Thread: New Yankee Workshop - GONE!

If this is true it's a pity, one of the reasons that I let the family talk me into getting cable tv.
The projects were always interesting and most seemed to be practical and mostly functional pieces. I wonder where they all went?
I suppose you run out of oomph aftger a while or was it a victom of the dreaded GFC?

will miss his shows they inspired many of us to give wood working a try bye Norm you will be missed

Season 21 they only had one sponsor - Delta/Porter-Cable - and so the season was Norm reintroducing a bunch of episodes from years gone by. They simply didn't have the budget to produce new shows. The economy is such that they couldn't round up new funding for the show and so it's gone. This Old House continues though after 30+ years so we still get to see Norm as part of a crew. I'll miss NYWS though. Not much of the stuff he made interested me but whenever there was a shop related project he had me hooked. I also loved the kitchen reno series.

Never seen an episode of Norm but I know of his legendry status. Lots (the trendy ones) criticise him, but he has bought wood to the masses.


NB- Was All’s caricature based around Norm?

It is a shame they don't have a Nobel prize for woodworking.

He has taught us a lot.

The shows will run forever somewhere, I hope.

I really liked the one on boat building.

norm is the man!

i am surprised to hear they only had 1 sponsor. you would have thought tool companies would have been queuing up to show off their tools in his workshop.

i hope the show has only been postponed. maybe they can get norm back making saw dust next year!

regards, justin.

Justin it's gone for good mate. You've got to remember that Delta/Porter-Cable is also DeWalt and Black & Decker (and probably a couple of other companies shortly). So who else can you get in as show sponsors that won't conflict with what D/P-C produce? Bosch, Milwaukee, Makita, Jet, Grizzly, Steel City, SawStop, Ryobi, Ridgid, Hitachi, Shop Fox are all out. So who do you have left? Blade companies? Nope because D/P-C have their own blades to sell to the public. Same goes with the dust collection manufacturers. Glue companies? Maybe but how much do you think that would bring in? Not much I'd think especially at the moment. When you really think about it woodworking is a very tight little group of products and while there are lots of name sout there they are all making essentially the same things.

Norm will continue on This Old House though so that'll be okay. Virtually every wood working program that was on over here when I landed has now disappeared. The only one that's started since I came over and is still going is The Woodsmith Shop also being shown on PBS. However, it s a pale imitation of NYWS. The host and presenters on that show could make the act of watching grass grow seem like a prime time ratings winner! Oh God they're bad. They have some interesting projects but I've actually drifted off while watching and woken up in the middle of the next program.

Originally Posted by Papa

It is a shame they don't have a Nobel prize for woodworking.

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If they did give out a Nobel Prize for woodworking they would have to give it to soembody who had only been woodworking for 10 months, talked a lot about wood woking but hadn't made it into the shed just yet.....but talked about going out there some time.

Perhaps Mr Obama is a woodworker too!

Anthony

The world was honestly a better place for having NEW YANKEE WORKSHOP on-air. For years I have toyed with the idea of creating the working with wood show, where Aussies make heirloom pieces consisting of projects that could be reasonably completed over a couple of weekends. Perhaps folks here might feel the time is approaching for us to make our own world-class show dealing with the subject. Production costs would be minimal and projects abound if one wants to make (remake) period style pieces.... I'd certainly be keen to help anyway

I liked your comment, Luddite. The best thing that Obama could have done would have been to decline the award, honestly stating that he did not deserve it. He missed that golden opportunity to show himself as an honest and dignified man, not seduced by the temptation of personal glory for something that he has not done.

Shows the ego and the arrogance of the man in taking this award. Still, he is a politician, so we should not be surprised.
Jill

Does anyone know if / where you can get all NYW shows on DVD? They are a classic

regards,
Jill

Originally Posted by JillB

Does anyone know if / where you can get all NYW shows on DVD? They are a classic
regards,
Jill

Virtually all of them are on the newsgroups. Oh and the Yanks get the government/politicians they so richly deserve no matter who's in power. Problem is the rest of us wind up paying the price right along with them!

That is a real shame. I always enjoyed Norm's show.

Who will remind me to wear these safety glasses now....

Norm reminiscing about how he got his start in tv:
Norm Abram at Old Sturbridge Village - Fine Woodworking