I started in the wood/cabinet biz with my late father,40+ years ago.He was a bonafied "trim man"......one of my alltime favorite observances was when Dad would really get "rolling",hand nailing trim on.Evvvvvvery once and a while he'd get a 3p nail started backwards(he's flat out flying)and get it a cpl strikes in before it would be noticed.
I watched Norm a little.....all things considered,I'd give credit for a few things.Mostly,if it got just one more guy off the couch and into the shop,he's cool in my book.But one glaring criticism....and it just can not be ignored is....he had his leather apron on backwards.Really bad for your back...the more "gut" you got,the more important this "offsetting" balance,becomes.
If I was ever in a shop with him......we just could not get over asking him to squat down and pick up that pce of wood,or whatever.All his nails N stuff would fall out of his backward apron.We'd continue this until he got the message....'cause,just like Dad driving nails in backward,we'd never get tired of laughing at it,haha.