I learned how to woodwork in large part thanks to 'Norm' and I was heavily influenced by the
NYWS. I can't walk into the shop without hearing in my head "there is no more important safety rule, then to wear these: 'safety glasses'" and of course I always wear them.

This was largely pre-youtube, and I wonder with so many options to watch and learn woodworking now, if a show like NYWS could make it?

I guess as an off shoot are the YouTube shows, bad for woodworking? I enjoy some of them, but it nit unusual to see some very risky use of tools and little to no explanation about safety.