New Yankee Workshop Episode 2126

In this episode (originally aired in 1998), building a roll top desk (part two of a two part project), Norm used the following tools:

• Angle Wright A20 height gauge
• Bessey K-Body clamps
• Bessey GH clamp
• Bessey GRZ Super-Grip clamp
• Bessey Tradesman clamps
• Biesemeyer T-Square
• Claw hammer
• Dado blade (stacked)
• Dado insert
• Dead blow hammer
• Delta 17-900 drill press
• Delta 28-280 band saw
• Delta 34-895 miter gauge
• Delta DC-33 planer
• Delta DJ-15 jointer
• Framing Square
• J roller
• Lamello Top 20 biscuit joiner
• Leigh dovetail jig
• Makita 3601 D-handle router
• Plug cutter
• Performax drum sander
• Porter-Cable 333 random orbit sander
• Porter-Cable 691 router
• Porter-Cable 693 router
• Porter-Cable 862 cordless drill
• Porter-Cable Laser-Loc miter saw
• Router table (shop built)
• Senco SLP20 brad nailer
• Shoe rasp
• Spring clamps
• Star oscillating spindle sander
• Unisaw
• Unifence
• Insert, melamine
• Insert, oak insert
• Insert red
• Utility knife

An infrequent no-new-tool episode (except this makes five in the last six—but otherwise…).

Norm used a plain board clamped to the Unifence as a sacrificial fence.

This episode marks the final appearance of a Makita tool. This particular one, the 3601 D-handled router, is in the Hall of Fame. Very impressive contribution.

The safety speech included video of a crosscut operation on the radial arm saw.

No field trip this episode.

New material for this project filmed on 16 July 2008.

This episode was processed based on a broadcast by HGTV.