On Oct 3, 6:18=A0pm, Brad Bruce <[email protected]> wrote:
> New show on PBS looks pretty good so far. Log to furniture in one show. =
=A0He
> uses hand tools as well as power.
>
> His favorite tools so far are a marking gauge, hand plane, chisel and
> chalk.
This is the only thing I could find on that show.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1560131.php/PBS-=
brings-Rough-Cut-Woodworking-with-Tommy-Mac-in-fall-2010
Odd, but pbs.org doesn't have a listing for it on their web site.
R
On Oct 3, 6:18=A0pm, Brad Bruce <[email protected]> wrote:
> New show on PBS looks pretty good so far. Log to furniture in one show. =
=A0He
> uses hand tools as well as power.
>
> His favorite tools so far are a marking gauge, hand plane, chisel and
> chalk.
Okay, I finally found it.
http://www.thomasjmacdonald.com/rough-cut-woodworking/
Pretty ridiculous that Yahoo TV doesn't turn up a result when you
search, even though the show is on with the week. It's on WLIW for
LI, NY at 10 am on Saturdays.
R
On Oct 4, 12:16=A0pm, "lennn99" <[email protected]> wrote:
> his favorite word seems to be "sweet" and his assistant is not quite read=
y
> for TV. He leaves a lot =A0out and talks too fast but it is better than
> nothing!
Our local affiliate doesn't carry it. I've written, asking them to
consider it.
In July, I spent an afternoon with Tommy and Eli, in their shop.
I think they show ALL the promise in the world -- great credentials,
great enthusiasm, great portfolio of projects.
They're new, though ... to being on-camera.
The job of their producer (a good one, I understand) will be to help
them with the 'telegenic' stuff, and get their delivery well polished.
I'd hate to have to wait for "DVDs of season 1" -- or whatever -- to
catch them. I guess I'm surprised that ... apparently ... so few
affiliates HAVE chosen to pick them up.
On Oct 10, 11:47=A0am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Just saw his first (?) show last night. Only one PBS
> station in this area (we get 4!) decided to carry it.
>
> Like the log to furniture idea, though not every time.
> He's very excitable - unlike the master - Norm -
> about what he is doing. I didn't get a sense of instruction
> that Norm took. To me, it was "ok here's what
> I'm going to do, you could do it too".
>
> I like the simple tools - chisel, marking gauge, table saw,
> jointer. No huge planner or Timesaver sander. The whole
> subtext of using trees that fell down in a yard or property
> was good - Norm always highlighted reclaimed lumber.
>
> His vocabulary is limited. "Sweet" is a favorite word.
>
> The guy is young, athletic looking and probably the
> wife will want to watch him. Perhaps that's the point.
>
> MJ
Another good article:
http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2010/10/05/canton_woodworker_tommy_mac=
donald_prides_himself_on_being_a_regular_guy_of_course_not_every_guy_has_hi=
s_own_show_on_pbs/?page=3D1
In all seriousness, they're welcoming constructive criticism:
http://www.thomasjmacdonald.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3D108
Wish my local PBS affiliate would pick it up. "Trying to find a slot
for it," was the last I heard.
his favorite word seems to be "sweet" and his assistant is not quite ready
for TV. He leaves a lot out and talks too fast but it is better than
nothing!
Len
"Brad Bruce" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> New show on PBS looks pretty good so far. Log to furniture in one show.
> He
> uses hand tools as well as power.
>
> His favorite tools so far are a marking gauge, hand plane, chisel and
> chalk.
>
Just saw his first (?) show last night. Only one PBS
station in this area (we get 4!) decided to carry it.
Like the log to furniture idea, though not every time.
He's very excitable - unlike the master - Norm -
about what he is doing. I didn't get a sense of instruction
that Norm took. To me, it was "ok here's what
I'm going to do, you could do it too".
I like the simple tools - chisel, marking gauge, table saw,
jointer. No huge planner or Timesaver sander. The whole
subtext of using trees that fell down in a yard or property
was good - Norm always highlighted reclaimed lumber.
His vocabulary is limited. "Sweet" is a favorite word.
The guy is young, athletic looking and probably the
wife will want to watch him. Perhaps that's the point.
MJ
On 10/04/10 3:03 PM, Neil Brooks wrote:
> On Oct 4, 12:16 pm, "lennn99"<[email protected]> wrote:
>> his favorite word seems to be "sweet" and his assistant is not quite ready
>> for TV. He leaves a lot out and talks too fast but it is better than
>> nothing!
>
> Our local affiliate doesn't carry it. I've written, asking them to
> consider it.
>
> In July, I spent an afternoon with Tommy and Eli, in their shop.
>
> I think they show ALL the promise in the world -- great credentials,
> great enthusiasm, great portfolio of projects.
>
> They're new, though ... to being on-camera.
>
> The job of their producer (a good one, I understand) will be to help
> them with the 'telegenic' stuff, and get their delivery well polished.
>
> I'd hate to have to wait for "DVDs of season 1" -- or whatever -- to
> catch them. I guess I'm surprised that ... apparently ... so few
> affiliates HAVE chosen to pick them up.
WGBH in Boston is picking them up starting next weekend, looks like he
got Norm's old spot just before TOH and ATOH on Saturday afternoons.
Means I will be able to get it here in Toronto, as I actually have the
Boston and Seattle PBS stations.
--
Froz...
The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.
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"[email protected]" <[email protected]> writes:
>
>His vocabulary is limited. "Sweet" is a favorite word.
>
I expected that if he ended just one more sentence with "Eli," his
assistant would brain him with a jack plane.
I agree it shows a lot of promise. The first show, of course,
looked like a first show.
The one article I recall reading said that they are hoping that
he/they catch the interest of a younger DIY viewership. I don't
know if that is the explanation for his frenetic demonstration
style. I hope that gets a bit smoother. But that's just the viewing
preferences of an old man.
I know you have to rush some to get a project into ~20 minutes.
But even Carter Can (MDF filled fluff that it is) has an easier
pace for the viewer. I assume that it is difficult to strike that
balance.
--
Drew Lawson
". . . And I never give a reason"
-- God, as channeled by Seven Nations