Interesting Partnership

[sancho57]

Thats what editing is for

 

[DeformedTree]

Hehehehe so true. Since the DIY network came out and all these people started watching it. They really  think some of these jobs can be done in a half hour or hour whatever the show is.

Though Im not a contractor, my wife thinks I take to long to do things, she watches these shows and think they just walk in and everything gets done, she doesnt realize, Im a one man crew, I build things like cabinets and closet organizers etc rather than buy and being alone and sometimes making due wo buying specialized tools etc things take a lot longer.

I do farm things out that I dont like to do, dry wall, exterior painting, and now (grrrrrrr) termite repair rafter tails, and roof repair.

I do wonder how many people understand this or not. Some shows are much better at making clear the timeline and such. 

This is where TOH, The Victory Garden, were good.  Proper shows actually explaining what is happening and not just trying to sell stuff.  Though  Ask TOH is in many ways a commercial for junk.  My biggest issue with TOH is they have generally lost the plot cost wise, and all their stuff is very high end houses.  Love to see them start with a 150k house and do it for less than 150k Reno.

 

[GoingMyWay]

Kevin O'Connor made a guest appearance in Sedge's Instagram post today:https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl8vbGsDCKW/?taken-by=festoolsedge.

 

[cpw]

This is where TOH, The Victory Garden, were good.  Proper shows actually explaining what is happening and not just trying to sell stuff.  Though  Ask TOH is in many ways a commercial for junk.  My biggest issue with TOH is they have generally lost the plot cost wise, and all their stuff is very high end houses.  Love to see them start with a 150k house and do it for less than 150k Reno.

That's my problem with TOH now.  They do have great contractors; but they're doing things on a budget that is totally un-relatable.

 

[Naildrivingman]

Well Tommy has been using their products for years...that is how I learned of the brand.

I watched only a few this old house episodes but a lot of the new Yankee workshop episodes and don't recall seeing any Festool. I really like Norm way to do woodworking and hope this partnership will add to my arsenal of how to

They stopped making new episodes of NYW long ago (show ran from 1989 to 2009).  He was doing that show before Festool really existed in the US, (internet says Festool Launched in US in 2000).

The show was from a different era where everything was based around a massive Delta table saw (main sponsor of show),  Everything was about dovetail joints, and owning 37 routers.  And the exotic tool was the Biscuit jointer.   

I watched it all the time and it was a good show. But at the same time it was limited to a particular type of carpentry and tool set.  While he would occasionally go off course and say build a boat. It was basic traditional furniture and his shop was what a lot of folks would like to get to, a big building room for a big saw.  I think the show largely stopped because they ran out of ideas within that format. You can only make so many colonial drop side tables.  I don't think he ever did anything like "Today we will make a Mid Century Chair utilizing a vacuum bagger to form our own bent plywood".

I don't much doubt if it was re-created today, you would probably see a lot of Festool.  Lots of home improvement shows have them on screen even when it's pretty clear they aren't paid to be there but are what the people doing the work actually use.  Tom Silva is an example of that.

NYW & TOH are two entirely different platforms.

I think FT does a fine job of bringing stationary grade tools to the job site and to the space confined woodworker, thus I think that a partnership with TOH fits nicely. If I had the dedicated space and were building furniture as Norm does on NYW, I would choose stationary tools hands down.

In fairness, I do think that FT has made some fine crossover tools that can be used in both applications.

 

[GoingMyWay]

The This Old House Team is going to be giving presentations at Festool Connect in Las Vegas:https://www.festoolusa.com/company/festool-connect

 

[tallgrass]

The movie "the Money Pit" is a great movie. If you have remodeled your own house while living in it, it  is a horror movie. If you have not it is a fantastic comedy.  

 

[sancho57]

The This Old House Team is going to be giving presentations at Festool Connect in Las Vegas:https://www.festoolusa.com/company/festool-connect

Thats awesome that they are going to be there. But honestly for me, I dont get all into these celebrities like the TOH group. Sure they WERE contractors and know their stuff. I know a lot I mean alot of other contractors who get up in the morning and go to a job site everyday and do just as good work as the TOH and other shows crews do. In some place better bc if these guys screw up there isnt a redo or editing.

But it will be fun seeing them live. Hopefully they are approachable and I can get to talk to them. Im not one to wait in long lines to google at them get photos etc.

There was a show I seen when I was in the UK a Canadian remodeler I think its called Custom Built or something to that affect. That guy came up with some really nice ideas. I dont think the show will air in the states as some of his work methods wouldnt fly in the states like free handing wood through a table saw no blade guard, miter saw with no blade guard etc. But his prjects were beautiful.

here we go, I found the guys site Paul Lafrance
https://paullafrancedesign.com/hgtv/custom-built-1/

 

[Bob Marino]

[member=5]Bob Marino[/member] first introduced Tommy to Festool years ago.  He has some great stories from those early days and demos.

Neil,

I'm forgetting the exact year - early 2000's and both demos were done at Tom's brother - Dickie Silva's shop. All a nice bunch of guys and very down to earth. The last picture was at Festool Connect in Indy a couple of years ago, featuring the table that Tom, Norm, Sedge, Brent and other Festool workers designed and built. The picture does no justice to it as it is extremely impressive up close.

  It's still a good show, but I too wish they would feature a more modest renovation, but I understand the need for the larger (more lucrative) projects featuring some cutting edge technology and techniques.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Bob, the top two pics look like different time. Tom’s wearing different shirts for one thing...

What is that special badge on the top Systainer right behind you in the outdoor pic?

 

[Bob Marino]

Bob, the top two pics look like different time. Tom’s wearing different shirts for one thing...

What is that special badge on the top Systainer right behind you in the outdoor pic?

Hey Michael,

The first pic was the first demo - with Tom only, that was in Spring, the second was a few months later with Dick Silva and part of the crew. In both demos, my managers were there - doing the heavy work after the intros.

That was a sticker that was attached by Festool to the drills at that time - which happens to be the CDD.

First pic - FAST-FIX
I believe the second is for charging time -15 minutes - huh? Maybe charges 50% in 15 minutes?
The bottom is showing 2ah - for the batteries.

I'm having trouble posting the picture here from my CDD drill - which I still can't get myself to get rid of.

 

[Bob Marino]

  Here's that picture of the drill's badge included at that time.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Thanks Bob, but it’s the square badge to the right that I was wondering about. Between your right jeans pocket and the green latch.

 

[Frank-Jan]

I'm not Bob, but that looks like a plain old 1+2 year warranty sticker. (1 year standard + 2 years extra if you register the tool)