(Monday, April 28th, 2008) A new, gross, Dirty Jobs, involves shoulder-length rubber gloves and the rear end of a cow. Also, Dr. Who pops in on Top Gear.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: House 2 Home (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 10 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
• Top Gear: Episode 9 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Dairy Cow Midwife (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• How Do They Do It?: Knives, Diamonds, Bricks (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It?: Durable Jeans; Wine Glasses (Science, 8:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Sunday, April 27th, 2008) We think this is a new Ax Men tonight.  There’s also tons of How It’s Made for your Sunday evening.

All times are central.

• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Springs, Pavers, Pianos (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: ropes, billiard tables, sailboards, and cymbals (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Kitchens & Baths 2008 (HGTV, 7:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Ceramic Tiles, Nuts, Steel Forgings, Skateboards (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Car Engines, Flour, Recliners, Envelopes (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Close Call (History, 8:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Cups and Cutlery, Special Effects Makeup, Gold, Harps (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: This Mould House (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: countertop laminate, frozen treats, building blocks, and detergent (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Loggers Under Fire (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW?
• How It’s Made: Architectural Moldings, Pulleys, Industrial Rubber Hose, Sheet Vinyl Flooring (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Putty Knives, Garage Doors, Electric Motors, and Wool (Science, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Saturday, April 26th, 2008) We’re intrigued by the Mythbusters Young Scientist Challenge — it should be amusing and inspiring if you have kids.

All times are central.

• Master Blasters: Car Field Goal (Science, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Garage Grievance (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Master Blasters: The Blasters of Oz (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Alaska Special (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Mythbusters Young Scientist Challenge (Science, 7:00 p.m.) NEW?
• New Yankee Workshop: Canopy Bed (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Shaving Stand (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Corner Display (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Dining Room Table (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Friday, April 25th, 2008) Friday is rapidly becoming our favorite sleep aid. Whether it’s the endless reruns or the soporific droning of David Marks, we’re not sure, but it’s a snoozefest! The only salvation is the airing of Forge and Anvil on RFD-TV, if you haven’t fallen asleep by then.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Unfinished Business (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Ice Cream Treats, Wooden Golf Clubs, Aircraft Wings, Car Battery Recycling (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• Toolbelt Diva (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Take Home Handyman: Totally Floored: Natalie & Alex (Home, 7:30 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Retro Table Lamps (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Dress Forms, Boat Propellers, Duvets, Faucets (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Sunnyside Down (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Introduction to Wood Turning (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bronze Bells, Wooden Airplane Propellers, Charcoal Briquettes and Gas Log Fireplaces (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: European Hand-Plane (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Build It Bigger: Biggest Casino (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Garden Armchair (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Levels, Hot Dogs, Abrasive Grains, Sandpaper (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
• Forge and Anvil: Building with Iron. Episode 106 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Thursday, April 24th, 2008) We’ve got new Foose! And American Chopper pimps for a nutritional supplement company. (Paul Sr.’s guns ain’t free, you know.) Plus there are new episodes of Cool Tools — with a pole-mounted chainsaw!

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Hullaba-loo (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Rides: Time Capsule (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Levels, Hot Dogs, Abrasive Grains, Sandpaper (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Copper (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
• Overhaulin’: Brushtang (TLC, 7:00 p.m.) NEW!
• Cool Tools: Out of Reach (DIY, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• American Chopper: BSN Bike (TLC, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• Cool Tools: Innovators (DIY, 8:30 p.m.) NEW
• MythBusters: Alaska Special (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Close Call (History, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Honey, Fiber Optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Curling Stones, Refrigerators, Alumnium Baseball Bats, Opalescent Glass (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008) Mythbusters promises frigid hijinks in the Arctic on an all new episode. Patent Bending, while not technically new, is new to those of us in the US, and the show has really grown on us, especially their cavalier approach to safety.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: This Mould House (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Fire Pit & Grill (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Honey, Fiber Optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Curling Stones, Refrigerators, Alumnium Baseball Bats, Opalescent Glass (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Alaska Special (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• Patent Bending: Helmet Bar (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Patent Bending: Floating Tent (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Master Blasters: Ballistic Couch Potatoes (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• Some Assembly Required: Episode 1 (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Dining Room Table (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• Some Assembly Required: Episode 2 (Discovery, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Eye Glass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Magnets, Cooked Ham, Sliver-plated Teacups, Crash Test Dummies (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008) Not a particularly exciting evening, but the Coverings Show does bring the excitement of a niche trade show to your TV. We wish we knew which Mythbusters rerun is airing tonight, but as we write this the Discovery website is down!

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Sunnyside Down (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Eye Glass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Magnets, Cooked Ham, Sliver-plated Teacups, Crash Test Dummies (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Coverings Show in Chicago (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Close Call (History, 9:00 p.m.)
• Mythbusters (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Monday, April 21st, 2008) A new Dirty Jobs promises decks awash with blood and guts.

All times are central.

• Modern Marvels: Horsepower (History, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Best Laid Plan (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 9 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW?
• Top Gear: Episode 8 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Floating Fish Factory (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• How Do They Do It? (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It? (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bicycle Helmets, Lithium Batteries, Car Brakes, Aluminum (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Sunday, April 20th, 2008) We think that’s a new Ax Men tonight, which is pretty much the highpoint of the evening.

All times are central.

• Cool Tools: On the Surface (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Reversal of Fortune (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Electrical Panels, Kites, Eyeglass Frames, Toothbrushes (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Three-Wheeled Vehicles, T-Rex Vehicles, Baseball Bats, Artificial Bonsais, Trombones (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Two Steps Back (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Down Under (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Close Call (History, 9:00 p.m.) NEW?

Enjoy.

(Saturday, April 19th, 2008) We’ve got a Mythbusters marathon and the usual from DIY.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Flooded Foundation (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Down Under (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Cooling a Six-Pack (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Bullet Proof Water (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Steamer Trunk (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Supersized Myths 1 (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee Workshop: Adirondack Loveseat (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Turtle Toy-Box (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Supersized Myths 2 (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Children’s Bunk Beds (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Scuba Diver, Car Capers (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.

A few weekends ago I got restless — Norm’s project was a rerun, Bob’s old house episode was even older than me, and there weren’t any other good woodworking shows on. Trying to get my fix, I came across Woodworking Online’s podcasts and the new Woodsmith Shop show.

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(Friday, April 18th, 2008) Home is all Holmes tonight, with a mini-marathon of our favorite superhero contractor fighting fly-by-night repairs and shoddy contruction.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Bungled Bungalow (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works: Episode 4 (Science, 7:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Kitchen Coleslaw (Home, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Stuff: How It Works: Episode 2 (Science, 7:30 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Dining Room Table (DIY, 8:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Reversal of Fortune (History, 8:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Stainless Steel, Football Helmets, Resin Figurines, Laboratory Glassware (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Bar None (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Asian-Inspired Open Bookcase (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Fire Extinguishers, Doughnuts, Shock Absorbers, Banjos (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• Wood Works: Wall-Mounted Magazine Rack (DIY, 9:00 p.m.)
• Build It Bigger: Battle Machines (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: A River Ran Through It (Home, 9:00 p.m.)
• New Yankee: Workshop CD Storage Case (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)
• Forge and Anvil: Gates of Charleston, Episode 105 (RFD-TV, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Thursday, April 17th, 2008) We get new episodes of Cool Tools — the first promises abrasive enthusiasm.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Window Well Hell (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Rides: Driven (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Bricks (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 7:00 p.m.)
• American Chopper: Iowa Farm Bureau Bike 1 (TLC, 7:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: On the Surface (DIY, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• American Chopper: Iowa Farm Bureau Bike 2 (TLC, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Down Under (DIY, 8:30 p.m.) NEW
• Holmes on Homes: Pasadena 911 (Home, 9:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Reversal of Fortune (History, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Gasoline Containers, Hockey Sticks (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Wednesday, April 16th, 2008) Not a bad night at all: we get the pilot of Gadget’s Electric Garage, two imported episodes of Patent Bending, and two new episodes of Made in America, including a visit to our favorite blood-blister raisers, Channellock.

All times are central.

• Ax Men: Market Meltdown (History, 5:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Two Steps Back (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Logging Tech (History, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Gasoline Containers, Hockey Sticks (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• Gadget’s Electric Garage: Pilot (TLC, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Saws (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Exploding Port-a-Potty (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• MythBusters: Airplane on a Conveyor Belt (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.)
• Patent Bending: 12-Gauge Golf Club (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• John Ratzenberger’s Made in America: Twin Span Bridge; Maytag Dishwashers; Channellock Tools (Travel, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• Patent Bending: Bicycle Lawnmover (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• John Ratzenberger’s Made in America: Chapman Leonard Camera Dollies; Cathedral of Learning (Travel, 8:30 p.m.) NEW
• Some Assembly Required: Episode 5 (Discovery, 9:00 p.m.)
• Master Blasters: Supersonic Paper Airplanes (Science, 9:00 p.m.)
• Hammered With John & Jimmy DiResta: The Children’s Bunk Beds (DIY, 9:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Umbrellas, Outboard Motors, Silver Cutlery, Tape Measures (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Tuesday, April 15th, 2008) It’s a pretty minimal night, but there’s a brand new Rock Solid to enjoy.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Holmes for the Holidays (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Machinery of the Past (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• Modern Marvels: Yard Tech (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Rock Solid: Eco Masons: Dean and Derek Go Green (DIY, 8:30 p.m.) NEW

Enjoy.

(Monday, April 14th, 2008) A new Dirty Jobs covers what should be some extra-dirty NY jobs, like Hot Dog Water Taster and Pizza Degreaser. There’s a new Top Gear as well.

All times are central.

• Holmes on Homes: Honeymoon Ensuite (Home, 5:00 p.m.)
• Trains & Locomotives (RFD-TV, 5:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Escalator Handrails, Highlighters, Guitar Strings, Wigs (Discovery, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Traditional Bows, Coffee Machines, Mascots, Hammocks (Discovery, 6:30 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Cranberry Farmer (Discovery, 7:00 p.m.)
• Top Gear: Episode 8 (BBC America, 7:00 p.m.) NEW
• Top Gear: Episode 7 (BBC America, 8:00 p.m.)
• Dirty Jobs: Dirty Jobs of the Big Apple (Discovery, 8:00 p.m.) NEW
• How Do They Do It?: Durable Jeans, Wine Glasses (Science, 8:00 p.m.)
• How Do They Do It?: Mirrors, 2D car designs (Science, 8:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, Cosmetics (Discovery, 10:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Bumpers, Lighting Gels and Camera Filters, Steam-powered Models, Candy Canes (Discovery, 10:30 p.m.)

Enjoy.

(Sunday, April 13th, 2008) Have we seen every episode of Ax Men? Are there more? Who knows?

All times are central.

• Cool Tools: Power Play (DIY, 5:30 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Cement, Caskets, Soft Drinks, Glider Rockers (Science, 6:00 p.m.)
• How It’s Made: Kitchen Knives, Mannequins, Socks, Hypodermic Needles (Science, 6:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: The Big Hit (History, 7:00 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Market Meltdown (History, 8:00 p.m.)
• Holmes on Homes: Drain Disdain (Home, 8:00 p.m.)
• Classic Tractor Show (RFD-TV, 8:00 p.m.)
• Cool Tools: Speciality (DIY, 8:30 p.m.)
• Ax Men: Reversal of Fortune (History, 9:00 p.m.)

Enjoy.