Thought some of you folk might be interested in this...

[Babylon]

Building a Shannon One Design - part of a series called "Hands" looking at a variety of traditional craft skills broadcast on Irish TV in the 1970s to early 1980s:

 

[DownWest]

Think I saw this a few years ago, Thank You for bringing it up again.

 

[Babylon]

I've now started watching the whole series on YouTube on the dongled-up telly - spinning, patchwork, lacework, etc... all the traditional crafts. Really loving it - real people in a satisfying simulacrum of real time, no presenter egos, no smut or violence, no fancy camera-work - just a beautiful focus on the crafts themselves in half-hour long episodes, with soft-spoken commentary.

 

[Dino]

He built his last boat only a few years ago. Leading by example: Jimmy Furey - Classic Boat Magazine
Hands was a great documentary series alright.