Last week, Chris talked about the hero standing he attributes to “Mr. Safety Glasses” himself, Norm Abram. Several of you even have ideas about this iconic woodworker and a sure Tool Time hero. – Editor
“Thanks for making sure Norm got mentioned. You’re right — we all owe him (and Russ Morash) a debt of gratitude for making woodworking accessible. I never missed an episode. Somewhere I have a box of all the “New Yankee” episodes saved on VHS tape. Newer episodes have been saved to DVDs. It appears to be like like a lot of the episodes at the moment are obtainable on YouTube, so perhaps I can say goodbye to the tapes and the rigorously preserved participant. As you stated, Norm constructed regular initiatives utilizing regular supplies and regular instruments that have been accessible to all of us. I’ll say his Timesaver was an exception. I misplaced my dream of duplicating his store after I noticed the value for a type of monsters. But in any other case, every thing he did was one thing I might aspire to duplicate or translate to a mission of my very own selecting. I’d additionally point out David Marks. His exhibits have been additionally very informative and entertaining. Keep up the nice work.” – Steve Dragg
“You are right on the money about Norm; too bad there aren’t shows like his today.” – Kenny Stevenson
“For me it is more like Tim Taylor. I spent two years constructing and perfecting a 28”-wide thickness sander. It was a beast. My two cents.” – RileyG
