New Yankee Workshop Episode 2007

In this episode, building an island in the Kitchen Cabinets project, Norm used the following tools:

• Bessey GRZ Super-Grip clamp
• Bessey K-Body clamps
• Bessey Tradesman clamps
• Biesemeyer auxiliary fence (long)
• Biesemeyer auxiliary fence (short)
• Biesemeyer fence
• Blum drilling template
• Bosch 1584 jig saw
• Dado blade
• Dado insert
• Dead blow hammer
• Delta 17-925 drill press
• Delta 46-745 lathe
• Delta DJ-20 jointer
• Dewalt 965 right angle cordless
• Feather board
• Jack Rabbit driver
• Kreg pocket hole jig
• Pocket hole clamp
• Leigh dovetail jig
• Osborne miter gauge
• Porter-Cable 557 biscuit joiner
• Porter-Cable 691 router
• Porter-Cable 733x random orbit sander
• Porter-Cable 98xx cordless drill
• Porter-Cable PIN100 pin nailer
• Spring clamp
• Star oscillating spindle sander
• Tru-Grip clamp
• Unisaw
• Insert, melamine
• Insert, oak insert
• Vix bits
• Williams & Hussey molder (new model)

Items in bold represent the first appearance of that particular tool.

For the first time, as I recall, Norm used foam balls (Space Balls™) to help position a panel in a frame-and-panel assembly. Not really a tool, so I haven't prepared a file for them.

Also in the no-separate-file category are the little plastic wedges Norm used to shim the door to the correct reveal. This is the first time I recall seeing them used, but they've been advertised on The New Yankee Workshop website for some time.

In addition (and complementary) to the wedges was a system—by Blum—for aligning and attaching the drawer faces (no regular documentation of its use contemplated, athough here's a descripton of the process with a graphic lifted from the Woodworker's Supply website).

The Dosicol glue applicator and the claw hammer were seen and had clearly been used but were not actually demonstrated in this episode.

The safety speech included video of an operation on the router table (wide board).

No field trip this episode, although reference was made to the wood supplier, Goodwin Lumber, an old friend of the show..

Project filmed 19, 21 June 2007.

This episode was processed based on the original broadcast by PBS.