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Who Would be the Man's Martha Stewart?

by Dan C. Rinnert
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Who would be the male equivalent of Martha Stewart?

Someone that designs and builds wood furniture, repairs or fixes up cars, builds cold frame gardens, does lawn care and yard design, etc.

Is there anyone?
  • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
    And don't say Red Green. Though he may be the closest I can think of, even though that would not be a serious answer.
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      I was going to say Tim from Tool Time

      Actually I can do everything you mentioned and so can most of my friends.
      You call it being a "Man's Martha Stewart" we call it simply being a country boy.
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      • Profile picture of the author Dan C. Rinnert
        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        I was going to say Tim from Tool Time
        But Al was the one that could actually do the stuff.

        Actually I can do everything you mentioned and so can most of my friends.
        You call it being a "Man's Martha Stewart" we call it simply being a country boy.
        I sense sitcom potential here. A Martha Stewart-like character married to a Red Green-like character. They're both creative and do things around the house. He duct tapes stuff and she comes along and rubber stamps flowers on it.

        Anyway, so who would be the "go to" guy if you needed help with something? Is there no "celebrity" that is to men what Martha Stewart is to women?
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        • Profile picture of the author ThomM
          Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert View Post

          But Al was the one that could actually do the stuff.

          Al was the man!

          I sense sitcom potential here. A Martha Stewart-like character married to a Red Green-like character. They're both creative and do things around the house. He duct tapes stuff and she comes along and rubber stamps flowers on it.

          Anyway, so who would be the "go to" guy if you needed help with something? Is there no "celebrity" that is to men what Martha Stewart is to women?
          The only close to celeb I can think of is Norm from This Old House.
          I never got into Martha. What I have seen of her reminds me of the old time females who could make almost anything from nothing, simply because they had to.
          In fact that's how I learned mechanics, carpentry, plumbing, you get the idea.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
    Close Thom, I immediately thought of This Old House, but not Norm, I'm thinking of the founder/pioneer of the show, the guy who started the whole DIY / Home Improvement TV niche :

    Bob Vila

    Bob Vila - Home Again - HGTV Restore America - Home Repair Show - This Old House | BobVila.com
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    • Profile picture of the author ThomM
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      Close Thom, I immediately thought of This Old House, but not Norm, I'm thinking of the founder/pioneer of the show, the guy who started the whole DIY / Home Improvement TV niche :

      Bob Vila

      Bob Vila - Home Again - HGTV Restore America - Home Repair Show - This Old House | BobVila.com
      I thought of Villa also, but Norm was the guy in the trenches doing the work.
      I think if you put the two in a build off of anything, Norm would smoke Bob.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        I thought of Villa also, but Norm was the guy in the trenches doing the work.
        I think if you put the two in a build off of anything, Norm would smoke Bob.
        True... just like Al, but Tim got all the fame...

        There was another guy, on PBS a while ago, a master-woodworker, who was amazing... everything truly handmade, he only used cool antique woodworking stuff like foot peddled sanders, drills, lathes, etc... I can't remember his name at the moment... will go do a search...

        Edit: It was Roy Underhill - "The Woodwright's Shop"
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        Originally Posted by ThomM View Post

        I thought of Villa also, but Norm was the guy in the trenches doing the work.
        I think if you put the two in a build off of anything, Norm would smoke Bob.
        That's also why I didn't mention Bob Villa. Norm was the handyman!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Oksa
    I gotta go with a local favorite.

    He does remotes for the morning news, but he also has an in-studio show called Ask Gus. It's all home-related (no car repairs, for example), but he tackles all kinds of stuff.

    Here's his page...

    Ask Gus, home improvement advice from FOX 6's Gus Gnorski - WITI

    I don't think there IS a male equivalent of Martha Stewart. And, in the words she made famous...that's a good thing.



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