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※ This video is part of <Extreme Jobs - Those Who Protect the End> broadcast on February 3, 2024. There are people who are trying to protect things that are disappearing from our lives. From the last remaining briquette factory in Taebaek, to the last shovel handle factory protecting domestic shovels, to the only craftsman of handmade abacuses! We visit people who live with a sense of responsibility to protect their places if there are people in need. Hope for domestic products, shovel handle factory 17 years ago, with the introduction of cheap Chinese shovel handles, all shovel handle factories in Korea except for this one in Wonju closed. Mr. Yoo Byung-tae stubbornly protects his place, saying that he is the only domestic shovel handle. Mr. Byung-tae's shovel handle, made only of oak, can withstand a 2.5-ton forklift passing over it. The process of making a single shovel handle, including lumbering the tree, removing the knots, and steaming it, involves a whopping 20 steps. Eight years ago, his son Yoo Heung-jo quit his trading company and joined his father in protecting domestic shovel handles. Thanks to his promotion in keeping with the times, the shovel handle factory, which was in danger, regained its vitality. Let's go to the factory of the father and son who are strong together like a handle and a shovel blade. ✔ Program name: Extreme Job - People who protect the end ✔ Broadcast date: 2024.02.03