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Title: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 14, 2013, 11:20:55 PM
Who else has ever watched this show? It has been on since 1979...
http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/home/ (http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/home/)
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Roger Bacon on October 14, 2013, 11:21:36 PM
Who else has ever watched this show? It has been on since 1979...
http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/home/ (http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/home/)

ROFL
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 14, 2013, 11:24:30 PM
ROFL
Rhis is what you will watching when you cancel your cable...
Now go to the woods and cut down a trees, and then make a table and chairs out it.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 14, 2013, 11:27:55 PM
Full episodes, Johnny Falcon, where are you?
 http://video.pbs.org/program/woodwrights-shop/ (http://video.pbs.org/program/woodwrights-shop/)
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Roger Bacon on October 14, 2013, 11:29:43 PM
Rhis is what you will watching when you cancel your cable...
Now go to the woods and cut down a trees, and then make a table and chairs out it.

 ;D

Have you really watched it Parker?  ;D

Norm Abram is the master, of course.  This guys patience and skill using the same basic tools that go back hundreds of years is really amazing though.  

You cannot buy a cabinet like this at Ikea...  :-\
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 14, 2013, 11:36:31 PM
;D

Have you really watched it Parker?  ;D

Norm Abram is the master, of course.  This guys patience and skill using the same basic tools that go back hundreds of years is really amazing though.  

You cannot buy a cabinet like this at Ikea...  :-\
Hell Yeah, I have watched it. I have family that does this sort of thing.

This dude and Bob Ross were/are the shit.

What I like about it, is what you mentioned---the skill and patience. It harks back to a time where you had to make your furniture or hire someone to do it. It takes time, reminds of the 10,000 hrs suggestion. If you do something over the span of 10,000 hours, you will become a master at it...and this show has been on since 1979...33 yrs.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: BB on October 14, 2013, 11:39:13 PM
Roy Underhill is awesome. He's marvelously patient and thoughtful in his teaching. The companion books are well worth the cost too. The section on selecting and bucking trees down to usable lumber, and traditional joinery are particularly interesting.  
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 14, 2013, 11:40:45 PM
Roy Underhill is awesome. He's marvelously patient and thoughtful in his teaching. The companion books are well worth the cost too. The section on selecting and bucking trees down to usable lumber, and traditional joinery are particularly interesting.  
I've been meaning to get those books...
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Roger Bacon on October 15, 2013, 12:20:48 AM
Hell Yeah, I have watched it. I have family that does this sort of thing.

This dude and Bob Ross were/are the shit.

What I like about it, is what you mentioned---the skill and patience. It harks back to a time where you had to make your furniture or hire someone to do it. It takes time, reminds of the 10,000 hrs suggestion. If you do something over the span of 10,000 hours, you will become a master at it...and this show has been on since 1979...33 yrs.


Damn, that's a long time. I'm going to see if I can find any old episodes on youtube. I never would have thought people on getbig watched this too!!!   8)
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: phreak on October 15, 2013, 12:23:46 AM
Thanks very much for awaring me! I'll get started on watching this today. I love woodworking. The feel, the smell. :)
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 15, 2013, 12:41:06 AM

Damn, that's a long time. I'm going to see if I can find any old episodes on youtube. I never would have thought people on getbig watched this too!!!   8)
There are some old clips on YouTube
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Tapeworm on October 15, 2013, 12:52:59 AM
There's tons of good stuff on youtube but because my garage space is limited it's kind of like watching porn without jerking off.  I really want to lay down about 3000sf of slab and build a workshop.  Not that I have the skills to justify 3000sf of workspace but right now I have more skills and ambition than space, which is really frustrating.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 15, 2013, 01:13:37 AM
There's tons of good stuff on youtube but because my garage space is limited it's kind of like watching porn without jerking off.  I really want to lay down about 3000sf of slab and build a workshop.  Not that I have the skills to justify 3000sf of workspace but right now I have more skills and ambition than space, which is really frustrating.
here is something that may inspire you. This guy built his own lift for his daily driver/racecar Porsche 911. It is a one car garage/space, but he turned it into his workshop for his car.
 http://jalopnik.com/5978745/the-story-behind-the-perfect-porsche-garages-porsche (http://jalopnik.com/5978745/the-story-behind-the-perfect-porsche-garages-porsche)
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Tapeworm on October 15, 2013, 02:25:58 AM
here is something that may inspire you. This guy built his own lift for his daily driver/racecar Porsche 911. It is a one car garage/space, but he turned it into his workshop for his car.
 http://jalopnik.com/5978745/the-story-behind-the-perfect-porsche-garages-porsche (http://jalopnik.com/5978745/the-story-behind-the-perfect-porsche-garages-porsche)

The lift is pretty cool.  He's done well there.  I've got an I-beam gantry setup in mind for my fantasy space.  Not as sleek as a floor recessed hoist, and not ideal for automotive work, but it woud let me cover the whole area.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Parker on October 15, 2013, 02:28:25 AM
The lift is pretty cool.  He's done well there.  I've got an I-beam gantry setup in mind for my fantasy space.  Not as sleek as a floor recessed hoist, and not ideal for automotive work, but it woud let me cover the whole area.
Sounds like you got a working plan. I hope you can finish if.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Tapeworm on October 15, 2013, 02:37:50 AM
Sounds like you got a working plan. I hope you can finish if.

All I need now is a ton of money and a ton of free time.  ;D
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: crownshep on October 15, 2013, 05:50:06 AM
I like watching this guys videos,he only uses hand tools.

Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Tapeworm on October 15, 2013, 06:33:38 AM
I like watching this guys videos,he only uses hand tools.



That radius plane @ 145 & 152 is great.  Never seen one of those before.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: hrspwr1 on October 15, 2013, 07:54:38 AM
I have watched that guy a lot of times, he has that old style down and has made some seriously labor intensive stuff.
I also used to watch the new yankee workshop guy bit found he could get annoying as shit. He had a ton of modern equipment and would be spouting off about moving shit a 32nd of an inch, fuk that I can hit with my hand and get a 1/4.  :D
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: bradistani on October 15, 2013, 10:52:49 AM
i used to like watching the furniture guys shellacking wood to a finish.. no homo
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: BB on October 15, 2013, 01:00:51 PM
i used to like watching the furniture guys shellacking wood to a finish.. no homo

Ha, I haven't thought of them in a few years. They had the PBS show and then a show on TLC here in the states. The second show had more schtick -

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Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Marty Champions on October 15, 2013, 03:30:01 PM
yes he is a cool mother fucker

protected by Falcon
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Andy Griffin on October 15, 2013, 06:45:43 PM
;D

Have you really watched it Parker?  ;D

Norm Abram is the master, of course.  This guys patience and skill using the same basic tools that go back hundreds of years is really amazing though.  

You cannot buy a cabinet like this at Ikea...  :-\

he's wider than Phil Heath

UNC TV is my source for classic British sitcoms when they're not phagging up the Sat Night lineup with fundraising every other week   >:(
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Mr Nobody on October 15, 2013, 06:52:28 PM
he's wider than Phil Heath

UNC TV is my source for classic British sitcoms when they're not phagging up the Sat Night lineup with fundraising every other week   >:(
Is Benny Hill on UNC TV now?
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Andy Griffin on October 15, 2013, 06:53:56 PM
Is Benny Hill on UNC TV now?

not currently    in fact these fudgepackers are really starting to annoy me...they still haven't put Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting For God, Are You Being Served, or Outnumbered back on.

Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Mr Nobody on October 15, 2013, 06:59:28 PM
not currently    in fact these fudgepackers are really starting to annoy me...they still haven't put Keeping Up Appearances, Waiting For God, Are You Being Served, or Outnumbered back on.


The Geographic stuff is still pretty good about different countries. Mr Rodgers is back on he can go he is dead anyway.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Andy Griffin on October 15, 2013, 07:04:22 PM
The Geographic stuff is still pretty good about different countries. Mr Rodgers is back on he can go he is dead anyway.

Mr. Rodgers ruled...

And I don't mind the programming in general...it's when they preempt their programming for those endless fundraisers.
Title: Re: The Woodwright's Shop On PBS
Post by: Marty Champions on October 15, 2013, 07:16:17 PM
I like watching this guys videos,he only uses hand tools.


only a white man can do such great things