STL 169.5: Bonus Episode - Maplewoodshop

We were going to put this interview in the last episode, but it deserved to have your undivided attention. So here is a special bonus episode of Shop Talk Live.
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[@justinthomas2961]

There are lots of great people out there remaking Shop class for kids/students. My school is just now developing our trades-based education here at Messmer High School in Milwaukee. We are using the space we have to welcome students to the woodworking community. We don't have a fancy shop space (yet), but you don't need much space in order to use hand tools to make beautiful projects that teach students: layout, measuring, sharpening, and most importantly craftsmanship. Students want to use their hands to make beautiful things, and it reinforces the math and focus that the workforce needs right now.

[@BaudsservicesLLC-kf1js]

The thing that sucks about no more shop classes is kids don't learn any fundamentals of how to operate woodworking machines 😢

[@Thom4123]

Awesome information and incredible idea

[@BaudsservicesLLC-kf1js]

I wish more people realize that we all aren't made to sit at a desk 😂. I was that kid I had a hard time in school as a young kid because I couldn't sit still and stay focused in a classroom setting. I have always been great with my hands I thought myself to take my knowledge of woodworking from my father to a higher level plus self taught logger, welder, blacksmith and learning some machinist skills since I love to make my own tools.
I went to school for electrical and I learned a lot of things on how to fix electronics and how to repurpose them for my own ideas 💡. Books along with the Internet is a powerful tools. RUclips is great but you have to have enough wits to decipher good content that is true to and not just B's 😂!

[@ryanguertin6308]

This seems like a really well laid out plan and an absolutely fantastic idea. I wdon’t sh I could give this video more than 1 thumbs up

[@evsterevster]

Great stuff. Let's all encourage kids to do less texting and more planing!

[@carbonitegamorrean8368]

Good stuff BS 😏

[@TrainFlood]

Can you please balance the left/right pan of the audio closer to center? When people talk for long periods of time, it’s quite annoying to have a voice primarily in one ear. This is a talk show, and location of the speaker has nothing to do with the content nor does it add to delivery (it detracts). I haven’t heard any professional shows be so off balance, and I don’t see a reason this should be different.

[@wb_finewoodworking]

As a retired teacher with over 36 years in the elementary school classroom this sounds fantastic. I wish something like this was available when I was teaching. Thanks for sharing it Ben. Hopefully many will see the benefits and talk their school’s administrators into starting this in their schools.