David Marks

Tom Watson · 2005-01-16T22:01:02+00:00

Shortly after Christmas ("The Holidays" for the PC crowd) my wife wentout and bought a HDTV Television (that cagey ole broad knows when thedeals are happening).It's not very big, as these things go, being only a 27" version butanything much bigger wouldn't have fit so good in our tiny littleliving room.So we get it and I hook it up and fire it up - then she tells me itwon't work right without the cable company coming out and gouging usfor more money - so I waited.Cable guy comes and hooks up the box interface to their office and mywallet - and I wait.What I'm waiting for is the DIY Network, sose I can cast an eyeball onthis David Marks fella that I've been reading so much about here onthe Wreck.Finally, the kids are done playing with the thing and watching all ofthe four thousand kids channels that come with the service - I'm donewaiting.Yesterday morning I punched up the DIY channel and watched a couple ofMr. Marks' programs, that ran back to back.I have to confess, I really don't know what all the fuss is about. He had a brad nailer sitting on his workbench, just like Norm does.Although I don't know anything about the man, he seemed like he camefrom a pure shop background or an art school background, because thework that he was doing had a more elevated design ethic than Norm'susual stuff.Norm comes from being a carpenter, which is how I came to makingfurniture, and he tends to copy existing pieces, rather than startingfrom his own on paper.Marks looks like he favors studio furniture trends over traditionalstyles, but hell, I've only seen two shows.His techniques didn't seem wildly divergent from those of any decentmechanic - I was expecting something on the order of Toshio Odate.His shop didn't look much different from mine, saving the aircraftcarrier that was taking up way too much shop space - I'd trade thatfor Norm's Timesaver in a heartbeat.I'll keep watching.tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email) (webpage)

Jan 16, 2005 43 Replies

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Jack 21 years ago

you can look up the show

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Steven and Gail Peterson 21 years ago

Oops. Noticed that when I actually checked my bookmark. My bad.

Steve

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