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JohnnyRingo

(19,309 posts)
Thu Feb 7, 2013, 03:06 PM Feb 2013

Adam Cramer, a bike builder from Philadelphia asks....

"Who's the next me?"

It seems he wonders, as I do, where is the next generation of craftsmen coming from? Who among the mass of Gen-Xbox kids will pick up the mantle and learn such vocations as welding, mechanics, and fabricating needed to restore and maintain classic machines? Do they even care?

It seems few young people these days are even interested in the workings of their cars and bikes beyond the wash bucket and payment book:

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Adam Cramer, a bike builder from Philadelphia asks.... (Original Post) JohnnyRingo Feb 2013 OP
Highly recommend the book "Shop class as soulcraft". lumberjack_jeff Mar 2013 #1
 

lumberjack_jeff

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1. Highly recommend the book "Shop class as soulcraft".
Tue Mar 19, 2013, 06:37 PM
Mar 2013

I'm happy that my middle son has decided to be a mechanic.

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