Norm's Sayings...

[Neomorph]

Re: why cover everything in donkey brown . Hes hiding the gaps :lol:

I watched todays show and he was doing everything lathe... and he showed how to centre the part you hammer onto the wood before putting the wood and part onto the lathe. He carefully marked the centre and then used a centre punch to get it exact... AND TOTALLY MISSED THE CENTRE MARK .

He then quickly hammered the metal bit on to hide it heh. :lol:

Mind you it was a change of pace for Norm not actually building something but showing basics. I didn't know his New Yankee Workshop has been going 17 years... That's incredible for a documentary!

 

[OPJ]

I think you've already covered most of his sayings here, but one thing I don't like is how he can say he is trying something for the first time, he's unsure about it, and yet, he pulls it off an absolutely flawless job - TWICE! :shock:

Take the cigar chair as an example. If I was to have someone show me how to upholster a chair, by the time I head back to the workshop I'm sure I'd only be lost in the dark again!

And the bowl turning. "I've never done this before..... so I'll make a perfect job of it."


Aha. He also talks about leaving things 'to cook for a while' - but isn't that the stereotypical wife of every American? How does he have time to build these things twice, stroll around museums and gallleries up and down the USA and cook for himself, all at the same time?! :?

 

[Jorden]

Did we miss out 'No glue here' to go along with 'a good protective coat of polyurethane'

Dennis

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Did we miss out 'No glue here' to go along with 'a good protective coat of polyurethane'

Dennis

You forgot the "A little light sanding between coats"

 

[Paul Chapman]

I find all the discussion that I read about Norm quite amusing. But beware, all might not be as it seems :wink:

Many, many years ago when the concept of DIY was being invented (probably the 1960s) there was a bloke called Barry Bucknell who had a series on television showing how easy it was to transform your house into something wonderful (God, that man must have been hated by so many husbands :evil: )

The TV company (must have been the BBC) bought up a large Victorian house in London and wonderful :roll: Barry Bucknell went through it week by week, taking out fireplaces, removing dado rails and covering the panelled doors with hardboard.

Families (particularly wives) looked in awe at the marvelous work he did. "Why can't my bone idle old man do what Barry does?" many were heard to say :?

Many years later, long after the series was forgotten, I saw an interview with Barry Bucknell in which he said "I'm really surprised at how popular the series was. I didn't have a clue what I was doing half of the time" :shock:

His wife added "Oh, he's hopeless at home. Never does anything." :shock:

You have been warned :wink:

Paul

 

[George_N]

Barry Bucknell went through it week by week, taking out fireplaces, removing dado rails and covering the panelled doors with hardboard.Paul

I remember watching Barry Bucknell as a kid, my dad and I were mighty impressed by the way he drove in screws with his New Yankee Screwdriver :wink:

George

 

[Paul Chapman]

Nice one, George \/

At least he got something right

Paul

 

[seaco]

And what about "I'll finish off with a few 4 penny finish nails" (WHAT) :?:

 

[judder]

how about " let's take another look at the prototype"

 

[Taffy Turner]

Can't remember the exact words, but the gist of it is -

"lets cover up this beautiful natural wood colour with this manky dark stain!"

Still gotta love him though!

Taffy

 

[Neomorph]

I just keep waiting for Norm to say "Here is one I got wrong earlier" and blow me but he did just that on the Bonnet Top Highboy in todays episode. :shock:

Apparently when he was bending some curved laminate he split the sucker. Well that's me disappointed - He's not the god of wood after all! :lol: