Although it was illegal, each day at least two trucks brought sawn timber into the capital (worth about 3,000 per truck).

So we started thinking about the legacy of shop class and how shop class wood and metal shop class in particular historically, has been something intended for kids who aren't going to go to college.

Early electric stoves were unsatisfactory due to the cost of electricity (compared with wood, coal, or city gas), limited power available from the electrical supply company, poor temperature regulation, and short life of heating elements.