In this episode (originally aired in 1997), building a Nantucket settle, Norm used the following tools:
An infrequent no-new-tool episode.
Norm used a plain board clamped to the Unifence as a sacrificial fence.
In a highly unusual departure from the normal sequence, Norm actually made a cut using power tools before beginning the safety speech.
The safety speech included video of a crosscut operation on the radial arm saw—oblique view.
Norm added hearing protection to his safety advisory.
Field trip was to a private residence, undoubtedly Morash's, in Massachusetts.
New material for this project filmed on 16 July 2008.
This episode was processed based on the full length original broadcast by PBS.