Injuries In the Shop, Part One

§ by Joel Hess on February 22nd, 2007

DSCF0051_1.JPGI have to admit I haven’t watched a minute of Extreme Makeover, but since they were in Iowa last summer there was a lot of excitement around here over the show.

Recently, I was in the shop talking with a few people about Ed Sanders hand injury. Ed is a designer and builder on the show and he talks about the injury on his personal blog. It’s a long entry and his discussion of it doesn’t really begin until halfway down. There is also a link to photos of his hand after it was stitched. (Depending on your tolerance of graphic injuries, you may or may not want to take a look.) The doctors did a good job closing the wound, but it extends across his palm from thumb to pinkie.

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

§ by Doug on September 18th, 2006

House Overview

I had an interesting day last week visiting on-site during construction and filming of the ABC-TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. This is the first home they have built in Iowa, so my wife, Cathy, and I decided to drive the hour and a half north of Des Moines on a sunny, autumn day and check out the action.

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