ok, i'm kinda obsessed w the repair shop. this episode, tho-

[mopinko]

not sure where else u can find it, but i watch it on yt.
this episode features a painting from a tiny ukrainian church that was smuggled out in ww2. it was rolled up and hidden in a coat. it shows. like many restorations, she does a great job of bringing it back w/o erasing the history.
the owner says she hopes to see it returned to the church, which, at time of filming, was still standing. i sure hope she can do that, but it’s probably smart to wait for peace.

[mitch96]

1. Wow, what a great program!!! also a great resource for neat repairs.. Thanks!!

As for the kayak it reminds me of a little sign in a wooden boat shop I saw many moons ago..

" there is nothing–absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."

[mopinko]

2. i've learned a lot.

i can see y it's lasted.

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. The Repair Shop is a hit in our little townhouse "village."

Some of their work is beyond extraordinary!

[mopinko]

4. i love it when they get something they've never worked on b4.

watching them work it out, just amazing. i think the most amazing thing i’ve seen was- a guy brought in his dad’s telescope. he was a harbor master. it was what used to b called a spy glass. it was beat up and dented. to get the dent out of the tube, the guy used a big steel marble and a strong magnet. put the marble in the tube, and pulled it back and forth w the magnet til it worked the dent out. how clever is that?

i love the stories, too. i’ve cried more than once.

[BobTheSubgenius]

5. That is truly ingenious!

I have neither the manual dexterity nor the patience to do that kind of work. It's not that I'm inordinately clumsy - just not super dexterous, I played classical piano for a number of years, at least.

[mopinko]

6. i'm good at fixing stuff, and i love to do it.

i kinda wanted to b a painting conservator. i dont have as much patience as i used to, but i did used to. i cd nail that color match stuff tho. my color vision is sometimes annoyingly accurate.

[mopinko]

7. and doesnt it look like a fun place to work?

i mean, who knows what it’s like when the cameras r off, but…