This Old House: The Rare Home-Improvement Show That Spotlights Skilled Workers

Post by werber » Mon, May 20, 2019, 10:10 PM UTC

acomjean wrote: post #66

werber wrote: post #65

I absolutely love the sub PBS channel, Create (56.3 in Detroit). It comes in over the air, plays This Old House and all of the other content is soothing, professional and drama free. If you've cut the cord, but sometimes just want to turn on tv again, it might be a good idea to pick up a 5 dollar antenna

I will second create tv. In Boston it’s 44.3 They tend to have a lot of cooking shows, but there is a fair amount of woodworking/this old house.

Post by jghn » Mon, May 20, 2019, 10:23 PM UTC

SQL2219 wrote: post #92

One of the main problems with This Old House, the cost of the homes and projects are for the top 10% of income earners, so generally, they're not examples of rebuilds that can be had by the majority of home owners. I get that real copper gutters are cool and will last two lifetimes, but how many people can afford that? I could think of about a dozen examples like this that regular folk can not afford, slate roofs, st…

Post by abakker » Mon, May 20, 2019, 10:29 PM UTC

0xdeadbeefbabe wrote: post #80

abakker wrote: post #15

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Agree so much with this. Frank Howarth, Abom79, This Old Tony, Welding Tips and Tricks, Jimmy DiResta, Stumpy Nubs, Stefan Gotteswinter - there's so much great content like this on youtube. TV was never a great place for craft because it has to serve a general audience. Youtube has so much niche specific content with pretty great production values.

I used to think it was great, but now I think about a powermatic bandsaw. (AvE was involved. I chose wood shop because he said there weren't any old welders i.e. they don't live long)

Post by mistrial9 » Mon, May 20, 2019, 11:22 PM UTC

mcguire wrote: post #19

Then there was that one season (roughly around when Bob Vila left) where they had new carpenter who was missing some fingers. One episode he shows up with a mass of bandages on one hand, gives a lecture on saw safety, and never appeared again.

Post by tsomctl » Mon, May 20, 2019, 11:30 PM UTC

zrobotics wrote: post #75

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Agreed that there are some real gems on Youtube. What is more, the various presentations work for different people, so finding someone who can explain the process to you in a way you understand is more manageable. I think the subtext of the article which is that skilled tradespeople are to be admired just as much as skilled professionals (doctors, lawyers, Etc.) is sometimes overlooked. For young people, especially t…

>>What is more, the various presentations work for different people This is such an excellent point, and something that really gives YT an advantage. For instance, AvE certainly has some excellent information in his videos, but I personally have found the presentation style (all the channel-specific jargon & toilet humor) increasingly off-putting; while a channel like this old tony still manages humorous content with…