New Woodworking Show on PBS

[dbhost]

I really like SteveInMarin on Youtube. I don't watch many podcasts, but I do enjoy his projects and I like his approach and delivery. I would like to see him get a shot at a show.

One of these days I am going to make that darn cube in a cube...

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...snum=0&spell=1

Steve's stuff is great, but the roving jerky camera work style makes me want to throw up. I wish he'd knock it off. It's like trying to watch Max Headroom all over again...

[JoeyGee]

Steve's stuff is great, but the roving jerky camera work style makes me want to throw up. I wish he'd knock it off. It's like trying to watch Max Headroom all over again...

I would hope PBS would be able to add some production value over a self produced Youtube setup . He's not perfect, but I think he has the same Normal Guy (pun intended) and easy going approach.

Unfortunately, with NYW seemingly unable to find sponsorship to run his shows even in reruns, and HGTV/DIY's direction of shows they are putting out, it looks like people like us just don't generate numbers for TV shows.

[BigguyZ]

The Woodmith Shop is actually worse than their podcasts, I think. Ithink their internet videos were better, because it was just people talking to people and they were a lot more frank and less "mechanically showy". The PBS show sounds waaaaay too scripted and rigid.

The podcasts were not like that at all.


If we're talking about good podcasts on WWing, I think the best is the Wood Whisperer, by far. Marc is funny and knowledgable. Also, he talks a lot about the process and errors.

[JSUPreston]

Ithink their internet videos were better, because it was just people talking to people and they were a lot more frank and less "mechanically showy". The PBS show sounds waaaaay too scripted and rigid.

I don't like how things are staged on that show, with the fake casual conversations, acting like they just showed up at the bench when they were talking to each other just a few seconds earlier, etc. However, I do DVR that show, and it's about the one one I've found lately worth watching, since NYWS isn't airing in my area at all now.

[LarryG]

... since NYWS isn't airing in my area at all now.

For those who aren't aware ... the New Yankee Workshop web site has been posting videos of the early episodes for a while now. One per week, changes every Friday (except when they have technical glitches, which has happened a couple-few times).

[Cochese]

For those who aren't aware ... the New Yankee Workshop web site has been posting videos of the early episodes for a while now. One per week, changes every Friday (except when they have technical glitches, which has happened a couple-few times).

What I like about the NYW site is that I can play the video through my PS3, which gives me an experience like I was watching on PBS. The episodes I've seen so far are very early ones, before he built his router table or did a lot of other tool upgrades.

[LarryG]

The episodes I've seen so far are very early ones, before he built his router table or did a lot of other tool upgrades.

Right, they started with Episode 101, which AFAIK was the very first show (they may have aired them out of order during the original run on PBS; that happens with some shows). They're about halfway through the fifth season now.

[billwmeyer]

I agree on T-Mac. What he actually does are small projects and he makes them quite complicated. He recently did a serving tray with splayed out sides. He only showed part of how to make it and barely fit it in the 30 minutes. It seemed too complicated for me. Norm had a rebroadcast a week or two later of 2 serving trays and made a splayed out side tray look easy. Of course, Norm made most of his work look easy.

I hope T-Mac improves, we just don't get much in the way of woodworking shows.

Bill

[3thumbs]

I emailed my local PBS station about taking Woodsmith Shop off the air, and they told me that they had moved it to the "Create" channel, one which is apparently only available over the airwaves, but not on cable or satellite.
DM

[RAV2]

I watched this show for about 15 minutes.

I love all home improvement shows!

This guy drove me nuts with his repeated phrase - "OK guys" every 20 seconds.

I can't stand to watch any more of this show................................

[Pappy]

For those who aren't aware ... the New Yankee Workshop web site has been posting videos of the early episodes for a while now. One per week, changes every Friday (except when they have technical glitches, which has happened a couple-few times).

Wish I could save the webcasts to my computer of burn them to a disc. I have a lot of the NYWS shows on tape. There is aenough detail given that, with a lttle bit of thought and planning, you can build most of Norm's projects just from the information given.

[jking]

I doubt we'll see another show like NYW for a while. I actually like the Woodsmith Shop. The episodes are much improved from the first season. I just wish they'd do less of the teaching type talk to each other & direct more of it the viewer.

[os1kne]

I hope he refines his craft as to hosting, I saw an immense improvement between episodes one and two. I recently discovered the Woodsmith Shop as well. Those guys are a bit goofy, but it's a very good show.


I'm giving TMac (I hate that nickname) some time. Norm did it for over 20 years, he's only a year in.

I haven't really watched enough episodes (only one) to give much of an evaluation - but those guys have some pretty big shoes to fill. There will always be plenty of people that say that Norm isn't as skilled a woodworker as X - and they may be right - however, I don't think that there are many woodworkers that are as skilled (or more skilled) that can host a show that is as informative and enjoyable to watch.