Repair Shop
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Repair Shop
On tonight's programme they repair a fishing tackle box
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A Kiley seatbox - made after 1972.
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The late Roy Kiley had a tackle shop in Norwich and a fine collection of cane rods, some specially made for him. He sold them off to someone I used to know before his death and I got a look at them all. I particularly remember a Sharpe's impregnated float rod at 11 feet that looked like new.
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In my opinion this program has now been watered down too much. It used to show how things were being repaired, techniques and tricks, but its overriding ethos now appears to be a big emotional "journey", and more about how the people bringing the items to be repaired feel and their story. As for the repairers, a drama now seems to be made of any activity.
This might be perfect fodder for some, but for one looking for technical interest I feel it is no longer for me.
This might be perfect fodder for some, but for one looking for technical interest I feel it is no longer for me.
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I tend to agree Para, in fact myself and SWMBO have a giggle because its become very ‘ syrupy ‘ for want of a better description. We sit and create imagined deleted scenes when the “ repairers” fall out between themselves, hammers and screwdrivers and paintbrushes being thrown about, the guys chasing the gals around, and vice versa, the occasional risque remarks , cock up on the repair fronts etc .Parabolic wrote: ↑Sat Jan 21, 2023 1:33 pm In my opinion this program has now been watered down too much. It used to show how things were being repaired, techniques and tricks, but it 's overriding ethos now appears to be a big emotional "journey", and more about how the people bringing the items to be repaired feel and their story. As for the repairers, a drama now seems to be made of any activity.
This might be perfect fodder for some, but for one looking for technical interest I feel it is no longer for me.
We magine all sorts if nefarious goings on, and wonder what would happen if somebody came to collect something and it was completeley what they did not want doing. Obviously anything even slightly out of kilter would be edited out.
I do remember one item that was in for repair, a radiogramme of some sort, and the young woodworker chap was tasked with doing a cabinet standard repair to the top, he made a complete pigs ears of the job, and when it came to it being returned the top was kept well out of shot, but just about visible if you really look. It was very apparent early on it was not going to plan, wrong veneer, badly matched and finished.
Having said the above, I will say that there are some truly skilful people there , and I do still watch it and mentally edit out all the syrup. There are still things to be learned I think if you have the stamina to sit through the guff.
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Spot on David. Off to find this now. The very few glimpses of the ambidex repair were extremely interesting but it could have been so much more. Thanks for the heads up Richard.
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