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   k9s | May 16, 2003 04:49am | #1

   I remember. The guy even wore 18th century work clothes.

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   booch | May 16, 2003 06:24am | #2

   You bet!

   Great show! He'd be out of breath adn dripping with sweat by the time he was thru turning a part on his treadle lathe. From there to spoon bits, scorps, riving, and all the "hard to do" jobs done in the past. Fascinating guy, but I don't remember red hair just big curly hair and a moustach. His name escapes me right now. It'll hit me tomorrow.

   Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?
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   fredsmart48 | May 17, 2003 01:16am | #7

   It was called the woodwright shop it is on pbs here in the fall before they switch to Yankee work shop.     

   The person who host it name is Roy underhill.

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   JeffKurtz | May 17, 2003 03:44am | #8

   No, no, and no.  The Woodwright's Shop was not the NYW's predecessor, and still has nothing to do with the New Yankee Workshop.  Furthermore, it's still on the PBS line-up, filled with Roy Underhill's silly jokes and bloody fingers.

   Here's the link

   http://www.pbs.org/wws/

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   booch | May 17, 2003 08:00am | #9

   Just thought of his name right now.

   Funny guy but I think he must have fallen into the timeslot that I have reserved for some other activity. Probably 11 AM on Saturday Morning.  

   Strange how those British comedies (if you call it that) persist on PBS. That old crow on "Keeping Up Appearances" baffles me as to why I'd want to listen to her drivel. Hell, I could introduce you to two or three of those old hens. Some of that stuff is pure crapola. I'm sure my taste leaning twords the three stooges puts me in lower-brow appreciation for humor but why would the TV schedulers think we need a pure diet of that almost comedy. Now Plug Roy Underhill in that evening time slot and I'm going to make sure I watch it.

   That is what PBS ought to be about. Kind of hard to have commercial advertisers support Roy unless it is for the moral high ground. Not much money in spoon bits and sharpened axle leaf springs made into lathe tools.Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?

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   notDusty | May 16, 2003 07:33am | #3

          duggie ,         I don't remember the red hair either , but I remember the show . Not only would he be dripping with sweat but usually a little blood too. I think he had like 25 minutes to film a half hour segment or something like that . I think the name you are looking for may be  "Roy Underhill ".

                                          happy woodworking

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   yotonyb | May 16, 2003 07:50am | #4

   If it's Roy Underhill, then the name of the show was "The Woodwright's Shop" on PBS. He's the Anti-Norm!

   "We don't seem to have a tool for that, so let's fire up the forge, work the bellows and beat a plowshare into a chisel."

   In some ways, his show motivated me to be more resourceful with the few available tools that I have...the ones in my toolbox and the one between my ears.

   tony b.

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   notDusty | May 16, 2003 08:06am | #5

        YOTONYB ,               You are correct , maybe that is not the same show they are thinking of . But I sure agree with you about  using our original equipment tools . As they say necessity is the mother of invention .

                                      dusty

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   JeffKurtz | May 16, 2003 07:57pm | #6

   Tony,

   It's not Roy Underhill; his show, "The Woodwright's Shop", is still on PBS.  There was a show called "The Yankee Workshop", but I can't find anything about it on Google.

   If you haven't seen it yet, on the Fine Woodworking site there is a short clip of Roy demonstrating cabin building techniques.  Cute.

   http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/pages/spw020.asp

   Jeff

   Edited 5/16/2003 3:44:03 PM ET by Jeff K

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   PhilJackson | May 18, 2003 10:21pm | #11

   GOOD POINT! IF YOU WERE SNOWED IN IN SOME REMOTE PLACE WITH ONLY A HANDFUL OF TOOLS AND HAD TO BUILD A SHELTER IN A HURRY, ROY WOULD BE THE GUY TO HAVE ON YOUR SIDE.

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   JamesC67 | May 18, 2003 10:04pm | #10

   It's been a lot of years but I vaigly remember the show.  True it did remind me of Mr Underhill's show but it wasn't.

    Another show that we dont get here in Central Michigan anymore is the American Workshop hosted by Scott Phillips.  If it is on it must be in the weee morning hours when the majority of us are staring at the insides of our eyelids and I know the last thing on my priority list in the middle of the night is watching woodworking shows , But then again anytime after 5:00am is fine with me.

   Well good luck and let us know if anyone figures out where all these old but very good shows disapear to.

    Sinserely,

    Jim Clark