Rediscovered - Episode 15 - I SAW This Coming

We’ve been alive in this world for fifteen hours. Fifteen. And for most of that time, I was a glorified rock collector, banging stones together like a caveman auditioning for a Flintstones reboot.

 

But then <cue the triumphant music> I discovered copper. Glorious, melty, orange-brown copper. Suddenly, I wasn’t just surviving. I was smelting. I had entered the Copper Age, and let me tell you, it felt like unlocking cheat codes in real life.

 

Still, copper alone wasn’t enough. Casting tools was cute, but I needed finesse. Precision. Power. And then came the forge and with that, came the potential for the saw.

 

Ah yes, the saw. The humble, toothy miracle worker. With it, the tree stopped being a stubborn log and became a treasure chest of possibilities. You think I’m exaggerating? I’m not. The saw is the key to the kingdom.

  • Planks? Unlocked.
  • Barrels? Boom—leather curing begins.
  • Furniture? Finally, I can sit like a civilized being.
  • Doors? Real ones. Not dirt slabs pretending to be architecture.

 

The saw doesn’t just cut wood—it carves a path to civilization. It whispers, “You’re not just a survivor anymore. You’re a builder. A creator. A legend.”

And so, after all this time, after all this struggle, I can finally say with full confidence:

 

I SAW this coming.

Program

0:00 Intro

5:08 Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho

19:07 Forging Ahead

30:09 A Row With the Neighbors

38:01 1 August

49:15 Some Thoughts About Computer Games

More Information
  • The N, P, and K of Vintage Story farming fertility is a real thing.  You can find out more here.
  • Beating the snot…” out of something is an idiom in English.
  • I mentioned the one and only Paul Soares Junior.
  • While cutting down trees I found some Chicken of the Woods… a real life fungus.
  • Hook Line and Sinker” is an idiom in English.
  • While waiting for my copper ingots to heat up in the forge, I talked a bit about blacksmithing and specifically how blacksmithing came in handy for the first cross country road trips in the United States, including this one.
  • I mentioned Star Trek and the phrase, “Live long and prosper“.
Music

A Lo Astor (2021) Mauricio CandussiMelod.ie

Atemubungen (2012) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Beautiful Moments (2024) Anastasia ChubarovaPixabay

Compartmentalize (2018) Cookie CartelMelod.ie

Dreamsphere 2 (2013) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Emotions (2011) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Freedom (2014) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Ibiza Sunrise (2016) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Imagefilm 045 (2024) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Legacy of Vivaldi (2024) Maksym DudchykPixabay

Mountain Pose (2012) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Nomad Life (2019) Dan KearleyMelod.ie

Plank Pose (2012) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Relaxing Lofi Dyo (2024) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO

Shallows (2024) Amir FirouzfardPixabay

Sonnengruss (2012) Sascha Ende – Filmmusic IO