Anyone else watch the show on PBS? I actually enjoy it, I DVR it each week and its helpful for me as a visual learner to see techniques done that can then be added to my repertoire.
Loved New Yankee, but yeah - Norm would pull out his Old New England Highboy Router Jig and buzz/whirr - "Be sure to tune in next week when we'll be..."One thing that bugs me about these shows is the expectation that we have anywhere near the tools these folks have.
Especially Norm's shop. That place is stocked to the hilt with tens to hundreds of thousands of $$'s worth of tools. There is hardly a project shown that the normal homeowner has the tools to mimic the project.
They certainly got that way for a number or years, but I think they got somewhat away from the McMansion renovations in recent years. Also "Ask this Old House" is more of a real-world show (tho' I have to turn off the sound during "What is it?").This was especially true on This Old House. Materials and tools were supplied and the homes remodeled routinely went far over budget. Their processes were extremely costly and overblown.
I too agree. I watch all of the above shows just because its the only woodworking shows on tv. As for norm, yes he certainly was sponsored by tools. I liked his drawer full of routers. Most of us are lucky to have one let alone a dozen. It just seems that at least he took his time to explain things in a normal way. Those guys in their silly outfits and tommy Mac try to be funny to much. It's woodworking, not a comedy showsawdustfactory said:Nothing personal to the guys on the show bit they annoy me. Feel like they're talking down a lot if the times. Don't care for tommy Mac either, he also annoys me. I miss Norm, and David Marks.