If the scout can demonstrate the he can use a tool safely and correctly then he should be allowed to use it. I grew up using a welder when I was 12 and all sorts of saws and drills and even cutting torches by age 10.
Eat foods rich in Vitamin B-6: Foods with vitamin B-6 have a number of benefits after you give blood. Your body needs the vitamin to build healthy blood cells and it helps the body break down proteins. Because proteins contain many of the nutrients you need after giving blood, eating vitamin B-6 foods can be helpful.
Without iron, your body cannot maintain or produce healthy red blood cells. Because your body must begin to make new blood cells, eating foods that contain iron after giving blood can give you a good start. Examples of iron-rich foods include spinach, red meat, fish, poultry, beans and raisins. Nuts and peanut butter also contain it.