Bloopers - TV DIY Shows

[cabinetman]

Watching Norm, David, and the other guy - Roy Underhill, I wonder how many takes were filmed before the show version. Speaking of Roy, I haven't seen him on TV for a while. Anyway, watching Norm do his thing, it's really amazing how everything will be ready after lunch, or in the morning.

Just once (maybe more) I would like to see him screw up big time. You know, like we do! But, we don't get to see that. He usually has a sample in front of him before he starts that he will copy. If you watch the credits after the show, there they are, the "technical advisors". Oh please, Steve Thomas, get a haircut.

Norm badgers us about "using these ~ safety glasses" but not much said about the guard and splitter on the TS.

I wish David Marks would trash that long sleeve blue shirt that I'm waiting to get caught on something. I heard a rumor it's to cover some tatts. I would contribute to some speech lessons for him to cure the sleep inducing monotone.

What we don't see, might be more entertaining than what they show. How many pieces are "off the set" that we can't see, that didn't fit, too short, or split to heck.

And last, Roy Underhill, "The Woodwright Shop" ain't too bad. After all, he doesn't use any power equipment, so he couldn't screw up something that bad in 30 minutes.

Any comments?



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

[LarryG]

I think a bloopers show from any of these guys would be rather entertaining.

Marks' long sleeves are indeed to cover tattoos. I've seen pictures of him wearing a tee shirt in which the tatts are fully visible. Every now and then you can catch a glimpse of the edges on "WoodWorks."

I once read an account, somewhere, about the "one" time Nahm made a mistake while the tape was rolling. (In one episode, I forget which, he was bending a thin strip of wood and it broke; this was left in the show. But the mistake I read about was referring to something else.) It said that all the production people who were present are now in the Witness Protection Program. Pretty funny stuff.

[eezlock]

TV bloopers.........duh....

Watching Norm, David, and the other guy - Roy Underhill, I wonder how many takes were filmed before the show version. Speaking of Roy, I haven't seen him on TV for a while. Anyway, watching Norm do his thing, it's really amazing how everything will be ready after lunch, or in the morning.

Just once (maybe more) I would like to see him screw up big time. You know, like we do! But, we don't get to see that. He usually has a sample in front of him before he starts that he will copy. If you watch the credits after the show, there they are, the "technical advisors". Oh please, Steve Thomas, get a haircut.

Norm badgers us about "using these ~ safety glasses" but not much said about the guard and splitter on the TS.

I wish David Marks would trash that long sleeve blue shirt that I'm waiting to get caught on something. I heard a rumor it's to cover some tatts. I would contribute to some speech lessons for him to cure the sleep inducing monotone.

What we don't see, might be more entertaining than what they show. How many pieces are "off the set" that we can't see, that didn't fit, too short, or split to heck.

And last, Roy Underhill, "The Woodwright Shop" ain't too bad. After all, he doesn't use any power equipment, so he couldn't screw up something that bad in 30 minutes.

Any comments?



"I'M NEVER WRONG - BUT I'M NOT ALWAYS RIGHT"

I saw Nahmie, do a very stupid thing the other week on NYW episode....
he was making a BEVELED RIP cut with the tablesaw blade angled TOWARD
the rip fence! What gives here...he promotes safety,but he doesn't always
practice it in reality. He also never uses a blade guard or splitter on that saw either. I know that his show producers would say that these items were removed for clarity in making the camera shots....so what? If it is unsafe...
don't do it! No matter how experienced someone is in using these power tools
they can and will have an accident at some time due to a lapse in memory or any other brain fart/ malfunction.....my .02 worth. Eezlock

[Thom2]

Just once (maybe more) I would like to see him screw up big time. You know, like we do! But, we don't get to see that.

I don't know about your shop, but I've got a $100 that says the Censors would have a problem with airing mistakes from MY shop.

[radhak]

I was reading an older magazine about Norm (think it was Pop WW) where it said that Norm did the same project twice : first all for himself, and the next one for the camera. That's why all his projects start with the original piece where he gets his inspiration, then we see his workshop where the project is already created, ready for reference while going thru the steps of (re-)creating it for the audience. So maybe that might explain reduced 'bloopers'.

Of course, I might not do it without a problem even if it were the 12th time...

[mschrank]

Watching Norm, David, and the other guy - Roy Underhill, I wonder how many takes were filmed before the show version.

If you watch closely, you'll note that Roy does his shows in one long take from beginning to end. By the end of the show, he's usually out of breath with a couple of fresh scrapes. I once saw a show where he quickly bandaged a bleeding cut and kept on going. One more reason to admire the guy

I'm more Tim the Toolman (more power!) than Roy Underhill, but I enjoy seeing how things were done before the days of table saws and plunge routers.

[Kristofor]

I don't know about your shop, but I've got a $100 that says the Censors would have a problem with airing mistakes from MY shop.

Shoot, the censors might have a problem showing any of it. That BT3Central thong must be a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.

Kristofor.

[Warren]

Underhill does indeed state that all of the shows are done in one take. Now and then some of the projects carry a little visible blood. While I don't work in his manner, I love power tools, I enjoy watching and learn from his explanations as to why and how various woods are used. And, he's not shy about accidents. When you spend your life working with sharp edges and moving machinery you have to expect a few cuts and bruises.

[PJC]

LOML and I always joke about Norm dropping F-bombs off camera if something doesn't fit right.

[ejs1097]

[QUOTE=LarryG]In one episode, I forget which, he was bending a thin strip of wood and it broke; this was left in the show.QUOTE]

I think that was the wine rack (if you can call it that). It seemed like that was left in there to show that the possibility of splitting the wood was pretty high.

I doubt Norm makes many woodworking mistakes. His demeanor and experience make up for that. Plus with all the jigs and setup guides he uses, once they are created mistakes are very minimized.

That said there has to be outtakes of scripts/lines from showing a piece at "old strawbridge(sp) village", etc to be seen.

I've seemed to adopt Norm's 'prototype' mentality when making something new, expensive, or fancy. recutting, and finding mistakes with #2 pine is alot cheaper and I don't make expensive mistakes in the real project then.

[Rslaugh]

Shoot, the censors might have a problem showing any of it. That BT3Central thong must be a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen.

Kristofor.

Kris - I've watched Thom work and actually it's a safety thing. He wears it over his head to hold his safety glasses on. This also serves the purpose of actually muffling that which the censors probably would have some problems with.