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My carving experience pretty much boils down to glorified whittling back (way back) in Boy Scout days -- but every time I see a carving demo I become more interested in trying it for real. Heck... I've even started saving interesting wood for use. Real guidance (and inspiration) from these books would be of real benefit.

Looks like a neat project, a way to further stretch capabilities.

I can just see that coffee table between me and the TV -- and I'd do at least one more as a gift. What a great prize!!

This would be a great addition to my woodworking library -- opportunity to watch a real pro make tools. My own efforts have been mixed at best -- want to learn much, much more.

Definitely want to take a chance on this one -- still struggling with the transition from good ol' (graph) paper and pencil to screen and mouse.

Looks like a great addition to the old woodworking bookshelf -- and a source of inspiration.

I'm ready for a workbench upgrade as well -- this would be a great source for ideas.

Looks like a great book -- a useful and worthwhile addition to the old woodworking library!

This would be a great source for inspiration and guidance.

I'm in for a chance to win.

This would be a wonderful addition to my woodworking library -- and very applicable to a couple of planned projects.

This would be a darn good reference for my how to library.

Would be a very useful addition to my reference library.

These would be a very much appreciated addition to my library.

To be or not to be.... oh, heck this isn't an audition for a play by the bard, just a video shoot with a piece of laminate!

I'm always looking for ways to improve my shop -- in fact, sometimes I think I spend more time working on my shop than working on projects. This would be a great addition to my thinking process!

I've been getting ready to make the jump into turning and this would be a great addition to the planning/thinking process.

Always have wondered what life at home looks like for admired wood artisans.

I thought episode #2, broadcast over the weekend, was a definite improvement from the first episode. It was still fast paced, crammed with a lot of information but it had more detail of the whys and hows behind a technique. As someone who takes a long time to lay out and hand cut a dovetail joint, seeing a professional do it with less exactness was something of an inspiration -- it was almost permission to not have to have every detail precise. It was also interesting that there was a good tip for fixing poor joints after the end of the show proper (in the spot where many shows put in comical outtakes from the show).

I have two "local" PBS affiliates. Rough Cuts airs Saturdays at 4:30PM on WGBH Ch 2 in Boston (originating station for the show; it also airs at different times on other WGBH-related stations). It airs Wednesdays at 12:30PM on the various New Hampshire PBS stations.

I too saw the first episode this weekend and agree with many of the comments already posted. I enjoyed it, thought it had a lot of good ideas but was very fast paced and skipped over many details.

A perfect example of a missed opportunity for more detail or instruction came when Tommy "felt" the grain (for planing) but never explained what it was he was trying to determine and why -- a novice would never know if the intent was to work with or against the grain.

Always a challenging part of any project -- would be a valuable reference/demonstration.

Sounds like a really great resource!

From the preview, the show has real promise! Count me among those who will forever miss Norm (altho there are always reruns to catch) but this looks like a real opportunity to extend the genre very positively. Seeing a mistake here or there makes it all the more human and allows us all to relate (I do remember Norm on a couple of projects interjecting a "pray for me" as he tackled something unusual or unusually challenging). Trips outside the workshop for inspiration are another plus -- and an element Norm used very effectively. I'm definitely looking forward to the season's start.

Looks like a very interesting book -- would love to add it to my woodworking library.

Sounds like a great addition for my library, which does already have several books with stains in it -- the result of getting too close to "the action" (or my sloppiness with a cup of coffee).

Definitely a topic of interest and one for which I don't have a book in my library.

Wait... what's the rule? Go 'round clockwise, counter-clockwise? Do the end grains first? 20 years doing this and I still can't remember!

Looks very interesting -- and something I've thought about but never pursued.

This would be a great -- and greatly appreciated -- addition to my woodworking library.

This would be an extremely useful addition to my Taunton woodworking library!

Really good "gotcha", Gary. I hope a couple of the article ideas do make it to the light of day -- I think I'm only at 43 or maybe 44 uses for my ball peen hammer for woodworking (I'm easily at twice that many around mechanical things).

It seems I always have a question or two (or three) about finishing -- this would be a great aid in getting to answers.

I'm firmly convinced that the future of newspapers, magazines, etc. is electronic delivery -- a lot of it will be cost driven but there is an environmental side to it as well. Plus it will open up whole new worlds like video as a standard format. I'm hoping publications will be available on multiple platforms, not just a single device like the iPad -- I personally have a mini-PC for similar access. To be honest though, even though a number of publications I receive have already made the transition to electronic format, I haven't yet gotten to the point of "cozying up" to my PC for pleasure reading (too much like business applications during the day). And, it's just plain a heck of a lot harder to look at a magazine in front of the TV when it's electronic. Plus there's a much bigger issue: With a magazine, it's easy to leave it lying open with an ad visible as a "hint." How do you do that with an electronic reader?