Series 3: Britain's Best Woodworker

[TheUnicorn]

... same scenario applies to hotel - strictly speaking it's pronounced "an otel" as it's a French derivative word where in many instances the h is silent.

that was my understanding too, all to do with the archaic french and latin forms.

 

[Inspector]

The ell you say.

Pete

 

[robgul]

that was my understanding too, all to do with the archaic french and latin forms.

In the depths of my mind (and about 65 years ago) I recollect the French master at school saying that in French that H is a "sort of vowel"

 

[treeturner123]

Is this a woodworking or pedantry thread??!!

 

[Adam W.]

Is this a woodworking or pedantry thread??!!

Is that not the same thing ?

 

[Fred48]

I've really enjoyed watching Leo Winstanley on YouTube. Search for
hand i craft
if you are interested.
It's amazing what he makes in his own workshop considering he only has one working arm. Total respect.
Also www.hand-i-craft.com

 

[bourbon]

Woke result

 

[Stigmorgan]

I think the right one won, it was the only one of the three that had no obvious issues or mistakes.

 

[Blackswanwood]

Woke result

I must be missing something - why?

 

[Richard_C]

Is this a woodworking or pedantry thread??!!

I must admit I haven't watched any of it this time round, but when I was channel surfing last night it showed up. Programme details said something about contestants making a kitchen island and an accessory to compliment it. Oh, I thought, that's challenging. A sentient talking wooden item. Or did they mean complement?

(Still waiting for an answer from Focus DIY but I doubt I'll get one now. They sold me some finials, the packaging of which claimed that they would compliment my rails and curtains, but they haven't said a word in 20+ years)

 

[Rhossydd]

I must be missing something - why?

I think he must be so prejudiced that the lad admitted having autism he couldn't see past that.

It was a tight decision between Nathanael and Jen, but the judges mentioned that the back of her island hadn't been finished. There were also some clear mistakes on the slating on her island, whereas Nathanael's only mistake, to my eyes, was having to use an ugly brass hinge on his doors. Overall he did a better job.

 

[Fred48]

Well I enjoyed the programme and the finalists had some great designs

 

[Spectric]

Anyone see the results of using a router in the wrong direction, that girl found out .

 

[MF1000]

And she’s a DT teacher !!!

 

[Wildman]

Anyone see the results of using a router in the wrong direction, that girl found out .

yep a bit like climb milling, lots of snatch and grab, ha ha ha

 

[--Tom--]

You’d assume a modicum of training on the tools they were using even if just for safety.

 

[Sideways]

Anyone see the results of using a router in the wrong direction, that girl found out .

But don't forget that routing "the wrong way" just like climb milling leaves a better finish provided you are taking a light enough cut and can control the grab. It comes down to skill and experience.

 

[Rhossydd]

I felt a bit sorry for her with that. She said she hated using routers and she may have been using one she hadn't used before that operated in a different way. All that with huge time pressure and cameras in her face.

 

[Adam W.]

I think he must be so prejudiced that the lad admitted having autism he couldn't see past that.

It was a tight decision between Nathanael and Jen, but the judges mentioned that the back of her island hadn't been finished. There were also some clear mistakes on the slating on her island, whereas Nathanael's only mistake, to my eyes, was having to use an ugly brass hinge on his doors. Overall he did a better job.

Revealing autism is fraught with danger and can completely screw up your chances with a lot of people.

 

[CaptainBudget]

I really wish you were wrong on that one Adam...

I think the right person won this one as well. I'd argue it was also the most practical, plenty of space to sit at and nicely finished. Also nice and easy to incorporate into a normal kitchen design/layout.

The others were hideously impractical; one you'd smash your knees into and had a lot of wasted space underneath, the other with that angly top you'd need a f***-off big kitchen to be able to walk round it properly if you'd put cabinets/worktops on all the walls, making a very inefficient use of space in the room (...or am I just overthinking that?)