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Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name.
Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
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cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
On 23/11/2014 21:00, charles wrote:
In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? I do. |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
Bod wrote in :
On 23/11/2014 21:00, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? I do. in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! |
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On 23/11/2014 20:55, cd wrote:
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Very nearly 100% but it was BucknEll. |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote:
In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £30a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote:
in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) |
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On 23/11/2014 21:34, soup wrote:
On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) My Dad did that!!! -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:34:56 PM UTC, soup wrote:
in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) thus preserving them for a future generation to restore them :-) Owain |
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On 23/11/2014 20:55, cd wrote:
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? I've heard of him, but I didn't have a telly in those days! He certainly didn't "start it all" though. I've been doing DIY since long before that - late 50's I reckon. I suppose he may have made people more aware of possibilities. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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On 23/11/2014 21:34, soup wrote:
On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) Well on the bright side, it actually preserved some decent doors and prevented them being replaced by eggbox nasties. At least one can pull the hardboard off. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
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On 23/11/2014 20:55, cd wrote:
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? If he is the one with the big yankee driver, then yup - just about. -- Cheers, John. /================================================== ===============\ | Internode Ltd - http://www.internode.co.uk | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | John Rumm - john(at)internode(dot)co(dot)uk | \================================================= ================/ |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
On 23/11/2014 20:55, cd wrote:
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? I do, and I think he was a bit before the 70s - 1950s more like - and he was Barry 'Bucknell'. --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com |
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cd wrote
The bloke that started it all! Like hell he did. I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? My parents were doing DIY decades before that and so were plenty of others as well. |
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On Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:12:04 PM UTC, Tim Streater wrote:
My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Panelled doors seen as old-fashioned and dust-collectors. Owain |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:02:10 +0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote: On 23/11/2014 21:34, soup wrote: On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) My Dad did that!!! Only because Barry told him to. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 22:12:00 +0000, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Because Barry did a programme about modernising the look... Actually, he did the banisters all down the stairs too. Hardboard both sides! -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £30a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:06:45 -0800 (PST),
wrote: On Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:12:04 PM UTC, Tim Streater wrote: My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Panelled doors seen as old-fashioned and dust-collectors. In my Grans case a couple were still damaged from debri bashing into them in the Blitz , the OP mentioned the 70's but Bucknell started over a decade before then. G.Harman |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:42:37 +0000, damduck-egg wrote:
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 15:06:45 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Sunday, November 23, 2014 10:12:04 PM UTC, Tim Streater wrote: My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Panelled doors seen as old-fashioned and dust-collectors. In my Grans case a couple were still damaged from debri bashing into them in the Blitz , the OP mentioned the 70's but Bucknell started over a decade before then. I am pretty sure my dad did ours in the very early 1960s. -- My posts are my copyright and if @diy_forums or Home Owners' Hub wish to copy them they can pay me £30a message. Use the BIG mirror service in the UK: http://www.mirrorservice.org *lightning surge protection* - a w_tom conductor |
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On 23/11/14 21:34, soup wrote:
On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) Yes - but easily undone - we had great fund "restoring" our doors. Hardboard was only panel pinned on and after that we just had to pull the stops off and re position them. The hardest bit was dealing with the 1930's "varnish". Turned to toffee under heat and needed gallons of painstripper. Impossible to sand. In the end a light sand to key it and overcoat with non-drip gloss seemed to be the easiest way. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 20:55:27 +0000 (UTC), cd wrote:
Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? The man most responsible for tens of thousands of panelled Victorian doors. Otoh, if he hadn't done that (or rather, inspired (if that's the word) legions of aspiring DIYers to do that, we'd not have the joy of finding some ancient doors under hardboard even now. |
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On 23/11/14 21:34, soup wrote:
On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) It's called 'fashion' and people act like sheep. It happens all the time. |
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On 23/11/14 22:12, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? For the same reason so many people are now choosing to install free-standing baths. Because lots of people like to follow fashion. |
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On 23/11/2014 22:12, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Cos it went with the stone cladding and the muriels :-) -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On 24/11/2014 06:34, Andy Cap wrote:
On 23/11/14 22:12, Tim Streater wrote: In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? For the same reason so many people are now choosing to install free-standing baths. Because lots of people like to follow fashion. What a bloody silly idea they are. -- Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk |
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On 23/11/2014 22:12, Tim Streater wrote:
In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Cos Barry told him to do it ;-) |
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"cd" wrote in message ... The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Wasn't he the one that demonstrated a kitchen waste disposal unit (unheard of back then) by dropping a glass bottle in? F***d it up live on air! |
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"soup" wrote in message ... On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) Or likewise the railings on the staircase! |
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"soup" wrote in message ... On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) Here yah go! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RVnzu0COFU |
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"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message ... On 23/11/2014 22:12, Tim Streater wrote: In article , Bob Eager wrote: On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:00:01 +0000, charles wrote: In article , cd wrote: The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Barry Bucknall? The very one, from the subject line! My dad hardboarded all our doors... Why, FFS? Cos it went with the stone cladding and the muriels :-) And a bit later the Artex! |
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Yes I recall him and others. all these round the house jobs on tv is
certainly not a new thing. It was normally on a sunday morning. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "cd" wrote in message ... The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? |
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In message , Andy Cap
writes On 23/11/14 21:34, soup wrote: On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) It's called 'fashion' and people act like sheep. It happens all the time. What comes after engineered wood floor? Possible house rebuild next year and I'd like to be in front of the trend:-) -- Tim Lamb |
Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY
Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) It's called 'fashion' and people act like sheep. It happens all the time. What comes after engineered wood floor? Possible house rebuild next year and I'd like to be in front of the trend:-) I'm not the one to ask, I'm still using lino ! ;-) |
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harryagain wrote: "soup" wrote in message ... On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) Or likewise the railings on the staircase! indeed. We found both when we moved in here in 1977. Oh, and the beamed ceiling covered over, too. -- From KT24 Using a RISC OS computer running v5.18 |
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On 24/11/14 08:46, Tim Lamb wrote:
In message , Andy Cap writes On 23/11/14 21:34, soup wrote: On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) It's called 'fashion' and people act like sheep. It happens all the time. What comes after engineered wood floor? Possible house rebuild next year and I'd like to be in front of the trend:-) Rip it up. Bare floorboards with a rectangle of carpet that stops short of all sides by 6-12" and does not go into the alcoves. The boards are either dry and bare, or varnished. |
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On Monday, November 24, 2014 8:44:15 AM UTC, Brian Gaff wrote:
Yes I recall him and others. all these round the house jobs on tv is certainly not a new thing. It was normally on a sunday morning. Brian -- From the Sofa of Brian Gaff Reply address is active "cd" wrote in message ... The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name. Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard, Formica and Evo-Stick? Yes I remember him as well. Because the programmes were live he had as much material pre-prepared as possible, including setting nails. He told the story about the old dear who went to her timber merchants ans asked for the plywood Barry Bucknell used. When asked for more detail she said the one with the nails in it. |
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On 24/11/2014 09:26, Tim Watts wrote:
On 24/11/14 08:46, Tim Lamb wrote: In message , Andy Cap writes On 23/11/14 21:34, soup wrote: On 23/11/2014 21:25, DerbyBorn wrote: in the days when people learned something from watching DIY on TV! Like how to ruin paneled doors by covering them in hardboard. ;O) It's called 'fashion' and people act like sheep. It happens all the time. What comes after engineered wood floor? Possible house rebuild next year and I'd like to be in front of the trend:-) Rip it up. Bare floorboards with a rectangle of carpet that stops short of all sides by 6-12" and does not go into the alcoves. The boards are either dry and bare, or varnished. Which is what we had back in the 50s and 60s. -- F www.vulcantothesky.org - keep the last remaining Vulcan flying |
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On 24/11/2014 06:34, Andy Cap wrote:
For the same reason so many people are now choosing to install free-standing baths. Because lots of people like to follow fashion. The biggest waste of money and space I've seen in years. -- F www.vulcantothesky.org - keep the last remaining Vulcan flying |
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