I usually tape the 5 am showing of Wood Works. Looks like it’s a good thing I’ve been saving the tapes, because DIY Network has removed it, except for the Saturday show.
This is too bad, because for my money Marks’ show was the most interesting woodwork being done on TV.
My goal is for my work to outlast me. Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.
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Yeah, you're right. This sucks.
Jeff
Hi Jeff,
I consider you are still very lucky to have chance to watch "woodworking/D.I.Y"program on TV - in your country.
I never have the chance to watch local program on woodworking. But, it is not unusual to watch news on "illegal logging" happening every where - in my country.
...did you ever see "rainbows" right on your head? ....it is all the time on others', that's how I see luck.
In the big picture, what is or isn't on TV is pretty trivial. I'd much rather be in the shop creating projects than watching somebody else on TV doing the same.
I live in Western Washington state where we have large evergreen forests. We have illegal logging here as well. What's worse, we have an epidemic of illegal meth amphetamine drug labs being found in the backcountry. Hazardous chemical pollution is found in these drug labs, putting the area off limits until an expensive environmental cleanup can take place...
Jeff
I agree that if you have to choose one or another, watch or do, you'll learn more doing. However, if one simply gets a pile of tools and no instruction (books or TV or help from a friend), one is likely to both waste time and take unnecessary risks.
I think a judicious mix of instruction and practice, in woodworking as in so many pursuits, is the best means of acquiring a skill.
Western Washington, eh? I'm in Redmond, where are you?My goal is for my work to outlast me. Expect my joinery to get simpler as time goes by.
LOL...small world eh? Sumner. Yes, I agree, instruction is critical to working safely and effectively. Wood Works was my favorite woodworking show, I'd TIVO it and watch it when I had time in the evening. Not a good practice to be running the planer at 10 PM. In addition to being a tool collector, I'm also a book/magazine collector. Taunton had a lot of their books on 1/2 price sale a while back and I loaded up on their books to add to my library. Of course,finding the time to read them all, is another matter. With WW being down to one episode a week, I guess now I'll have more time for reading...;-)
Jeff
John,
I agree. Woodworks is a fantastic show. I always find that I can pick up a trick or jog my memory on a technique that may have slipped my mind. In fact, he did a show on a chess board which I was able to use his technique in my current project.
I just hope they don't drop him from the network alltogeather.
As for the other posts of " I would rather be in my shop working than watching a show" Woodworks aired Thursday evenings, so instead of watching the network offerings, I am able to watch something that is interesting and relax. See, so I am doing two things at once. More productive this way.
joe p
For those who aren't aware, David hasn't filmed a new episode for over 2 years I understand. The episodes we're watching were finished in '04.
There will be no new contract, as DIY and David couldn't come to an agreement (I don't have enough detail to talk about that).
I'm bummed as David is one of the most talented woodworkers that became very popular. I always enjoyed watching his show. I've heard that he's working on a new video series and focusing a great deal more time on his teaching efforts now though.
I'll find out specifics when I attend a class of his in July. I would be very curious to find out if I could buy a commercial free version of a technique from him for certain!
michael
That is interesting that Mark has classes. Here in Atlanta, I tivo him about 4 times a week. I also think that his show is the best as he introduces interesting ways of building projects. So many of the wood working shows are made by actors who give bad or incomplete advise and explainations. I also think the original New Yankee workshop is great though I think he could do better with a full hour and more detail steps. As far as lessons go, have you ever seen one of Gary Katz tapes on using the sliding compound saw? He is excellent.
Here in LA, KCET has removed New Yankee workshop from its schedule, citing declining ratings.
[Avoid schadenfreude]
Just when Norm was learning to hand dovetail!
Man, bad timing.
Just another sign of the times. There isn't enough of us old timers watching this stuff on TV anymore to make it worth the advertisers money. Young people don't care about hand skills anymore. Automotive, woodworking, metalworking, welding, etc.. What used to be called Trades Skills. With the possible exception of residential and commercial construction, there's no future for making a living with these kinds of skills anymore, so why have any interest in it. I'm not saying I like this or agree with it, but that's the way I see it. My (young adult) kids or any of their contemporaries could care less about anything remotely related. Video games, computers, and reality TV, that's their core interests. Sad, very sad. It was people like us that bred ingenuity and innovation. New products and technologies. Who's going to do it tomorrow, video game programmers?? I don't think so. The loss of these hard skills is going to have a negative impact to us as a country some day....probably sooner rather than later too.
Jeff
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