New Yankee Workshop Episode 1612

In this episode, building a mission writing desk, 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
• Dado blade (stacked)
• Dado insert
• Dead blow hammer
• Delta 14-650 mortiser
• Delta 31-396 oscillating edge sander
• Delta 34-182 tenoning jig
• Delta DJ-20 jointer
• Dozuki
• Lamello Top 20 biscuit joiner
• Lamello Dosicol glue bottle
• Leigh dovetail jig
• Osborne miter gauge
• Porter-Cable 121 oscillating spindle sander
• Porter-Cable 643 cordless jig saw
• Porter-Cable 691 router
• Porter-Cable 693 router
• Porter-Cable 7529 router
• Porter-Cable 98xx cordless drill
• Roller glue bottle
• Router table (shop built) new
• Senco SLP20 brad nailer
• Spring clamp
• Taper jig (home-made)
• Tru-Grip clamp
• Unisaw
• Insert, melamine
• Insert, oak insert

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

Another long list.

The Dosicol biscuit glue bottle was in view and had plainly been used, but we never saw Norm actually use it.

The safety speech included video of an operation on the router table (finger slip).

Field trip was to JMW Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts.

Project filmed 12, 13 November 2003.

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