Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
an old Shopsmith?
He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
basement twice. Once
in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
whiskey or scotch
and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
cup and then
looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
MJ
P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
them?
On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:38:45 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
<leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote:
>
>She saw the shopsmith and asked me if it was a good tool. I told her that a
>swiss army knife approach to woodworking was cumbersome and aggravating. I
>was amused by the reaction Of Gibbs to the shopsmith. He acted like a was a
>bunch of Festools or other high end tools.
>
>But if the character, Gibbs, was a true Neander, perhaps a shopsmith would
>be his first step along a slippery path to power tool usage.
Yeah, but he did not buy a tool, he bought memories. Priceless.
Doh it's Hollywood MJ.. did you really think anyone in California thinks
those things out. Like everything in CALI it's all made up.
On 11/2/2012 1:36 PM, MJ wrote:
> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
> an old Shopsmith?
>
> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
> basement twice. Once
> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
>
> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
> whiskey or scotch
> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
> cup and then
> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>
> MJ
>
> P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
> them?
>
> On 11/2/2012 1:36 PM, MJ wrote:
>> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
>> an old Shopsmith?
>>
>> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
>> basement twice. Once
>> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
>>
>> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
>> whiskey or scotch
>> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
>> cup and then
>> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>>
I saw that episode. NCIS is one of my wife's favorite show. And if I did
not watch it with her, well....
She saw the shopsmith and asked me if it was a good tool. I told her that a
swiss army knife approach to woodworking was cumbersome and aggravating. I
was amused by the reaction Of Gibbs to the shopsmith. He acted like a was a
bunch of Festools or other high end tools.
But if the character, Gibbs, was a true Neander, perhaps a shopsmith would
be his first step along a slippery path to power tool usage.
tiredofspam writes:
>Doh it's Hollywood MJ.. did you really think anyone in California
>thinks
>those things out. Like everything in CALI it's all made up.
------------------------------------------------
"Scott Lurndal" wrote:
> Are all texans assholes, or is it just you?
-----------------------------------------------
Wrong coast, but it's the thought.
Lew
On Nov 3, 9:51=A0am, Swingman <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 11/3/2012 11:33 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
>
> > In every scene I've ever watched of him in his basement, he's using han=
d
> > tools; block planes, scrapers, sandpaper, chisels, etc. He and his
> > father, now, have a strained relationship. He didn't buy the Shopsmith
> > to use it. =A0He bought it to have his father in his shop with him.
>
> What in hell are you guys talking about??
>
> ;)
>
> --www.eWoodShop.com
> Last update: 4/15/2010
> KarlCaillouet@ (the obvious)http://gplus.to/eWoodShop
I enjoyed watching that episode of NCIS, as well as all of the
others. Moving the boat out of the basement isn't that difficult. He
builds it dry-fitting everything. He then takes it apart during
commercial breaks and reassembles it outside with glue after
filming...LOL
Very limited knowledge of ShopSmith. But have a friend who bought one a fe=
w years out of college. He had it for a few years. Built a kitchen cart w=
ith a butcher block top. Then gave it to his father-in-law. His father-in=
-law built his house back in the 70s. So I think he knows how to use tools=
and will likely get more use out of it than his son-in-law. I'm a fan of =
the European multi function tools such as MiniMax, Festool, Hammer. But I =
think those are in a slightly different category than ShopSmith. Also diff=
erent price category.
On the cable TV show Pawn Stars a very old ShopSmith was purchased by the p=
awn shop. It was very old and had bad bearings. But the old man was in lo=
ve with the old tool so he paid $50 for it. The son was against buying it.
On Friday, November 2, 2012 12:36:30 PM UTC-5, MJ wrote:
> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
>=20
> an old Shopsmith?
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> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
>=20
> basement twice. Once
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> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
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>=20
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> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
>=20
> whiskey or scotch
>=20
> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
>=20
> cup and then
>=20
> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>=20
>=20
>=20
> MJ
>=20
>=20
>=20
> P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
>=20
> them?
"Drew Lawson" wrote in message news:[email protected]...
In article
<e08b092b-f611-4386-8c2a-8136b7182ee6@tr7g2000pbc.googlegroups.com>
MJ <[email protected]> writes:
>
>The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
>whiskey or scotch
>and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
>cup and then
>looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
Um, drinking and *running* powertools don't mix.
There's nothing wrong with an after-woodworking drink in the shop,
reviewing what you've done and planning what's ahead (or grumbling
about what you screwed up).
>P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
>them?
I assume that's a joke between parts of the off-screen staff, but
I've never looked into it. The boat-in-the-basement joke has been
around at least since the '60s, and I had the feeling it was old
then.
================================================================================
Someone on the show asked him that same question. He didn't answer but he is
now on his second boat of the series.
Well Asshole, I'm not from Texas, and you have repeatedly shown me why I
believe what I believe.
On 11/2/2012 3:01 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> tiredofspam <nospam.nospam.com> writes:
>> Doh it's Hollywood MJ.. did you really think anyone in California thinks
>> those things out. Like everything in CALI it's all made up.
>
> Are all texans assholes, or is it just you?
>
In article <e08b092b-f611-4386-8c2a-8136b7182ee6@tr7g2000pbc.googlegroups.com>
MJ <[email protected]> writes:
>
>The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
>whiskey or scotch
>and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
>cup and then
>looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
Um, drinking and *running* powertools don't mix.
There's nothing wrong with an after-woodworking drink in the shop,
reviewing what you've done and planning what's ahead (or grumbling
about what you screwed up).
>P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
>them?
I assume that's a joke between parts of the off-screen staff, but
I've never looked into it. The boat-in-the-basement joke has been
around at least since the '60s, and I had the feeling it was old
then.
--
Drew Lawson | Broke my mind
| Had no spare
|
On 11/2/2012 2:38 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
>> On 11/2/2012 1:36 PM, MJ wrote:
>>> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
>>> an old Shopsmith?
...
>>> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>>>
> I saw that episode. NCIS is one of my wife's favorite show. And if I did
> not watch it with her, well....
>
> She saw the shopsmith and asked me if it was a good tool. I told her
> that a swiss army knife approach to woodworking was cumbersome and
> aggravating. I was amused by the reaction Of Gibbs to the shopsmith. He
> acted like a was a bunch of Festools or other high end tools.
...
Never watch NCIS so don't know who Gibbs is--first time I thought it was
another DIY show as didn't register the NCIS name. :)
Anyway, nothing to do w/ the show but on Shopsmith--had an uncle who
opened an interior decorating/flooring/kitchens store when got out of
service post WWII. His first shop was only a Shopsmith augmented w/
hand tools. He did quite a lot of work that way until finally got a
very old Unisaur (well before blade guards, etc. as I recall when OSHA
threw a fit when they stuck their nose into things in the 60s). It
wasn't until probably almost 30 years later he finally retired it entirely.
While somewhat awkward, w/ practice and familiarity and by learning to
plan the workflow around it, it was amazing how much work he could
accomplish and how quickly with it.
--
"MJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:e08b092b-f611-4386-8c2a-8136b7182ee6@tr7g2000pbc.googlegroups.com...
> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
> an old Shopsmith?
>
> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
> basement twice. Once
> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
>
> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
> whiskey or scotch
> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
> cup and then
> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>
> MJ
>
> P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
> them?
[groan]
Another self appointed safety Nazi out to save the world.
Gibbs routinely drinks and looks at his boat too so why no alarm
about the evils of drinking and boating?
Was Gibbs actually drinking and *OPERATING* the SS???
Get a grip.
Art
On 11/2/12 2:38 PM, Lee Michaels wrote:
>
>
>> On 11/2/2012 1:36 PM, MJ wrote:
>>> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
>>> an old Shopsmith?
>>>
>>> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
>>> basement twice. Once
>>> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
>>>
>>> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
>>> whiskey or scotch
>>> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
>>> cup and then
>>> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>>>
> I saw that episode. NCIS is one of my wife's favorite show. And if I
> did not watch it with her, well....
>
> She saw the shopsmith and asked me if it was a good tool. I told her
> that a swiss army knife approach to woodworking was cumbersome and
> aggravating. I was amused by the reaction Of Gibbs to the shopsmith.
> He acted like a was a bunch of Festools or other high end tools.
>
> But if the character, Gibbs, was a true Neander, perhaps a shopsmith
> would be his first step along a slippery path to power tool usage.
I haven't seen that episode, yet, but we've seen every episode-- it's
one of our favorite shows. Knowing the show and plots very well, I think
it's a safe bet for me to speculate, especially given the 'flashback'
scene with his father, that he's looking so fondly at the shopsmith
because his father owned one when he was a kid and he probably spent a
lot of time in the shop with the old man.
In every scene I've ever watched of him in his basement, he's using hand
tools; block planes, scrapers, sandpaper, chisels, etc. He and his
father, now, have a strained relationship. He didn't buy the Shopsmith
to use it. He bought it to have his father in his shop with him.
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
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On 11/2/12 10:17 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 15:38:45 -0400, "Lee Michaels"
> <leemichaels*nadaspam* at comcast dot net> wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>> She saw the shopsmith and asked me if it was a good tool. I told her that a
>> swiss army knife approach to woodworking was cumbersome and aggravating. I
>> was amused by the reaction Of Gibbs to the shopsmith. He acted like a was a
>> bunch of Festools or other high end tools.
>>
>> But if the character, Gibbs, was a true Neander, perhaps a shopsmith would
>> be his first step along a slippery path to power tool usage.
>
> Yeah, but he did not buy a tool, he bought memories. Priceless.
>
Yes, that's what I mean to say. :-)
--
-MIKE-
"Playing is not something I do at night, it's my function in life"
--Elvin Jones (1927-2004)
--
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[email protected]
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On 11/3/2012 11:33 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
> In every scene I've ever watched of him in his basement, he's using hand
> tools; block planes, scrapers, sandpaper, chisels, etc. He and his
> father, now, have a strained relationship. He didn't buy the Shopsmith
> to use it. He bought it to have his father in his shop with him.
What in hell are you guys talking about??
;)
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On 11/2/2012 12:36 PM, MJ wrote:
> Did anyone catch the NCIS episode this week and Gibbs appreciation of
> an old Shopsmith?
>
> He first saw in a pawn shop for $269. Then later it shows up in in
> basement twice. Once
> in a scene with his father and then again at the end.
>
> The only objection I had, is that at the end, he pulls out a bottle of
> whiskey or scotch
> and I thought he was going to "bless" the Shopsmith, but he pours a
> cup and then
> looks at the Shopsmith. Drinking and powertools do not mix!
>
> MJ
>
> P.S. And how in the hell does he get those boats out after he finishes
> them?
>
Saw it too. I did think back but did not replay for details. I
initially thought the $269 was for the SM jig saw, and that was what was
shown. And that IMHO would have been a reasonable price.
This,
http://www.songofthegreatlakes.com/ssjigsawmanual.htm
Then later in the show he has apparently bought what we think of when
we hear ShopSmith.
Perhaps when he went back to get the Medal of Honor he picked up more.....