Was anyone else ever..ahem.."touched" by their woodshop teachers in junior high?

My secondary school woodwork/metalwork teacher was a guy called Sid Porter. He was a real craftsman with a passion for wood. Around 70% of the class had no interest in wood and he had little time for them. However, if any of us showed the slightest spark, nothing was too much trouble for him. Although I've learned a lot in the 40 years since, every day I still apply the lessons that I first learned from Sid. He was the first man I ever heard say "Measure twice, cut once", and I lusted after his Stanley 5C (we students only got the old wooden jack planes).

Sorry your experience wasn't as good.

Cheers

Frank

No but Father Nelson once put a full Nelson on me.

UA100

My shop teacher was a drunk, but he kept his hands to himself. He'd just sneek into his office, down a few gulps, pop some Binaca, and come back out smelling like Binaca flavored Scotch.

My shop teacher was Father O'Fondlin.... Need I say more??? Mark

P.S. Ya,ya,ya, I know I'll burn > When I was in junior high, the woodshop teacher was this creepy old

Then, too, there were Gerald Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzgerald.

No, I think the original poster was yanking our (actually your) chain. I mean, come on.

UA100

I went to Catholic school, and that's the first thing that came to my mind!

Barry

as he waits patiently to set the hook!!! lol skeez

My shop teacher was Mr. Laposki. He used to touch a few unruly students in the board room with a special board.

In my plain old waspish upbringing my shop teacher was a cross between James Bond and Ferret-Face; the English teacher was the one with musical cufflinks.

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-- Mark

not sure you are posting in the correct newsgroup.

My 8th grade shop teacher wanted me held back a year. I wouldn't work hard enough at the projects to suit him. I wish he could see what kind of work I produce today.

-Dan V.

does a dope slap count?

My shop teacher was my favourite teacher out of all of them. That's where i first had a love affair with the wood lathe. i actually liked the metal lather more. But high school only had one and you were always being pressed to finish your project. I now have my own wood lathe but can still remember students loosing projects that came off the lathe in a hurry. I think my all-time favourite shop project was a gun stock for a .22 that i cut out and carved to the right size. I took "shop" for three years and enjoyed every minute. Ken in NS

No, but it hurts if he's wearing a ring. DAMHIKT Dave in Fairfax

My best friend and I were taking shop in our freshman year of high school. My buddy was sanding a dowel rod, a piece of sand paper wrapped in his hand stroking the rod in an up and down motion. The shop teacher walked up and watched him for a few moments and commented, " Gee Glenn, I see you've had a lot of practice at that."

Needless to say that 'Glenn's' face turned bright red as he denied the suggestion.

If he got all of his practice using sand paper he ought to be nicknamed stumpy these days.