owhawk

I can't help but agree with those who point out that the point of NYW was to show how to DO a project in a half an hour (or additional installments for some of the more complex undertakings) without dwelling on what went wrong. If you pay attention, follow Norm's leads and plans, not much goes wrong, except when the woodworker makes the mistake. As he said so many times, doing something deliberately and with care eliminates most stupid mistakes. We all make them from time to time, but they're our mistakes and it wasn't the job of NYW to anticipate them and show us how to fix them; that's our job and it's where we learn to depend on ourselves and our creativity. Norm has done what he does best: be clear, careful and concise, show the way, and expand our horizons and knowledge. For all of that, and it is considerable, I will miss Saturday afternoon with Norm on NYW. I'm so glad he'll be on TOH and Ask. Thanks for giving us a target, Norm; you're one of a kind.