Hello Everyone,
I was watching some woodworking shows today,and yes;one of the shows was T.N.Y.W(The NewYankee Workshop) As I was sitting there watching Norm, Tom and even Roy, later on.(it sounds like I know them personally since I’m calling them by their first names,No disrespect intended,I hope you all know that) It dawned on me that the shows that I was watching really wasn’t what I wanted to be watching. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with what there doing, I just would like to see a show that shows a person make a mistake once in a while, then show people a technique on how to fix or repair what he/she messed up. Also;I don’t care how many shows it takes to show me a project being built, just as long as there’s NO EDITS! If a person is good enough to be hosting a show then he in all intensive purposes should be good enough to do a project without making two many mistakes but if he/she does? Then by all means, show me the correct way to do something about it. (Maybe they could even use a tip or technique sent in by a reader of a magazine or website ,mention the readers name along with the the magazine or website that the information for the repair or maybe even a jig that helped in the project was gotten.)I’d like to see a combination of the shows that’s on right now.
I’d like to see a person that can work just as fluently with power as well as hand tools. Maybe,even if it did take a couple shows, have the host show how to carve wood with carving tools as well as using a tablesaw and jointer but then again show how to square wood up with blockplanes. Maybe each week have guest woodworkers from around the country or from other countries for that matter to come in to give the host a hand and show how they do certain things.
If a person’s good enough to be hosting then it won’t take them that long to do a project(depending on the project of course)even with a few screw up’s along the way.
So,Now that you all know a little bit about what I’d like to see in a show and it’s host. Tell us a bit about what you’d like to see. Also; are you happy with the current shows that’s on now? As for that matter ,are you happy with the Woodworking Magazines that your reading?If not? What would you like to see different?
I apologies in advance if someone’s already asked all of you or had a post in the past on this topic, But I’m just curious to what all of you think???????
Of Course Fine Woodworking Magazine And it’s Website is Excluded From Any Of This, Unless That Is?????They want to be involved in it?
Please belive me people ,I’m not trying to stir up any kind of problems or controversy here. And theres’ no right or wrong answers, I’m just simply asking “YOU” what it is that “YOU”would want to watch or read about.
If your perfectly happy with the shows that’s on and the magazines that your reading then by all means tell me that. If each and every one of you are ecstatic with the way things are and have absolutely no problems with current woodworking programming and your woodworking magazine’s then I guess that would make me the odd man out and the only one to feel the way that I do.
Thanks in advanced. (Watch,Now some big TV executive will see some of our ideas and make big $$$$$$$ off of them) Oh well,I’m still curious to what all of you have to say.
Sincerely,
Jim at Clark Customs
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Jim,
I just would like to see a show that shows a person make a mistake once in a while, then show people a technique on how to fix or repair what he/she messed up
I'd like to see a person that can work just as fluently with power as well as hand tools
Maybe each week have guest woodworkers from around the country or from other countries for that matter to come in to give the host a hand and show how they do certain things.
Sounds a lot like Scott Phillip's show "The american woodworker" Haven't seen it in a few years, I assume it went by the wayside.
Cheers,
Lee
What woodworking shows you get depends upon what state you live in. PBS was meant to be something you could not get elsewhere. Now there are too many cooking shows and too many repeaters such as the antique road show.
It would be nice to have a PBS channel with the less popular shows but since woodworking is a specialty market dont expect it to happen. Unfortunately the people who produce the PBS shows seem to want to reduce competetion even on PBS.
Jim:
These shows are primarily for entertainment; they are not instructional videos and they are not created or produced with that in mind. The present format for TNYW has evolved and must work, otherwise it wouldn't be on.
That said, I agree with you. For example, last night I watched Norm make a nice bow-fronted chest of drawers. The show would have been far more interesting to me if he showed alternative ways of achieving things without the specialized power tool he happens to have. Also, he never shows how cutting angles are determined, just says "we set the blade to seven and a half degrees".
For the draw frames he didn't glue a joint to allow for wood movement, but no quick explanation of the underlying principles - why that joint?
Rather than be frustrated at what has been omitted, I view it as simple entertainment and perhaps encouragement and ideas about how to tackle certain tasks and projects.
Regards,
Hastings
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