new yankee workshop

[seriph1]

a new series starts today on The Lifestyle Channel, commencing with Normie building a Miter Bench.........should be a ripper!

[Dusty]

Now I'm pumped.

[Gumby]

Just in case you haven't looked, here's the upcoming program guide :


21.02.04
9.30AM

9.30am The New Yankee Workshop Miter Bench & Storage, Part 1
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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22.02.04
2.30AM

2.30am The New Yankee Workshop Miter Bench & Storage, Part 1
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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28.02.04
9.30AM

9.30am The New Yankee Workshop Miter Bench & Storage, Part 2
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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29.02.04
2.30AM

2.30am The New Yankee Workshop Miter Bench & Storage, Part 2
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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06.03.04
9.30AM

9.30am The New Yankee Workshop Steamer Trunk
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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07.03.04
2.30AM

2.30am The New Yankee Workshop Steamer Trunk
Step by step instructions for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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08.03.04
11.00PM

11.00pm The New Yankee Workshop Irish Table
Each program offers step by step instruction for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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09.03.04
11.00PM

11.00pm The New Yankee Workshop Linen Press
Each program offers step by step instruction for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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10.03.04
11.00PM

11.00pm The New Yankee Workshop Walnut Table
Each program offers step by step instruction for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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11.03.04
11.00PM

11.00pm The New Yankee Workshop Library Ladder
Each program offers step by step instruction for building furniture and woodworking projects designed by master carpenter Norm Abram.


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[Justin]

Unfortunately I don't think they are new. The episode playing right now is a repeat, and I remember seeing the linen press and the library ladder episodes before as well. What a bummer.


Justin.

[seriph1]

I'd be keen to know where you got the schedule from as these are at odds with

http://www.newyankee.com/bynumber2.shtml

which show the episodes by number ... I too have seen the ones mentioned already as repeats and am wondering if poxsmell are up to their old tricks again of giving half seasons out and releating them ad nauseum

I travel 40 minutes each way just to record the show on Saturday mornings and won't need to bother if those episodes can be verified as repeats - instead I'll continue work on my sleighbed, which is a BIG job but coming along

:)

[ndru]

Originally posted by Justin
...The episode playing right now is a repeat

Nope! The miter saw station and storage is new, at least on Foxtel. The credits clearly show it as 2002. Foxtel are continuing the recently purchased series 2000-02.

The episodes showing Mon-Fri during March at 11pm are, however, repeats of seasons 1998-99.

[Dewy]

Serif, you will see that the shows by number started in 1989 (series 1) In 1998 the series started showing the year before the episode number.
The mitre bench & storage were the first 2 episodes of the 2002 season. He ripped out his old benches & rebuilt them to include the mitre saw & radial arm at the same height. If I remember correctly, he also made a cutout in the bench to hold his morticer firmly & safely yet still able to lift it out to put away in its own cupboard.
One of the 2002 series I liked was No7 the work table with retractable wheels. I intend using the system to make my router table movable & the same with other work tables. It's always nice to be able to wheel tools out then back out of the way when not in use.

[seriph1]

yeah - just watched the first part of the 2002 series this a.m.

Was great, even though it isnt a classic piece of furniture making

:)

am looking forward to this season, but looking forward more to March when apparently theres a bunch of This Old House and NYW on

...and will be even better when I dont have to drive 40mins to see em !!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)

[Dewy]

We generally get the new series as soon as the last one has been shown in America.
For some reason the Discovery Home & Leisure channel that has shown NYW at prime time (8.00pm) ever since the channel started have no plans to show the 2004 season.
This has naturally annoyed all those who know so they are getting emails & phone calls in complaint. ;)
We used to see 2 episodes a day with one on Saturdays & Sundays. Now we are down to just one episode each weekday with none at the weekend.

[Gumby]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by seriph1
[B]I'd be keen to know where you got the schedule from as these are at odds with

I got that from the Foxtel website. Do a search on the Lifestyle channel for New yankee and up it comes.

I aslo see that This Old House is on , but very late.

[adrian]

I think the days of down to earth DIY shows on the Cooking Channel (Lifestyle) are numbered. The channel seems to have been hijacked by the sort of Vaucluse wankers who think we really do want to know how to cook lobster thermidor and quail pie washed down by vintage Grange, to be served on the balcony overlooking the ocean.
They don't seem to be that organised either. A few months after Austar took the 2 hour long This Old House off saturday they started to advertise "brand new episodes" every night at 7.30. So they replayed the renovation of the house belonging to the English piano player. I don't think it lasted more than a week before they gave that idea away.
Wouldn't it be great to have a dedicated DIY channel.

[Dewy]

We are fortunate in UK in that we already have a DIY channel on digital satellite TV. An added bonus is that there is a plus 1 hour channel repeating in 24 hours a day.
When satellite went digital they could get 10 times the channels so many use the plus one hour feature.
The Discovery network seperated all its programmes so it now has 9 channels carrying their own themes.
Discovery Home & Leisure has DIY, Woodwork, metalwork, model making, home improvements, car rebuilding etc, fishing, property shows with some gardening thrown in.
New Yankee Workshop is every week day afternoon & night with many holiday weekend days being just NYW.
Workshop Wednesday speaks for itself with the whole evening devoted to such programmes.
Digital has a big advantage over terrestrial TV as if programmes clash you can see your show later.

Got to go, Norm has just started with his computer desk. ;)

[seriph1]

oh for a decent DIY channel in OZ!

lucky bugger

:)

I guess it will happen..... just not soon enough, which of courswe is why I have been working to produce a downunder furniture making show


cheers

[Dean]

Foxtel Digital apparently has a channel called the "How To Channel" for all the DIY/home improvement shows.

[davo453]

Been trying to think of a reason to convert to Foxtel Didgital and a DIY channel might be the only reason, appart from that I can't see any point in doing it.

Cheers


Dave

[adrian]

I just converted to Austar digital this morning. As far as whether it is worth it or not, I will be paying the same monthly rental, lost two channels and gained nine.
I had a look at the programming for tonight and there's DIY Tools and Techniques and another called Wood Works. Some of the others look like the Better Homes and Gardens/Changing Rooms/Big Strong Boys sort of thing, otherwise known as the Joys of Working With MDF.

[Dean]

Cool let us know if those shows are any good.
Wonder if/when digital is coming to Optus?

[ndru]

The show "Wood Works (http://www.djmarks.com/DIYNet.html)" looks interesting, especially the stuff made by the presenter. May be worth the upgrade if both Norm and David Marks are are permanent features on the "How To Channel". Not sure if I should commit to yet another 2 years of Foxtel subscription, though...:confused:

[adrian]

I watched the ASK DIY show last night and someone sent them a question about painting their boat dock with decking paint. The workshop guy answered by saying something like, don't use paint because it will end up being too slippery. He recommended using a clear sealer/varnish that was rated for outdoors. I used something similar to paint window frames but I don't know whether I would want to walk on it. The guy had obviously never heard of paint recommended for non slip exterior surfaces.
It has the same feel about it as a hour long American infomercial without the endorsements. Don't be fooled by the name (Ask DIY) either, it's not what we usually associate with the term DIY. It has sewing, cooking, gardening and general houshold tips as well. It seems like an amateurish show in patches but I have only seen one episode so I'll give it a go.
The Workshop Tools and Techniques show was a little more interesting. He showed how to adjust a jointer and how to make a magnetic feather board for a saw table. The jointer info was interesting but the magnetic feather board had me wondering 'why'. I missed his intro so he may have made it to help cut balsa models or origami.

[adrian]

Correction:

I just watched the episode of ASK DIY again and I missquoted. He didn't recommend "sealer/varnish" he just said "clear finnish" which is even more vague and may get a lot of people to make expensive mistakes.
As far as useful advice goes, it's up there with the sort of handy tips you get from the 2 guys on Big Strong Boys.
As a beginner, I'd rather come to sites like this for help.

[adrian]

Dean wanted to know if the shows on the How To channel were any good.
I have to say no! The Wood Works show is interesting but as a teacher, the guy can't hold a candle to Norm. The Workshop Tools and Techniques show is amateurish and very often amusing for all the wrong reasons. Most of the other shows are no more relavent to woodworkers than Better Homes and Gardens.
I watched Diy Deck Building and it was scarey. I don't know the exact dimensions of the deck but it was about 7' off the ground and about 15' square. It was only supprted at the corners. The 4 main braces forming the 4 sides were 2"x 8" treated pine. The joists were 2"x 6" and they butted up to (not on top of) the outside beams using galvanised joist brackets. ie: the only thing supporting the weight of the joists and therefore the entire deck were the nails used to fix the joist hangers and the nails driven in from the other sides of the braces with a framing gun. There were no bearers and it looked more like the sort of construction that you would use for a pergola except this pergola is going to have half a tonne of decking timber and probably pot plants, furniture, barbecue and a dozen revellers on it. It was only the first of 3 or 4 episodes but I don't think it is going to get any more foundation.
The project manager was asked what he would fix the 6"x 6" support posts to if he didn't have an existing patio slab and he said he would probably pour a 1'x1'x1' block to fix the post to.
I'm no builder but does that sound like it would pass council inspection in OZ.

[silentC]

No it doesn't. It sounds like a recipe for disaster.

I watched an episode of the UK Ground Force once. They had one of those mill houses with a canal that runs down the side of the house. They wanted a deck that spanned the canal (about 2 metres. The walls of the house were made from stone blocks, so they drilled 1 inch holes in the wall and used epoxy to glue bolts head first in the holes. When the epoxy had gone off, they drilled a length of 4x2 to fit over the bolts and bolted it in place. The joists for the deck sat on top of that. Talk about a single point of failure. I'm sure that the epoxy is plenty strong but if it fails there's nothing to stop the whole lot crashing suddenly into the drink.

[adrian]

I remember watching that episode and thinking the same thing.
A lot of DIYers don't realise that although things like galvanised joist hangers look very strong (and are) it's the 4 nails used to fix it that are taking all the weight. The people building that deck should know that the first point of failure in exterior timber is the endgrain and if you use butt joints there better be a backup like spreader bars on stairs for example.

[Wayne Davy]

What some trivia about Norm Abram - check this link out
http://www.umass.edu/umassmag/archives/1998/spring_98/spg98_f_norm.html

Also, what to know which tools Norm uses in a particular show?? Then go here:
http://woodbutcher.net/episode.htm

[seriph1]

thanks heaps!

man that wood butcher guy is a fanatic's fanatic!

:)