Bob Vila used to drive me crazy. He would say now to do the floor tile, lay down one section of tile (the kind glued to a fabric web) and say "and that's how you do it". Norm was a kind soul, didn't watch him much but what I saw I liked.
Norm Abram is Retiring
Norm Abram's retirement from This Old House was announced yesterday.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220519005404/en/This-Old-House%C2%AE-to-Air-Tribute-Special-to-Master-Carpenter-and-Television-Trailblazer-Norm-Abram
PBS will air a tribute show to him titled The House that Norm Built. While Norm is 72 and has not appeared on camera for a while, it is sad to see him described as "hanging up his tool belt." I hope he continues woodworking in his retirement, as 72 years old is certainly not too old to do most things with wood. I hope he isn't ill, and I wonder if there's a deeper story to this.
I'm hoping to see him on a YouTube channel, but he doesn't seem to have much of an online presence.
Here's to the legend himself!
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220519005404/en/This-Old-House%C2%AE-to-Air-Tribute-Special-to-Master-Carpenter-and-Television-Trailblazer-Norm-Abram
PBS will air a tribute show to him titled The House that Norm Built. While Norm is 72 and has not appeared on camera for a while, it is sad to see him described as "hanging up his tool belt." I hope he continues woodworking in his retirement, as 72 years old is certainly not too old to do most things with wood. I hope he isn't ill, and I wonder if there's a deeper story to this.
I'm hoping to see him on a YouTube channel, but he doesn't seem to have much of an online presence.
Here's to the legend himself!
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I am taking a class on window joinery next weekend and Roy Underhill is the instructor. It seemed like to good of an opportunity to pass up.Norm was second place behind Roy Underhill.
- TopamaxSurvivor
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