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We get it — when it comes to your practice's IT, it can all get a little confusing. That's where Darkhorse comes in. With a laser focus on serving dental practices of all shapes and sizes, they are here to roll up their sleeves and tackle your IT needs, no matter how complex. Our listeners get their first 30 days FREE, so start your journey with Darkhorse today: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/darkhorse-deal/‍‍Guest: Brady FrankBusiness Name: Freedom Dental PartnersCheck out Brady's Media:Website: https://freedomdentalpartners.com/Email: brady@freedomdentalpartners.comDr. Frank's Book DDSO Strategies: https://www.ddsostrategiesbook.com/ddso-bookDr. Frank's Free Real Estate Valuation: https://freedomdentalpartners.com/re‍Other Mentions and Links:Marquette UniversityRick WorkmanHeartland DentalPacific Dental ServicesAspen DentalREIT - Real Estate Investment TrustRick KushnerComfort DentalT. Harv EkerEscrowRE/MAXBlockbusterFixer Upper - Chip and Joanna GainesBRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat)Bank of AmericaCostco‍Host: Michael Arias‍Website: The Dental Marketer Join my newsletter: https://thedentalmarketer.lpages.co/newsletter/‍Join this podcast's Facebook Group: The Dental Marketer Society‍‍My Key Takeaways:Why is it best to partner with other dentists and entrepreneurs?What makes a practice ready to sell at a profit?What is the current landscape of real estate and how does this affect the dental industry?How to maximize your ROI when purchasing a practice space.How to get into the cost to benefit mindset and spot a good deal.‍Please don't forget to share with us on Instagram when you are listening to the podcast AND if you are really wanting to show us love, then please leave a 5 star review on iTunes! [Click here to leave a review on iTunes]‍p.s. Some links are affiliate links, which means that if you choose to make a purchase, I will earn a commission. This commission comes at no additional cost to you. Please understand that we have experience with these products/ company, and I recommend them because they are helpful and useful, not because of the small commissions we make if you decide to buy something. Please do not spend any money unless you feel you need them or that they will help you with your goals.‍Episode Transcript (Auto-Generated - Please Excuse Errors)Michael: This is the dental marketer the podcast where we teach you how to effectively market and grow your dental practice My name is michael arias and my mission is to help you the practice owner attract new patients immediately And effectively market and grow your business so you can become the go to dental practice in your community Now, what is one of the best ways to grow wealth in the dental industry?Well, The answer, my friends, may surprise you. And we've got just the expert to break it all down for us. We're sitting down with Dr. Brady Frank, a third generation dentist who has not only carved out a successful career in dentistry, but has also ventured into the world of entrepreneurship. Invention and thought leadership.Now, Brady's journey is one filled with hard earned wisdom and expertise in various facets of the dental industry. So in this episode, we'll be exploring some key points that could revolutionize your understanding of wealth growth in the dental field. So grab a notepad because you won't want to miss this.First up, what we're going to be talking about is why it's often best to partner with other dentists and entrepreneurs, and Brady will shed light. On the advantages of opportunities that come with collaboration. Next we'll explore what makes a dental practice ready to sell at a profit. Now this is vital information for anyone looking to maximize their returns in the industry.And then we'll delve into the current landscape of real estate and how it affects the dental industry. Real estate is a crucial component of any dental practice and understanding the market dynamics. Is key. And then we're also going to learn how to maximize your return on investment when purchasing a practice space and Brady will share strategies to make your investment work smarter, not harder.And then finally, we'll discuss the cost to benefit mindset and how to spot a good deal in the dental industry. This financial perspective is essential for anyone aiming to achieve financial success. And Brady's extensive knowledge and experience in the dental industry, entrepreneurship, and real estate make him the perfect guide Through these topics.mean, He's not only a successful practitioner, but also a mentor and author, and he has co founded Freedom Dental Partners, a platform that brings his expertise to others. So if you're looking to grow your wealth, this episode is tailor made for you. And one critical question I wanted to ask you.What could your practice achieve if every technological aspect worked flawlessly? I mean, Have you ever thought about what your dental practice could achieve if tech headaches were a thing of the past? Well, sTick around for after the interview because I have something just for you. But for now, let's dive in with Dr.Brady Frank. Brady. How's it going? Brady: Doing great. Michael. So excited to be on your podcast now, Michael: man. We're excited to have you. If you can, give us a little bit of a rundown of your past, your present. How'd you get to where you are today?Brady: great question. I, uh, back in 1999, which means I'm an old guy, right? I, uh, I had a wrist injury in dental school. Um, they told me I wouldn't be able to practice dentistry. So I checked out a bunch of books at the Marquette Dental School Library, realized I'd probably have to own practices, but not practice in them to make a living and put two practices under contract as a senior in dental school, bought the building, Buildings and practices ended up owning seven practices in the first five years had 28 different associates and, um, made pretty much every mistake back in the early two thousands and really just got deeper and deeper into group practice than DSOs real estate ended up.having a bunch of patents in dental implants manufactured around the world and, uh, really had a big focus on implants through there and where I am today is really just helping dentist groups expand and kind of get to the next level in dentistry. Wow, man. Michael: So you did a lot. So then real quick, when it came to owning the practices and at the same time working with many associates and team members and everything like that, what were some of the If you can recall major mistakes that you felt like if only we did small pivots, it could have, could have made a huge Brady: difference.Yeah, so early on, um, I'd say the first decade of me owning group practices and other practices in real estate, I'll get my mistakes on the practice side and on the real estate side. On the practice side, I didn't create alignment. Or shared ownership or partnership or whatever we want to call it with the doctors in the practice.I just had them as associates or employees. And so that was probably my biggest mistake early. I ended up selling those practices to the doctors, But I could have created much larger groups with shared interests, with shared equity. And I just didn't understand that back then. Uh, my biggest mistake in real estate was.Probably just not buying enough real estate. I buy tons of real estate. Now I'm, I got 62 properties going to closing. the founder of Heartland, uh, Rick Workman, he's made billions of dollars on his DSO, but more billions on real estate and 80 percent less time with 80 percent less effort, Pacific dental services, they won't sell to private equity right now.Because they're doing so well in real estate. Aspen, another big BSO, they develop almost all of their own buildings, and then they sell them to REITs, and that's how they capitalize their growth. Rick Kushner, of Comfort Dental, was at a meeting at Marquette Dental School, my alma mater, and my friend organized it, and he said, he said, Rick, why, you've got, you know, 400 partners, all these locations, why are you still doing this?He said there's a secret, it's about real estate. So I didn't really leverage real estate to the full extent my first decade, but this last decade I've, made more money in real estate than group practices and I've done a, been very well with group practices. So that's where most of my teaching is and that's where I share on how to really crank it out with real estate and not make the mistakes that I did my first decade in Michael: it.Gotcha. Okay. So then real estate is primarily what you're teaching right now. Brady: So I would say my primary teaching is how dentists can expand like I did using real estate profits. To fund their expansion. Don't go to banks, don't get in debt. Go. Don't go to private equity. Mm-Hmm Use real estate profits to fund your expansion.So I mainly teach that, but what I also do is take doctors who have done very well and I clump them together. in dentist owned DSOs. In fact, I wrote a book about it, The DSO Strategy, Dentist Owned DSO Strategies. And I might just kind of look back a graph. I'll pull the page out, make it easier. This is kind of groups getting together.Forming one entity and getting a much higher multiple of sale. So I basically helped docs early, early, our team, I should say, uh, helps docs early phase growth, use real estate to fund their expansion. And then once they've gotten to a certain size. 368 12 locations, how to merge with other successful dentists and get a much higher valuation and then make a bunch of money and do it all over again, basically, and own a bunch of real estate through the process.So that's kind of my main thing is teaching on DSOs, MSOs, and then how that works with real estate and how it fits in with expansion. The reason 80 percent of my teaching is there is because real estate is actually really a simple investment. and so just a lot of my teaching is on the other stuff.And then the real estate kind of becomes the bedrock or the foundation of all the other components. Michael: can you give us like right now, like a step by step system or process on how to use real estate profits? Brady: Yeah. So going back to my mistakes early on, I would buy a building, a dental building. I would hold it for anywhere from three to 10 years and then I would sell it.During that time period that I held it, I had cash flow. And when I sold it, I got a big chunk of money. And someone said something, Canadian entrepreneur who did really well. His name's T Harv Ecker. And he said this in one of his seminars. Um, I've never made as much money operating a business. As I have selling a business and he said, same with real estate.And at that time I realized the longer I held on to a piece of real estate the more time I had into it. The more I had to manage that property, yes, I got monthly cash flow. But at the end of the day, you have to, as a dentist, you're at the top tax bracket, you've got to pay full taxes on that money.So the timeframe with which I held properties that I bought, went from three to 10 years down to like two or three years. Because of capital gains, you have to hold it over here. But then it got down to like a year and now in many cases, it's down to three hours, like literally I'll put a property under contract, I'll find a buyer.I'll get it filled and I won't even close on it. I'll close it, but I'll own it for three hours that the buyer comes in, might put 20 million into the escrow company, pay off the seller with 5 million of it, have 20 million of profit. and one of my mistakes was I did real estate alone without partnerships early on when you do big projects, you need partners, other people to go into the building with their businesses, and then we share the profits.so I would say that I used to do things. Solo, like I can do this. I'm entrepreneur. I can employ the dentist, right? I'll be the guy and I used to have kind of I didn't think so, but other people thought that I thought I was always right like 20 years ago But maybe looking back I did feel like I was right and I had to follow my face a few times to realize Oh, man, there's so many people smarter than I am.Let me be mentored by some of these billionaires who've done really well And since that time, I've done a lot more partnerships, a lot more collaborative work, and you know, I try to always believe, hey, if this is the amount of knowledge out there, hey, Brady, you're right here. So don't think of yourself as someone with all the answers.Realize that you're going to learn from each person that, that is an expert in that subject matter. And so, with real estate. I've focused less on buy and hold, more on flipping it, just like the big, the biggest, most successful DSOs and healthcare groups do. And then I have not, I've decided to do it in partnership with others, uh, rather than just trying to do it myself.So much more leverage with other people's time, other people's money, other people's Business growth. so that's where I am today is mainly doing collaborative work, partnering with a lot of different doctors, hundreds of them. and really, I'm adding value to others, helping them not go through the mistakes.I have and both real estate and growing groups too. Michael: Got, okay. So then if we wanted to right now use real estate profits, what are the first steps? Let's just say right now, okay. You know what? I do wanna do this. I do want to do that flip that you mentioned, or you know what I mean? I'm looking to acquire another practice, but I don't know if I should just expand it and keep it, or.What are the steps for Brady: this? Yeah. Um, there's kind of two categories of real estate. One category you already own it and you're figuring out what, what's, what's the best thing I can do with this asset, buy and hold it, sell it and get it, get a bunch of liquidity, pay off a bunch of my debt and then also real estate that you don't own yet.I'll go over both of those, really quickly. the first one with real estate that you do own, you would be like me, 10 years ago, buying it, holding it, getting some cash flow, paying on your debts. Right. And then having this big payday someday, whenever you sell it, I realized that entrepreneurs, which I think most of the people listening to this are are going to do a lot better.reducing their debt, getting a bunch of cash in their bank and doing more stuff than playing the 10 year game with that, real estate. So if you own a piece of real estate, I encourage you. And if you want, I can, um, even give a link to a software that shows you how much the value of your current property is.Yeah. I would encourage you to, to, look at what would life look like if I sold some or all of my real estate, what would I do with that cash? What would life look like with less debt and could I expand my practice or practices, um, in my main business? So, so that's number one. Number two is for those that also are like, Hey, I own real estate.I like it. I'd love to see what that looks like. If I had a liquidity event there, paid off debt, you know, use that to buy more locations. But I'd also like to know, all right, Brady, what does it look like? Buying real estate for the sole purpose of having a massive game, right? And so here's the strategy with that and we can come back into that later and I saw you nod your head I can I can do a qr code I'll hold it up in front of the screen or we can put it in the in the chat and you'll you can plug your Building information.It'll spit out of value. It's pretty awesome software. so the other component is, Hey, I don't own real estate. how do you make the most in real estate? So most dentists think that if I build a dental building and sell it, Hey, I built it starting to make a profit right now because of inflation, it costs on average 420 bucks a foot to build a dental building with the land and everything.420 bucks a foot. The buildings that I buy, I never pay over a hundred dollars a foot. Never. It's 30 bucks to 80 bucks a foot. and they call that, that's way below replacement cost. Meaning, if you were to build that today, it cost you 400 percent more. So here is why we're able to do that.The office and retail markets of real estate Started going down because there were more vacancies because e commerce Amazon went out there and no one, you know what I mean? People weren't buying designer jeans. So that affected then COVID hit and a lot of businesses went virtual. Another big hit to the commercial real estate markets.And now we've got AI that is supposed to replace 62 percent of task related jobs within three to five years, which means more of a hit to real estate. interest rates are higher now. So whenever interest rates go up, real estate market goes down. The only shining light in real estate right now is the healthcare real estate market.Anything backed with a dental lease or a healthcare lease. that real estate is skyrocketing. Office and retail is going way down. And that arbitrage is where we're playing. So we buy a building that's vacant, without any tenants. Dirt cheap. You move your business into there, just like Aspen does, or Heartland, or one of the others.Once you move your business into there, the building is now occupied. Okay. And, um, the software that I'll share, it actually picks out all these vacant buildings that you can choose from around America. Is that crazy? Yeah, that is cool. Yeah. So, so basically you could, and it matches it up. It's the AI component isn't complete yet, but the AI component watching match your, what you plug in to the buildings that are available.through 20 different databases of buildings, right? So it picks all these on loop net with a remax, all these, and it finds all those buildings, even the ones that are off market at auctions. Okay. So then you're, so then you make an offer on that building and an ideal world, it would already have a build out that is actually fits a dental practice.Like I did a, I bought a med spa for five 75, put a 15 operatory in there. Sold the building for 2. 4 million, like a year or two later. And that practice was a DeNovo, a startup. It did 503, 000 the first month. Cause I used partner dentists. And one month later I bought a strip mall, vacant strip mall and had a blockbuster in there that was gone.If you remember blockbuster. Yeah. Yeah. Blockbuster gone. Right. it had a blimpy sobs gone and some drive through coffee thing. And it was near a hospital. It had an oral surgeon near it, an endodontist. I bought it for 330 grand 10, 000 square feet. The seller was a physician because there was a hospital nearby.He said, I'll sell it to you. But only if you give me 10 percent down, cause I want the cashflow on the 330 grand. So I put 33 grand into it and then the rest was seller financing. And I sold that about two years later for just a little over 2. 4 million. Right. That was a thousand percent return and the tenants paid for their build outs in there.Right. so those buildings, those vacant buildings, that massive arbitrage of profit, that is what you can use to expand your business. So in that group that I owned in Southern Oregon grew from zero to eight million in less than four years. The group ended up having an eight figure exit with the DSO. And I grew that based on profits from real estate. Not only did I pay cash for everything. equipment, any build out stuff, but I actually had millions of dollars left over just on that arbitrage, buying real estate really low and selling it at market value, which happens to be really high compared to what you buy it for.So the key is, is this, Michael, Buying buildings dirt cheap that are perfect for dental practices or other health care and then occupying them with a practice, your new practice, a de novo, or moving an acquisition into there, like a merger from a three op guy into there. And then once you are occupying that building.The lease rate is what dictates the value. And then there's a whole world of buyers out there who buy real estate based on cashflow. Very easy to sell these for market value, but here's the deal. Nobody wants a vacant building. So owner users like us, Dennis are in a powerful position to occupy the building that we buy.And then basically flip that building, realize the profits. And, and, and the main point is the less and less time that you own the building from 10 years, all the way down to three hours, the greater your returns on an hourly rate, right? Meaning that profit explodes when you sell it.If you wait 10 years to sell it, you amortize your profit when you sell it all the way back over 10 years, incrementally per hour, your profit on that property is very low. Whereas if you buy a property and sell it a year later, right? Incrementally every hour you've owned that property is monetized based on the sale price.so that is in general kind of what I've done with real estate and we're in a great time right now. So much vacant dirt cheap real estate and so much opportunity. dentistry is exploding. Great opportunity for groups to expand and use real estate as their tool. Okay. Michael: Interesting. So how, I guess through all that, how easy is it to occupy one of these vacant buildings?Brady: So in some buildings, are very, set up for dental. Like that med spa that I bought and put 15 ops in it. Yeah, they had massage rooms. I just dropped dental chairs in each room. Very, very inexpensive. They had a waiting room already. It was gorgeous facility. very low, low, low costs for build out.The, um, strip mall that I had bought at that time, which kind of started this process for me of DeNovo's and real estate. Um, was a big open space and blockbuster and that took an actual build out inside. So that cost 400, 500 grand now, uh, bought the building for three 30 sold it for 2. 4 million, right? So even after 400, 000 in a buildout, that's still close to 2 million in profit, still worth it.But basically the buildings that you choose that are better suited to fit dental, the less you'll spend on TIs and the more retained profits you'll have, which can go into your retirement account. Which can pay off student debt, which can go into buying more practices, right? And recycle that. so, yeah, there is a kind of an art to that and the software really, uh, kind of, uh.Dovetails into what existing buildups look like you can kind of see what those look like and all that good stuff Michael: gotcha, and so you bought the You started this process without getting a loan from the bank or anything like that to be like, hey I'm going to expand I want to do this you you did it from your own Brady: or yes so so what happened is that was this was in 2010, which is 13, 14 years ago that I started this de novo and real estate component.But before then I already sold a couple of groups, owned other real estate, sold it. So I was doing well. So I just self funded. I didn't use debt. I just bought these properties and then occupied them and added other tenants to them, the strip mall. I had a chiropractor and a blood lab. got it 100 percent occupied and sold it to a 1031 buyer.Um, so for those that are like, Hey, have to take on debt and do that. So we have a big family office network. So doctors don't have to come up with money on the front end. They can be a tenant partner. In these projects, right? our team at Freedom, uh, Dental Partners, we've got a team that just teaches how to do the stuff.in fact, several of the projects of the 62 buildings going to closing right now are, are just that. One guy is a guy named Kevin up in Chicago. I actually partnered on this building to buy it. we bought it for two million and we're selling it for five million, right? Just a little bit of time later It's got 20 000 square feet.It's got a total of 40 dental laboratories in it Yeah, it's got perio and oral surgery and He's putting a big implant practice there and we're kind of teaming up on that. so not like you have to pay dirt cheap for them. I mean, you can pay two million for a building and still make three million dollars on it.So, so we do a lot of those, those as well. Michael: Okay. And then how, right now, if someone wants to sell, what should they do? What's like your recommendation if they're like, okay, I'm looking to sell. They know the common most way to sell. Right. Yep. Yeah. What are your recommendations? Brady: Yeah. So first of all, I would kind of assess your building.what is the, the value look like? And, I don't know if a lot of folks watch yours via video or it's audio, but do you mind if I share my screen and I can kind of... Yeah, Michael: Yeah. And if anybody right now, if you're listening, uh, definitely go in the show notes below and watch the video version of, especially of this portion Brady: right now.Yeah. And I'll just kind of go with this. There it is. So I just spoke, I don't know if anyone gets dental economics. I'm sure you get that magazine. And, uh, I've written a bunch of articles in there and they invited me to speak again in, in Las Vegas and this QR code, Freedom Dental Partners forward slash RE. So if you can't see it, it's just freedom dental partners. com forward slash RE. basically you just plug in, uh, the data on your building and we've got a whole team that basically figures out what the value is based on a few important factors.And those factors are your lease rate or what your lease rate could be. Um, the ability to have a corporate guarantee on the building, and then we work with several multi billion dollar REITs that then basically are buying a lot of the properties we put together, and we know the value of that. So we can, we'll email you back the value, um, it doesn't cost you anything obviously for that, but it's another example of how dentists can partner together to get higher value, because the average value a dentist can receive from selling their building as part of a group of other dental buildings is about 35 percent higher.So if a building is worth 500 grand on its own with these other factors, you're making whatever that is. So So that's that I'll unshare right now, but happy for anyone to use that resource and we had a bunch of people use that at the dental economics event and get back their values on their buildings and how that all works and with an explanation.But anyway, yeah, so that's that's Michael for those that already own their building that want to, you know, have some profit event from the real estate they own. But the biggest, I will say, the biggest profits are in taking these buildings, finding, you know, the ones that are easily, moved into a dental practice component, and then being able to turn those buildings, have a profit, and operate your dental practice there, and effectively expand without any debt and actually making money while you're expanding.Michael: Yeah. Okay. Okay. And I know, um, I guess, how do you know if a building is perfect? Because I think if you want something bad enough, you kind of can convince yourself like, this is perfect. But if Brady were to walk in there, you can tell us like, man, Michael, this is not perfect at all. This is, this is not a good building.So how can Brady: we tell? Yeah, yeah. So, so I look at it from, um, kind of an investment. Objective. If someone's going to do, let's say it's your second practice or your third or your 10th, you almost have to look up, look at it as a cost to benefit ratio. So I really don't look at any buildings or recommend any dentist look at a building unless they can make at least a half million dollars.if you can buy it and some of your costs are going to be X and you can still make a half million dollars. That's a great deal because now what you're doing is you're kind of getting your dental practice expansion going along for the ride But you're also being a real estate investor And and I think we all know that the majority of the world's wealth was gained or is held In real estate and and what we're doing here really is taking a undervalued asset class office and retail In our market today and just converting it to Basically healthcare, which dental fits in that mix, which is the most highly valued real estate right now.it's no different than I think Chip and Joanne Gaines that buy a house, fix it up and sell it for more. It's just a lot easier and more lucrative in this market right now because we can buy vacant buildings for such a low price. And sell them for such a high price. Michael: So this is kind of like, I've heard of this method.It's like the BRRR method, kind of like that BRRR method where you buy, right? Like rehab, refinance. Yeah, Brady: it totally is. So Michael, we should delve into that a little bit because I'm sure people don't know the acronym. Buy rehab, rent, refinance. So that's what it is. Now, here's the big cool part about it. Okay, we buy these vacant buildings, right? Rehab, well, you're gonna put your business in there or you might go with a bunch of other businesses and do it in partnership Which is some of my favorite way of doing it more profits than that offer.Okay, rent Your practice is gonna be renting it, right? Refi. Now there used to be a trend where, hey, I'll pull that money out and I'll just stack up my debt and keep getting more and more debt. and so I used to do that and I realized that the more debt that I had, The less I felt like I could go out there and pursue entrepreneurial stuff because I had a lot of debt.You know what I mean? Yeah. so the only difference is buy rehab rent and it's yourself as part of the tenant mix your, your own tenant. And then instead of refinancing, just selling, making a bunch of money, not having debt. And now you can focus on being productive, being an entrepreneur, and not kind of stacking up your debt as you go, even though refinancing is still a option in many cases.Michael: Yeah. Yeah, you're right. Okay. So yeah, it's buy, rehab, rent, refinance, and then repeat. Brady: Yeah. Yeah. and with these, this model. Absolutely. So, so the key is you need to know how to do a startup profitably. And with Freedom Dental Partners, we are launching a course very soon on how I just in Novos and grew from zero to 8 million.One was an acquisition, but three De Novos, zero to 8 million, no PPOs, believe it or not. Wow. How to, yeah. How for to market for that, how to add partners. How to get them off the ground, you know, most people say, Oh, you'll, you'll be profitable in two years. My first month on the second location did 503, 000 with 210 grand of profit, the first month, and that was that med spa.so I'm putting a program together that folks can follow a free program just to go over how that worked. then we got a done with you component where we can have our, four recruiters where you can recruit. a junior partner, who's gonna be there, how does the marketing tie in, you know, is there an implant bent to the practice, all that good stuff, but yeah, it, it, really.The de novo or startup fits in with the real estate strategy, unless you're going to merge an older docs practice into there. Um, but I found any money that you would have spent on that acquisition. If you just spend that on marketing and you know how many patients per dollar you're spending coming in is, and especially with your techniques, Michael, to have a team that's going to Costco and going to these bricks and mortar places around town doing lunch and It's an incredible way to build grassroots around that.And once you hit, once you at least break even on that, you know, if you follow the plan really well, you, you know, profit the first month, but let's say it takes you six months to break even. Great. Now you've got an incredible asset, you made money on the front end, and now you're going and doing another one of these things and you're literally growing without SBA loans. of America, right? Without needing to be backed by private equity. And when you do sell your group, now it's just all cash to you, right? You don't have to pay off debt and then have a profit. you're growing without debt. And, and I found you grow faster and you take more risks with your growth when you got money in the bank and you don't have debt.Then it's like, Oh, I can do this. Let's try this. Hey, it's no big deal if I try that. And, and those that have the freedom to try new things, And to get kind of aggressive in business, they're the ones that usually win because they're actually trying new things. hitting a single, a double, a homerun.Oh shoot, maybe they didn't do very well on this one, but it didn't affect them. So yeah. So anyway. Michael: No. Yeah. That's interesting. And then I think that's the tricky part there Brady. It's like, cause it sounds, I mean, to me at least it sounds easy, like, okay, let's be profitable. And then we can sell, right? But I feel like a lot of, um, especially like, you know, startups and acquisitions, they kind of get stuck in there where it's like, dude, it's been one year and I haven't even broken even yet.Like, you know what I mean? Kind of thing. Brady: Yeah. So here's kind of one of the secrets with this model. I marketed 30 grand a month, three months before I opened that location where we did 503, 000 the first month. most dentists put in their budget, like instead of 3 percent for marketing, I'll do 6 percent and it just never works.So you kind of have to do a marketing blitz to do it. I had 340 or so new patients that first month it was hundreds. And we did consults before opening it and treatment scheduled. So, so the key is you have to be able to do a massive marketing budget. And most people don't want to do that using debt, they're just backpedaling them, right? It's like, oh crap, I'm putting all this money into marketing. I don't know if the marketing is going to work. So with that, I had already done a real estate project before that made a bunch of money. And then I'm like, Oh, I've got several million in the bank.I don't mind dumping 30 grand in the marketing, right? From a variety of sources, radio, TV, postcards. You know, Google AdWords, Facebook ads, funnels, all that, even a local newspaper. And I went on radio and talked and did a little, I was on a radio talk show, they gave me the radio ads. So you kind of have to do anything and everything, and that creates this massive momentum where you get all this press coming in, right?And then the statistic ends up working out, which is, 80 percent of new patients that come into a practice, 80 percent of new patients, the internal referrals come from those that have been in the practice 12 months or less. So when you do external marketing, you're automatically building your internal referrals and people don't understand.They think, Oh, this 62 year old doc that's been in town for 30 years. He's getting all the referrals, right? Cause he's been there forever. Nope. He's getting four to six new patients a month. It's the new docs who are marketing heavy that are getting the internal referrals. Cause they're, they're bringing in fresh patients, right?And so you have to understand that external marketing begets what we all want, the internal referrals. And with a great campaign like what you do, Boots on the Ground, Lunch and Learns, that's huge because you're with folks, they're talking about it, you're in local businesses. So, so that is the key to market really heavily and, and do that.But, but when you do that, you know, you can, you can literally. take care of your financial future with just the real estate profits and grow a group Debt free. Michael: Gotcha, man. Okay, that's interesting. Good. That's good to know like kind of getting that momentum started right there. one of the final questions I wanted to ask is Right throughout everything you're kind of seeing and this is just to get into the head of someone who isn't totally involved on the clinical Side of dentistry, right?What do you dislike or hate about dentistry right now? Brady: I would say there's this kind of chasm between, private equity backed DSOs and then the rest of independent dentists and dentists getting together and, um, being funded. outside private equity. So private equity back DSOs. That simply means that some corporate body and institutional investor owns the majority of that entity, which means when it recaps what it sells, the majority of those profits Go to the private equity company or the institutional investor.Very little goes to the actual dentist doing the real work on the ground. On the other side of this equation are yes, individual dentists, but also dentist groups that are funded by their own debts, by their own sources of funding, like the real estate that we talked about. And it's kind of a battle right now.what I hate is that More dentists aren't doing enough research to understand that these big private equity backed groups are not investing in real estate. In 2016, they wrote something in a private equity journal that said don't invest in real estate, but the founders of those groups have formed exclusive arrangements.And they get to invest in all the real estate. They're making a killing billions of dollars. And all of these groups that kind of watch the big groups, they're saying, oh, we'll just lease. We won't own the real estate because they don't own it, but the founder is owning the real estate. So what I don't love is that there's not a ton of information being given out.over here with the huge groups that are private equity back. And there's a lot of dentists that aren't taking the time to research how that really works. And I think that's my goal is to, yes, certainly show a couple decades of failures and successes, but to also show, cause I've, I've looked deeply inside the innards of all these DSOs.I've helped a lot of them and consulted a lot of them and worked with the main attorney group who set them up. so I think what I don't love is that chasm between the two. And I think the individual dentists, the business folks that are working with dentists, those groups that are watching the big DSOs and emulating them and just leasing space, not realizing there's a huge real estate play there.and those that don't realize, Hey, we can clump together like at Freedom Dental Partners and have a big group with a big liquidity event and benefit our futures. you know, financially, just like the big boys do. I think it's that chasm that I hate the most. And that's I think what I'm here to do is educate, show how they're doing it and then interpret how that works and make it easy so that Dennis can flourish just like those big groups.And then I think what's gonna happen is if here's the big groups and here's Dennis and smaller It's going to equalize out because now we're using all the secret tools, techniques and protocols that they are. We leveled the playing field and we actually maybe even have an edge on our side, especially with kind of some of the real estate stuff we've talked about today.Michael: All right, man. Awesome. And then any final pieces of advice that you'd like to give to our listener? Brady: Um, I would say if you're young and you're just starting out your career and you did an acquisition or a startup, you're a business person involved with a small group, look at ways of collaborating more like, uh, you know, Freedom Dental Partners, we've got hundreds of dentists around the country who are building small groups together and getting involved, Google Freedom Dental Partners, see some of the deals we've done, some of the DSOs we've bought, we've bought a number of DSOs, and uh, just get involved and look for folks that are really, uh, kind of on the, on the forefront of doing this stuff, look for folks that are partnering with others, that are sharing, and uh, I would say just, look very closely at those that are banding together because those are the groups that are forging, ahead and really competing with each other.With the big boys. unfortunately it's not the one or two or three location groups that are kind of competing as the big boys. It's, it's those one, two or three location groups or 10 location groups that are banding together, creating a formidable force to elevate through partnerships that are, that are really making a difference out there today.Okay, man, Michael: that's good. So then if anyone had any questions or concerns, where can they find you? Brady: Yeah, just go to brady at freedom dental partners. com brady at freedom dental partners. com and I can I can get to where you need to go Michael: Awesome. So guys that's going to be in the show notes below. So definitely check it out And at the same time brady, thank you so much for being with us.It's been a pleasure and we'll hear from Brady: you soon Awesome, michael. Have a great one Michael: Thank you so much for tuning into that podcast. And Brady, thank you so much for being a part of the podcast. We really appreciate you coming on and sharing your wealth of knowledge. And at the same time, if you want to ask Brady any questions, go in the show notes below or the description below, and you can click on his links and reach out to him there.Definitely check out his website and see what he has to offer you as well. Along with any of the freebies that he mentioned in the episode, you can download them in the show notes below as well. So go ahead and do that now. Have you ever thought about what your dental practice could achieve if tech headaches were a thing of the past?That's where a fantastic IT company comes in. Now think about your day at your clinic strip away any worries about server crashes or data breaches. Man, if you can do that, that'd be amazing. With Dark Horse Tech, that's your new reality. They deliver IT solutions that align perfectly with the rhythm of a busy dental practice, so your attention never strays from patient care.Now, I wanted you to ask yourself that critical question. 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In this episode I talk about the kitchen breakfast bar build, specifically cutting Japanese dovetails. This episode is a visual recording, which allows me to show what I'm actually talking about. This is available on YouTube, as well as the normal channels. Sharp chiselhttps://www.instagram.com/reel... All my content and free ebookhttps://linktr.ee/Unpluggedwoo...

Kim Bumpas, President of Visit Knoxville, and Mark Ezell, TN State Commissioner of Tourist Development share insights about why Knoxville, TN is a world-class destination.

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In this episode I talk about dovetail variation.Chair jointhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CcrE8NqLx6z/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=All my content and free ebookhttps://linktr.ee/Unpluggedwoodworking

Sponsored by the Northwest Woodworking Studio's Online Mastery Program: http://www.Northwestwoodworking.com Bill Pavlak's blog: https://www.finewoodworking.com/2022/03/22/new-shops-and-old-movies 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - Random talking and old tools 11:07 - Professional woodworking? 20:46 - How flat is flat enough before planing? 33:58 - Dovetails in thin stock 45:07 - Smooth moves 1:03:48 - How accurate is acceptable? Links from this episode can be found here - http://www.shoptalklive.com Sign up for the Fine Woodworking weekly eLetter - https://www.finewoodworking.com/newsletter Sign up for a Fine Woodworking Unlimited membership - https://www.finewoodworking.com/unlimited Every two weeks, a team of Fine Woodworking staffers answers questions from readers on Shop Talk Live, Fine Woodworking‘s biweekly podcast. Send your woodworking questions to shoptalk@taunton.com for consideration in the regular broadcast! Our continued existence relies upon listener support. So if you enjoy the show, be sure to leave us a five-star rating and maybe even a nice comment on our iTunes page.  

Author Samantha Specks has one of the most interesting origin stories: A clinical social worker, she hadn't planned on becoming a writer. But she had a story in her that she couldn't shake, and that became her debut novel, Dovetails in Tall Grass. She and Brad talked about the work it takes to write historical fiction when your story involves cultures and experiences outside of your own, and how her training as a social worker helped her along the way! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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LOJ Book Club: Samantha Specks new book, "Dovetails in Tall Grass". Hollywood Speak: Instagram or Skinstagram?

Samantha and I discuss Dovetails in Tall Grass, the U.S./Dakota War of 1862, how she decided on her format, bringing a forgotten event to life, translating history into a compelling story that will appeal to readers, the most surprising part of her publishing journey, and much more. Samantha's recommended reads are: The Wreckage of My Presence by Casey Wilson One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow by Olivia Hawker The One by John Marrs Hostage by Clare Mackintosh Thanks to Liza Nash Taylor for sponsoring this episode. Her novel In All Good Faith can be purchased here.   Support the podcast by becoming a Page Turner on Patreon here.  Other ways to support the podcast can be found here.     If you enjoyed this episode and want to listen to more episodes, try Asha Lemmie, Vanessa Riley, Erika Robuck, and Nguyen Phan Que Mai. Dovetails in Tall Grass can be purchased at the Conversations from a Page Bookshop store front.        Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone slowly starts coming back from their summer breaks and I hope that all of you had some quality time with your loved ones and enough time to spend for things you enjoy, like your hobbies - which is also the topic of todays podcast. My guest is Jon Rissik, CEO of Dovetail games. He and his team craft hobbies as a business and deliver world class digital fishing and train experiences to their customers.Jon will share some insights about his career, leadership style and talk about Dovetails seven pillars describing how to craft a monetisable hobby:Collecting: Can I build and display my unique collection?Customising: Can I shape existing content or build new content?Mastering: Do I have everything I need to go from novice to expert?Doing: Is there a realistic, beautiful world for me to enjoy?Sharing: Can I share content and discuss my hobby with others like me?Viewing: Can I watch and read the experience of others?Shopping: Is there an engaging, personalised shopping experience.✍️ Enjoy todays episode, subscribe us, rate us and make sure to drink and learn with people around you.Show notes:4:15 Drink of the day.8:20How Jon became Jon.20:30 What Dovetails does…28:28 The hobby wheel - crafting hobbies.42:30A different way to develop games.1:02:10 The network question.

We cover the following questions:Is there a typical boot camp student?What are the top three traits you see that make a successful switch to development?University vs Bootcamp?What things do self-taught developers miss that hold them back? Topic/mindset/experienceHow can a career switcher leverage their previous experience to get the first job?The best way for a career switcher to compete with CS graduates?What's the biggest hurdle for switching careers into development?Advice for people who feel like they “aren't ready yet”? Dovetails with Imposter Syndrome

For additional notes and resources check out Douglas' website.VAMPIRES13 contrasts between Christ and the "Dark Christ"One was human, but now is no longer truly human. He has been transformed into a being who preys on humans – not for their good, but for his own advantage  Yet Christ chooses to leave the heavenly, eternal world to become human, for our good (John 1:14).The vampire takes our blood (always thirsty), while Jesus pours out his blood for us. One takes life, bequeathing a living death in exchange, while the other takes death, and gives us life (Hebrews 2:9, 14). In the communion, we "drink" the blood of Christ, while in vampire lore the night stalker drinks our blood.One leaves wounds on your neck; in the case of Christ, when he gives himself for us, he himself is wounded (his famous five marks).One comes out of the grave at nightfall, the other goes up from the grave (Easter morning).The vampire returns to his grave daily; Jesus dies and rises from the dead one time only (Hebrews 9:27).One cannot stand the light (John 3), whereas Jesus is the light. God is light (1 John 1:5).One hates the Cross, and whatever is holy. The other loves what is true and right, and in fact embodies it (1 Corinthians 1:30).Dracula breaks down your free will and seduces (forces himself on) you; God does not force anybody (John 7:17).The dark one is extremely handsome, whereas we do not even know what Jesus looked like! See Isaiah 52:14.One offers a false immortality through immorality – murder, and often sensual sin, sexual in nature; the other offers immortality through complete morality – selflessness. (Or should we say the vampire is amoral?)Like Christ, and like Christians, the vampire delivers a message. But it is the “bad news,” not the gospel, the good news.Vampire himself, in eternal bondage, needs redemption. A wooden stake must be driven his heart to release him. Jesus dies on a wooden cross, bringing redemption to us. Without a death, there can be no peace; without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness (Hebrews 9:22).These imaginary creatures of the night life at our expense. There is no offer of grace here. GRACE = God's Riches At Christ's Expense.In these and other ways, VAMPIRES are a type of anti-christs, dark christs.Conclusion Of course this is nothing but legend, despite some factual kernels:Transylvania is a real place.Vlad the Impaler was an historical individual, 1431-1476.Vampire tales are indeed extremely ancient, but then so are many legends and superstitions.There are such things as vampire bats, that suck the blood of their victims.Still, 99% of the vampire tales are superstition without any basis in reality. Yet does this mean we should simply ignore vampire culture? Is it possible we may underestimate the potency even of superstition? A few caveats:Jesus said we although we are in the world, we are not of it (John 17). We are called to be children of the light (John 12:26, Ephesians 5:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:5). Do we glorify evil?Vampire culture -- even "Christian vampire fiction" -- can be a slippery slope. The goal is seduction, desensitization to sin.Can lead us to some dark places. Dovetails with worship of dark heroes, despising the bodies God gave us, masochism, cutting, the occult, etc.  Yet there is real evil in world: violence, oppression, genocide, abuse, greed, materialism. The vampire is not our true enemy. Dracula is but a parody of him.Am I lost in a fantasy world? We are called to live in the real world, to do some good.Beware the "vampire" schedule: to bed at dawn, sleeping through most of the day. So easy to slide into living an unproductive and self-centered life.There is one gigantic difference between the vampire and Jesus, between the real Christ and, as he has been called, the Dark Christ. One can save you, the other cannot, for he himself is in bondage to sin and death. There is only one savior, and one path to eternal life (Romans 6:23).

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/woodshoplife   Sean 1) Do you sand inside surfaces before or after gluing dovetailed parts together? Sanding before = potentially changing the fit and sanding after = having to sand inside corners. TheRoaringWoodwork 2) Do you buy your hide glue or make it yourself? Leather by Dragonfly 3) Would you guys ever want to build a wooden bathtub? Keith   Guy 1) So I’m new to veneering. I finally purchased a vacuum pump and bag. I love the fact that you can arrange veneer  into different orientations to get the look that you desire. I want to make a modern credenza and want the grain to run in the same direction and match from the vertical carcass pieces to the horizontal carcass pieces. What’s the best method to ensure grain matches. Robert Couch 2) I recently got an old school desk and am planning to repair and refinish it so that my kids can use it. I'm starting to think about what kind of finish to use since it will obviously be getting some abuse, but I don't know a lot about finishes. I've just kept it simple and have always used Arm-R-Seal for my projects so far. I know finishes is a huge topic, but could you talk a bit about if certain kinds of finishes are better for pieces that you know will get abuse (e.g. desk, table) versus projects that are more accent pieces? Is it simply a matter of applying more coats to get a more durable finish or are certain types of finishes really better? Lastly, does the sheen (satin vs glossy) make a difference? Maybe nicks and dings wouldn't show as much with a satin sheen? Thanks in advance and keep up the great work. -Billy   Huy 1) After reading Bill Pentz’s website, my eyes have been opened as to the proper way of setting up a dust collection system. I’d like to run a 6” main run coming directly from my Oneida dust collector inlet. Pentz’s suggests maintaining the duct sizing and reducing right up until the tool. He also suggests keeping the ports as large as possible as well. However, almost all of my tools have a 4” port. For the bandsaw, it makes sense to have 4” ports since there are two of them (one right under the lower roller bearing and one in the lower cabinet). However, my table saw only has one 4” port. Wouldn’t it be better to increase the port size to 6” to get more airflow? Do you think it would be worth increasing the port size to 6”? For context, I have a SawStop 1.5hp PCS. Moser Woodcraft 2) I’m very new to woodworking. I have a modern chair piece that I’d like to build with lots of angles. I have it modelled out in SketchUp and everything looks great. However, when I start cutting the test pieces on the miter saw or on the table saw with a miter gauge, I can’t get the angles just right and I end up with small gaps. Everything will be joined with floating tenons. Are there any techniques or methods that might solve my gappy joint problem? All.Woodworking

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PEG Interviews Deep Electronic Pop Artist Baddcheeta Baddcheeta: LA Based Vocalist, Songwriter, DJ and Producer Short BIO from the artist: My style of music is deep electronic pop with a touch of soul. Early music influences include Alanis Morissette, Sade, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and the Wailers, BeeGees, Mariah Carey, Boyz II Men, Toni Braxton Current influences are Destructo, Rufus Du Soul, Tchami, Ferreck Dawn, Bloodtone, Boys Noize Singing since I was 5, learned guitar at 11. Djing for about 4 years and producing about a year and a half. I sang choir in elementary, had a band in high school, played with a church band for a year. Sang and played guitar with duo “The Dovetails” from 2014-2015 Played at casinos (Agua Caliente, Spa Resort Casino), weddings and bars (Palm Canyon Roadhouse, TJ’s, COPA) Dj’d at bars/clubs in LA (Edwin Mills in Pasadena, Exchange LA, Lovely Dae LA, Page 71 Lounge in Studio City) casinos (Agua Caliente, Spa Resort Casino, Zeldaz) in Palm Springs. Currently working with LA electronic duo Evil Rocket Ship and a Palm Springs rapper Cali Elijah on producing tracks to be released early next year. Spotify Link https://open.spotify.com/artist/0tvKmgYqLgoEzcv2ndBOjk?si=qNDHFGKOSoqBhRw-RguoDw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/phantom-electric/message

PTSD is estimated to affect 57–75% of Australians at some point in their lives, and it's a condition that a lot of people aren't talking about, recognising, or understanding how to navigate. I believe so strongly that this is such a vital conversation to share. I understand how incredibly difficult and vulnerable it can be for people, especially men, to speak about their own PTSD experience, so I am forever grateful to Ash for sharing his story publicly. If anyone wants to learn more about Dovetails for Diggers, you can reach him here… https://www.facebook.com/dovetailsfordiggers/ A few of the things this episode covers; Army life. PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) signs and symptoms. What to expect when getting diagnosed. Navigating panic attacks. Ash's tools for recovery. The meditation of simple tasks. Come hang out with me on insta @m.edwards.writer

In this episode, I talk about cutting a Japanese style dovetail joint.Tees-https://www.redbubble.com/people/woodwork-ts/shop?asc=uFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/unpluggedwoodworking/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/unpluggedwoodworkingYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcO75TzblV9-_WqgXX1mNxgpodcastunplugged@gmail.comIf you'd like to support my work, so I can carry on putting out free content.Donations are welcome.https://www.paypal.me/unpluggedwoodworking

In this episode, Drew talks a bit about his newest version of his tablesaw jigs. And there are some really cool ones in there like a jig that helps you cut dovetails on the tablesaw. Mark sets his vision on renovating the upstairs of his house, which will almost double the living area. Bruce talks about a towel shelf that's a bit unique since it has an apron that comes down the wall. Also, Bruce is adding some accessories to his workbench, namely a bunch of dog holes to use other holding solutions.  This episode is sponsored by Mag Tools. Big thanks to them for supporting our content! Get 10% off your entire order of Mag Tools by using our Referral Link: https://mag-tools.com/?ref=BdPWHjtofg5fq Use Coupon Code: WBAT Become a patron of the show to receive an awesome rewards! http://patreon.com/webuiltathing If you're a patron by October 31st, 2020 you will be eligible to receive the WBAT collectible challenge coin! You won't want to miss out on this...it's going to be really unique! Help us grow our audience by sharing the show on Instagram and tagging @webuiltathing! www.patreon.com/webuiltathing OUR TOP PATREON SUPPORTERS: -Caleb Harris of YouCanMakeThisToo-Will from JK Canvas-Jennie and Davis-Tom de Vos from Tom's Woodwork-Graydon from Chiseled Woodworking-Tim Morrill-Brent Jarvis -Pleasant Hills Creations -Scott from Dad It Yourself DIY-Mike from Broken Lead Woodworks-Chris Powell-Christopher Simonton-Maddux Woodworks  NEW:-Maso Jaxter-Casey from CReevesMakes-Matt Wackerle-Jim Yearsich-Victor Aurigemma We Built A Thing T-shirts! We have two designs to choose from! (You can get one of these as a reward at certain levels of support) https://amzn.to/2GP04jf  https://amzn.to/2TUrCr2 Bruce's most recent videos: https://youtu.be/FqmURGNEQjI Drew's most recent video: https://youtu.be/magB6okni6w Mark's most recent video: https://youtu.be/magB6okni6w 1958 Dovetail angle strength test http://www.akeda.com/documents/DovetailAngle.pdf Bernie Solo's Channel: Works by Solo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ7uYj09nzB5cHD4G6qoVWg We are all makers, full-time dads and all have YouTube channels we are trying to grow and share information with others. Throughout this podcast, we talk about making things, making videos to share on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, etc...and all of the life that happens in between.  CONNECT WITH US: WE BUILT A THING: www.instagram.com/webuiltathingWE BUILT A THING EMAIL: webuiltathing@gmail.com FISHER'S SHOP: www.instagram.com/fishersshop/ BRUDADDY: www.instagram.com/brudaddy/ GUNFLINT DESIGNS: www.instagram.com/gunflint_designs/ Music by: Jay Fisher (Thanks, Jay!)  

In this episode, I talk about my methods of marking out, and cutting dovetails.Tees-https://www.redbubble.com/people/woodwork-ts/shop?asc=uFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/unpluggedwoodworking/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/unpluggedwoodworkingYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcO75TzblV9-_WqgXX1mNxgCutting dovetailshttps://youtu.be/-w1DF6x47bIpodcastunplugged@gmail.comIf you'd like to support my work, so I can carry on putting out free content.Donations are welcome.https://www.paypal.me/unpluggedwoodworking

A lack of direction leads to dovetails and carving. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-lemay/message

In this episode I'm talking about dovetails. Sharing my thoughts and experiences with them.

In this episode I'm talking about dovetails. Sharing my thoughts and experiences with them.

Dovetails, pre-finishing, and why slabs are so pricey!

Dovetailing episodes from Chris Gochnour's Enfiled Cupboard Video Workshop: Ep 4a: Case Dovetails – Tails     Ep 4b: Case Dovetails – Pins Ep 4c: Handcut Rabbets and Dovetail Fitting       Video: Chris Becksvoort–The Dovetail Master Question 1:From Jerrud: I'm making a dresser that is 72" long, 18" deep and 24" high not including legs. For a dresser this size–or any deep piece that is dovetailed–is seasonal wood movement a concern? Plain sawn lumber is cheaper than rift or quartersawn. Question 2: From Christian: I’m lucky enough to be expecting my first child, a baby boy, and I’ve always liked the idea of giving him a Lie Nielsen No 1 as a christening present. Recently, someone has suggested it a novelty tool and will be useless to him when he grows up. What alternative premium tools would you suggest as a christening gift? Question 3: From Mike: I’m building up my skills slowly by adding one new skill to each project I take on where I can.  I want to try my hand at dovetails one of these days as that new skill. I have two questions: There are a ton of ways I see people doing them. Is there a method you recommend people start with? You recommend people learn to sharpen by picking one method, and sticking with it until you're good at it. Would the same apply to dovetail methods, or should you try a bunch of ways and then go with what you find out you like doing? Should I start with practice joints on scrap wood or incorporate them when I'm actually making a project so there's more at stake and I have to take it more seriously?   Half-Blind Dovetails Cut by Hand By Christian Becksvoort #250–Nov/Dec 2015 Issue The craftsman’s calling card Don’t Fear the Hand-Cut Dovetail (Part 1) By Christian Becksvoort #238–Jan/Feb 2014 Issue For the first time, a modern master reveals every step of his system How to Cut and Fit Perfect Dovetail Pins (Part 2) By Christian Becksvoort #239–Mar/Apr 2014 Issue Scribe the tails accurately and the rest is simple handwork Hand-Cut Dovetails, Accurate and Fast By Christian Becksvoort #171–July/Aug 2004 Issue A tip from a tails-first guy My Favorite Dovetail Tricks By Christian Becksvoort #171–July/Aug 2004 Issue Five ways to increase accuracy and reduce the time it takes to execute this hand-cut joint Segment: All-Time Favorite Technique Barry: Using blue tape as a shim Ben: When you're done cutting an odd angle, cut it one more time on a piece of scrap so you can recall the angle Mike: Full-size mockups Question 4: From Yves: I have just made my first checkerboard (walnut and maple) inlay strip which is intended for a cherry end table top. When sanding, the strip cracked along its length and I discovered that I had done a poor job of the clamping. The cracked section, which is about  4-5 inches long on one side of the checkerboard strip appears to have “lifted” during clamping and there is now an air space under the crack. Any suggestions that might help to save this? I thought perhaps trying to inject some glue under the crack to fill in the space using a needle??? Question 5:   From David: I’ve recently had the opportunity to revamp my shop and am planning to build a Matt Kenney’s monster workbench. I’ve bought the plans, and watched the videos, but I don’t see how the top is fastened to the stand? Is there something I’m missing? Is it supposed to just sit on top? Question 6: From Dave: I love books but dislike most book covers - they're generally too visually noisy! I feel like my living space is full of loud colorful ad copy, or like I'm in a chain bookstore. Do you have any recommendations for ways to keep books in the home that would allow you to conceal the visual clutter? Really, I'm just asking for permission to make a bookcase hidden-door that spins around. 4 Ways to Make Panels Pop Doors are dominant on most cabinet designs, so dressing up door panels is an easy way to make furniture stand out.   Recommendations: Barry - Get a camelback for hiking Ben - Yeti 18-oz. Rambler Bottle with  MagDock Cap Mike - DFM A2 Steel Dowel Plate by DFM Tool Works

In this episode Matt & Joe go over what goes into cutting dovetails - Matt’s method, how Joe wasn’t ready with sharp tools to cut his. We also touch on making mistakes and how to recover from them.What we’ve been up to…Matt was at [https://www.petersvalley.org/](https://www.petersvalley.org/) last week and is heading to Maine to for a class at Lie-Nielsen this weekend to teach kumiko - [https://www.lie-nielsen.com/](https://www.lie-nielsen.com/)Joe took vacation and put in a walkway.* Cutting Dovetails* Mistakes and how to recover from them* Randy Dingle makes an appearance again* Letterkenny on Hulu* Joe takes a rip at this week’s 3 things to know… About putting in a walkway* Stat of the podcast* A joke about cowsWhat we drank - [https://www.brassworksbrewing.com/](https://www.brassworksbrewing.com/)

Dovetailing episodes from Chris Gochnour's Enfiled Cupboard Video Workshop: Ep 4a: Case Dovetails – Tails     Ep 4b: Case Dovetails – Pins Ep 4c: Handcut Rabbets and Dovetail Fitting       Video: Chris Becksvoort–The Dovetail Master Question 1:From Jerrud: I'm making a dresser that is 72" long, 18" deep and 24" high not including legs. For a dresser this size–or any deep piece that is dovetailed–is seasonal wood movement a concern? Plain sawn lumber is cheaper than rift or quartersawn. Question 2: From Christian: I’m lucky enough to be expecting my first child, a baby boy, and I’ve always liked the idea of giving him a Lie Nielsen No 1 as a christening present. Recently, someone has suggested it a novelty tool and will be useless to him when he grows up. What alternative premium tools would you suggest as a christening gift? Question 3: From Mike: I’m building up my skills slowly by adding one new skill to each project I take on where I can.  I want to try my hand at dovetails one of these days as that new skill. I have two questions: There are a ton of ways I see people doing them. Is there a method you recommend people start with? You recommend people learn to sharpen by picking one method, and sticking with it until you're good at it. Would the same apply to dovetail methods, or should you try a bunch of ways and then go with what you find out you like doing? Should I start with practice joints on scrap wood or incorporate them when I'm actually making a project so there's more at stake and I have to take it more seriously?   Half-Blind Dovetails Cut by Hand By Christian Becksvoort #250–Nov/Dec 2015 Issue The craftsman’s calling card Don’t Fear the Hand-Cut Dovetail (Part 1) By Christian Becksvoort #238–Jan/Feb 2014 Issue For the first time, a modern master reveals every step of his system How to Cut and Fit Perfect Dovetail Pins (Part 2) By Christian Becksvoort #239–Mar/Apr 2014 Issue Scribe the tails accurately and the rest is simple handwork Hand-Cut Dovetails, Accurate and Fast By Christian Becksvoort #171–July/Aug 2004 Issue A tip from a tails-first guy My Favorite Dovetail Tricks By Christian Becksvoort #171–July/Aug 2004 Issue Five ways to increase accuracy and reduce the time it takes to execute this hand-cut joint Segment: All-Time Favorite Technique Barry: Using blue tape as a shim Ben: When you're done cutting an odd angle, cut it one more time on a piece of scrap so you can recall the angle Mike: Full-size mockups Question 4: From Yves: I have just made my first checkerboard (walnut and maple) inlay strip which is intended for a cherry end table top. When sanding, the strip cracked along its length and I discovered that I had done a poor job of the clamping. The cracked section, which is about  4-5 inches long on one side of the checkerboard strip appears to have “lifted” during clamping and there is now an air space under the crack. Any suggestions that might help to save this? I thought perhaps trying to inject some glue under the crack to fill in the space using a needle??? Question 5:   From David: I’ve recently had the opportunity to revamp my shop and am planning to build a Matt Kenney’s monster workbench. I’ve bought the plans, and watched the videos, but I don’t see how the top is fastened to the stand? Is there something I’m missing? Is it supposed to just sit on top? Question 6: From Dave: I love books but dislike most book covers - they're generally too visually noisy! I feel like my living space is full of loud colorful ad copy, or like I'm in a chain bookstore. Do you have any recommendations for ways to keep books in the home that would allow you to conceal the visual clutter? Really, I'm just asking for permission to make a bookcase hidden-door that spins around. 4 Ways to Make Panels Pop Doors are dominant on most cabinet designs, so dressing up door panels is an easy way to make furniture stand out.   Recommendations: Barry - Get a camelback for hiking Ben - Yeti 18-oz. Rambler Bottle with  MagDock Cap Mike - DFM A2 Steel Dowel Plate by DFM Tool Works

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On today's show, I discuss making a flag case, maintaining a wax finish, saw vises, non-yellowing finishes, and dovetailing details.

On today’s show, I discuss making a flag case, maintaining a wax finish, saw vises, non-yellowing finishes, and dovetailing details.

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An interview with Matt Quann, Founder ORNOT discussing gravel bike clothing, bar bags and 'the rules' Episode Links: Ornot Website Ornot Instagram 'The Rules'   Automatic Transciption (please forgive any errors) Matt, welcome to the show today. Thank you. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to get into it and talk more about the Ornot clothing line and some of the other products should doing. But first, we always like to start off by learning a little bit more about you as a cyclist and what your background is. I've got both of those things, a background as a cyclist and then a separate background that isn't a cyclist. Um, I'll start out with my background as a cyclist and it begins when I was a kid and I learned how to ride a bike and I loved it and I think it was about five when I learned how to ride my bike. And after that, uh, I kind of got into bike racing at a time when it wasn't so popular. I'm kind of in the Greg Lamond era, uh, in the late eighties and I was about 13 years old and uh, I discovered a bicycling magazine. These bikes just looked so cool, you know, and it looked like you would go so fast with them. And this was kind of like in the era of, uh, right when aerobars work were invented and written curriculum on had just one, you know, the crazy tour, the aero bars. So I got a road bike. Uh, I was, I had been really into skateboarding, but I was Kinda like, if I get this road bike then I can like go all these places and get around really fast and just have this freedom. And that was kind of, that's, that's kind of what got me to where I am right now. Uh, you know, it goes a little bit because a whole lot deeper than that. But that's kind of like the catalyst for Was your passion always on the road? Well, my passion then was on the road because that's all that there was, right.  I guess there was cyclocross and I did do some cyclocross races, uh, but I did them on my mountain bike when mountain bikes. We're just kind of invented. I mean, this was in the late eighties, early nineties. Uh, so my, I began racing on the road, uh, but then when mountain bikes essentially when spds were invented for mountain bikes, um, I got a mountain bike and then I was like, well, this is a ton of fun too. Um, but Were you in California at that point or did you grow up somewhere else? Yeah, good question. Uh, no, I grew up in, in Wisconsin, in the walkie. There's quite a cycling scene there or there has been for quite a long time. Uh, I think a lot of it is due to the speed skating. It was just like a big speed skating scene. They're like Dan Jansen was from West Alice was, which is actually where I grew up, um, and a few other like really famous speed skaters and they would race bikes in the summer to kind of cross rate. Uh, so we had this big bike racing scene in Milwaukee and so I grew up racing on the road as well as race velodrome. Helps a little bit south of Milwaukee and another one in Northbrook. When was a kid? I had the opportunity to race during the summer. Uh, you know, about four days a week, which was fun. Wow. Yeah. It's not your typical high school sport, you know, uh, and especially in the. So for me, this was, I was in high school in the early nineties, uh, you know, bike racing was just not, no one else did it, you know, I had a couple other friends who were my age that raced a, but they were just friends that I met through racing. Uh, I didn't have any other friends that were just my friends that also raced bikes. Yeah. It's so different today. I know, and maybe we get into this later that you guys are a sponsor of that. The SF composite high school mountain bike racing team, but what a foreign concept back where we were in high school. Oh yeah. You know, I go out to their, uh, to their team practices sometimes sometimes and I'm just kind of blown away that they have the opportunity to, you know, show up after school and kind of practice bike racing, you know, practice riding bikes and you know, most of it is fun. They get to hang out. They do some drills, then they, you know, ride around and mess around. I mean it's, it's, it's, it's so cool that, that, uh, is a school sport these days. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. So obviously, you know, you retained your personal passion for the sport, but now you have a company that's in the sport. How did that all come about? So that came about five years ago, which is when I started or not. Um, and it began as a side project. Uh, I had been a graphic designer a forever. That was my trade and I had been freelancing for a long time designing motion graphics. I was still racing bikes. I've kind of had this on and off relationship with racing. I was racing at that time. I was racing on the road, uh, and I think I was also racing cross the team that we were sponsored by, had a rather embarrassing sponsor and I just felt so awkward wearing the clothing and it was plastered like right across the chest and right on the sides of the legs and it was just really, it was a rolling billboard and it was a rolling billboard for like a product that I wasn't that into. So I decided to make my own sort of like side projects. Uh, and the reason that I started it was sort of twofold. One of them, you know, one reason was to have clothing, but I felt comfortable in the second reason was to create a project where I could get outside and ride my bike and create content, you know, shoot photos, uh, make videos, you know, kind of give myself an excuse to get outside and uh, and do some fun stuff. That's, that's where it began. Amazing. Well, certainly from your Instagram feed, I know that the lines are always very clean and all your garments and your crew is very adventurous. In fact, probably prior to me getting super jazzed about gravel riding, I always saw your imagery and your crew getting out there and getting off road. When did the dirt start to come into play for you guys? That's a good question because I was kinda thinking about that and trying to figure out when, you know, when did I start riding on gravel or dirt? And I don't really know when it was. I mean, I mean, I can tell you for sure that five years ago when we shot the video to sort of start the project, maybe half of the video that we shot was on roads. Um, and then before that I lived in Massachusetts for a while and I ended up riding in Vermont and uh, you know, there are dirt roads all over the place in Vermont. It's just kind of a hard question for me to answer, you know, when, when did I start riding dirt? I feel like it's always kind of been there, but I feel like it's caught on and become a lot more popular and uh, and, and just more. It's just easier to do for everyone else now. Yeah, I feel like that there's certainly been some advances in equipment that we've talked about on this show. Disc brakes and tubeless that have enabled it. Yeah. I feel like adventurous road riders obviously for decades have been going on gravel and dirt roads, but the consequences had always been a little bit severe in terms of like you were likely to flat if you did 100 k off road and now with now with modern equipment you can go do those kinds of rides and spend your entire day off road and not risk the flats that we had when we were riding with tubes and have more control obviously with the disc brakes. Yeah, yeah, no, exactly. It's funny, I kind of chuckled when you say that because I have a. I'm kind of known within my circle of friends as the guy that gets flats all the time, a flat all the time. I'm an expert plug user. Uh, I get a lot of flat still. Nice. That actually dovetails nicely into your background. Dovetails nicely into this conversation I wanted to have and I've been excited to talk to a clothing manufacturer for a while because I, I do think it's interesting that sort of utility of cycling clothing from a gravel perspective and how that changes and whether as a, a niche of the sport were more aligned with sort of the rules, if you will, like the code of conduct of euro cyclists or more akin to mountain bike clothing style. So what are your thoughts on that and how is that starting to infiltrate your product design choices that or not? Well, first of all I like to talk a little bit about the rules because I am really not a fan of, of, of, of all of all the road cycling rules. And I grew up with them, you know, I've been racing on the road forever and a lot of those rules had kind of been ingrained in me and there's a couple of them that are good, you know like overlapping wheels are safety stuff. And I mean that, you know, I'm all about that, but, you know, I think there's a rule that all shorts shall be black, I mean, come on, there's just some rules that are just very kind of elitist and, and, and there for no reason, like the suffering, the suffering rule or harden harden up are, I am just so not into because bikes are fun. Uh, and that's kind of, that's been my, that's kind of how I've gone about a racing and riding my entire life. Uh, you know, like I said before, I've been racing bikes for a long time, but I've always, people have always known me as someone who never trains, uh, because I didn't like the structure of training. I like bike, I liked going out and having fun, but I didn't like the structure which is the rules. Um, and part of that might be from my skateboarding background, you know, as, as a kid, I was really into skating and you know, that was pretty counterculture, a my personality and, and, and, and just kind of like outlook. Um, so yeah, the rules are really not into the idea about, about rules. All right, so we, we, we throw the rules out, which I'm totally on board with because uh, I do think that's one of the tenants of gravel riding. It's just like get out there, have fun, explore, think less about your power meter and just think more about adventure and fun. Yeah, exactly. So, I mean I think that kind of relates to the clothing as well. Uh, you can kind of get out there and number you feel comfortable, you know, obviously there's, you know, if you're doing a big ride, a long ride, you're gonna want to, you're gonna want to make sure that you're comfortable but people aren't comfortable in different ways, you know, some people can get away with, you know, just riding in their baggy shorts and, and, and, you know, no pad. Uh, personally I'm not a, but I know some people are and for shorter rides that does work. We're big fans of just kind of getting out there and doing what feels good to, you know, what's comfortable for you. Yeah, I think the, uh, you know, it's interesting to me the adventure element of gravel riding, obviously you like in your local terrain, everybody has their loops that are, you know, not too adventurous but they are off-road, but when you go for an epic day and you're trying to link together some trail systems you may not have written before, I do think gravel attire needs to perhaps accommodate more gear or more food or just, you know, a little bit of safety factor to, uh, to cover the unknown things that, that happened to you out there on the trail. Yeah, definitely. I mean like think about if you were going on a, on a long hike, you know, I lived up in Washington state for a long time in Seattle and I used to go hiking a lot and you know, when you go hiking you take all kinds of stuff just in case, uh, and the temperature changes for sure, you know, as you go up or you drop into the valley. So I think sleigh riding a bike, uh, you know, you're covering so much more ground. Yeah, carrying a few extra things definitely makes sense when you're on a big adventure. Yeah. One of the things I've been thinking about, I feel like on my gravel bike I tend to climb a steeper gradient and put harder efforts in much like I do on the mountain bike, which leaves me at the top of the climb, particularly in the, you know, the winter months needing a bit more clothing than say if I'm out on a road rider, I'm just sort of riding at a more consistent effort level. Yeah, exactly. Well, yeah, I think of those steep hills that you're climbing and the speed at which you're going, you know, it's just, you're kind of just crawling, you're probably going as slow as you'd be going if you were walking up, you know, you're carrying the big bike with you when. Yeah, the amount of the amount of uh, work that you're doing and, and without all of the, the sort of winds to cool you down like you would on like you'd have at a road bike, you definitely get a lot more sweaty. So then, yeah, having a different layers, layers that breathe differently, a jacket to put on a for the descent or if the weather changes, couple of things that you guys do, which I find incredibly useful and I don't see as much as I would think I would see them would be one product would be the neck gaiter in terms of comfort per weight and size, neck gaiters if you live in a colder climate I think are an awesome addition to the wardrobe. Yeah, it's cozy, cozy addition. And then you guys just introduced a new jacket just recently. So you. Can you tell us a little bit about that jacket? Uh, yeah. Uh, so the jacket, we're calling it the metal shell. Um, and what's really magic about we're able to use and it's a new mover, neo shell, and we're one of the first companies to make a cyclist. Yeah. And we've had sample yardage of this fabric for almost a year now. So we've been wearing the jacket for a long time. What's really cool about the jacket is that it's extremely breathable. We kind of didn't even want to make a waterproof jacket. We were sampling with other fabrics that were more of a soft shell type fast. Didn't claim to be waterproof. But when we got this new version of the neil shell jacket, you know, we sampled with it. We wrote in it and we actually called our rep at polar tech to make sure that they sent the right fabric. We were like, are you sure that this is the waterproof one because this feels like just an amazing soft shell. Like, you know, and this was before the rain started last year. And then, uh, yeah, he was like, yeah, no, this is the new, this is the new neo shell. It's waterproof, you know, it's got this stretchy membrane that breathes and uh, and sure enough, once the rain started last year, we wrote in it and uh, you know, it keeps you dry and then it. And then, you know, if it does get wet, like, you know, a few times I was out in like this crazy hail storm and you get some water in your neck or up your sleeves, like you know, when it's just really pouring, you're going to get some water inside and the jacket dried out after it stopped raining on the way home. And um, yeah, the fabric, the fabric is really the star of that jacket. And uh, and that's Kinda why we call it the magic show. How compressible is the magic show? Yeah, the jacket, uh, it'll fit in a back into Jersey pocket in the back Jersey pocket. I'm a little bit. Might stick it out, but you can, you can get it in Jersey pocket and you can definitely get it a bag with extra, extra room. Right. And speaking of which, that's the other product I really, really love that I've been using of yours for a couple of years now. The Bar bag? Yeah, the bar bag. It's great. Uh, we developed it like, I guess probably about three years ago now. Um, and it took a while to Kinda, to Kinda get it exactly how he wanted it. Yeah. Bar back has just been great. I love it. It's been a really popular product, you know, we've had a lot of people buy it and then get in touch with us and be like, I love the bar bag. Um, and it just has kind of changed the way that, you know, we think about writing, especially, you know, if we're not doing like even for some short road rides, uh, you know, we'll keep the bar back on her bike. It's just, it just makes writing so much easier. You know, if you want to stop and grab something, you just jam it in the bag. If you want to take some extra clothes you put in the bag. Yeah. I just think it's this great gravel accessory that I remember taking a lot of flack from my, my rowdy friends showing up with it, but it provides so much utility. I just, I mean obviously we don't live in a terribly cold climate, but we do go out and riding in the with the expectation of rain. And you know, we want to get after it and the weather forecasters in the bay area are all is horrible. So just having that peace of mind to throw a rain shell in the bar or bag or some food. It just, it's been great. And I spent a lot of time with that bar bag on my bike in the winter time. Yeah, exactly. And then it also frees up your, your, your back. Um, you know, sometimes you know, you could theoretically jam all of that stuff into your Jersey pockets or under your jersey, which is, that was always my preferred method of, of carrying extra stuff. I just jam it all up underneath my jersey and you know, you can get away with that. But just having all that stuff in your back pockets as you move around isn't that comfortable. So I really like to lighten it up and put my accessories up in the air bag and, and keep my body kind of freedom move. Yeah. I think these are sort of an example of one of those things were gravel. It's its own part of the sport in many ways. And the more that our riders can sort of not associate with the way they ride on the road or the way they ride on the mountain bike, the better because I think some of these solutions just emerge. They've always been there. You just need to kind of get over yourself and try one and then you'll be like, I'll take the crap that my friends will flip it me because of this thing is awesome. And so yeah, useful. It's funny because the bar bag is to use a, to use a, probably a term from the room is so freddy, you know, it's like such a Fred, like you know, 1975, a touring thing, you know, you have a little bar bag, it's like on your bike, but it really works, you know, there's a great amount of utility to, to having a little bag strapped to your handlebars where you can just get your little snacks out of there. You can put your phone in there. Uh, you know, it's just, it's, it's, you can see it and it's right where your hands are. Yeah, I totally agree with you. I mean it's the Fred factor is what, what I've been taking flak on, but uh, again, like you can't beat the utility of it, so I'm, I'm a fan. I'm going to take the flag. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We have been for years. What's next for you guys as a brand? I mean, I know you're sort of known for a very clean, clean design and all your garments and they perform really well. What's, what's kind of next on the agenda next on the agenda for us is clothing you could wear on your bike or not. So it's a technical apparel that is casual looking, you know, and, and, and I think a lot of the pieces could be, could work out really well for both gravel and mountain. And so that's what we have been working on and are getting ready to release next year. We're pretty excited about it. Yeah, that sounds really exciting. Grappled yet to have its moment of sort of the defining wardrobe and it's interesting to see companies continue to explore what that looks like. And as you noted before, gravel is a little bit about individuality. So I think you're going to see all types, which is awesome, but it will be interesting to see if there's some sort of performance element to a little bit more casual garment that you know, makes it all click. Yeah, exactly. So that'd be there. That's Kinda, that's kind of what we're working on. We've got some, we've got some shorts and we've got a couple of different pieces for the top. Some with a Merino Merino wool blend. We've got another sort of technical fleecy top and then technical writing tee shirt. All of this stuff though is made up, is, is made using sort of like technical fabrics. But uh, in the end hopefully we'll look super techie or I know they won't look super techie because I've. Because I've seen them and you and you've helped design them first name. Lovely. Exactly, exactly. Yeah. I mean, you know, it's no secret that every thing that we make is, is, is a, is a product that we want or I want a. So these are all things that I'd like to have in my, in my wardrobe, in my closet, which is kind of a fun way to design products. Absolutely not. I mean, it sounds like that's your, that's been the orientation from day one, is that you wanted to build the company that supported the type of writing that you want to do. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. And for, for those of you listeners who haven't checked out or not, I'll definitely put a note, a link to the instagram feed and the website because these guys are out there doing it and testing it, which is evident by all the great imagery you guys have and from Orange County and elsewhere. Yeah. Yeah, definitely. Uh, yeah. Uh, I mean sometimes I feel like we don't ride enough. Um, but it, it all definitely comes from, from the, from the heart. You know, I kinda like to go for a bike ride right now. Well, now that we have a break in the weather out here, it's a good day to get out. I know, I know, tomorrow. Well thanks. Thanks so much for sharing the story with us. On the podcast is great to have you. Yeah. It was fun chatting with you. ags and 'the rules'

On today's show, I discuss  paring yellow pine end grain, using cambered irons to square board edges, making moldings with a combination plane, more on reference surfaces, and sliding dovetails.

On today’s show, I discuss  paring yellow pine end grain, using cambered irons to square board edges, making moldings with a combination plane, more on reference surfaces, and sliding dovetails.

In episode #97 Comment trolls, Shop Organization, Music inspiration, how to Identify wood And the worst joke of the week yet!Help us grow on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/CreatorsCollectiveHuge thank you to All of our Patreons! Especially Darren Mattes, Caleb Harris of YouCanMakeThisToo and John from John Made ItNew Patreons:You can listen to us on iTunes, Google Play, SoundCloud and many other placesYou can join us live Thursdays at 10 AM eastern on the Creators Collective Podcast https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_0AZEDUA-UWfoSxLil7gBgWhat’s new/ what are we working on?Zack: Hammers, VideosWill: Built-ins, Online Store, trying to gauge this finicky storm, 3D printer video https://youtu.be/YyyL_dh8BF8James: Running my head off, stabilizing wood, testing Dovetail guides.Q&A:JW Craftsman: How many times did you rearrange and reorganize your shop before you were actually happy with the layout? After working in the shop for a few months I always think ofYonatan24: How do you get musical creativity vs DIY creativity? Do music ideas pop into your head? Thinking of a song isn't like turning steel into a knife, clever project ideas come from a NEED for a solution. & how do you know you aren't ripping anyone off, ie copying a tune/sing you heard on the radio 2 weeks before...?John Made it: I'm terrible at identifying wood types. how did you guys learn to identify them? is there any good guides to identify different spices of wood?Creators Photo ChallengeDue next time: Free Style (best Photo you can make)Joke of the weekStephen Ellis​: What do you call a jazz fan that uses hand tools? A Sole ManWhat’s new/what are we watching/reading?Will: How to cut thin strips WOOD magazine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ5Gr7A-xow&t=474sJames: CHop With Chris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftch0WaaQiE&list=LLbMtJOly6TpO5MQQnNwkCHg&index=35Zack: Uri Tuchman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2mWvozSdvEFavorite tool/product this week?Zack: Shinto Wood rasp - https://amzn.to/2xaQf8XWill: ½” Pipe Clamps - https://amzn.to/2p607NCJames: Veritas Custom hand plane: http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/CustomPlane.aspxHostsJames Wright: Wood By Wright https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMtJOly6TpO5MQQnNwkCHgZack Herberholz: ZH Fabrication https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdZMJDDpyvI9WJyY7IZP7wWilliam Walker: Wm. Walker Co. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCievvwx_-UU-rP28103rUCwSHOW NOTESIntro and outro recorded and produced by Jason Wright http://withamic.com/

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This week we chat with Jonathan Katz Moses (Katz Moses Woodworking) about a super handy tool he has built to help you cut the perfect dovetail. Even if you aren't into fine woodworking we also get into the product development process and a few other tools he has created to make it easier for you in the shop! Shownotes Subscribe Support on Patreon LET'S CONNECT Instagram YouTube www.makeorbreakshop.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

  Thin Ice! My gosh! It’s like the MadamSecretary writers got together, threw out every storyline they had wanted to write all season and then put it all in one show: Climate Change! The Ethical Dilemma of a Just War!  Pro Nukes! Orcas Whales are Cool! The Worst Take Your Child to Work Day EVER! Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan break down the episode.    But... first wide shot of bedroom. Loved the lamps—circular plexiglass.     The storylines:   A summit in Canada of the Order of the Arctic Circle that Dovetails with a Renewable Energy Summit in Texas   Conscientious Objector? Or Mom’s Worst Disappointment?    Teenagers are idiots—yes, a sanctioned US Diplomatic  mission is the PERFECT opportunity for your first time. 

Plus, ways to live without a jointer, bullnose bits, evening out color in sapele, favorite tools, and smooth moves  

Plus, ways to live without a jointer, bullnose bits, evening out color in sapele, favorite tools, and smooth moves  

We have some great guests lined up in the coming weeks, so we figured we’d squeeze in another Q&A episode. This week, Meb is back from traveling yet again, this time to The Caymans. The show starts with Meb giving us highlights from the trip, as well as one low-light (waking up one morning to find a welt on his head, and hoping it isn’t Zika). This transitions into a topic recently covered in one of Meb’s blog posts; of all the animals that people find most terrifying, lions and sharks are near the top of the list. But statistically, lions and sharks are responsible for only a tiny amount of human deaths per year. You know what kills 725,000 humans per year – yet few fear (until recently)? Mosquitos. Similarly, many investors are terrified about the outcome of the U.S. Presidential election. But this election isn’t likely to “kill” a portfolio. On the other hand, you know what is? The mosquito known as “fees.” Eventually, the conversation gravitates toward listener questions. A few you’ll hear Meb tackle are: -          What are some of the best ways and resources to learn about markets and investing?   -          (Dovetails into…) Why don’t we hear Meb discuss single-stock fundamental analysis more often?   -          What does the typical day look like for Meb and other successful investment professionals? Habits? Amount of reading? How much sleep? And so on…   -          How does an investor tell the difference between an investment strategy that’s simply “out of favor” (and therefore, underperforming) versus a strategy that has truly lost its effectiveness (and underperforming)?   -          One of the variables in Bogle’s formula for estimating returns is dividend yield. Why wouldn’t you substitute shareholder yield instead?   -          What are the pros/cons of protecting the downside by buying puts versus using trend following?   -          Assuming an investor is a huge risk taker and can handle it, should he put all his money in the asset class with the highest expected return – for instance, be “all in” Russia? As usual, there’s lots more, including Meb’s upcoming travel schedule. He’s going to be in Orange County, New York, Richmond, and D.C., so drop him a line if you’ll be in the areas. All this and far more in Episode 25.

If you have followed any of my blogs or podcasts for long you will know of my aversion to jigs and guides of any sort.  But I wanted to be fair in my assessment and make sure that I put in some time with these dovetail guides by David Barron before jumping to a conclusion.  I hope you will gain some insight from this review and find it to be a fair and balanced review.

It’s our 100th episode, with a special guest to celebrate. Plus we interview new contributing editor Chris Gochnour. Also, we chat up our favorite dovetail methods, and Matt gets a talkin’ to.

It’s our 100th episode, with a special guest to celebrate. Plus we interview new contributing editor Chris Gochnour. Also, we chat up our favorite dovetail methods, and Matt gets a talkin’ to.

Cutting dovetails that look like they grew that way can be done, but the true mark of a woodworker is being able to make every joint they cut look that way.  We all have bad days and end up with gappy joints.  This episode shows how I fix the swiss cheese joint.

Fine Woodworking art director Mike Pekovich, senior editor Matt Kenney, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions on furniture-building-basics and sharpening. Plus, a controversial debate on the merits of half-blind dovetails.

Fine Woodworking art director Mike Pekovich, senior editor Matt Kenney, and senior web producer Ed Pirnik answer your woodworking questions on furniture-building-basics and sharpening. Plus, a controversial debate on the merits of half-blind dovetails.

Wherein Allison and Chris manage to neatly dovetail a ridiculous range of topics, including the Bermuda Triangle, Derp Latin, old-timey insults, Devon Sawa, mother issues, and a newly discovered layer of the atmosphere. Meanwhile, C.L. Bishop phones in from a secret island base with news of galactic proportions. Theme music by Latché Swing.

A quick tutorial on hand cut half blind dovetails.

A quick tutorial on hand cut half blind dovetails.

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!

A glimpse into the world of machine-cut through dovetails, mistakes and all!