[TheForge] Tin on Woodwright's shop

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

It must still being made, because the site I listed shows 2004 episodes 
I think, the Tinsmith being one of them.   I suspect that they air what 
brings in pledges or corporate sponsorship.  Shop junkies like those on 
this list and woodworkers as well I think have a tendency to put most of 
their money into new tools, rather than pledging to PBS.   Yankee, This 
Old House and Hometime directly or indirectly sell a lot of product, so 
the coporate sponsorship is there and sufficient.  Yankee brings a lot 
of people into local woodwrking shops, so is heavily sponsered by them 
locally, as well as the tool manufacturers nationally.   Hometime and 
This Old House long ago stopped being about teaching homeowners to do 
anything other than call a contractor, but they do sell a lot of product 
as well.  Poor Roy doesn't have any corporate tie in at all maybe 
antique and junkshop dealers of america?    There was a PBS series for a 
while available in a few venues that featured blacksmithing,  Forge And 
Anvil was the name.  It is still available on video, but no longer aired 
or taped to my knowledge. 


Charles

Jerry Frost wrote:

>I don't think it's still in production but it's still being shown. On the
>other hand I've never seen the tinsmithing episode so they may still be in
>production.
>
>Push your local PBS station hard enough and they might start airing it
>again.
>
>Frosty
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