The woodwrights shop. (antique, shows, house)

[blktoptrvl]

Okay, i like "this old house" and other shows of it's ilk. I like the shows about carpentry in general because I get good tips on how to do things.

But "The Woodwrights Shop", that I don't get at all. This is a show about how to do things if you were alive 200 years ago and didn't have any modern tools available.

I understand this is a niche show - but are there really that many people out there trying to build furniture using stone knives and bear skins?

[PegE]

Are they still showing that? I seem to remember him hurtng himself and bleeding all over his work. I gues that's authentic. Lol

[ABQConvict]

There is a whole community of people doing traditional woodworking. Furthermore, even high quality furniture that does make use of power tools still use planes, handsaws, and other traditional tools for certain operations.

It is nice to be able to make furniture without a 2,000 sq. ft. shop with $50,000 worth of equipment. I can make the same pieces with a trunk of tools that fit in the back of a Fiat and without needing to wear ear, eye, and respriatory protection. Also, I can hear the radio while I work.

There are advantages to tradition sometimes.

[don6170]

Originally Posted by PegE

I seem to remember him hurtng himself and bleeding all over his work. I gues that's authentic. Lol

They would do the whole show in one take, so they would not stop for edits. I met Roy at a PBS event. He is just like what you see on the show.

[North Beach Person]

I think he's set up, or was, at Colonial Williamsburg as one of the docent exhibits. That may have changed since I knew that, though.

Watching it also gave me good ideas on what sort of antique tools to look for at yard sales and estate auctions.

[Blinx]

Love that show! Makes me appreciate what went into making antique furniture. True craftsmen! (BTW, love Norm's show too).

[PegE]

Originally Posted by don6170

They would do the whole show in one take, so they would not stop for edits. I met Roy at a PBS event. He is just like what you see on the show.

I'm not sure that's such a good thing. lol