When I hear him say, “ok, now let’s see if it fits”, I just roll my eyes. Everything this guy builds or cuts fits perfectly. So enjoyable to watch a real pro.
Norm I am 53 now but I have enjoyed The New Yankee Workshop for the last 35 years. Whether it was on TV or on You Tube. You have inspired so many people. Reminding everyone about safety protocols is what really stands out to me. Every time I use a power tool I think back to the warnings and protocols you have shared. I want to personally thank you for being a great teacher through your show. Every thing I know about woodworking have been learned watching you for all this time. I am extremely grateful. Thank You.
Not all the information is up to date. At 8:55 he fits a zero clearance insert, which is good, but his older saw doesn't have a riving knife, which is super dangerous. Modern saws have a riving knife to prevent the piece pinching the back of the blade, which reduces the risk of kickback. Your zero clearance insert will need a slot being cut to accommodate it.
Norm Abrams was such an important person that inspired my woodworking journey. This tablesaw video is one I always remember. I pass on this knowledge to my adult children whenever I can.
I remember watching these shows growing up in Ireland and marvelling at the range and variety of tools available to a hobby workshop. Everything was done with hand tools except a corded drill. A carpenter would have a corded circular saw. That was all. Early 90’s.
So many evolutions in the shop, and with Norm's skills, over the course of 19 years. This particular 2 part episode was most appreciated by me when it was first run....and still today!
You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice th-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
I have enjoyed Norm for more than 30 years, actually since he began with This Old House with Bob Villa. Great wood worker for sure. Thanks for all the projects and years Norm! BTW, I am 75 years old.
Love it.. Thanks Norm. I've learned a lot from my father and grandfather...and had my Dad's Sears belt driven table saw for years.. Did a fair bit of cabinet work with it for our kitchen. As a carpenter for a restoration Co., I've had to resort to a portable.. did what it could do but lacked what could be better...- Now, I just enjoy seeing other people work..with some Very good tools.. Thanks for the tour.
I’m 60 now. How vivid still today that this show and ‘This Old House’ would come on when I was a wee lad, and it felt as if it was over in the blink of an eye! I was practically distressed that it ended so quickly! Norm is a treasure.
If you're 60 now, you were between the ages of 24 and 45 during this show's 21 year run. I'm 36 now, I was less than 2 years old when the first episode of the New Yankee Workshop aired in January of 1989. I genuinely was a wee lad, I vividly remember watching episodes of this show when I was about 3 years old from my high chair eating pancakes and bacon my father made on what I now understand were Saturday mornings.
Hi Norm, I can remember meeting you when I was a young carpenter on Long Island at Dynomite tool in Bohemia. You were the one who lead the way now being still in business 45 years and still going. Now live in the great state of Tennessee and have my shop on my own property. Now it seems between the cnc router and all my equipment still love watching your timeless videos. God bless you and hope you are well.
Hey Norm and Russ.. I love this channel and The New Yankee Workshop has been a huge part of my life. I've always enjoyed watching ppl working with their hands. There's something special watching makers design and build something from any materials but I have found a real passion for Wood & Metalworking. I never thought it possible at my age. I was 49 years old when I caught the bug. Now I'm about to turn 51 and I wish I had found my passion for Woodworking a lot sooner. I wasted a lot of money on things of little or no importance through the years. A very good table saw will set us back 3-5 thousand Euros now. It's a very big expense. There are cheaper models out there but not of a quality good enough if u want to build fine furniture. I'm trying to get taken on a 3 year course for Cabinetry and Joinery but it's very expensive too. I'm going to do it bcos I believe a proper grounding in the basic fundamentals of woodworking/Carpentry, etc is definitely needed if I am to make a career for the next 25-30 years. My father worked into his mid 80's. I intend on doing the exact same health allowing it of course. THANKS FOR ALL THE INSPIRING WORK NORM my friend. We miss u on this great show. I wonder if u have ever thought about doing another series? It would be great to see, and maybe even get some of the guys on who learned from u over the years as Apprentices? That would be awesome to see what they learned from u. Take care Norm and Russ...
Man, I used to watch this show all the time and didn't realize how much I've missed this show. I don't know if it's even aired anymore since i haven't watched TV in a very long time except for sports. Be assured I'm subscribing to this station Norms the man
Norm I meet you at the wisconsin state fair park years ago. I’ve watched you on this old house from as long as I can remember. You are one of the reasons I became a carpenter. I love building and I’m going to continue building even after I retire.i get some much enjoyment from making different items and building on jobs as well keep up all that you do . Merry Christmas . Doug union carpenters local 344
This man is the entire reason for my live of woodworking. Im 38. Watched through my whole childhood. Im so sad i missed the chance to buy all the dvds that came with all the plans. Was $2000. But for all the plans and everything totally worth it
Norm I doubt you will read this but I cut half my thumb off on a table saw. I have since then retired from hardwood flooring. I could have sworn up and down that my thumb was no where near that blade but I was wrong. It happened in a blink of an eye. Love the videos.
No riving knife guarantees a kickback event. Cabinet saws are extremely powerful and can fling a piece of wood at bullet speeds. That riving knife helps to keep the piece from pinching the blade and riding up over the blade
Don't be presumptive. Craftsmen have been doing without riving knife for many decades. Most still have fingers without kickbacks. There is no mystery. The riving knife is preferable to the novice and under most situations for the craftsman (because it is a splitter that is closer to the blade), but a well-implemented splitter will work quite well also. A riving knife has fixed thickness, but a splitter can have varied thicknesses, and can also be thin and slanted as it occupies the kerf. This is one advantage of the splitter over the riving knife. There cannot be kickback without riving knife if one uses a splitter well and use hold-downs as well. I don't use a riving knife. I don't need it.
When I was a kid and we only had about 5 channels, I wasn’t watching cartoons, I was watching This old House, and cooking shows. The New Yankee workshop, and another guy. He was kinda spastic and his shop was jammed full but I still liked watching him.
Great tutorial on table saws. There are some really poor quality saws out there and folks need to be aware of that. At the shop I worked at for 20 years, we had Wadkin-Bursgreen equipment and they were excellent saws and heavy duty. Thanks for the video Norm and Russ
Wow! You can tell how old these videos are. No riving knife, no blade guard. These are legal standards now, but not back then. Is Norm alive? What does he make of SawStop, eh? We've come a long way.
One quick suggestion: when you are checking blade perpendicularity to the table, position the leg of the right angle tool against the blade between the teeth. (The teeth are normally wider than the body thickness of the saw blade itself, and could introduce an unwanted angle.)
I believe to check parallelism with the miter, the same tooth on the blade should be used. The blade should be rotated. Using another tooth (of the same set) as far away as possible is to check arbor round out.
15:09 This explaination would be useful as a short as it provides reasoning to the use of a guard, why it's not in use in the New Yankee workshop and ultimately why it's up to the users discretion
The only thing I don't like about hybrid, contractor, and table top saw is the mounting of the blade. They're mounted to the bottom of the table. Making dialing in square to your slots harder. Cabinet are cabinet mounted. Loosen all but one bolt holding table to cabinet and bump it square. Alot easier.
I really like that insert at 8:48 You wouldn't happen to have a link would you. I have a Jet cabinet saw. I usually make mine out of mdf but the metal one with the thin strip of replaceable wood seems much easier to change/replace.
There's now a suitable replacement that's made by Betterley Tools, check it out. It's a different design than the replaceable wooden piece, but I'll say it's a worthy successor.
I would love to know who had the job of surgically scrubbing the Craftsman Excalibur logo from the wobble dado without leaving any marks or not removing any of the other markings from the saw blade. Anyone who even remotely knows woodworking tools will recognize the blade as a craftsman but PBS must have not allowed them to have name brands on the tools. Shame to purposely deface all that stuff just to satisfy the television network. Also does anyone recognize the paint color on the workshop hutch bench top and miter bench top? Looks like Glidden’s “Americana.” Great choice of color. It really made the place look fabulous
Not sure about the paint color, but you're right about PBS. Back then, with government $$ supporting the network, shows were not allowed to have product placements. Companies did get an end credit though.
@@newyankeeworkshop I can only imagine the inner turmoil of having to remove decals from all the brand new stuff. I cringe! Also, I wanted to put this here, in hopes that you see it sooner. Russ talked about the B.L. Shedd sign and not knowing its origin. The B.L. Shedd sign came from Albany, VT. Authur Wallace Peach wrote about the sign in the spring of 1951 edition of Vermont Life magazine. The magazine with the article is available on e b a y, I believe it is Volume 5, issue #3. The article is Titled “At The Sign of The Quill” The author used the sign as a reference to the quality of the citizens of Vermont. I was reading the magazine and almost fell out of my chair when I saw the sign being discussed. I hope you can research the magazine and get the same feeling of “AH HA” that I had when I read it. It amazes me what a small world we live in! Thank you so much for making these videos! I would love to hear Norm and Russ discuss how the shop came to be, and how it was designed. that classic salt box never goes out of style and now the building carries a legend status that has influenced so many people. It’s something to be very proud of! Thank you for all your hard work putting these videos on TH-cam.
It appears to me that the dado blade was old and well worn. When it was first opened I thought I saw dirt and lint. This could be the reason the decals were gone. I did recognize the dado set because I have one just like it from years ago. I think sometimes it was referred to a wobble dado.
Norm is OK but I am from different league of woodworking. Example he checks parallel with an adjustable square and his eye. I use a dial indicator like a metal machinist. But I am older and much more experience.
Where is the riving knife? All that discussion about safety and he neglected one of the most important parts, especially for novices. (five out of five thumbs down) 👎👎👎👎👎
Most of the saws he used in this video were older and didn’t have riving knives like we have on today’s saws. I believe this episode was from 2007 which was the same year riving knives became standard equipment on saws. I’m pretty sure the saws in this particular TH-cam video were pre-2007
When I hear him say, “ok, now let’s see if it fits”, I just roll my eyes. Everything this guy builds or cuts fits perfectly. So enjoyable to watch a real pro.
Norm I am 53 now but I have enjoyed The New Yankee Workshop for the last 35 years. Whether it was on TV or on You Tube. You have inspired so many people. Reminding everyone about safety protocols is what really stands out to me. Every time I use a power tool I think back to the warnings and protocols you have shared. I want to personally thank you for being a great teacher through your show. Every thing I know about woodworking have been learned watching you for all this time. I am extremely grateful. Thank You.
Team non poin🤓
His commitment to precision is admirable, which is why his pieces are so beautifully constructed. ❤
So glad these episodes are finally becoming available! So much knowledge my generation desperately needs.
These videos have been on TH-cam for many years.
Not all the information is up to date. At 8:55 he fits a zero clearance insert, which is good, but his older saw doesn't have a riving knife, which is super dangerous.
Modern saws have a riving knife to prevent the piece pinching the back of the blade, which reduces the risk of kickback. Your zero clearance insert will need a slot being cut to accommodate it.
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@@BM-ru7ef Nope. Their first upload was on Nov '22. Not even a full two years.
Norm Abrams was such an important person that inspired my woodworking journey. This tablesaw video is one I always remember. I pass on this knowledge to my adult children whenever I can.
Norm was a Saturday staple for so many years. A true craftsman.
Absolutely agree
Oh the memories. Me and my dad would watch these. Good stuff, thank you for making these available.
Thank you for making these available! This content is invaluable and should never be lost to time.
I remember watching these shows growing up in Ireland and marvelling at the range and variety of tools available to a hobby workshop. Everything was done with hand tools except a corded drill. A carpenter would have a corded circular saw. That was all. Early 90’s.
Norms voice is so calming and all his videos are so inspiring! Thank you Norm!!!!!
I could easily use the show's audio to fall quietly to sleep.
I remember building every one of these jigs decades ago. Thank you Norm!!!
I never saw this program when it was broadcast on TV but now I am so glad it is here! So much to learn from these videos!
I'm glad Norm 4 what your passing on, I mean a table saw, waxing it and proper uses hadn't thought of.
Thanks Mr Norm🕊️
Thanks Norm.U are great teacher. U teach with love and patience. I enjoy all of ur demonstration.
He’s the most knowledgeable contractor in the business. I can remember watching him on the weekends years and years ago. Thank god for the Internet
The good ole days the good shows I remember these episodes.....Read more. Norm is such a gifted teacher. When he speaks, I listen..
So many evolutions in the shop, and with Norm's skills, over the course of 19 years.
This particular 2 part episode was most appreciated by me when it was first run....and still today!
Let's see if it fits. Of course it fits! Norm made it.
You do have to spend some time setting the saw up... blade, fence, etc. But once done, the saw is great. Fairly compact which is Nice th-cam.com/users/postUgkxXh-4_3-ZT1fFWP91ZV7iVqzElr0lEb-a I did get an Incra Miter Gauge which takes some setup as well. The stock miter gauge can be adjusted in the miter slot with a little painter's tape... this tightens up the side to side play a lot.
I have enjoyed Norm for more than 30 years, actually since he began with This Old House with Bob Villa. Great wood worker for sure. Thanks for all the projects and years Norm! BTW, I am 75 years old.
We love our young viewers!
Love it.. Thanks Norm. I've learned a lot from my father and grandfather...and had my Dad's Sears belt driven table saw for years.. Did a fair bit of cabinet work with it for our kitchen. As a carpenter for a restoration Co., I've had to resort to a portable.. did what it could do but lacked what could be better...- Now, I just enjoy seeing other people work..with some Very good tools.. Thanks for the tour.
I’m 60 now. How vivid still today that this show and ‘This Old House’ would come on when I was a wee lad, and it felt as if it was over in the blink of an eye! I was practically distressed that it ended so quickly! Norm is a treasure.
If you're 60 now, you were between the ages of 24 and 45 during this show's 21 year run.
I'm 36 now, I was less than 2 years old when the first episode of the New Yankee Workshop aired in January of 1989. I genuinely was a wee lad, I vividly remember watching episodes of this show when I was about 3 years old from my high chair eating pancakes and bacon my father made on what I now understand were Saturday mornings.
Hi Norm,
I can remember meeting you when I was a young carpenter on Long Island at Dynomite tool in Bohemia. You were the one who lead the way now being still in business 45 years and still going. Now live in the great state of Tennessee and have my shop on my own property. Now it seems between the cnc router and all my equipment still love watching your timeless videos. God bless you and hope you are well.
Hey Norm and Russ.. I love this channel and The New Yankee Workshop has been a huge part of my life. I've always enjoyed watching ppl working with their hands. There's something special watching makers design and build something from any materials but I have found a real passion for Wood & Metalworking.
I never thought it possible at my age. I was 49 years old when I caught the bug. Now I'm about to turn 51 and I wish I had found my passion for Woodworking a lot sooner. I wasted a lot of money on things of little or no importance through the years. A very good table saw will set us back 3-5 thousand Euros now. It's a very big expense.
There are cheaper models out there but not of a quality good enough if u want to build fine furniture. I'm trying to get taken on a 3 year course for Cabinetry and Joinery but it's very expensive too. I'm going to do it bcos I believe a proper grounding in the basic fundamentals of woodworking/Carpentry, etc is definitely needed if I am to make a career for the next 25-30 years.
My father worked into his mid 80's. I intend on doing the exact same health allowing it of course.
THANKS FOR ALL THE INSPIRING WORK NORM my friend. We miss u on this great show. I wonder if u have ever thought about doing another series? It would be great to see, and maybe even get some of the guys on who learned from u over the years as Apprentices? That would be awesome to see what they learned from u.
Take care Norm and Russ...
I could watch these reruns over and over...
Man, I used to watch this show all the time and didn't realize how much I've missed this show. I don't know if it's even aired anymore since i haven't watched TV in a very long time except for sports. Be assured I'm subscribing to this station Norms the man
Norm is only on TH-cam now 😀
Yay!....my favorite teacher is back!
I wish they would put these back on tv!
Norm is such a gifted teacher. When he speaks, I listen.
I have watched your show for years, and have enjoyed every episode. You are the consumate professional. Thanks for all of the tips!
Norm I meet you at the wisconsin state fair park years ago. I’ve watched you on this old house from as long as I can remember. You are one of the reasons I became a carpenter. I love building and I’m going to continue building even after I retire.i get some much enjoyment from making different items and building on jobs as well keep up all that you do . Merry Christmas . Doug union carpenters local 344
New Yankee Workshop!! Timeless.
.....wow, this brought me back
just hearing that intro music.....
thank you for posting these
I actually have the intro music as my ringtone. Really brings back memories
This man is the entire reason for my live of woodworking. Im 38. Watched through my whole childhood.
Im so sad i missed the chance to buy all the dvds that came with all the plans. Was $2000. But for all the plans and everything totally worth it
Norm I doubt you will read this but I cut half my thumb off on a table saw. I have since then retired from hardwood flooring. I could have sworn up and down that my thumb was no where near that blade but I was wrong. It happened in a blink of an eye. Love the videos.
No riving knife guarantees a kickback event. Cabinet saws are extremely powerful and can fling a piece of wood at bullet speeds. That riving knife helps to keep the piece from pinching the blade and riding up over the blade
Don't be presumptive.
Craftsmen have been doing without riving knife for many decades. Most still have fingers without kickbacks. There is no mystery. The riving knife is preferable to the novice and under most situations for the craftsman (because it is a splitter that is closer to the blade), but a well-implemented splitter will work quite well also.
A riving knife has fixed thickness, but a splitter can have varied thicknesses, and can also be thin and slanted as it occupies the kerf. This is one advantage of the splitter over the riving knife.
There cannot be kickback without riving knife if one uses a splitter well and use hold-downs as well.
I don't use a riving knife. I don't need it.
Loved watching these videos on PBS when I was a kid. Great knowledge.
Norm is a National Treasure!
When I was a kid and we only had about 5 channels, I wasn’t watching cartoons, I was watching This old House, and cooking shows. The New Yankee workshop, and another guy. He was kinda spastic and his shop was jammed full but I still liked watching him.
Love the show. I’ve ordered plans and built several projects over the years. Thanks …..good times.
Hey Norm, good to see you again. We the Few are out in the field and watching our stuff. Woodworking...OORAH!!
Great tutorial on table saws. There are some really poor quality saws out there and folks need to be aware of that. At the shop I worked at for 20 years, we had Wadkin-Bursgreen equipment and they were excellent saws and heavy duty. Thanks for the video Norm and Russ
The good ole days the good shows I remember these episodes.....
Wow! You can tell how old these videos are. No riving knife, no blade guard. These are legal standards now, but not back then. Is Norm alive? What does he make of SawStop, eh? We've come a long way.
Somehow I can’t picture Norm “severely reprimanding”. It probably starts out “I’m not mad, I’m disappointed”
I heard that he better not catch you using power tools without your SAFETY GLASSES !!!!😨😎👍
One quick suggestion: when you are checking blade perpendicularity to the table, position the leg of the right angle tool against the blade between the teeth. (The teeth are normally wider than the body thickness of the saw blade itself, and could introduce an unwanted angle.)
I believe to check parallelism with the miter, the same tooth on the blade should be used. The blade should be rotated.
Using another tooth (of the same set) as far away as possible is to check arbor round out.
15:09 This explaination would be useful as a short as it provides reasoning to the use of a guard, why it's not in use in the New Yankee workshop and ultimately why it's up to the users discretion
We are gathering up segments for shorts and will be doing some soon. This is perfect. Thanks
The only thing I don't like about hybrid, contractor, and table top saw is the mounting of the blade. They're mounted to the bottom of the table. Making dialing in square to your slots harder.
Cabinet are cabinet mounted. Loosen all but one bolt holding table to cabinet and bump it square. Alot easier.
Norm didn’t need any 5-cut methods or dial gauges to set up his saw and sleds. No magnetic angle finders. Just a good combo square is all he used.
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I miss you norm hope all is well
Thanks for sharing
Great presentation
Nice Osborne miter gauge!
Does Norm still go out in the shop and still build things?
Great video, well explained too. Certain skills and techniques will be lost in future with some trades.
Vehicle prices are absolutely insane. I was told to use something like a carvana
I really like that insert at 8:48 You wouldn't happen to have a link would you. I have a Jet cabinet saw. I usually make mine out of mdf but the metal one with the thin strip of replaceable wood seems much easier to change/replace.
We looked, and they don't seem to make it anymore. It was a nice idea.
There's now a suitable replacement that's made by Betterley Tools, check it out. It's a different design than the replaceable wooden piece, but I'll say it's a worthy successor.
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Incredible video!
NORM , Where can I get this zero insert you show here. I'd like to see if it would fit my saw.
Unfortunately, they don't make it anymore. Viewers ask us about it all the time. We wish they did.
I think a Norm Abrams Christmas episode sounds great 👍 how about you 😊
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I have an Ulmia 1711 table saw. Bought 38 years ago. You make the comparison to what you see here. The table saw isn’t the best tool for everything.
I do so love how he discusses safety glasses but never hearing protection… 😢
He needs to remove the stock before the next cut !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would love to know who had the job of surgically scrubbing the Craftsman Excalibur logo from the wobble dado without leaving any marks or not removing any of the other markings from the saw blade. Anyone who even remotely knows woodworking tools will recognize the blade as a craftsman but PBS must have not allowed them to have name brands on the tools. Shame to purposely deface all that stuff just to satisfy the television network.
Also does anyone recognize the paint color on the workshop hutch bench top and miter bench top? Looks like Glidden’s “Americana.” Great choice of color. It really made the place look fabulous
Not sure about the paint color, but you're right about PBS. Back then, with government $$ supporting the network, shows were not allowed to have product placements. Companies did get an end credit though.
@@newyankeeworkshop I can only imagine the inner turmoil of having to remove decals from all the brand new stuff. I cringe!
Also, I wanted to put this here, in hopes that you see it sooner. Russ talked about the B.L. Shedd sign and not knowing its origin. The B.L. Shedd sign came from Albany, VT. Authur Wallace Peach wrote about the sign in the spring of 1951 edition of Vermont Life magazine. The magazine with the article is available on e b a y, I believe it is Volume 5, issue #3. The article is Titled “At The Sign of The Quill”
The author used the sign as a reference to the quality of the citizens of Vermont. I was reading the magazine and almost fell out of my chair when I saw the sign being discussed. I hope you can research the magazine and get the same feeling of “AH HA” that I had when I read it. It amazes me what a small world we live in! Thank you so much for making these videos! I would love to hear Norm and Russ discuss how the shop came to be, and how it was designed. that classic salt box never goes out of style and now the building carries a legend status that has influenced so many people. It’s something to be very proud of! Thank you for all your hard work putting these videos on TH-cam.
It appears to me that the dado blade was old and well worn. When it was first opened I thought I saw dirt and lint. This could be the reason the decals were gone.
I did recognize the dado set because I have one just like it from years ago. I think sometimes it was referred to a wobble dado.
pbs
Where is your riding knife?
Seems to me there should have been some content on the importance of a riving knife. No mention & none visible on the saw.
Norm is OK but I am from different league of woodworking. Example he checks parallel with an adjustable square and his eye. I use a dial indicator like a metal machinist. But I am older and much more experience.
Where is the riving knife? All that discussion about safety and he neglected one of the most important parts, especially for novices. (five out of five thumbs down) 👎👎👎👎👎
Get lost. What a jerk.
Why are you not using a riving knife ?
Most of the saws he used in this video were older and didn’t have riving knives like we have on today’s saws. I believe this episode was from 2007 which was the same year riving knives became standard equipment on saws. I’m pretty sure the saws in this particular TH-cam video were pre-2007