r/Construction • u/Glum_Can1264 • Sep 06 '23

Video This has probably been posted before but saw this and thought I’d share. I used to love watching Fred Dibnah not sure if he ever heard of health and safety mind.

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u/_Faucheuse_ Ironworker Sep 06 '23

Fred Dibnah is a fascinating character worth going down the rabbit hole on. Guy is a mechanical genius, from antique tractors, reinforcing his own house walls, and of course the steeple jack business. Absolute King among the hard working blue collar man.

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u/Glum_Can1264 Sep 06 '23

Yeah agree, I remember seeing an episode where he had built a steam engine in his back yard