Maybe worth a watch?

[stonecutter]

Maybe worth a watch?
This coming Friday the 12th BBC2 9.00pm a 6 part series called Mastercrafts. Monty Don celebrates six traditional crafts, setting three people each week the challenge of learning a trade. This week its green wood craft the students get to grips with freshly cut wood.

 

[Trunks]

Thanks for the heads up - definitely one to watch or V+!

I really got into green wood working while on a trip to the CAT center in Wales, inspirational IS the word.

For anyone interested, Raymond Tabor has written several good books on the subject.

James

 

[Hugo]

Welcome to the forum Stonecutter.
I'm looking forward to it, mind you this has been posted a couple of times.

 

[hiho]

wrote it across the top of my moniter with a dry wipe marker.

guarenteed i will still forget about it

 

[bhofmann]

Thanks for posting about this. It might have been posted before, but this is the first I've heard of it and I've now set it to record the series. For the people who forget, remember that there is the BBC iPlayer to watch the things you missed. I could upload them to youtube if that was legal, which it's not.

I'm really hoping this is one worth watching. I've had too many massive disappointments from the things on TV. If only there was a channel that had quality content; just the facts and a little banter, and NONE of the drama. It's not a wonder we love Ray Mears programs and videos like Green Pete's Knife Making Video. That's the sort of content I like; facts, sometimes not in great detail, but sometimes LOTS of detail, but above all; no drama.

 

[robin wood]

Thanks for posting about this. It might have been posted before, but this is the first I've heard of it and I've now set it to record the series. For the people who forget, remember that there is the BBC iPlayer to watch the things you missed. I could upload them to youtube if that was legal, which it's not.

I'm really hoping this is one worth watching. I've had too many massive disappointments from the things on TV. If only there was a channel that had quality content; just the facts and a little banter, and NONE of the drama. It's not a wonder we love Ray Mears programs and videos like Green Pete's Knife Making Video. That's the sort of content I like; facts, sometimes not in great detail, but sometimes LOTS of detail, but above all; no drama.

Quite agree. I am very much looking forward to it and I think the first episode with Guy Mallinson will be one of the best. I would have preferred not to have the competitive element but lest wait and see it may not be too intrusive. There is a stone episode with Andy Oldfield of Hardwick Hall for stonecutter. I have the proof of the book for review at the moment, some discussion about the series and book on my blog here. http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.com/2010/02/mastercrafts-with-monty-don.html

 

[stonecutter]

Bump for tonights programme

 

[robin wood]

Guy Mallinson, mentor for tonight's show is a nice chap and I expect tonight's to be one of the best of the series. I suspect the green woodwork will be the episode most of interest to folk here too.

 

[treadlightly]

Guy Mallinson, mentor for tonight's show is a nice chap and I expect tonight's to be one of the best of the series. I suspect the green woodwork will be the episode most of interest to folk here too.

Thanks for the bump, I had already forgotten!

 

[demographic]

Guy Mallinson, mentor for tonight's show is a nice chap and I expect tonight's to be one of the best of the series. I suspect the green woodwork will be the episode most of interest to folk here too.

He was a bit short on the positive re-enforcement front though wasn't he?

 

[Dougster]

Got me giddy and looking for my tools again though.

 

[Pcwizme]

I have to say i really enjoyed it, it showed just enough to make my mum tell me to stop eyeing up there tools and i have spent enough on new stuff this month, but i think they missed out a hell of alot as well, like the actual making of the seat for the chairs

 

[tombear]

I was iffy about it to be honest, something wasn't quite right , then I realised it was another game show with the obligatory on the edge of tears contestant.

I did like the bits without the contestants where you saw the real craftsmen.

Another good idea spoiled by TV producers who think we are all thick and must have human interest.

Just my two pen'ath

ATB

Tom

 

[phill_ue]

I was iffy about it to be honest, something wasn't quite right , then I realised it was another game show with the obligatory on the edge of tears contestant.

I did like the bits without the contestants where you saw the real craftsmen.

Another good idea spoiled by TV producers who think we are all thick and must have human interest.

Just my two pen'ath

ATB

Tom

To be fair, it is made for the masses. With that in mind, I thought it was a very informative, interesting and captivating programme.

 

[Kroozin]

I player anyone ?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00qsc3j/hd/Mastercrafts_Green_Wood_Craft/

its in HD. Wish they would put it up in lower res for people in the stone age like me.
Looks like ill have to download all 1.2gb of it just to watch it on iplayer desktop

 

[demographic]

I was iffy about it to be honest, something wasn't quite right , then I realised it was another game show with the obligatory on the edge of tears contestant.

I did like the bits without the contestants where you saw the real craftsmen.

Another good idea spoiled by TV producers who think we are all thick and must have human interest.

Just my two pen'ath

ATB

Tom

Actually that could well have been what was irritating me about it.

The bloke teaching the chairmaking seemed a bit of an **** with his teaching methods not being particularly positive but its possible he's been instructed to be like that to add "drama" for the people who generally watch Eastenders.

I hate it when producers try to add drama to an already interesting subject as it always detracts from the informative nature of the programme.

In general, I like the programme but it could be better with less packing.

 

[launditch1]

Yeah, still it was better than eastenders.Where else will you see that many froe's on telly!!

 

[AJB]

It was much better than I expected. I think it was pointed out on here last year that the production company were looking for “trainees/contestants”

I had a long chats with the researchers and ploughed through the bumf and contracts, and although I fancied it, even though it wasn’t practical for me, the way the competitive element of the programme was described put me right off.

As it turned out it was a much “classier” production and worth watching if you missed it.

 

[AJB]

Having said that, I agree with Demographic

 

[chjo]

I enjoyed it then again i knew nothing about green wood working want to have a go now.