Public Television

[Jenson71]

A series of questions in poll form will be available shortly.

What are some of your favorite shows? Any Charlie Rose viewers?

[Iowanian]

Wasn't it the Yankee workshop where the guy that looked like the Lenox Furnace logo made furniture using ONLY the old hand tools?

I liked that show tool. (pun intended)

NYW
[pan pile of precut wood, wood glue and stain]
"ta-day, I'm going to be using moyah shopa fulla tools and contraptions that you'll nevah be able ta affahd, to construct a piece of fuhnitah fora cottage by the Sea. This intriquite design, I'll be able to use my $4000 planer, my joinah, this precision biscuit cuttah and jig to create dovetail joints. I'll also be using this new contraption donated to me that will carve unique and delicate designs into the front panels that your wife will want, but you have zero chance of recreating. I'll be doing all of these things without dirtying my shop or cutting my finger"

[pan finished product 30 minutes later]

"see, that wasn't so hahd. Until Next Time, Ahm Nahm Abrams"

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Wasn't it the Yankee workshop where the guy that looked like the Lenox Furnace logo made furniture using ONLY the old hand tools?

I liked that show tool. (pun intended)

I dunno about a hand tool ONLY show, though it's possible.
He has an impressive shop, with lots of hand and power tools, and tackles a single project each episode.
He's also part of the TOH royalty [finish carpentry] with Tom Silva [framing] and Rich Trathewey [plumbing and HVAC], with Kevin O'Connor [face] and Roger Cook [landscaping and horticulture] coming on later.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

NYW
[pan pile of precut wood, wood glue and stain]
"ta-day, I'm going to be using moyah shopa fulla tools and contraptions that you'll nevah be able ta affahd, to construct a piece of fuhnitah fora cottage by the Sea. This intriquite design, I'll be able to use my $4000 planer, my joinah, this precision biscuit cuttah and jig to create dovetail joints. I'll also be using this new contraption donated to me that will carve unique and delicate designs into the front panels that your wife will want, but you have zero chance of recreating. I'll be doing all of these things without dirtying my shop or cutting my finger"

[pan finished product 30 minutes later]

"see, that wasn't so hahd. Until Next Time, Ahm Nahm Abrams"

And theyah is no moah impohtahnt tip than to weyah THESE safety glasses.

[Iowanian]

this is it
"the woodwright's shop"
http://www.pbs.org/wws/schedule/25season.html

"now I'm going to take this block of Cedar I've just cut down with a handsaw, and I'm going to make it round with a lathe, powered by my foot like a potters wheel, and I'm going to hone it into a spoke, using this spoke knife and a hand rasp."

"See how I cut these biscuit divots with an axe"

Thats how that show rolls.

[Iowanian]

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by FAX

We have a local Public Access show called, "This Damned House" in which a bunch of goobers keep failing at their attempts to fix stuff. It's not particularly entertaining, but extremely realistic.

FAX

That's the taping of U.S. Congress sessions. I got that channel too.

[Fish]

[Fish]

[FAX]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

this is it
"the woodwright's shop"
http://www.pbs.org/wws/schedule/25season.html

"now I'm going to take this block of Cedar I've just cut down with a handsaw, and I'm going to make it round with a lathe, powered by my foot like a potters wheel, and I'm going to hone it into a spoke, using this spoke knife and a hand rasp."

"See how I cut these biscuit divots with an axe"

Thats how that show rolls.

That is the funniest show on television. This guy tries to make stuff liike a rocking chair out of a log and archaic tools that never work. By the end of the episode, the only thing that looks worse than the chair are his mangled hands.

FAX

[RJ]

In a household with small children, PBS Kids shows are great. Curious George, Sesame Street, Barney and some others are all educational and entertaining for the pre-school crowd.

I don't know why I don't donate to them. I always know when their pledge drives are cause my in-laws volunteer for them. I'll try to remember to kick in a few $$ next time. I wonder what is an appropriate amount?

[FAX]

Originally Posted by RJ

In a household with small children, PBS Kids shows are great. Curious George, Sesame Street, Barney and some others are all educational and entertaining for the pre-school crowd.

I don't know why I don't donate to them. I always know when their pledge drives are cause my in-laws volunteer for them. I'll try to remember to kick in a few $$ next time. I wonder what is an appropriate amount?

I used to donate to PBS each year, Mr. RJ. Then I became involved in producing a PBS documentary and had the opportunity to visit the local facilities on several occasions over a period of several months during post-production.

I'm not joking when I say that, every time I walked through the facility, almost half of the "employees" were either asleep at their desks or playing solitare on their pcs. I decided they had too much money at that point and directed my giving elsewhere.

FAX

[bogie]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

I don't watch it much.

I always like "This old house" and "new Yankee workshop". I hated it when they lost the State Wrestling finals, and wish they'd have broadcast the entire thing.

I really enjoyed the shows where they took the people and had them live as pioneers. "pioneer house" I think it was called. I only wish they'd have done it longer and made them live out the winter or tap out, with the "last family standing" winning some money.

I'm probably a year from Sesame Street and whatnot coming into play.

La La La La, La La La La, Elmo's world.
La La La La, La La La La, Elmo's world.
Elmo likes his goldfish, his crayon toooooo, that's Elmo's world.

[bogie]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

Wasn't it the Yankee workshop where the guy that looked like the Lenox Furnace logo made furniture using ONLY the old hand tools?

I liked that show tool. (pun intended)

NYW
[pan pile of precut wood, wood glue and stain]
"ta-day, I'm going to be using moyah shopa fulla tools and contraptions that you'll nevah be able ta affahd, to construct a piece of fuhnitah fora cottage by the Sea. This intriquite design, I'll be able to use my $4000 planer, my joinah, this precision biscuit cuttah and jig to create dovetail joints. I'll also be using this new contraption donated to me that will carve unique and delicate designs into the front panels that your wife will want, but you have zero chance of recreating. I'll be doing all of these things without dirtying my shop or cutting my finger"

[pan finished product 30 minutes later]

"see, that wasn't so hahd. Until Next Time, Ahm Nahm Abrams"

As always, read the manual to your tools and remember to always wear safety glasses (or something like that)

[bogie]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

And theyah is no moah impohtahnt tip than to weyah THESE safety glasses.

That's it. I love Norm.

[88TG88]

i always tape the bob ross painting hour. the pretty trees soothe me.