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Watch New Yankee workshop on line

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
Came upon this to day and thought I would pass it on The first-ever "New Yankee Workshop" episode. They are going to have a new one every week.

http://www.newyankee.com/index.php
 
#10 ·
Thanks Tim
Did you see the episode from 1988 where Norm's shop was all but empty and he only had very few very used tools. wow I'd forgotten what the show was like.I started watching back then. Norm sure had a lot to learn back then.
 
#11 ·
Cool. As a new woodworker, I am just now starting to watch these, so having a resource to view older episodes for free without waiting for re-runs on PBS or DIY is nice.
 
#12 ·
In my favorites. Wow how far ole Norm has come. No spindle sander. Store bought table top router table. Still made a fine piece of furniture. Thanks Tim. Both me and my dad will enjoy this.
 
#14 ·
Thanks for the post Tim … I never watched Norm until about 6 or 7 years ago, so the old episodes are new to me!

The tools in the medicine cabinet episode are interesting … a far cry from the fully-equipped shop of recent years.
 
#18 ·
He had a Shopsmith, a Unisaw, and an old Delta RAS! However, the Workshop was designed by Norm and has always been a woodworking shop. In the Introductory chapter of the first New Yankee Workshop book, Norm describes how his whole relationship with Russel Morash developed, how he ended up on This Old House, and how the idea of a "how-to" woodworking show came about. It is a great read!
 
#21 · (Edited by Moderator)
I loved the second show of the first season. I built the workbench years ago in 1990. It's still in my shop, but alas it is about to be removed due to the new tools and lack of space.

Downloaded the first and second video. Used a program on Firefox called Ant.com. No the quality is not the greatest but it is watchable in a .FLV format. I convert them to AVI, easier to use, or MPEG-4 for my Iphone.

I use IWIsoft video converter to make them loadable to the iphone, or convert them to AVI.. As I posted Ant.com to download them.

I do not leave Ant.com enabled on Firefox all the time. It will really slow down the program if left enabled.

Dave
 
#23 ·
Watched the second episode, the workbench, this morning on line (after checking my for my newspaper, which wasn't there yet). I built this project about 10 years ago. Last year, after I finished my latest incarnation of a workbench, I dismantled it (instead of selling it; a sacrifice to the woodworking Gods, I guess).

Norm sure liked to use the RAS with the adjustable dado head! The thought of some of the operations that Norm used in this episode would scare me too much! Later in the episode, he chucks to dado head up in the table saw. I guess he must have learned on the fly!
 
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