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Favorite Woodworking Shows?
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Posted by: doom1701

(Note: I do want to limit this to woodworking--not home improvement, or arts and crafts. Yeah, I'm being all selfish tonight)

I make no bones about it--I'm a New Yankee Workshop guy. Even with Norm's growing collection of tools I'll never own, I still think it's the best example of what a woodworking show should be. But I want to get some other opinions. Even if the show isn't on anymore, feel free to share. What's your favorite?

Posted by: Herg

IMHO, I haven't really seen any other woodworking shows that compare to NYW. They either cut out huge parts of the build that I am interested in, or they really drag things out. Plus, I really like Norm.

I've seend a couple others that after a few viewings, I was bored with. The Router Workshop comes to mind. Yeah, the router is a nice tool, but does it really deserve a show dedicated to it?

Maybe someone else can suggest something worth watching.

Posted by: doom1701

I used to TiVo Router Workshop just for giggles. An old guy and his son (who probably still lives in the basement) building things using a router, taking twice as much time as it would take with a decent workshop.

One show that I like the concept of, but the host and structure still lacks, is the Woodwrights Shop. If Norm uses power tools too much, then Roy Underhill is like the Anti-Norm. But the show doesn't often do really useful projects, they tend to jump around a lot, and Roy is really, really annoying.

So often, I think it comes back to those two items--structure and host. Too often I think the hosts are also the directors and producers. They just run the show like they are in their own workshop, and people happen to be looking over their shoulder. There's no real pattern or plan to the work. NYW has some TV veterans who know how to make a good show.

Posted by: grecorj

NYW, hands down. Man, if I only new 1% of what Norm knows about carpentry....