Putting in rebar

The County required me to have 1/2" rebar placed through the slab and up the walls every 16". I had not planned on putting in rebar when I started, which is probably a good thing, since I've never placed rebar before and I may have bagged the whole thing had I known!
I knew my brother Fred had worked with steel and that he had the tools to work it, including 3' bolt cutters, so I had a dozen, 20' lengths of #4s delivered.
I got to know Dave Rose when I first came to High Point and he and his company were constructing the concrete stadium seats overlooking the field, and later when he built the music building. He explained to me how to place the rebar and lent me his rebar cutter/bender to do the work. The right equipment makes alot of difference!
I cut, bent and placed the rebar after I leveled the hole and built the forms.
I passed inspection and I was ready to pour mud!