago

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19:51

The Drill Press That Does EVERYTHING

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Shared 4 months ago

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Gravel Shop Floor vs. Concrete - Is Cheaper Better?

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Security Camera Installation For My Gate

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How to Raise a Wall By Yourself

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From Railroad Spike to Knife (A Parable To Live By)

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How to Patent & Prototype an Idea the simple way

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Shared 4 months ago

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12:47

Come Fishing With EC

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Shared 5 months ago

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Making Myself Useful

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The Easy Way to Replace Hammer Handles

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Shared 5 months ago

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