Primitive Pete, Shop Class 101

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dusty
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Primitive Pete, Shop Class 101

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I really watched the whole thing.
"Making Sawdust Safely"
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Wow, that brings back memories. I saw this at the beginning of my first shop class back in 6th grade.
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Now if you could find "Mr. Science" my day will be complete!;)
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Homo Faber - Tools make us human. I enjoyed this, and learned a couple of things too. I sent the link to my son. Thanks for posting it.
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There is even an accompanying book to this video (I have two copies). And it is still available even though it was written in 1945.

http://www.amazon.com/ABCs-Hand-Tools-Their-Correct/dp/B001CL4NZY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1415135844&sr=8-2&keywords=abc+hand+tools
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WOW flashed back to 1967
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There was stuff I didn't know...and I am not ashamed to say it.
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