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What a 15 year old needs to get a man card.. suggestions please

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  1. lukem

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    Learn how to save and invest....and live well within your means.
     
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    Shaving with razor vs electric?
     
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    How to go a day without his phone or computer.

    Knowing how to do math in his head.

    Knowing nothing in life is free.

    Knowing what crowd not to run around with.

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    Hmmm, Bass guitar. Played for about 20 years. Built most of my sound rig for it. Even was in a band that opened for Molly Hatchet back in '93....
     
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    run a chainsaw safely and cut down a tree
     
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    He spends a lot of vacations and summers with me and has always heped.. but last summer his step dad, father is a farmer and paid him to weed wack fences bale hay etc. but he has shingled a roof and climbed a ladder he has no real fears but is sensitive (hearing) to loud guns saws etc..
     
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    How to correctly use a speed square to cut a birds mouth on a rafter. If he can do that rough carpentry will be easy forever.
     
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    good ideas, makes me proud to "know" you guys.
     
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    Wow, guess kid has a lot to do...He sounds like a good kid....Good luck...:)
     
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    you haven't figured out how to do that yet?:rofl: :lol:
     
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    earplugs...
    good time to demonstrate PPE - as the man card giver
     
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    oh good one:yes: I figure besides driving lessons a wood she'd like Ashwatcher, will cement these skills... Stucture, roof.. tools.. and fun!
     
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    I may or not have a 4" scar up the back of my calf from borrowing a safety straight edge razor as a child.
     
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    Carpentry is awesome....
     
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    the kid doesn't need to know how not to shave his legs;)
     
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    I love this thread. You have a great list and the additions are awesome.
    Here's my suggestions:
    1) Fell and limb a tree with an axe that he has sharpened.
    2) Sharpen a pocket knife with an Arkansas stone. (Preferably, then dress out a deer, squirrel, rabbit, etc, with this knife)
     
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    Probably the most important is a "talk"
    about keeping things "wrapped up" so not to disrupt his future.
     
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    What??? Kid doesn't need to know how to shave his legs....
     
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    That is VERY important!
     
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