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I ran across this video on YouTube and it was interesting to see some now familiar faces and hear their history:
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Yes, I saw that the other day. I had a bunch of his videos saved on my DVR for years, back when they were on HGTV regularly. The machine suffered a meltdown and I lost them all though.
Did you know he wore those long-sleeved shirts to cover tattoos? Apparently the network bosses weren't accepting of that at the time.
Did you know he wore those long-sleeved shirts to cover tattoos? Apparently the network bosses weren't accepting of that at the time.
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Crazyraceguy said:
Yeah, I learned of that on a podcast with Marc Spagnuolo. I met David before knowing about the arm tattoos so they caught me by surprise. Hey, it's a sleeve that won't get caught on machinery. Well, kinda.
Speaking of tattoos…
Back in 1974, I was a bouncer in a bar. The bar got some big name performers and there always had to be one member of the staff to keep the keening masses from going back stage.
One particularly attractive girl tried to sweet talk me into letting her go back stage.
She said, “Would you like to see my tattoo?” (In the 1970s girls with tattoos were virtually unheard of).
I said, “Sure.”
She turned around, dropped her shorts to reveal a Harley Davidson logo tattooed over both cheeks of her ass.
“Can I go back stage now?”
“No.”
But now, if she is still alive, she would be (probably) the only 76 year old grandma with a Harley Davidson tattoo over both cheeks of her sagging ass.
“Can I go back stage now?”
“No”.
Back in 1974, I was a bouncer in a bar. The bar got some big name performers and there always had to be one member of the staff to keep the keening masses from going back stage.
One particularly attractive girl tried to sweet talk me into letting her go back stage.
She said, “Would you like to see my tattoo?” (In the 1970s girls with tattoos were virtually unheard of).
I said, “Sure.”
She turned around, dropped her shorts to reveal a Harley Davidson logo tattooed over both cheeks of her ass.
“Can I go back stage now?”
“No.”
But now, if she is still alive, she would be (probably) the only 76 year old grandma with a Harley Davidson tattoo over both cheeks of her sagging ass.
“Can I go back stage now?”
“No”.
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I remember watching Frank Klaus videos back in the 1980s. We would rent/buy VHS tapes and share them around.
Unfortunately, I was expecting to see discussions on two things that bother me about the state of YouTube woodworking:
1) Someone with a good personality but not much experience/training showing people the wrong way to do things.
2) The migration of videos from "how to" to now "I recommend this (sponsored) equipment" and even "Buy this equipment from me."
#1 is a trend that goes all the way to Norm's New Yankee Workshop - the first couple (maybe few) seasons there are a bit of a disaster. Still, he learned along the way and his affable personality was great to watch.
#2 is a more recent trend, and not just for woodworking. For EV car reviewing, there have been more than a few people who started out on their own, but now are at least semi-sponsored by the car manufacturers - or even worse knowingly give positive reviews because if they don't they'll get locked out of pre-release vehicles and thus their review videos come weeks/months later and they don't get the hits.
Unfortunately, I was expecting to see discussions on two things that bother me about the state of YouTube woodworking:
1) Someone with a good personality but not much experience/training showing people the wrong way to do things.
2) The migration of videos from "how to" to now "I recommend this (sponsored) equipment" and even "Buy this equipment from me."
#1 is a trend that goes all the way to Norm's New Yankee Workshop - the first couple (maybe few) seasons there are a bit of a disaster. Still, he learned along the way and his affable personality was great to watch.
#2 is a more recent trend, and not just for woodworking. For EV car reviewing, there have been more than a few people who started out on their own, but now are at least semi-sponsored by the car manufacturers - or even worse knowingly give positive reviews because if they don't they'll get locked out of pre-release vehicles and thus their review videos come weeks/months later and they don't get the hits.
Norm Abrams helped work the DeWalt booth at the National Hardware Show in Chicago. We were exhibiting there too. Our booths were not too far apart.
I spent some time talking to him. His on-screen persona was exactly the same as his in-real-life persona. It was just a really nice guy who knew a lot about working in wood.
I spent some time talking to him. His on-screen persona was exactly the same as his in-real-life persona. It was just a really nice guy who knew a lot about working in wood.
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So, I just found the complete NYW YouTube videos:https://www.youtube.com/@newyankeeworkshop/playlists
And picked one from season 1: The Trestle Table:=PL6p6Y8jX6d020UPeBUoNnZ6Q68PewgkQ-&index=8
Uses a thickness planer with no dust collection, no jointing of one face first. $3/board foot for cherry, lol. Then he doesn't joint the edges until after cutting them on the tablesaw, with no blade guard and no splitter, of course. He uses the jointer to clean up the edges, not to straighten them.
Some cross grain gluing for the trestle, that tenon has got to be at least 10" wide, but he did at least provide elongated holes for the top's breadboard ends. Radial arm saw with dado blade to cut the tenons and even the mortise by using two pieces glued together. Calls the miter gauge a "T square." A belt sander to make pieces align flush, stain the cherry with cherry stain, then a couple coast of polyurethane.
Ah, the memories...
And picked one from season 1: The Trestle Table:=PL6p6Y8jX6d020UPeBUoNnZ6Q68PewgkQ-&index=8
Uses a thickness planer with no dust collection, no jointing of one face first. $3/board foot for cherry, lol. Then he doesn't joint the edges until after cutting them on the tablesaw, with no blade guard and no splitter, of course. He uses the jointer to clean up the edges, not to straighten them.
Some cross grain gluing for the trestle, that tenon has got to be at least 10" wide, but he did at least provide elongated holes for the top's breadboard ends. Radial arm saw with dado blade to cut the tenons and even the mortise by using two pieces glued together. Calls the miter gauge a "T square." A belt sander to make pieces align flush, stain the cherry with cherry stain, then a couple coast of polyurethane.
Ah, the memories...
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