When opening a can to avoid turning the print into dust, wet your fingers and turn the top counter clockwise. When it's about halfway open, turn the can so it's tilted at a 90 degree angle. Look carefully for sparks on the metal as you open; if you go too fast you could ignite the film, so what you can do is have a bag of sand near you to douse the nitrate just in case. I'm glad to hear that Binko the cub survived beyond those stack of drawings!
