I had a childhood obsession with The Woodwright's Shop

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

As a child I was convinced this was the best non-cartoon on TV. I also watched The New Yankee Workshop and This Old House but they're not as interesting. This show was top-tier entertainment for the reckless child.

Really into learning how furniture was made.

Look at these chairs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qCqMiUOZ2s

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Not_Rainbow_Horse: Nov 11, 2013

thank you for sharing your memories, op

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gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

it's ok to like gay men

# ? Feb 18, 2015 06:53

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Not_Rainbow_Horse posted:

thank you for sharing your memories, op

# ? Feb 18, 2015 06:53

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

gnarlyhotep posted:

it's ok to like gay men

He's not gay he just makes benches that are really swell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiKsRsplB3g

# ? Feb 18, 2015 06:55

Zeroisanumber: Oct 23, 2010; Nap Ghost

I've never heard of this show but he looks like a friendly dude and carpentry is super.

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VendaGoat: Nov 1, 2005

Looks like Benderdicks's Cumherbtach's father.

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gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

they're gay as hell, but that's not what matters

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

gnarlyhotep posted:

they're gay as hell, but that's not what matters

No! This is not a gay thing, this is a thing of oak and pine

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Not_Rainbow_Horse: Nov 11, 2013

lol wood

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gnarlyhotep: Sep 30, 2008; by Lowtax; Oven Wrangler

lol wood

e: f;b

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Windows 98: Nov 13, 2005; HTTP 400: Bad post

I just watched the whole video in the OP and it was actually really entertaining.

I need to sleep.

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shyduck: Oct 3, 2003

i like pbs programming

# ? Feb 18, 2015 07:37

Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

This show was the boring version of The Router Workshop with Peanut and Knothead

# ? Feb 18, 2015 07:44

Inevitable: Jul 27, 2007; by Ralp

I want to learn how to work wood because I am a hipster and that seems like the next logical step after the beard thing

not joking

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shyduck: Oct 3, 2003

The Woodwrong's Shop

Every episode he would pick up a shoe or a video tape and ask if this is wood and people would yell NO and that was it

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Not_Rainbow_Horse: Nov 11, 2013

shyduck posted:

The Woodwrong's Shop

Every episode he would pick up a shoe or a video tape and ask if this is wood and people would yell NO and that was it

we need a video of this

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Smiling Mandrill: Jan 19, 2015

Love the Woodwright's Shop and the New Yankee Workshop. Fun fact the host of the Woodwright's shop used to be the master carpenter at a colonial village. In one of the early episodes he takes you to work with him, and you get to see how crappy it was to live in the olden times!

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Jabberlock: Nov 29, 2014

what is this, i dont know im not old

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Three-Phase: Aug 5, 2006; by zen death robot

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Smiling Mandrill posted:

Love the Woodwright's Shop and the New Yankee Workshop. Fun fact the host of the Woodwright's shop used to be the master carpenter at a colonial village. In one of the early episodes he takes you to work with him, and you get to see how crappy it was to live in the olden times!

answer: real crappy

# ? Feb 18, 2015 21:25

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

and that is true, at least early on some episodes weren't for building stuff per se, they were in-depth explanations of the tools for traditional woodworking. there is a two-parter about hand planes, for example.

the description is:

quote:

Roy gives us the history of a wide selection of classic hand planes, and explains the wide variety of specialized uses.

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Myron Baloney: Mar 19, 2002; Emitting dimensions are swallowing you

I liked that show too, Roy knew his poo poo.

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

Myron Baloney posted:

I liked that show too, Roy knew his poo poo.

technically it's still on. like, they're still making new episodes. it's been on air continuously since 1979.

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Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

Does anybody with knowledge of The Router Workshop know why that bald guy had a huge knot at the top of his head? Was it a router accident?

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sharknado slashfic: Jun 24, 2011

I had a childhood obsession with wood too. Its made me the man I am today.

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Hector Beerlioz: Jun 16, 2010; aw, hec

lol if Sewing with Nancy wasn't your favorite show as a kid

# ? Feb 18, 2015 21:42

Myron Baloney: Mar 19, 2002; Emitting dimensions are swallowing you

Pick posted:

technically it's still on. like, they're still making new episodes. it's been on air continuously since 1979.

I will have to look for it then. I have a lot of respect for Roy, he often tried things that you could tell he had just researched for the episode and he still usually pulled it off.

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Ancient Mariner: Jan 14, 2015; by Lowtax

i want to go on a mustache ride now

# ? Feb 18, 2015 21:48

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

amityville anus posted:

Does anybody with knowledge of The Router Workshop know why that bald guy had a huge knot at the top of his head? Was it a router accident?

Oh man, I love playing around with routers. When I'm rich I'm going to have a woodshop.

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Kirs: Dec 5, 2014; Apart from drinking, there is absolutely nothing to do here.

I really liked it OP. Very good show.
That's sad that in my country we didn't got any of this kind.
Also I liked this show guy. This makes me think I'm a gay so this is a terrible show. I hate you OP!

# ? Feb 18, 2015 22:20

Sponge Baathist: Jan 30, 2010; by FactsAreUseless

OP that didn't address the issue in my question. Why did the bald guy have that cartoon sized bump on the top of his head? Was he "hammered" before every show?

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Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

quote:

I: Since you're now on television and employed by Colonial Williamsburg, things obviously came around. How did that happen?

It was spring, and my bees had started to swarm. I was losing my hives, and I knew I had to go out and get them. I ended up climbing high in this box elder tree to catch a swarm-something I'd never done before. It was a real low point; I thought I might just have to give up. I sat there in the tree and said to myself, "The bees are gone . . . I'm going to have to stop doing what I want to do . . . I've got to give up dreaming about what I want to do and find some kind of profession that society values."

To make a long story short, I caught the swarm, got down from the tree, and managed to climb down the ladder with all these honeybees, thinking all the while, "I could fall and get stung to death." But I managed to get them back in the hive.

I: All right!

Yeah, I felt so good about that accomplishment that I had a beer. Now I usually don't drink . . . but it was a hot day, and I'd conquered the bees, and we had some people over, so I drank a beer.

Then the phone rang, and it was the TV station. The pilot had gone over like gangbusters with the national PBS network. They were ready to start filming it. I said great.

I don't remember whether I had another beer or not, but I was so excited I probably did. Then ten minutes later, Colonial Williamsburg called, saying they wanted me to start work as soon as I could. Within half an hour, I'd gone from the bottom to the top. So that's my message to your readers.

# ? Feb 18, 2015 23:05

Pick: Jul 19, 2009; Nap Ghost

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP3sS1u4fSo

# ? Feb 19, 2015 02:08

dev286: Nov 30, 2006; Let it be all the best.

Hector Beerlioz posted:

lol if Sewing with Nancy wasn't your favorite show as a kid

Holy poo poo that brings back memories! She had some kind of facial palsy or something that was strangely captivating for me as a child...

Also Woodwright's Shop was way better than the other woodworking shows because he never used power tools and his hands were all gnarled and cut up from workin that wood.

Anyone remember Hometime? That poo poo was 10 year old me's jam too.

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givepatajob: Apr 8, 2003; One finds that this is the best of all possible worlds.

This looks like one of those children's shows that tricks you into learning about Jesus.

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TEAYCHES: Jun 23, 2002

this looks pretty cool, woodworking is neat

# ? Feb 19, 2015 03:18

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

poo poo, I have a grownup obsession with the Woodwright's Shop.

woodworking is very, very awesome and ive been casually doing it just for utility purposes for years. most recently i built a two shelf radio desk out of some stair stringers and banister rails i found on markdown at lowe's.

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Digital Fingers: Sep 2, 2012

Yo I was just looking for something like this to watch while I smoked a bowl.

ty op.

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Digital Fingers: Sep 2, 2012

Woah this old guy is ~wacky as gently caress

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