Podcasts about Knife sharpening

A cook's knife is their most important tool and Eugene Ong has been obsessed with cutlery for a long time. As a chef, he came to appreciate the necessity of a perfect edge - from there, knife sharpening became a full-time obsession. For 15 years, Eugene has run KNIFE in Toronto, teaching young cooks how to hand-sharpen their gear as well as passing on the lessons of discipline required to maintain blades in peak condition. Now he also drives the Knife Truck to various towns in Ontario to bring his hand-sharpening skills to a broader audience.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Send us a Text Message.Can managing multiple communication channels drive you up the wall? Our latest episode features a special guest who shares firsthand experiences of navigating the chaos of Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and text messages in a business context. We also touch on the nuances of contractor listing services like Angie's List and Home Depot's contractor directory, emphasizing the need for reliable vetting processes. Plus, we lighten the mood with a humorous story about a marital spat over closet doors, illustrating the dynamics of long-term relationships and the odd tools we use to negotiate our way through them.What if you could turn a simple hobby into a successful side business? Inspired by the legacy of a beloved community figure, Kevin, our guest recounts the initial steps of their career, highlighting the significance of taking chances and the worst response being a "no." The conversation balances the importance of assertiveness in business with the need to avoid being pushy. We also delve into our guest's unexpected journey into knife sharpening, offering valuable lessons in overcoming challenges and pursuing one's passions with zeal and determination.Are practical skills being forgotten in today's digital age? We think not. In this episode, we champion the importance of hands-on learning, from involving children in home renovation projects to the technical side of customizing Airsoft rifles. We share the nuances of knife sharpening, from achieving the perfect blade edge to the emotional connections tied to these everyday tools. The discussion concludes with personal stories of injury recovery, highlighting the resilience required to tackle adversity and the profound growth that often follows. Tune in for insights, laughter, and a wealth of practical knowledge that you can apply in your everyday life.https://www.facebook.com/samsmobilesharpeninghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXoS_lrjfCW9Mh9erh6wKASupport the Show.Thank you everyone for the support. Don't forget to leave a rating on whatever podcast app you listen to this on. It helps get this suggested to others with similar interests. Podcast SponsorsSKIRMESHhttps://www.instagram.com/skirmesh_airsoft/https://play.skirmesh.net/public/homeJACKAL TACTICALhttps://www.instagram.com/jackal_tactical_airsoft/https://www.otherworldmilsim.com/https://www.jacktac.com/ Watch all of our podcasts hereYouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@TriFectaAirsoft/videos Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/show/6kHBeKRqtOSe0K1BrkoRs1?si=f8bca440f29b4fe3 Rumblehttps://rumble.com/c/TriFectaAirsoftMerchhttps://my-store-e7676e.creator-spring.comSub to YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqMpG3H_J70S_H8TlI9Onog?sub_confirmation=1...

If your kitchen knives have been feeling more like kitchen saws lately, that's probably because they're due for a good sharpening session. And Blade Revival has just the thing for you! Check out their Whetstone Sharpening Kit today! Visit https://swiy.co/bladerevival-amazon4 to learn more! Blade Revival City: Edmonton Address: 15137 117 Avenue Northwest Website: https://swiy.co/bladerevival-amazon-listing

Blade Revival wants to help you keep your knives in top condition with their complete sharpening kit, now with a 90-day full replacement warranty. To get yours today, visit https://swiy.co/bladerevival1 Blade Revival City: Edmonton Address: 15137 117 Avenue Northwest Website: https://www.amazon.com/dp/b0c9gcxhbx

Ever been in the middle of a recipe only to find your knife squashing tomatoes instead of slicing them? That's where Richard from Bear Claw Knife and Shear comes in, bringing his edge to Sweet Tea and Tacos! This week, we're all about honing your blades and cutting through the clutter of choosing the right knives for your culinary quests. Richard spins the tale of his journey from a small sharpening operation to a booming business, giving us the sharp truth on how investing in quality steel and craftsmanship can transform your cooking.Our kitchen counters become the arena as we tackle the art of knife sharpening and maintenance. Discover the secrets to keeping your blades in peak condition, from the WorkSharp belt sharpener's quick touch-ups to the importance of steering clear of those dreaded glass cutting boards. We share why sometimes leaving the sharpening to the pros can save your knives (and fingers) from unnecessary wear and tear. And for the DIY chefs out there, we've got some pointers that will have your knives gliding through ingredients like butter.But it's not just about the knives—your cutting board deserves love too! We chop into the world of cutting surfaces, weighing up the pros and cons of wood versus plastic and how to keep them in top shape. And let's not forget the essentials: from the humble paring knife to the mighty chef's knife, we cover which blades are must-haves in every kitchen toolkit. So, sharpen your ears and join us, Dave, Jen, and our cutlery curator Richard, for a culinary conversation that's sure to leave you on the cutting edge of kitchen prep!Support the show

Johnny Maestranzi joins the show to talk about his career as a knife sharpener. We get into how his family started in this field, the craziest ways to test the sharpness of knives, which food is the hardest to cut, and more.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/thedogwalk

Matt is joined by Dom from DB Blades who are a knife manufacturer from Victoria, Australia. They talk about all things knives with some tips and tricks along the way. Topics include: Knife Making; Knife Sharpening; Hunting Knives; Cutting Metal; Damascus Knives; Hunting; Australian Company; Hunting Australia. For the latest information, news, giveaways and anything mentioned on the show, head over to our Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) or website. If you have a question, topic, gear suggestion or a guest that you'd like to hear on the show, shoot us an email to australianhuntingandbeyond@gmail.com or via our socials. Disclaimer

Today's expert is about a skill all of us should have, but many find hard to perfect. It's knife sharpening. Our expert guest is Hayden Scott, who was a chef for 25 years before getting into the art of making and sharpening knives.

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Walker Deibel is a longtime acquisition entrepreneur with a passion for educating aspiring brokers and helping them navigate the intricacies of the business. He is an M&A Broker for online businesses with Quiet Light, where he works virtually with a group of nine other entrepreneurs to assist online companies in scoping potential acquisitions and closing transactions. Walker is the Founder of Acquisition Lab, a membership program that delivers resources and tools valuable to any successful entrepreneur. He also authored Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game, which garnered praise at its release and became a crucial part of many university reading lists. In this episode of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, John Corcoran welcomes Walker Deibel, Founder of Acquisition Lab, to discuss acquisition entrepreneurship. Walker breaks down the risks of acquiring a business, the fundamentals of getting an ROI on your purchase, and how to start a search for companies listed for sale. 

Join me in this Pantry Chat episode with Patrick Roherman from  @MTknives as we discuss all things sharp.For more information, check out the blog post that accompanies this video: https://homesteadingfamily.com/knife-sharpening-basics/Check out Patrick's Knife Sharpening class inside the School of Traditional Skills here: https://homesteadingfamily.com/STS_Member_nTIME STAMPS:0:00 - Chit Chat9:35 - About Patrick13:08 - Why Sharp Knives are Important17:24 - The Safety of a Sharp Knife20:53 - How to Get Started23:53 - Inspecting Knives25:55 - Rusty Knives27:27 - Sharpening Methods32:23 - Sharpening Stones36:29 - Correct Direction (Pushing or Pulling)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~MORE ABOUT US!WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We are Josh and Carolyn Thomas. Together with our nine children, we are The Homesteading Family where we're living a self-sustainable life in beautiful North Idaho. Let us welcome you and show you a bit about us here: http://bit.ly/HFWelcomeVideoGrow, Preserve & Thrive with us!Visit us on our blog: https://www.homesteadingfamily.comFacebook at https://www.facebook.com/homesteadingfamilyInstagram: https://instagram.com/homesteadingfamilyRumble: https://rumble.com/HomesteadingFamilyA few highlights you don't want to miss are our FREEBIES!!Healthy Healing at Home – Learn how to confidently use herbal medicine in your home with this FREE 4 video workshop: https://homesteadingfamily.com/HHHytYour Best Loaf – A Free 4 video workshop teaching you how to make great bread at home, every time, regardless of the recipe you are using: https://homesteadingfamily.com/free-bread-workshopMeals on Your Shelf – Can along with me!  Learn to can and put jars of a delicious meal on your pantry shelf with this FREE video series: https://homesteadingfamily.com/MOYS-free-workshopFREE PDF DOWNLOADS:- 5 Steps to a More Self-Sufficient Life - Simple steps anyone can take wherever they are to start a more self-sufficient lifestyle. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsYT- Thrive Wellness Checklist - A simple guide for healthy living: https://homesteadingfamily.com/TWC_YT- Carolyn's Cottage Garden herb list - Carolyn's favorite herbs for growing at home.https://homesteadingfamily.com/CGHL_YT- Your FREE Guide to Preserving Eggs - Grab your guide to preserving eggs with multiple methods. https://homesteadingfamily.com/Eggs_YT- 5 Steps to a Healthy Garden - Get an explanation of what makes healthy soil and 5 steps you can take to improve your garden. https://homesteadingfamily.com/5StepsGardenYT- Fearless Fermenting- A simple guide on basic lacto-ferments. https://homesteadingfamily.com/FF_YT

This week Jordan and Janis are joined by Steve Baker of WorkSharp to discuss knife sharpening. They discuss the tools needed, technique used, some problems you can run into and ultimately how to keep your knife sharp in the field. Also discussed this week is Jordan's guiding season, why you shouldn't be scared to wash your outerwear, and Florida turkey hunting. If you have a question you want to submit to Gear Talk for discussion, email geartalk@themeateater.com. Want to comment on this episode? Visit https://www.themeateater.com/listen/gear-talk and join the conversation. Connect with Janis, Jordan, and MeatEater MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visit Harvest Eating Today I am talking about the task of keeping kitchen knives sharp, which is a very important safety and efficiency practice. Let's be clear, dull knives are dangerous! Many people feel sharp knives are dangerous but they are much safer than attempting to use a dull knife for cutting food. While many devices and contraptions exist to keep knives sharp many are hard to use, even for pros. I have been around kitchen knives since age 14 and likely spend 5-10 hours per week cutting, chopping, butchering, carving, etc. with said knives. I believe I own several thousand dollars worth of chef's knives and my drawer is loaded with knives of all types. Because of my work in culinary media, I have been fortunate to try and use the most expensive knives at no cost to me. My collection includes knives from” Cutco ( I served on their culinary advisory board for two years) Mac Wusthof Henckels Global MT Knives Shun to name a few…. All of these knives are pretty darn useless once dull. The action of cutting food, and scraping against cutting boards all contribute to the edge going dull. Different blade materials hold an edge for different amounts of time. My Cutco Santoku holds an edge longer than my Mac chef's knife but I still prefer the Mac anyway. I overall prefer. The precision of Japanese knives which are often much thinner than German knives for example. But this is not about choice but sharpness and the tools to maintain an edge. There are abundant choices in tools that can sharpen knives and each takes a certain skill to properly use. In my opinion, the wet stone if the best to achieve razor-sharp edges that last. I have a wet stone with both 400 and 1000 to really turn the dullest knives into razor-sharp daggers! I own these devices: A Japanese contraption-piece of garbage A wet stone Hand Held sharpeners Honing steels……these really only straighten Plus a bunch I threw out because they sucked! A Horl 2 roller system from Germany, more on this in a bit. The trouble with using a wet stone is that it's very hard to maintain the angle needed. In all my years of professional kitchen work, I have found one guy who was the master of knife sharpening. The guy trained in Germany could take my dull knives and make them better than new. He is precise in everything he does in life so this is just part of his personality. I used to watch him in awe as he could maintain the proper angle like a robot. Simply perfect, simple…German! I have the same stone he uses but I am just not nearly as good as he at using it. I can get one side very sharp but the other..not so much. The handheld devices that you pull the blade through do work, but not for long. I recently decided to try a few more sharpeners other than a wet stone to provide my listeners and readers with a better way. Once I had the Horl 2 I realized this is about the best device a layperson can use to sharpen a knife quickly, safely, and reliably. The Horl 2 is so simple, just select the degree of angle (I prefer 15 degrees) and roll the stone against the knife about 15 times, turn over and do 15 more times, then use the honing side a few rolls and you will achieve a very, very sharp even edge, every time. I did not get paid anything to promote this device, this is my opinion and I stand by it. See the non-affiliate link below. To learn more just visit their website. or watch their video that demonstrates the product here.

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Our guest is Vincent Kazuhito Lau who is the knife sharpener at Korin based in New York. Korin has been offering premium quality Japanese knives, tableware and cookware to Japanese and non-Japanese chefs and consumers for the last 40 years. Vincent began studying knife sharpening in 2009 and thanks to his passion and patience, he has acquired the highly difficult skills and the mindset of a professional knife sharpener. In this episode, we will discuss how Vincent fell in love with Japanese knives, the challenges he conquered to become a knife sharpening expert, why we should sharpen our knives and how to do so effectively, Japanese knife buying tips, and much, much more!!!Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Japan Eats by becoming a member!Japan Eats is Powered by Simplecast.

Check out this new episode as we sit down with Josh Warren from Work Sharp Tools as he gives us some solid knife sharpening tips.  GET THE HUNTSTAND APP:  Download: https://bit.ly/HuntStand-App-YT CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE:  HuntStand Field Notes: https://bit.ly/HuntStand-Field-Notes GET SOCIAL:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/huntstand/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HuntStand TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@huntstandoffi... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Edmonson is a chef who knew that dull knives were the worst enemy of a kitchen. He took matter into his own hands and started "Hand & Stone Sharpening" a business that uses wet stone skills to get knives as sharp as the day they were made...and sometimes even sharper!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Emler of Crazy Sharp LLC Knife Sharpening Service joins Bob "The Knife Junkie" DeMarco on episode 324 of The Knife Junkie Podcast. Find show notes and links for this episode at https://theknifejunkie.com/324.Mike learned to sharpen during his years in Japan while in the navy. While in Japan, he studied martial arts, including Japanese Sword arts. His sharpening is done free-style, on stones. Emler has worked with Ferrum Forge, doing customized sharpening and other modifications to customer knives.Emler hosts a popular YouTube knife talk show and regularly releases in-depth knife reviews in which his experience and preferences shine through. He also designed the Sea Snake fixed blade knife for Artisan Cutlery and the Stonefish fixed blade for We Knife Co.You can find Emler and Crazy Sharp on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelEmlerCrazySharp and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/crazy_sharp_llc/. Be sure to support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a Patron -- including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details.Let us know what you thought about this episode. Please leave a rating and/or a review in whatever podcast player app you're listening on. Your feedback is much appreciated.Also, call the listener line at 724-466-4487 or email bob@theknifejunkie.com with any comments, feedback or suggestions on the show, and let us know who you'd like to hear interviewed on an upcoming edition of The Knife Junkie Podcast.To listen to past episodes of the podcast, visit https://theknifejunkie.com/listen.

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So last time I was on the podcast, I was talking about knives I was talking about pocket knives I was talking about steel is talking about different types of steel that you can use in your pocket knife, or that pocket knife makers use in the pocket knives that they sell you, I suppose is what I meant. And I kind of wanted to continue on with some of that stuff today. And then I don't know maybe the other everyday carry kind of stuff that comes around that I've been thinking about a little bit too, but I was thinking about the couple knives that I have. So it's kind of going deep into like, well there's this dabish steel, there's this type of steel and this doesn't rust and this is hard and whatever that is, but I was gonna kind of jump in and just kind of go to the knives that I have. So I mentioned the Gerber Gator, I was gonna mention three knives. I think that'd be good. These are kind of the three that I'm into right now. But I was going to mention the Gerber Gator that's that like three and a half inch blade, you can get that real inexpensive, it's probably like 40 bucks tops at most places I picked mine up a biomart a couple years ago, it's held up great the coating on it sort of a rubberized coating that's held up great with the ozone stuff and they probably were out over a number of years, that's really fine with me and it's a sharp knife, it's D two steel, it works really well for most of the stuff that I do, but in a lot of ways it's kind of my cutting around knife. So I have in my my side pocket. When I'm doing some outdoor stuff, I can kind of carve on a tree, I can chop on some stuff, I can put a you know, like put an X in the tree when I'm marking my campsite or something like that's fun, I can kind of chop up whatever if I need to I can open a box, I can do all those kinds of things. And I feel pretty good about its length and its use as durability in the outdoors. So that when I kind of carry on me when I'm doing a little bit more outdoorsy stuff, I'm actually kind of going out for a bit, but that's sort of the end the pocket knife. And really when that extends it's about eight inches, and it's got like a pretty solid bit of grip to it. So it really feels like there's something in your hand and it really feels like there's a big thing in your pocket too. So that's kind of why I only carry it around when I'm actually kind of stepping out into into doing some real camping stuff. But the thing that I have with me every day now is this little like two and a half inch or two and a quarter inch Spyderco knife. I really liked this one. There's some smaller ones. There's some bigger ones. They're all kind of like a basic design. They've got sort of a, I guess it got a broad shaped blade. This one's kind of that it's a Scandi blade, I think it's a flat grind. And then sporadic coaster to know for these big finger holes or you know like on the blade. There's like this big circular hole that you kind of put your thumb into and use that to kind of whip out the blade as your your unfolding. This has got that locking back design as soon as that Gerber Gator too. I like that locking back folding design and then in addition to that I've got a really inexpensive phone Tang knife that he used for some of that baton and kind of whacking around stuff and data keep over in an ammo can that I have in my truck here when I'm out camping and stuff and maybe I'll throw that onto a backpack clip on the side so that I have it there but that's like a full thing. I think it's a four inch blade with about a four inch handle for as usually as a little more than that but so it ends up being about nine inches or so. And it's kind of based off the the the SA five p knife I think is what it would be you can look that one up cool knives I really liked those that's actually when I want to get the future this is sort of like a Chinese knockoff version of that. So I kind of break out the prices and a little bit but but uh yeah, if you look up those nicer like the rat three I think it's kind of pretty similar in style to that. But this one's made by SEMA. Sema is a Chinese company I don't know they even really exist as anything more than that but I found them online I found them on Amazon, they have a few different cheap knife options as it's printed on the blade they use a higher end steel at least in comparison at its price point. So I think this way that I have is a seven car blade which is okay. But it was like $20 for this full tang knife and that's really a lot with a micarta handle 6:24 and a she like a kydex sheath. So it's a great knife to kind of keep on the side over here. I've been using it like when I was saying I go out on the shun trail picking days you know have like have a camera bag on my side. I've emptied the camera out of it and then I've got like a just like a little shopping bag like a little plastic sack in there. And then as I'm walking around in the forest and stuff, I've got that full thing nice I'll pop that out as I find a Shawn trail I'll cut the base of it and then throw it in my bag pop the knife back in and then kind of carry on so I'm using it for like a lot of like kind of basic harvesting stuff like that it's just kind of been easy, easy side access and stuff for me while I've been kind of hunting around, he was forging stuff but really a lot of the time it stays in the car and it works really well and for that kind of knife and kind of for as often as I've been using it for some stuff it's sort of like a cool camp knife to kind of like whittle on stuff you know that are you know, kind of like dig and whittle and stuff whack on stuff. That's sort of the bushcrafting knife like last time I was talking about bushcraft and you know like petani through I want to insure it to interesting stick or something like that. Trying to make a What is it like a tent or a type hanger or like an A frame for a type or a frame for like boiling water and getting stuff ready for your fire or whatever is it mostly I just kind of use it to like backup smaller kindling sticks for firewood or feather sticks feather sticks are cool. I don't really think that this bushcraft knife is really been sharpened for it I kind of like the Spyderco knife a little bit more for some of the smaller, smaller feathering stuff but but when you really have like a sharp blade, it makes it so much easier sharpening something I want to get into too. But for these feather sticks, it's cool you get like a piece of kindling right like just kind of a long like foot long piece of dry wood that's sort of an inch or half inch thick around maybe a little thicker than that. 8:11 And then what you do is it takes a lot of skill to kind of get used to but you do this, this kind of long and thin car like if you were like grading if you're gonna like great just like a little fillet off of that one inch round stick and then you got all the way down to the end of the stick like the last like inch or centimeter and then you pulled up on your cut and then left that little last bit there. And when you get if you get it thin enough is that wood will kind of naturally curl up like a little piece of ribbon or something but it'll kind of curl up and it's going to be this dry, thin wisp of wood that's sort of curled up at the end of your branch there and that holds them and then you repeat that cut another nice thin thin little paper thin carve of wood off down to the bottom down in the last centimeter leave it there and then you sort of work your way around the whole stick there and then you kind of work around again a layer up and as you do that, if you put enough time into it, it really does take a good bit of processing but if you do that you can make out in the woods you can make these feather sticks, which are kind of cool. A lot of the time you have the tools on you to build a fire or to build a heat source without going into this much labor to try and produce some sort of tool to facilitate this for you but it is cool to know about if you're working in some conditions that are a little bit more difficult to get a fire gun but you get these these feather sticks set up you probably have to get a handful of them and then once you get your kindling set up, you can lay that you can get your your kindling or you can get just your your starter going. If you're able to like use like one of those fire rods is Ferro rods, you're able to strike that with your knife, throw the sparks down onto whatever you have is your fire starter if you can get that to the Kindle up into a flame. Then you put these feathers sticks right over it. Then you're able to because you kind of cut those those filets down into it, the the air is able to get in between the cuts of the wood that are so thin there. And as it's dry wood, it'll catch fire quickly the SAP and little burn. And then it'll really take off almost like it's a piece of paper, but it has that sustaining quality of being a real piece of wood. So you get a flame, and you get some embers to start burning off of it. And that's a good way to get a flame to build up quickly, then you're able to also have the kind of thicker pieces of wood attached to it there. So you're able to get kind of a stronger build of the kindling a little earlier on, it's kind of a cool way to do it. But I think really, in a lot of ways, man, it's a lot of preparatory work to get those, those pieces ready, if you're trying to build a fire in sort of a mobile situation, you know, if you're kind of setting up a base camp or setting up some, some sort of, you know, location where you're going to be, you're going to be and that's what your stuff is, and for whatever reason, you didn't bring any technical gear with you, that might be something that you run into to try and do. Or if you're trying to set up a fire in conditions that are wet, or like a little bit damp, or in some way, you know, more challenging to get a fire going. I think these are these are kind of good ways to do that, if you're stuck, but really the trick is to not get stuck. I think like that's kind of the big thing of a lot of the wilderness stuff that I've learned is that was sort of man, it was a couple channels of it, there's a whole bunch of stuff that you'd kind of think to worry about. As you know, like I need to start a fire and then there's sort of a whole complicated series of things you can do to naturally start a fire. If you want to go down that route, good skills to have good things to learn about. There's also sort of another route where you know about the modern world, you know about some of the tools you can get ahold of, and you can kind of cut down the time and the way and the expense or the expense on yourself that it takes the resources that you have to give up to get a fire going to get a thing going when you're out in the woods and if you kind of traveling light and trying to travel fast and not really staying in the same locations a lot. It's almost a greater expense of your energy and time to try and build a camp with wood and a knife every time you get somewhere than it is to just have a cup of pieces that you can bring in and then utilize quickly and then in a clean way you can kind of pull out you don't really risk injury or risk any loss of time. And you get kind of a lot of the benefit out of it a one I guess are kind of particularly dropping into that would be like a jet boil, or specifically for fire starting stuff. I guess it's kind of staying there. Jeb Bush is sort of one of the fancier ends of that. Really the most simple way is get cotton swabs and scoop up a bunch of petroleum jelly, you know like Vaseline, that kind of stuff. You can test this before you go out too but because some things are like a little different, but the petroleum jelly i think is supposed to light up pretty well so if you have a cotton ball, and a little petroleum jelly one, it's a cosmetic so you can use that as like a lip balm if you go out which is that I've been wracked with before when I go out and kind of quickly changing drier or higher elevation or colder climates than the one my skin and pores we're kind of used to before man I get burns and stuff in the cold. It's weird how that can be or chaps you know, like chapped lips but lips that sort of stuff. But the Vaseline can help a lot for that but if you have like a little Ziploc bag and some Vaseline, cotton swabs and then just like a regular pocket lady, you can light those up as your Firestarter release without having to hunt down dry moss and bark on the south side of a tree out in the woods somewhere while you're cold and trying to get a fire going. So you kind of pop one of these out. You hit that with your lighter or you hit that with your ferro rod if you don't have a ladder but really I say bring the lighter you have the yeah the Flint with you if you need it, you got the butane you can have a ferro rod as a backup if you like it, but for a lot of the kind of lighter just a few day kind of things. It's tricky man if you get a lighter that goes bad but I haven't really heard of like hunters are kind of longer term 14 plus day outdoorsman. going out with things that are way different than even just like a regular big lighter. The Ferro rods are cool though they seem to help a lot but I think there's some some cool stuff that you can do or there's the reliability of a lighter that I've had for a long time is kind of always helped me out or been fine for a lot of stuff that I've done for the shorter periods of time that I've been out but yeah, you can hit that fire starter and then put that under some kindling so you can get a fire gun pretty easy. In a lot of ways, I haven't really jumped into doing a lot of cold weather camping this year or cold weather kind of remote camping the man having a fire is great, but also sometimes not having a fire is sort of the way to go to like I've been talking about I've been using a like this portable propane heater with me a lot of the time and that's a lot lighter and a lot cleaner for some of the more simple stuff that you want like a little fire a little heat source from like if I'm going fishing down at the Bank of a lake and this has kind of come up just like a week or so ago when I went out to a spot but but yeah efficient down on the side of a lake he wants some heat there something and it's kind of nice to give you want to catch a fish throw a throw a casting skill down and like you know make it up there on the side of the bank but but if if you're out and yeah, just kind of carrying that real light kind of two pound or three or four pound 15:25 little box down with you hooking the propane up to it and then yeah, boom, you got heater right there, you throw in your cast and you can kind of kind of manage temperatures that go down a lot more so it makes just kind of the simple things a lot more comfortable that sort of for the car camping based stuff, I wouldn't really ever pack that out with me. But But even for when I pack it out, I sort of noticed that if I go with a lighter bit of stuff, it really ends up being okay, a lot of the time so sometimes it's cool, especially at night to have the big fire and stuff but even for like a lot of the cooking stuff that I do or a lot of the midday stuff that I do if I'm taking a break, I really want to just pull out the Jetboil from my backpack, through the fuel canister on it filled out, catch up with water, make a tea and make a coffee or something like that or make a soup or whatever kind of kind of backpacking meal might be in there. That That kind of thing is or even just like as the Jetboil is like a source of heat is pretty cool. And then if you had the the dry wood and kindling sources around, you can use that as a as a fire starter tool too. But which has happened a couple times it's kind of an off label use i don't i don't really recommend this stuff. But even just having a quick little jet boil, punch that on, get some water hot, heat up your hands and stuff and then kind of rely on your jackets and your waterproof gear to keep you warm through at least most of the daylight hours and stuff but that's kind of kind of how I've tried to avoid some of that stuff. Yeah, the nice stuff. It's been pretty cool. I like yeah working with that Gator. The spider co dragonflies kind of a smaller pocket knife every day and then yeah, that bigger Sema knife has been pretty cool been been digging that for some of the bigger kind of bushcraft and stuff that I got to do. 17:10 sharpeners sharpeners are pretty important I think sharpening also don't sharpen very much and so that's kind of one of the things is I'm sort of probably most notably a an irresponsible knife owner at least in the sense of trying to keep them sharp so I'm normally more likely to just buy a new $15 knife you know go from one night to the next night to the next step to the next knife as as I noticed that the blade on it goes dull you know like I buy that's how it was for the longest time especially the kind of early on is you know, I kind of afford a cheaper knife that was cool. I thought at the time I didn't really know much about it, but you know, hey, this is great, it's a it's a step up from my, my Victorinox that I used to carry around so this is cool, you know, easy folding blade knife or whatever it is I'll use this and then by the time it gets dull or it gets kind of shaky in the handle or whatever it is they end up just kind of tossing a knife and I don't even really ever worry about tooling the knife or sharpening the blade and the knife and really a lot of time it's not been a quality of blade to really bother to invest that much into so in some parts, that's my fault from the very beginning. But the thing I'm trying to do now more responsibly is even if it is like a less expensive knife train tool that knife to keep it in good shape, but also kind of select a knife that's going to be a fine knife for a longer period of time. I don't think they all have to be brilliant, you know, state of the art knives you know there's like 30 or 40 year old buck knives that are made out of 316 steel that people have had around as their hunting knives forever. So I think that's really cool and that's really I think I was talking about a bit last time on the podcast I'll bring it up again this time to a knife is really a cutting tool you know it's supposed to be just like a sharp blade and so so it's cool to kind of use that as just that tool and kind of work that that blade down to be a sharp piece for you when you're out in the woods and stuff but for a lot of time. If it's not like a specialized knife that I'm using for like something a little bit more specific that I'm trying to bring it in for and it's just kind of my cutting around knife. It really ends up cutting on all that stuff which could be sticks or wood or it's just sort of like a tool knife that I used to you know like cut fishing line or or wrap up rope or get something ready on the truck or get something rigged up on my backpacker or whatever it is you know so it's kind of like a lot of occupancy and that puts a lot of like wear damage on the blade. And for as little as I'm saying I sharpen it. The blade is really often pretty dull. Like I don't know if it's really like practice to just do an easy slice through a lot of stuff. We were really like take advantage of that cutting edge on it so so yeah sharpening stuff is cool. There's a couple brands that do sharp things out there you can get them in a lot of places. I think the one that I see often is Smith's as a sharpener. They do a lot of kitchen stuff, they do a lot of pocket Mike's knife stuff, you can get them a Walmart you can get them up by Mart, I'm pretty sure the one I prefer Though is the brand work sharp workshop you can find a lot of places to. They're available online also and if you're an Oregonian, I think it's a company based at Ashland Oregon I had no idea until I was looking at the pamphlet and trying to figure out which pieces I should get but workshop they have a number of different sharpening tools and I guess the reason I kind of elevate them above the Smith stuff, at least for for some of the things that I'm kind of interested in their tools are just like similarly priced but like a little bit more robust on the on the work sharp side so specifically is this this electric belt sharpener that I'm looking at that sharpener has way more flexibility way more robustness way higher horsepower, just kind of machining to it the other Smith's kind of knockout version of it is much more limited much thinner component pieces, kind of plastic component pieces. Nowhere near the same kind of quality or longevity would be expected in that as a tool. There's other pieces sort of like oh, that's like you know, that's like a power tool sort of what you're looking at there. Also in addition to that the workshop stuff has I guess it's like a sharpening bench you would call it I think it's like a field sharpener. I'm actually pretty interested in this but I think it's a field sharpening pieces sort of like a little flat piece that you you bring with you in your your backpack or in your truck when you're going out on a trip and you'd have in your camper, you'd have it with you and to sharpen up a knife and it really takes more time than I thought it did you know you kind of look at a quick video or something and you look at a guy kind of do a quick wax on a sharpener and then Nick Yeah, there you go. Cutting the hair off my arm in no time but really for a lot of this stuff after I've kind of been on a knife for a bit. It takes like a half hour to kind of work the two sides of a knife on a whetstone and grind it down with an electric sharpener man it's like you know a past two passes or whatever it is to kind of re re angles that that grind immediately that if you just kind of rub in that blade against the stone it takes a long time to sort of work in the sharpness to it you know and really level up that knife to a higher level but but yeah, this workshop 22:06 sharpening bench is pretty cool it's kind of a little little platform it's got these angle guides on as you can put the knife on that angle and then cut across that flat surface and then kind of put the right angle grind in on your your cutting knife then on the side of it I think it has like ceramic alignment rod you guys seen those in your kitchen or something to you know you rent your kitchen knife or you seen a chef or something before they they get going on a piece of meat or their vegetables or whatever you see little chef video and they kind of run the chef knife across this this sort of solid rod they put down to the table Oh shrink, shrink, shrink shrink, and then they they align the blade by kind of coming in on the right cut and then the left cut of the blade from the I guess from the hilt is that by your the top of your hand there when you grab it but sort of from the hilt end to the point yeah. And then it kind of I guess it pushes the atoms it pushes the blade you know whatever little kind of microscopic warbles you'd have those little meanders that you'd have and what you'd want it to be a real straight fine aligned blade there I guess those kind of those kind of quick slices on that piece of steel they align that and then bring that into a sharper piece there's also like a leather strap I've never gotten into leathers butter strap I should probably that's sort of a part of that I really don't understand yet. I was like working the leather strap I've seen people use their belts that sort of made the most sense to me if you have that around but really like as as the thing I'm going to bring out back with me I haven't really brought that back out but but yeah you're in the knife backside across the leather and that's supposed to I guess do even more to sharpen it but at a point it's like man it must be some sharp knife Have you seen the test like that you know when they put it up to their arm hair or you know like guys do that a lot I've seen chefs do that but they put it up to the hair and then they kind of do just a real light little just hardly whispering across the the hairs that stand up on the wrist and there's a knife blade is easily able to just kind of cut right through that without a real hesitation or kind of bending it over and knocking it down and dragging it out. That's supposed to be a sharp knife that's like your your litmus test for it is almost razor sharp. That's what it seems like you know, sharp enough to shave with it seems so I've seen people like work their axes down to that sharpness, right? You see people with an axe head and grind that down to such a sharp net that they can take, take that axe and cut the hairs off their wrist or I guess shave off their face with a hatchet. You know, that's a little more. That's a little more lumberjack that I'm willing to do. I'm kind of just hanging out trying to take some pictures trying to stay warm, trying to keep the heat going to keep a knife sharp. So kind of cool stuff. But yeah, thanks for talking about knives and sharpening. 24:59 You can check out More information at Billy Newman photo comm you can go to Billy Newman photo.com Ford slash support. If you want to help me out and participate in the value for value model that we're running this podcast with. If you receive some value out of some of the stuff that I was talking about, you're welcome to help me out and send some value my way through the portal at Billy Newman photo comm forward slash support, you can also find more information there about Patreon and the way that I use it if you're interested. Or if you're more comfortable using Patreon that's patreon.com forward slash Billy Newman photo. 25:39 I've been working on a few photos, putting out a couple. And it's been going okay. I don't know I last week, I tried to put out a bunch of stuff, which was, which was good. That's cool. I've been trying to go through like a bunch of the photographs that we had. There were leftover from our September trip. Hey, yeah. And I had a blast going on, like a big, big trip around Eastern Oregon and the backup to Eugene. And we got a bunch of photos from it. But I haven't really been able to cut through most of them. Since we've gotten back. 26:06 You know, it's really been true for me, too. Yeah, I've been busy. I've been editing other work photos, like wedding photos since we got back from that trip. So I know you've been working. It's really in this last couple of weeks that I've finally barely lightly started getting into that editing. 26:25 I'm trying to do it when I'm at work, and yeah, pull up the files and I go through and I'll edit a couple and I'll probably try to edit a couple that'll try and post. And that's been a good way to go through it. Or I'm just kind of chipping at it. A little bit at a time. But it's been pretty, pretty useful so far. But yeah, I think the first one was a follow up today. I put up an older photo as a Facebook ad. I think I'll talk about that in a minute was the other one that I put up. I don't even remember. I think I put a picture. Oh, I put up the picture of the alvord at sunrise that we were talking about and I think we put up the other day on the Facebook page. Hey, that was a cool one. I liked it. Yeah, I like this photo that we have for the billing name and photo podcast cover out in the alvord sunrise the cool day, like hanging out or we did a bunch of stuff on the onboard morning but it was so much colder this time. It was different it was only like a week later in the year than the you know time we'd gone Yeah, yeah, I mean I know that was early September and a mid September is really almost a different season. But man Yeah, it was a bit cold that day we had like a bunch of I think it was the day we left there was a lot of clouds up in the air. Up in the higher elevations you can see like a lot of texture in the clouds. And then you saw that dust storm kind of Yeah. Yeah, the center there it is cool. It's really cool. Yeah, it's strange how, how big it is out there. You know, you look out and there's this big wall, a dust bowl and a grass. But you don't realize that that's just like miles away from you. And it goes on for miles of dust inside of that, but it's just not where you are. And it's so flat. You just see up to that. That change and whether that's up there. It was really weird seeing that. 28:09 It was weird. Yeah, it was interesting driving around it and seeing Yeah, cuz you're because your perception of like, where it is and how, what the size of it actually, is really it's difficult to 28:20 Yeah, I thought it was just a weird thing. You think it's closer than it is? Yeah. It's very strange. Yeah, that's cool, though. It's cool drab enough to it. Then you're just like, wow, this is like a whole big, foggy, thick weather system. You know, it's very strange. It was just really weird and kind of surreal to like, see it? But it was cool. to spot that. 28:41 Yeah, it was interesting being out there a second time. Oh, yeah. 28:45 I dug it. I thought it was cool. We went to the fields store. Oh, yeah. So last time we were out there was 2014. And then and then there's, you know, 2015, and then 2016. And now in 2017. We went back we went out to fields. And you can get like a milkshake and get a burger out there and get gas out there. I think you can get like a little motel stay out there if you want to. And it's kind of near the border by Nevada before you get into the niaa. And it's the nearest thing to get any resources outside of the alvord. And it was cool. When we went down there. I think we looked at the there's this sort of post that they have for the years past and it shows like how many burgers they sold. And then and then like how many milkshakes they sold. And like, I think it was the 2013 it was like 5230 something like that it was kind of close to for the years before that. And 2014 it was about that. The year that we went and then the year after we went It was like 6200 it was like 1000 Gold jump or something. Yeah, and then it was like 6500 the next year so you're like wow, I bumped up like so much there's a 20% increase in traffic through the alvord area just since the time that we saw Are you coming here? Yeah, I really didn't see that jumping in the period before. 30:03 No, no, it was really consistently. Like about that same number. Yeah, yeah, 30:08 it was like the 4000s or something like that. So hamburger sales. That's my metric to the traffic through the outboard area. But it was interesting. 30:18 It was really interesting. Cool. 30:20 I was kind of surprised. Now think about it. I want a milkshake. And I want a cheeseburger master. I think we might have tried this podcast at Bain a few. I think we'll do that. But But really, there really needs much 3d emotion. It was fun, though. Going out there to fields. Yeah, seeing that, but seeing kind of the influence of how much how many people are out there and alvord now Yeah, it seemed like there are way more campers out there. Oh my gosh, just kind of doing different projects and different kinds of things. Lots of photo projects. 30:57 Yeah, that was so interesting to see. 30:59 I was surprised to see that. Yeah. A couple models with little people assisting a little bounce cards and stuff, trying to throw some light onto them and little breezy. pieces of fabric. 31:11 Yeah. Yeah, it was cool. Seeing like a few other people set up out there for photoshoots. 31:16 Yeah, yeah. And a bunch of campers kind of put out, you know, on the on the farther perimeter. It seemed like there's a lot of people that were kind of kept posted up out there. And it didn't seem like there was any particularly big event or something going on. I 31:28 just know, I think that it's just more well 31:31 traveled. Yeah. So our Instagram posts, we gotta say, yes, it's 31:38 been 31:39 fun. Yeah. Yeah, it's fun. It was so cool. Going out there the first time shoot. Yeah, it was. Yeah, it was a blast. But it was kind of fun spotting that stuff and going out there second. That was really cool. We spent a couple days out there in the truck and attempt but yeah, windier cold air much 31:55 when you're Oh my gosh. I yelled up the sand during the day. There was no way to avoid it. That's a 32:03 little ply that stuff. Yeah, it was weird. Yeah. Just comes in up on the sleeping bags and stuff just kind of blown about. Yeah, it's a really weird thing. How it comes together. 32:12 I must be what Burning Man is closer to the first time we were in the airport. It was not as windy. Anywhere dusty, definitely. But our stuff was much easier for me to clean. 32:23 Yeah. Before I remember that. Yeah, it was it was definitely easier. Way difficult. It was frustrating. But 32:30 it was. It was cool. Seeing a different kind of water system kind of moving through there having to be more stormy. 32:37 I did like that. Yeah. Heavier cloud. Yeah. I missed out on having a couple good sunsets. I 32:42 missed that. I was disappointed with a couple of the nights because there wasn't a sunset. It was sort of strange almost disappeared was behind the cloud, which was behind the mountain. Yeah. Yeah. It just went to just gray. Gray right away. Yeah. But there wasn't any color in the sky. It was really strange. 33:00 I was thinking that yeah, it was partly cloudy. I thought it was broken up enough that we get a couple of good sunsets or, you know, some some good textures as it was fading off. But yeah, we really missed most of it. And yeah, just definitely dropped to gray and blue pretty fast and wasn't really quite what I was looking for. But some of the textures on that last day, they were kind of interesting, listening a little bit more stormy. And it was cool on that drive out. I think I had a couple of those posts. This last week on that day that we drove out on highway 78 to go to crane and then up into burns. And I think we pulled over a couple times I took a couple photos. But those are some others that I put up on Instagram. And pretty recently, I've been trying to do a bunch on Instagram, I've been trying to do a bunch of like, reaching out and direct messaging stuff. I've been trying to do like a little bit more networking stuff overall, too, which has been working a bit and I've been trying to work on my story too. Like the Instagram story. I think you've been noticing a little bit like I put up each of the posts that I put up in the day, I try and copy those in Instagram and then and then post them over into the story also. And then I've also been messing around with adding like your location to your story and tag to it. Which is something you can pull out from the filters, if you swipe up on the on the thing when you're making it. And you can add a couple of things. But that like puts it into a location it tags it there. And I think if you do a search for stories, like there's one that was put in, like Eugene, and there's like a bunch of people that that hit it throughout the day, just because it was tagged with a location. So I'm going to try and do that more with some of the location stuff and use that a little bit more interestingly, to try and get people to see some of those posts. 34:35 That's really cool. I didn't know that was a feature I have I need to get into the Instagram story stuff. 34:40 There's a lot you can think of Yeah, yeah, I don't really understand it well enough either. But there's a good bit of traction similar to like how Snapchat, you just kind of like keep watching the video keeps moving. I think it's really visual. So I like a lot of that stuff. And you really get into see what people are doing in sort of a really late way, like what snapshots use for now and really what snapshot was part of what Instagram was, like years ago back in 2010 2011. When I first got on, it was it was really like a lightweight thing where you just take take a picture of anything was sort of you take, take a picture of your food, take a picture of a drink, take a picture, just some silly place that you're at sort of thing, but it wasn't really any kind of highfalutin level of professionalism or edited posts that would go up. There was just, you know, a square only, right, yeah, there's only the really rough filters that you could apply from your cell phone photos. So yeah, I remember I remember those days that Instagram too, and it's weird to kind of see how it's progressed a little bit. But similarly, like the stories are a really lightweight way of just kind of showing anything that you're doing or kind of expressing like the the moments of your life, like Snapchat, everybody's kind of familiar, I guess, with the, the language of Snapchat nowadays. But it's cool. There's a lot of distribution on the Instagram stories. Like there's, there's a good bit of people that it shows do see a lot of the the content that you put up there. So that's kind of fun to be messing around with. And yeah, I'm trying to like, take those little like snapshots. Yeah, like screenshots on my phone of the Instagram app showing like the the photo that I'm featuring on that day, and then I throw that in there. And I put the location and a hashtag or something with it. And that's been a cool way to test some stuff out. And, yeah, I'm trying to mess around with that. But try to keep that for I think they kind of heard from marketing stuff that like you want to try and put in about six a day. Which seems like a lot. Yeah, it's like a lot of stuff. But yeah, like every couple hours, you're trying to get like some one or two second thing up. And that's why I try and like kind of punch it up with a few of the photo posts or screenshots. So that those are like remarketed. And if I do like a podcast or something like that, I try to put up some kind of notifier in there. And then like a couple of posts to the photos and working on my day, the camera I'm using or something like that. We should do something of podcasts. Yeah, it would be cool. But yeah, thanks for sure. Do it like a bunch more podcasts? 36:55 I'm so happy to be doing it. Yeah, I really like being project smart audio stuff is really cool. 37:01 Audio is going to explode in the next year or two. 37:06 Yeah, you really write about it, it's totally going 37:09 to be like, the thing of the future. old radio is gonna be the new future. So I think it was like really, the thing that's gonna be like, taken off. And it's what I've been thinking about for years, or you know, like audio podcasting. So it was cool. 37:22 Yeah, you really been on top of it. Oh, but 37:26 I need to be doing more stuff with it. You know, radio is a weird thing, like radio and like, and like college atheists. That's really weird. Getting into podcasting is sort of a strange thing at the beginning, but just like getting in and doing it, you know, it feels like a strange thing. I don't know if it's felt like that for you a little bit. 37:41 It is really difficult to adjust to. You're a really good speaker to begin with, I'd say and I'm not No. Thank you. 37:51 I appreciate you doing. 37:52 Thanks for doing it with me for a few years now. I should be a little bit better. 37:57 A lot better. And I remember like a couple of my first ones. It's like a muscle that you build. I've heard other people talk about it that way. But speaking in a mic. You got to do it for like 100 hours. And then it's like, you're still bad, but you can kind of do it a little. It's a weird thing. Yeah, I don't. But that's what I want to try. I'm still under 100 hours, right? So do another little short podcast. Yeah, 38:22 I think it's gonna be great. I think it's gonna be cool in the show every night. 38:26 No, it'll be it'll be great practice for us. And in 24 months, if we kind of keep doing podcast stuff, like we want to. Yeah, yeah, that's really gonna develop into something that we're proud of. Yeah. But yeah, I think we started doing this billion one photo when like in 2015. That's when I first started setting up some microphones and like, this laptop is an audio podcast and thing. So it's cool to have it go through a couple different iterations and sort of develop it and get to use the studio more and get to develop it more. I think it's gonna be cool. Put up more stuff and using like this, on our website, on iTunes, and on YouTube, on Facebook. 39:02 Everywhere. Yeah, I 39:04 think it's really cool. Thanks for being my producer. 39:06 Yeah, thanks for training me to be a podcast producer. I'm so excited. Yeah, I want to get into some sound clips with you later. 39:13 Oh, yeah. Let's cut in. That'd be a cool idea. We should go for with that. This week. We should try to find some cool sound stuff and try and settle on some stuff. 39:22 Yeah. Next week this week. Pick some sounds ferocious. 39:25 Ooh. Yeah, we got to get fresh sounds. I want to do more. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about. I'm gonna do just a little bit body just a little production. 39:33 Yeah. I'm so excited about it. I really, I needed sleep. I like that part. So yeah. 39:38 I love it. Yeah, I like it. All the other podcasts that we hear with, you know, pre production elements to come in, you know, that makes it's great. I dig it. So it'll be fun for us to kind of do some of the same stuff with it. I think along with all the content that I've been putting up, like on Instagram, like the content that I'm putting up, we've been just now I'm starting to mess around with boosting posts. I was working with Facebook, and the Facebook page system and the advertising system. I think I've been learning a lot from that just in the last two weeks or so. 40:10 Yeah, I think it's so cool and valuable that you've been getting into that. 40:15 Oh, yeah, I think it's definitely super valuable. And it 40:17 seems like it's really effective. It's really effective, like, 40:21 for the day and date for the age that it is right now, for the attention that Facebook has, like for the population that Facebook has, using it constantly. Twitter, Twitter is not the deal. Facebook is facebook is great, every Grandma, every dad, everybody hits Facebook one time a day, or a couple of times a day, really, the data shows a lot of times. And so there's just so many opportunities for an impression of your ad to be seen, or for your content to get promoted to the right audience. And there's so many abilities for you to target people with the data that Facebook has. So you can really get down and find audiences that you couldn't have before. Even just friends of friends, so everything, that's a great audience for me to start with. But just being able to like put your put your stuff in there and get your content promoted to your entire audience. That's a new thing. or not, well, it's a new thing for me, I suppose. But it's an because Facebook once allowed you to promote that much content to your entire social feed, you used to get a lot of engagement. But now because of the algorithm, it kind of tailors unpaid content back a lot, right? In the fee, if it's not being shared attentive, it's not super interesting. And then now to get it to get it higher ranked in the feed, then you know, you pay this $5 amount and you get you know, a value of that for your impressions that you buy. That's cool. It's a good advertising system for boosted posts. And there's there's other stuff that I'm not really sure about that I want to try and talk to more people about to put some of those pieces together of trying to understand some of the ideas around working like an advertising campaign. So there's boosting posts, which is just the content that you would you would post regularly into your feed. I'm trying to do that with like, like portfolio level photographs that we have. Or just other other fun photo content that we can put up like the most successful one so far was one of the first ones I did have a cabin in the woods up in the wallowa Mountains beautiful spot beautiful little kabaneri up next to a really cool kind of Alpine looking mountain. And so I get why it was kind of an attractive photo to be advertised. But it was interesting. Yeah, like how effective it was, it was cool to kind of see how much of an audience it could get to if it was promoted a little bit. And it's interesting too, if you put a good bit of money behind even a single post that really delivers it to a really large audience. And if that audience like appreciates what you're doing, like you do get a drawback of people interacting with the content and people liking your page. And all of that kind of eventually turns into the value of a larger brand or a larger network. And there is like a lot of value in that that I think we can build maybe over the next 24 or 36 months. Yeah, well it's still good it's still gonna be a good deal you know, like Google AdWords now it's not really as good as it was back in like 2002 1000 we should we should do Google AdWords, but like 2017 we should try and do a bunch in these Facebook advertisements, Facebook boosted posts. I'm really excited for it. I think it's a good way that we could build a cool part of our content media photo business. 43:20 Yeah, I love it. I think it's so cool being able to because this is something we talked about being the challenge of being able to actually find an audience Yeah. And it's really cool being able to actually reach more people who would want to see our stuff 43:34 Yeah, there's there's some math to do on it but like paying for distribution is really worth it like absolutely it is cheaper. If you think about it for time, like say it would take 10 years to build an audience that would be an equivalent size that you can make some money on but like you would make a lot more money if you made that audience in two years and then worked that audience for eight years. That makes sense it's like some kind of like compound math of how big something I don't really understand it but maybe there's a salesman talking about it. But it seems like it seems like the benefit of it would be now like working faster now and I'm really excited for I think it's cool I've been trying out like a couple different ads and different promoted pieces and stuff and it's kind of interesting figuring out like what works better where to target stuff. And I got to figure out more stuff about that but it's definitely something just to research. I wish I knew more about it intuitive or you know, just like from the start but there's definitely some stuff that we should try. I wish I could afford it is really the thing I want to try and put you know like $50 $100 behind like each of these more impressive posts are more than the things that seem to like catch on better with people Sure. Yeah, and I want to try to like put like a bunch behind it and then try and like get a better market demographic selected so that new people get to see some of this work or see some of these photographs. And then you know, like come on or you know, join or communicate. And then I also want to do some stuff like when we transition into selling more photo packages to like generating leads with Facebook advertisements, or generating like contacts. There's an option to like, have people like schedule a meeting with you? Oh, right. All sorts of things, of calls to actions that you can you can use in in some of these advertisement systems. So there's a lot of things that you could pay for, that you could probably really generate some business with, which is a cool thing. 45:20 Yeah, I think it's really interesting to be getting into more. Yeah. 45:24 It's interesting to get into it, for sure. And it's fun, like, as a photographer, as people trying to do media stuff, just the, the different opportunities, just kind of some of the things you learn about 45:33 it. So yeah, I think it's really cool. It's really paying Facebook. 45:37 But it's cool. I think, you know, getting average. It's like it's real. 45:43 Yeah, yeah. No, because it is Israel. I love that it works. 45:47 Yeah, we got to buy some marketing stuff. And it's been coming together. I think it's been really cool. 45:51 That's cool. So you're, you've been doing the Facebook ads, and you've also checked out the Instagram ads. But 45:58 I've been trying more Instagram ads. And it's interesting with the Instagram ads, like I ran promotions, it's interesting how it's set up, because Facebook owns Instagram. So somebody that's connected, I've been trying to do a bunch from the phone. The phone's been great, and just trying to like develop more, more systems for that and how it worked. But you can do promotions just from Instagram, which works pretty well, if you'd like to do that. I think we started at $3. And it's probably like a $5. CPM, I think it's a cost per 1000, which is pretty similar to how it is on Facebook. But what I've been doing is using like the Facebook pages app, and the Facebook ads app that you can get for your iPhone. Yeah. And I've been trying to like manage the advertisements from those two apps. For both Facebook and Instagram, there's a there's an option where you can like simultaneously run this ad on Instagram, that you have just from just from your Facebook ads program. Yeah. And so when you're creating an ad for your Facebook page, you can click just slide this lever over, it says, simultaneously run this ad on Instagram. And I think you know, it kind of picks the market and sends it out. And it seems like it's a pretty effective way to do it. If Instagrams information about the demographics of the person that correct what I've noticed sometimes is that you put some money into it, and it doesn't really seem quite as effective on Instagram, given the amount of attention that's on Instagram. So there's probably some tricks around advertising on Instagram. I think maybe it's like a little bit more. I don't know, I just don't really have the keys to it, but it seems like just because they were separate social networks. It seems like Instagram maybe doesn't know as much about a person. Like how old they are or like should they see the ad that I'm promoting to them? Yeah, seems like it gets a little a little wishy washy. Sometimes Facebook is really tight. And what that means is that your cost per impression is lower so it's more effective for your money, I think is I think a little bit of what I've been understanding but I'm not really sure I'm just kind of experimented twice so I've tried to figure out some stuff around it but it's been really cool kind of getting close to thanks a lot for checking out this episode of The Billy Newman photo podcast. Hope you guys check out some stuff on Billy Newman photo.com few new things up there some stuff on the homepage, some good links to other other outbound sources, some links to books and links to some podcasts like this. A blog posts are pretty cool. Yeah, check it out at Billy numina photo.com. Thanks a lot for listening to this episode and the back end. Thank you Next

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In this episode I talk to Jack from Jack's Knife Sharpening. When we look at crafted product we usually only see the product. Who is the craftsman behind their product and what is their story. Joseph is a leather craftsman and wants to know the stories of other craftsman and how they got to where they are now.Sponsors:Coastal Leather Supply: https://coastalleathersupply.com.au/Artisan's Son: https://www.artisansson.com/Jack's Knife Sharpening: https://www.instagram.com/jack_knife_sharpening_adl/?hl=enJoseph M. Leather:Website: https://Josephmleather.comDonate: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/josephmedcalfInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/josephmleather

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A sharp knife is one of the most import tools you carry into the field. We cover field-sharpening, edge assessment, pre-hunt blade care, sharpener styles/materials, leather strops, steel types, upkeep (what's that?), and more.As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like covered on the Vortex Nation™ podcast by asking us on Instagram @vortexnationpodcast

Show notes:Adam on YouTube: Omnivorous AdamAdam on Instagram: [@omnivorousadam]Adam's Full video: A Comprehensive Guide to Chef Knives, Knife Sharpening and Knife Care for Beginners—What's next?

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We had such a great time with Gord. What a funny and personable person. From his Knife passion to his Podcasting, this man is so much fun and has such a great story!He says he is 46, but here is what is funny. I thought he was 30ish. :)More about Gord:Gord Strain is a forty-six year old Businessman and Podcaster currently living and working in Milton, Ontario, Canada. In 2019 Gord combined his cache of knowledge from years spent as part of the management team for some of North America’s most notable retailers with an artisanal skill that, whilst a passion of his, had previously only been a hobby and launched Gord’s Shop of Sharpening. Word of mouth spread quickly around Milton and in no time Gord’s home-based business was turning a profit.When he can break away from his new job, Gord is the Head-Writer and Co-Host of the wildly successful podcast “Eric & Gord: What If We’re Right?” a hilariously scathing examination of current events, paired with interesting trivia and no-holds-barred advice for a better life. Now approaching the end of its third season, “What If We’re Right?” boasts over two-hundred and eighty episodes and is enjoyed by more than ten thousand listeners in 14 countries around the world.#podcast #stitcher #googlepodcast #applepodcast #buzzsprout #GordStrain #EricandGordPodcast #whatifwererightpodcast #iamthatgal #liftyourstory #knifesharpener #knives

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Today’s lesson is 618 words, a 2 min 28 sec reading time. Subscribe here.📍 Introduction: Knives, when properly sharpened, let you fly through your work with the greatest of ease. You can slice, dice, and chop with the flick of a wrist — no leaning, pushing, or whacking required. Conversely, dull knives are difficult & dangerous. They are more prone to slip & slice a finger or palm. They are also slow and tiring to use.  How do you know if your knife is dull?You feel like you’re muscling your way through chopping vegetables Tomatoes smush when sliced, and juices are runningThe edge slips when slicing an onion  Slicing and chopping feels slow and hard  When you notice that your knife is dull, it’s time to sharpen! There are a few different ways to sharpen a knife. You can use a knife sharpening service - often available at a hardware store or local knife shop. You can also use a knife sharpener at home. A simple handheld sharpener typically costs ~$10. Higher-end electronic sharpeners cost more, but don’t necessarily provide better results. They are more aggressive on shaving away the blade so aren’t recommended if you are hoping to extend your knife’s shelf life.  In this lesson, we will cover the two most common types of home sharpening: pull-through & whetstone. In the first method (with a basic sharpener), you pull your knife through two pieces of tungsten carbide. This wears away the metal on both sides, creating a new sharp edge. In the second method, whetstone sharpening, you slowly grind and shave off bits of the knife by dragging the edge across a stone. Most chefs prefer to use this method as it yields a sharper blade and doesn’t remove as much steel. Note - a honing steel does *not* sharpen your knife. Instead, it “hones” the edge, pushing & re-aligning the molecules after they bend out of shape with use. Hone regularly between sharpening for best results. Some chefs will even hone their knife every time they cook.Once you have sharpened & honed, you should test your knife to ensure it’s sharp. The most common ways to do this are:1) The Paper Method: cut through a piece of paper held up in the air2) The Tomato Method: gently slice through the tomato top with little to no force 📝 Notes, Tips & Tricks: Knife sharpening can take a while - it’s great for a weekend project! Vacation is a great time to drop off your knives at the professional sharpener - just leave one at home for the night you return Know yourself. If you are excited at the idea of sharpening, go big and get a whetstone! If you typically don’t enjoy that kind of thing, invest in an electric sharpener. 👩‍🍳 Chef’s Note: “I'd say that knife sharpening frequency depends on how much wear your knife is getting. A good rule of thumb is if you struggle to cleanly dice an onion, it's time to sharpen. Even though it can be a pain, having a sharp knife will always help you to work more quickly and safely. Investing in an end grain cutting board and using your steel frequently will increase time between sharpenings.” - April Word (5 years at Chez Panisse & Head of Culinary at Thumbtack)🛒 Recommended GearBasic & Electronic Sharpeners: Article by WirecutterWhetstones - Article by Spruce Eats🎓 Further Study: In Defense of Pull-Through Knife Sharpeners🎥 How to Sharpen Dull Knives [YouTube, Tasty/Buzzfeed]🎥  Beginner’s Guide to Real Knife Sharpening [Joshua Weisman, YouTube]🎥  How to Hone & Stone with Bob Kramer [The Kitchn] How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives [Cook’s Illustrated]This Tool Does Not Actually Sharpen. Here’s What a Steel Really Does [The Kitchn]————-————-————-🎧 Prefer to listen? Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Overcast. 👉 Next lesson: #37 - Practice: Sharpen & Test Your Knife (Monday, July 20) 💡 Have ideas for what we should teach next? Fill out this survey.📚 Check out more in the Table of Contents Get full access to Life School at www.trylifeschool.com/subscribe

Owner of Star Knife Sharpening Dominique Besson joins the Austin All Day podcast. Dominique is not only my employer he has been a mentor to me through the last few years. Star Knife Sharpening http://starknifesharpening.com/Star San Antonio IGhttps://www.instagram.com/starknifesharpening/Star Austin IGhttps://www.instagram.com/starsharpening/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/join/Austinallday)

Questions about how to shop for and take care of a knife is a theme of questions Eric frequently receives. Jessie and Eric first discuss some information to keep in mind when it comes to choosing a new knife. Later Eric reviews 5 tips and tricks that will keep your chef's knife in tip-top shape and also make using it a safe and enjoyable experience.5 Knife Care and Use Tips and Tricks WEM Article: https://whatericmade.com/2020/03/30/5knifetips/

Is your mailbox looking sad? Have you been putting off replacing it? On this week's show we discuss various installation methods that'll either bring a smile or a frown to your friendly postman or woman.Dave wrapped us up with another installment of his series, Not Blade Banter. Listen in to hear all about sharpening knives!Support the show (http://www.youcanman.com)

This episode takes you through how to sharpen a pocket knife or any knife for that matter. With this information next time Thanksgiving rolls around you will be able to carve the turkey all on your own. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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SHOW NOTES • Work Sharp Tools: the Genesis • Edge technology and what makes "sharp" • Most common sharpening mistakes, and how to correct them • Edge angle: What's best for a hunting knife? And how do you control it?  • Under the microscope: What creates sharpness • Different knife steels, and how to address them • Keeping a razor edge, almost effortlessly • Ultralight Work Sharp tools for backcountry hunting RESOURCES Work Sharp Tools Guided Field Sharpener Micro Sharpener & Knife Tool Pocket Knife Sharpener Victorinox Swiss Paring Knife (a taxidermist's favorite) Buck Knives Siembida Custom Knives (on instagram)  

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This is a bonus episode for the month of June, 2019. Each bonus episode includes a pro tip, book recommendation, and a challenge for the upcoming month. For the pro tip, we talk knife sharpening. The book recommendation is "Natural Born Heroes" by Christopher McDougall. The challenge is to do burpees as part of your exercise routine every day for the entire month of June.

This week we talk about sharpening tools and knives. You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, CastBox, the Pandora mobile app, the Himalaya app or your favorite podcast app. Check out our home improvement videos on our YouTube channel Fix It Home Improvement. Download our e-books, Home Improvement Solutions : What Every Homeowner Should Know on Amazon. Email us at fixitpodcast@gmail.com. Follow us on Twitter @fixitpodast. Follow us on Instagram, Fix It Home Improvement.

Every house in the country is a potential repeat customer... Matt Rowell set himself the goal of generating an extra $5k over 5 years to fund some passion projects, and he’s well on his way. Matt runs AmericanEdgeSharpening.com on the side from his day job as captain of a research vessel. It’s a knife sharpening business, which was up to $250-500 a month when we spoke and is earning him $30-60 per hour. He saw an ad while posted abroad with the Navy that gave him the idea for his business.  And then he took action. Matt: Picked up a knife sharpening kit Taught himself how to sharpen knives by watching YouTube videos Offered to sharpen knives for family and friends for the practice Found paying customers The best thing about the knife sharpening business? “If you drive down the road, every house that you pass has a bunch of knives in it,” Matt said. That means an almost limitless number of potential customers. Tune in to hear how Matt got started with this idea while he was deployed in Djibouti, Africa, including his equipment, how he learned how to do it, and how he’s marketed and priced his service.

Recently Paul sharpened some knives. What does it take to sharpen a blade? How does that translate to your own personal skills? Are you ready for a sharper life? If you like the show, please check out our Official Morning Mindset Merchandise! Episode Transcription [INTRO] ♫ Trenches by Pop Evil ♫ *Alex* Welcome to Morning Mindset. A daily dose of practical wit and wisdom with a professional educator & trainer, Amazon best selling author, United States Marine, Television, and Radio host, Paul G. Markel. Each episode will focus on positive and productive ways to strengthen your mindset and help you improve your relationships, career goals, and overall well-being. Please welcome your host; Paul G. Markel. *Professor Paul* Hello, welcome back to Morning Mindset. I'm your host Paul Markel, in case you didn’t figure that out by now. I'm sure that most of you have and if you have been with us. For a while now, we've actually only been doing this show for. What about 8 months now, maybe 9? I don't know. I'd look at the calendar, but we're all the way up to episode number 175 that's crazy. - But thank you for being with us and thank you for sharing this show with other people for telling other people about it for leaving reviews on iTunes or whatever it is that you listen to your favorite podcast on. I truly appreciate that and if you have not if you've been listening. More than a week and you have not left a review. - I'm going to ask you to please do that because it does matter and other people do pay attention, and that's how other people will find out about the show is from people just like you leaving reviews recently as in a couple of days ago. I broke out the knife sharpening kit, and I sharpen some kitchen knives and I show up at some scissors I sharpen some fingernail and toenail clippers. - Yes, do you guys know that you can re-sharpen toenail and fingernail clippers and how your puts it out there? Like what I just I just throw them out when they get dull and I buy new ones when you actually don't have to do that. You can re-sharpen them and it's not that hard to sharpen my pocket knife and a couple of things occurred to me number one. - It's sad to me that youths of today the use of today that young people are being raised and many of them have no idea how to hone the edge of a pocket knife or scissors or anything a kitchen knife. They don't know how to sharpen knives, and how we go about sharpening knives does he if you are skilled at Knife Sharpening at blade sharpening you understand that in order to sharpen a blade the steel of a knife. - You have to hone that steel against something that is actually harder than the steel. Most people when they think of Steel, they think you know, the man of steel and iron man, you think well steel is the hardest thing, steel is harder than anything because it's steel actually that's not true. There are things that are harder than the steel the stones whether they're white or gray or brown or whatever. - The color of the stone happens to be is actually harder than the steel of the blade, and when you in order to sharpen a knife what you're actually doing and I said many of you may know this but unfortunately many may not what you're doing is you are removing your shaving off your honing off super fine pieces of metal now, it's not like a file. - You're not trying to grind the blade because if you grind it if you take off too much you'll ruin it. You'll ruin The Cutting Edge and you also have to maintain consistency of the angle. That's one of the reasons that people are unable to sharpen knives very well is because they don't understand not only do you have to drag the knife over the stone or you have to drag the stone over the blade you have to hold it at a very precise and consistent angle and if you do that. - If you hold two consistency, if you maintain your consistency a consistent angle and if you work against something that is harder than the steel of the knife. What do you have you end up with a razor-sharp edge something that is very useful a Dull Knife is not very useful. You may be thinking. - Yeah, I've got a dull knife in my kitchen we use it for prying and so on so forth, but the fact the matter the reality of it is that the sharpest knives are the most useful tools and the and the sharpest knives actually sharp knives are safer than dull knives because you don't have to apply as much. Sold tension to get the same effect the dough life. - You're putting a lot of muscle into it and what happens we slip and we have accidents and so forth whereas with a sharp knife. You don't need to do that, and you say okay Paul. This is morning, mine said, what does that have to do with me?  Think about your skills, whatever skill it is that you're trying to achieve or you're trying to maintain or you're trying to improve. - Whether it's a musical skill or whether it's a physical skill whether it's a skill at work or at play or what have you.  How do we improve and how do we sharpen our skills? Do we sharpen our skills by doing that, which is easy. For instance, do we sharpen a knife by rubbing the steel against something that is softer than the blade itself? - You said well, obviously no Paul that because if you if you rub the knife edge against something that's soft softer than steel. That doesn't make it stronger. It doesn't it doesn't hone it right. It doesn't sharpen it as a matter of fact, what would you say that cardboard is softer than steel like yeah, duh, of course. - If you are a person who is into knives or blades or edges or whatever one of the worst things you can do for your knife edge is to constantly cut cardboard. That's why in factories and plants and Manufacturing facilities whenever they have designated box cutters to cut cardboard because they can throw those blades away and replace them very easily. - He says "Huh? So what you're telling me is that if I constantly cut something that's softer than my knife like cardboard. I'm going to actually dull the edge, not going to make it sharper. But if I want to sharpen it, I need to put it against something hard." That is exactly how it works with your own skills and abilities. - If you want to sharpen your skills you need to do something. You need to put your skills against something that is difficult against something that is hard against something that's harder than your skills currently are.  When I was involved in the martial arts many many many years ago. It was explained to me as it is in as a young colored belt. - I don't know if I was blue or green or whatever, but I was you know, relatively new they said that you don't get better your fighting skills. Do not get better by fighting people who are less skilled or softer than your skills actually only improve when you fight, and when I'm talking about fighting I'm talking about martial arts. - Whether it's Judo or Jiu-Jitsu or karate or whatever. So that's why the green belts and purple belts and so forth. That's why they spar with red belts and black belts and brown belts because that's how they get better. You don't get better. By doing something that's easy or by fighting someone. - That's that's less skilled than you if you want to sharpen your blade you have to take on hard and difficult challenges. If you want to sharpen your skills you need to take on difficult challenges, and what's the other part of sharpening a knife consistency? That's right. You have to hold that blade at a consistent angle and drag it against something that is harder than it is in order to make it sharp. - If you hope to have sharp skills in your life. You need to maintain consistency in your practice in your training in your dedication. If you're all over the map sometimes yes sometimes no sometimes maybe I don't know if I want to do this or not. You're never going to sharpen your blade. You're never going to sharpen your skills. - You never going to have sharp skills by doing things that are easy and inconsistent. So just like sharpening a knife. If you want to sharpen your own personal skills, whatever those skills. Maybe you need to do something that is you need to challenge yourself do something that is harder. Put your skills up against something hard something difficult something. - That is well not easy, and also make sure that you are maintaining consistency as if you're all over the board. You're never going to get sharp skills. Alright, ladies and gentlemen that is it for today. Thank you very much for listening to Morning Mindset. Thank you for sharing it with other people. I am your host Paul Markel and I'll talk to you again real soon. [OUTRO] ♫ Trenches by Pop Evil ♫ *Alex* Thank you for spending time with us today. To get show notes, submit a topic request, for more from your host Paul G. Markel, visit MorningMindsetPodcast.com. That’s MorningMindsetPodcast.com. Please leave a review of this podcast on your favorite podcast player, we appreciate your time & effort, and we look forward to reading your honest feedback.

With 4 weeks to go until the Weston A. Price Foundation's 2012 Wise Traditions conference, The Appropriate Omnivore continues its series of Wise Traditions speakers. The speaker for this episode is Brandon Sheard, co-founder of Farmstead Meatmsith. Brandon went from being an English major to starting a meat business with his wife. Brandon's job involves visiting small farms as a butcher. In addition, he teaches classes in on various topics such how to cure your meat and sharpen your knives. He explains what's involved in all of this and how his cutting and curing makes for healthy and sustainable meat.

Maker's Moment; Knife Sharpening for Charity; Dampfwerk Distilling and Whiskey! Plus! It's pumkin AND potato season!

This episode the boys welcome Youngsie who talks us through his TS Prof sharpening system, we run through practical application and his technique, check our Instagram page for the companion video clips. we discuss Japanese swords, architecture, and post WW2 automation.. Hope you enjoy!

On this week's show, we get into the insidious Seamless ads on the New York subways, the importance of using safety goggles, Nastassia’s anger therapy, Dave’s aborted “Time Machine Chef” television show, knife sharpening stones, fermenting in vacuum bags, carving country ham, and more! Cooking Issues is powered by Simplecast

Skills for every man should know! Self Defense, Weapons Handling, Vehicle Mechanics, Knife Sharpening, Knots, Fire, Teaching, Leadership.

Skills for every man should know! Self Defense, Weapons Handling, Vehicle Mechanics, Knife Sharpening, Knots, Fire, Teaching, Leadership.

Today on Snacky Tunes, we talk to Karasu founder Yael Peet, who tells us about her career change from art school (with dreams of cartooning) to the world of food, sharp knives, and putting twists on Japanese cuisine. Later, we hear intimate piano + vocals only versions of music by Charlene Kaye (KAYE), a New York-based artist who got her start singing with the indie rock collective known as San Fermin.

I answer questions about bears and camping in Sweden, bushcraft/survival knives and what we do with them when we are travelling or in public places, knife and oilstone recommendations for a beginner to learn bushcraft knife sharpening, where to park our car when going for a multi-day hike and how to stop getting bothersome bits in our boots…

EP048 GunBlog VarietyCast Blue Collar Prepping - Summertime Skills Practice Foreign Policy for Grownups - What’s next for the Eurozone? Special Guest - Bob Owens: Hollowpoints for the US Military Tech Tips with The Barron  - Selling Old Computer Equipment This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - The Cure for All What Ails Us:  National Permits to Purchase! Our Sponsor - http://www.lawofselfdefense.com/variety   Blue Collar Prepping - Summertime Skills Practice Pro-Knot Cards: Outdoor Knots - http://tinyurl.com/pajwd4q Fisherman’s Knots - http://tinyurl.com/pmcfzdo Knot-Tying Instructional Videos - http://www.itstactical.com/skillcom/knots/5-knots-you-need-to-know-how-to-tie-at-all-times/ Make Petroluem Jelly Fire Starters - http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/general-survival/the-best-fire-starter-money-cant-buy-pet-balls-dryer-lint-fire-starter/ Ferro Rod at Amazon - http://tinyurl.com/qa6lbvo Use a Ferro Rod to Make Fire (includes Do’s and Don’ts) - https://youtu.be/0AECium9TU8 Assembling Tinder & Kindling for a Ferro Rod - https://youtu.be/GZdPlLqahGw How to Sharpen a Knife (lots of pictures and good advice) - http://www.itstactical.com/warcom/knives/how-to-sharpen-a-knife-while-minimizing-mistakes-and-maximizing-cutting-edge-performance/ Knife Sharpening for Dummies (video) - https://youtu.be/28nuuXVoBSQ Find North using an Analog Watch - http://www.wikihow.com/Use-an-Analog-Watch-as-a-Compass   Felons Behaving Badly 3 men charged in robbery of Greensboro Pizza Hut - http://www.greensboro.com/news/men-charged-in-robbery-of-greensboro-pizza-hut/article_b542cf82-2a36-11e5-9524-67e15dd27f33.html Suspect 1 - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0861887&searchLastName=Miles&searchFirstName=Darius&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1 Suspect 2 - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=1326648&searchLastName=Poteat&searchFirstName=Shawn&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1 Suspect 3 - http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/viewoffender.do?method=view&offenderID=0997437&searchLastName=Isley&searchFirstName=Marcus&listurl=pagelistoffendersearchresults&listpage=1   Foreign Policy for Grownups - What’s next for the Eurozone? Leader of Surging Spanish Leftist Party Warns EU of Shift Against Austerity: http://www.wsj.com/articles/leader-of-surging-spanish-leftist-party-warns-eu-of-shift-against-austerity-1434629314 Spanish anti-austerity party and US economist launch green energy plan: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/22/spain-anti-austerity-podemos-green-energy-plan Spain Podemos deputy brands Greece deal a 'coup': http://www.ekathimerini.com/199427/article/ekathimerini/news/spain-podemos-deputy-brands-greece-deal-a-coup Greece faces tough conditions under deal with euro zone: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/13/us-eurozone-greece-idUSKBN0P40EO20150713   Plug of the Week APC BR1300G Back-UPS Pro 1300VA 10-outlet Uninterruptible Power Supply - http://amzn.to/1Mg8fS9 I finally got an uninterruptible power supply. Best thing EVAR. Lightning storms   Special Guest - Bob Owens: Hollowpoints for the US Military U.S. Military Makes Monumental Shift To Hollowpoint Pistol Ammunition - http://bearingarms.com/u-s-military-makes-monumental-shift-hollowpoint-pistol-ammunition/ Laws of War : Declaration on the Use of Bullets Which Expand or Flatten Easily in the Human Body; July 29, 1899 - http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/dec99-03.asp Sniper Use of Open-Tip Ammunition - http://www.thegunzone.com/opentip-ammo.html Army looks for new pistol - http://www.army.mil/article/151946/Army_looks_for_new_pistol/   Fun With Headlines Ohio man arrested for filming scene of crash that killed 17-year-old boy - http://www.scrippsmedia.com/newschannel5/now-trending/Ohio-man-arrested-for-filming-scene-of-crash-that-killed-17-year-old-boy-315786511.html   Tech Tips with The Barron  - Selling Old Computer Equipment Disk Wipe: http://www.diskwipe.org Kingston Wiping SSDs: http://www.kingston.com/us/community/articledetail/articleid/10?Article-Title=SSD-Data-Wiping-Sanitize-or-Secure-Erase-SSDs   The J Block - Don’t go on a greenway unarmed Coyotes chase man, dog in Raleigh’s Schenck Memorial Forest - http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article26666452.html Carl Alwin Schenck Memorial Forest - https://cnr.ncsu.edu/fer/about-fer/facilities-and-forests/carl-alwin-schenck-memorial-forest/ Map of the Richland Creek Greenway - https://goo.gl/maps/UQq1K   This Week in Anti-Gun Nuttery - The Cure for All What Ails Us:  National Permits to Purchase! The Simple Solution to Gun Violence? PERMITS - http://www.armedwithreason.com/the-simple-solution-to-gun-violence-permits/ A BILL To provide for a grant program for handgun licensing programs, and for other purposes - http://vanhollen.house.gov/sites/vanhollen.house.gov/files/Handgun%20Purchaser%20Licensing%20Act.pdf   Opinion: Media cherry picks Missouri gun data to make misleading case for more control - http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/02/21/media-cherry-picks-missouri-gun-data-to-make-misleading-case-for-more-control.html ATF Firearms Trace Data: Maryland 2013 - https://www.atf.gov/file/3191/download

Dennis and Jennifer Brock owners of "Mothers Musical Bakery" talk about some of the events they have planned to teach people ways to take charge of their lives and health. Krystina Muller talks about how she started her knife and tool sharpening business and gives tips on surviving in the current economy. Scott Egglefield from Mirasol Fafco Solar talks about the rebates available at this time for installing solar energy.