In which JF explains why rote repetition isn't necessarily rote. Disciplined structured practice is actually the first step to greater freedom and creativity. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NugLWIO1oV8

In which we successfully forge weld two pieces of bloomery iron into a ingot using a stone anvil, a rock for a hammer, and several pairs of split-branch tongs. In other words, we forge welded iron, from scratch, with no metal tools! This has been a bit of a watershed moment for me (JB), since I have been working toward this goal for 7 years now. It feels really good to be posting this one. Once again, we are super grateful that Andy from How to Make Everything came out to film with us. He contributed much of the footage for this video. Check out his video of our Iron smelt here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmknPnU5QNs&t=3s Support us at http://goodandbasic.com! Help support the channel and learn with a free Audible trial (including free audiobook): audibletrial.com/goodandbasic Podcast: anchor.fm/goodandbasic Twitter: @goodandbasic Instagram: @good_and_basic Music Credits: Spanish Summer from Audionautix.com Digital by MaxCoMusic Blue Macaw ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfAtTIwOxUc

In which Andy from the channel How To Make Everything visits and we demonstrate how an Aristotle hearth consolidates iron blooms and carburizes them. Check out his video about turning iron ore into a knife here: https://youtu.be/YmknPnU5QNs Thanks to Andy and the HTME team for working with us on these projects! Support us at http://goodandbasic.com! Help support the channel and learn with a free Audible trial (including free audiobook): audibletrial.com/goodandbasic Podcast: anchor.fm/goodandbasic Twitter: @goodandbasic Instagram: @good_and_basic Music Credits: Spanish Summer from Audionautix.com Slow Burn by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4372-slow-burn License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ On My Way by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwdRAR-ruGo

In which JF visits Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park and talks about the logos politikos, that invisible and indispensable force that binds civilization together. Go to audibletrial.com/goodandbasic for a free audiobook and 1-month Audible membership! This is the book where I first found the phrase logos politikos. It's an excellent collection of essays about Greek rhetoric (Amazon affiliate link:) https://amzn.to/2YH1PZ7 Podcast: anchor.fm/goodandbasic Twitter: @goodandbasic Instagram: @good_and_basic Music Credit: Spanish Summer from audionautix.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epO8c8WCSRk