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TOOLMEN in TRAINING – Christopher’s own words

by bendixacademy | Nov 16, 2024 | Newsletter Posts and Articles, Toolmen in Training

The Importance of Toolmanship

Written by Christopher, Bendix Academy Student

My name is Christopher, and I have been attending Bendix Academy for the last two years, learning many new skills and talents that have helped me work towards my goal of becoming an engineer.

I believe that learning toolmanship can be very important for finding a future career, gaining important skills, and learning new hobbies.

Many aspects of our lives today depend on technology and infrastructure that relies on people working in engineering fields and the trades. This creates a demand for many talented and skilled engineers, electricians, plumbers, mechanics, and repairmen.

The many different lessons that I have taken at Bendix Academy have been a major influence toward my desire to learn engineering, due to the hands-on experience that I have gained.

The variety of engineering related lessons that I have learned include topics such as basic tools, disassembling and reassembling a simple engine, and taking apart various mechanisms from a car. Additionally, the toolmanship based lessons of Bendix Academy cover other skills that are important for the trades, such as plumbing and household electricity. The hands-on experience is also great for learning how to apply these learned skills to the real world. All the different categories of lessons covered at Bendix Academy can be great for anyone who wants to discover or experience a potential career for their future.

Not everyone who wants to learn toolmanship has to have an interest in an engineering field or the trades. It can be very beneficial to learn how to use different tools and figure out how things work in order to repair, maintain, or start a project.

For example, knowing the skills that come from toolmanship can help with repairing a broken appliance, unclogging a sink, or wiring a new outlet. Being able to accomplish such tasks without having to hire someone else to do the work can help save time and money while growing one’s character through the skills that are learned. Using the skills of toolmanship can not only help increase one’s own self-reliance but also grants the ability to help others in need who don’t have the skills to accomplish such tasks.

Getting into new hobbies is another thing that can be gained from toolmanship. Learning the necessary skills used for different tools and machinery can open the doors to many new potential hobbies that can be discovered.

A new hobby that I have picked up during my time at Bendix Academy has been woodworking, which involves creating trinkets such as bowls on a wood lathe. Other skills that could be learned as the result of toolmanship could include metalworking or refurbishing items using different tools and machinery. The use of different equipment does not only have to be used to repair or fabricate objects but can be used to express creativity and develop one’s personality.

In today’s world I believe that learning the skills that come from toolmanship can be very beneficial to not only people in engineering or the trades but to anyone who wants to have a greater self-reliance.

This is because the influence from a program like Bendix Academy can help people find a potential future career, gain important skills that will come in handy later in life, and help people discover new and interesting hobbies. What I have learned from Bendix Academy has helped me become a better person and attain the necessary skills to help others in certain situations, which I believe can help other people develop a better character.