For those who don't peruse the More4 schedules in detail, from Monday 14 April, 9pmnew series Monty Don's Real Craft.
First two episodes (not sure how many there are in total) are Blacksmiths and Wood.
Owain
I bet all the crooks are waiting for licksmiths then.. grin. Brian
So in an hour, Monty Don (the man who thinks gardening is about pot plants from B&Q) is going to explain every aspect of a craft that takes a lifetime to learn and needs thousands of pounds for equipment? Bollix.
He is going to host the program. I doubt he writes the scripts.
As regards woodworking, you don't need thousands of quids worth of equipment. It may make things easier in this day and age - but people were working wood to a high standard long before power tools.
I'll watch it - but expect it will be dumbed down to appeal to those who just like watching moving wallpaper. Like most of these progs.
AIUI he is going to follow a handful of amateurs hoping to turn professional.
As for Blacksmithing needing thousands of pounds worth of equipment, you can buy a second hand anvil with stand for around £100 and a new bosh and tue iron for about £350. A chrome leather apron will cost about £10. A quick trip down to the second hand tool shop will yield a hammer and a few tongs for under £20. Everything else, you can make yourself and you can learn the basics in a few weeks.
Colin Bignell
No he isn't, wanker.
Can people stop quoting this arse? It doesn't do my blood pressure any good.
licksmithing sounds like a completely different type of activity.
Owain
The Roman woodworking tools on show at Vindolanda are striking similar to the hand tools in use today.
Bill
Maybe a rehash of this six part series on the BBC from 2010?
"Similar programmes by genre - Arts Culture and The Media"
Do the BBC think blacksmithery is an art, a culture, or a media (sic)?
Owain
Rumour has it that the cleaners in the BBC have a better idea than our culture secretary...
Once a tool is perfected, why change it? You would be hard pressed to distinguish from a Roman trowel, and one made today.
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