Jigs | S13 E1 & 2

Norm celebrates the 13th season of The New Yankee Workshop with jigs. Proclaiming them "as important for the workshop as any power tool," Norm devotes the new season to building a variety of these useful devices, which will allow home woodworkers everywhere to build their projects with greater efficiency and accuracy. In part one, he shows how to create a panel cutting jig for cutting wide panels on the table saw, a tapering jig useful for tapering table legs, a circle cutting jig for the band saw, and a feather board for safely holding stock in place at the saw or at the router. Part two includes a jig which accurately guides a plunge router for making adjustable shelf pin holes, an ingenuous jig for mortising louvered doors and shutters, a circle cutting jig for a router, a hinge mortising jig, and a simple device for making box joints.
Season: 13 | Episodes: 1 & 2
Original Air Date: January 6 & 13, 2001
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[@daviddura1172]

everyone doing youtube DIY woodworking owes their beginning to this show

[@TM_Stone]

The New Yankee Workshop is like visiting a good friend you haven't seen in decades. Such great memories!

[@Mangoshake2021]

Yes. It just feels good .

[@loumonte658]

Indeed. Cheers.

[@RaymondWalsh-b8z]

How do I get your blue prints for jig?

[@RaymondWalsh-b8z]

How do I get your blue prints for jigs ?

[@fdort3971]

It wasn't Saturday if you didn't watch Norm and Bob...

[@donpeifer696]

I truly enjoy this show, and especially appreciate Norm talking safety every time!

[@Niagra2011]

I sure do miss Norm Abram! I hope he is well and enjoying life after all those years of hard work. Highlight of my life was meeting Norm at a show in Pennsylvania. I’ve shown that picture to everyone. I even have his Business Cards! Your Biggest Fan

[@esrAsnataS]

How I've missed this show. Great to see it on KZbin.

[@marilynsnider8183]

Amen to that.

[@acerjuglans383]

Great to see it on its own official KZbin channel!

[@anthonym.pacelli1960]

Norm has the ability to explain in a simple, clear and concise way to build these jigs, no jokes or taking half an hour to get to the point been a fan of this show from the start, thanks norm !

[@gracemember101]

Norm is a great teacher.

[@acerjuglans383]

After all these years, and I STILL want that vise grip bar clamp.

[@marklepage4334]

Thanks for video I used to watch Norm every week and before new Yankee workshop I watched him on this old house I hope you put up more of his projects

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Glad you enjoy the show. With Norm's help we will be posting most of the videos from the entire series to this channel. Stay tuned.

[@Rubbernecker]

I could watch these all day.

[@santoni58]

Thanks for having this timeless piece of educational program and a true craftsman at work.

[@yakbowbw]

Norm is a national treasure!

[@greencello599]

These jigs are the first plans I purchased. I have yet to have a place to do any woodworking, but I have the plans.

[@Johnbro8]

Loved this programme, Norm started me on woodworking, where before it was basic diy. I did make most of these jigs, some are still in use today. Thanks Norm👍👍. Your signed picture is still on my workshop wall, in pride of place.

[@joer5627]

22 years ago and still makes more sense and is of greater value than most of what you find online today. Thank you Norm

[@anthonym.pacelli1960]

I agree with you completely! He just gets down to business.

[@meajur]

I've been watching a lot of woodworking videos lately, but I've had to start telling KZbin to stop recommending the ones I call "eyeball it and beat to fit." Someone asked me what kind of videos I preferred, and I answered "I prefer ones where they make jigs in order to make jigs" and here's Norm doing exactly that!

[@singingriverwoodwork]

My granddad and I watched this show. Brings tears to my eyes. If you find something as simple as a show that you can watch and love with family, don’t take it for granted.

[@Adam_Poirier]

It blows me away how smart Norm is. Watching him work with these tools from 20 years ago. I often think how impressed he must be with today's cordless power tools that you see.

[@brentrockwood]

I only just learned today that he is an engineer. Surprised it hadn’t occurred to me earlier.

[@clintmyrick4128]

My favorites of all episodes. By the time these came out in 2001 I had already made 4 of the jigs from the original projects to use in my own shop. So reassuring to see the updates, and what a pleasure now in 2023 watching again. Thank you Russel and Norm!!

[@richardh6964]

One of my favorite episodes. So glad these are on KZbin.o

[@131dyana]

Wow thank you for sharing that cutting board with us. You are a great teacher.

[@hanzon1529]

A jig master for sure. Many thanks.😊

[@jeremiahdillard9201]

I've watched a ton of woodworking youtube videos lately, and They don't make jigs like this anymore. It's great seeing another way of doing it. The slots for clamps a low budget genius.

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Norm loves his jigs 😀

[@kuehnel16]

​@@newyankeeworkshopThank you for creating The New Yankee. Would it be possible to bring Norm back once in a while .Pretty Please 😁

[@kuehnel16]

IT IS ALMOST CHRISTMAS 🎄

[@colincullip6463]

It’s great to see king Norm back on screen , wonderful Craftsman👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@sunchaserw1477]

31 years ago I was living in Vancouver, Canada. I learnt my first woodworking technique from watching your show on TLC every Sunday afternoon. When I missed a show, I would be upset cos I have to wait for another Sunday before the next show comes. Well, I keep learning and I built a huge bookshelf, 2 waist-height offering boxes, and a wide pamphlet shelf for my church before church dedication. 31 years later today, they all still stand sturdy. Thank you so much Norm!

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Great to hear!

[@twistedsphere]

When Norm says, "that's not going anywhere," you know damn well it isn't going anywhere.

[@briangoll1909]

I’m now a carpenter myself thanks to watching norm when I was a kid. Thanks alot

[@robertgrey7266]

The box joint jig just blew me away.

[@davidmccrory5604]

What a fantastic carpentry mind this man has......we love ya Norm 👍

[@sapelesteve]

Another terrific woodworking video from the master craftsman Norm! As a long time woodworker myself, I have learned so much from watching Norm over all those years. Glad that we can now view these episodes on YT! Thanks so much Norm & hope that all is well! 👍👍📏📏🔨🔨

[@oil1111]

This is the simplest and best jig. Copied Norms and use it every day. Love the reruns. Takes me back to great times when I was young

[@jager9825]

When I was a kid, I watched Norm whenever he was on. That's when TV was good! Loved his show and always wanted all his cool tools!

[@robertkerby2581]

Amazing Craftsmanship! I now feel like I can make several of these "wooden jigs" for use in my shop. Well done, Norm!

[@chrisdixonstudios]

This is a great compilation of quality jigs from a trusted and beloved mentor.

[@charliemckay6402]

Tapping with a machine spiral tap is easier than using a hand tap because you only have to tap straight through with no backups. Tapping oil is not lubricating oil. Tapping oil converts to a gas layer between the tap flutes and the material being tapped to prevent cold welding the tap flute to the material being tapped resulting in breaking the tap when it siezes up. Theoretically if the tapping fluid worked perfectly the tap would never get dull because of the gas shield separating the tap and the material would prevent them from ever touching.

[@lewbarrett]

Great stuff. It would be handy if this video had chapter headings. It’s hard to find a specific jig when you need to see it again. It’s a great reference. Thanks for posting.

[@daviddura1172]

before the riving blade attachments and some of the tools look historical.... love it and such great memories for this 74 y o...who remembers the first episodes of TOH....

[@newyankeeworkshop]

I remember it like it was yesterday 😆

[@juanmtz0117]

I lost track of this carpentry program, and I found it again a long time ago. It is my favorite hubby, carpentry

[@larrybud]

I've built many jigs in my day, but I have to say, a commercially bought box joint jig with fine adjustment pays for itself. You can make any size pins and setup is so much faster than home made jigs.

[@nitrometh42]

look at the size of that 12V drill.........that was top of the line back in the day.

[@KeithSnyder-qc7in]

Norm is the GOAT!!!

[@j.dacosta331]

Norm allways does projects well above normal ,keep up the good work,Norm

[@utoobuser206]

Can't help but smile every time he says Qwuarter or wiida. Yep...he's a yankee!

[@wdwtx2.0]

Labor savers. Gotta love them.

[@Nettle314]

Best video on jigs ever!

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Norm loves his jigs!

[@PennYankeeWoodworks]

All Hail Norm Abram, we speak your name!!!!! one of the major influences of mine to become carpenter/woodworker

[@langsttw]

I replaced the carburetor on a pressure washer and when that didn’t fix it, I took it to a repair shop. I’m gonna kick myself if all it was was bad gasoline when I get it back. Thanks for sharing your experience.

[@patrickduffey4344]

You know you’re serious about your jigs when you use jigs to make jigs. Jigception

[@TerryWhisk]

This is one of the best documentaries of all time. It’s as if a ww2 documentary was made just after the war with everyone who participated in the war explaining their side

Eu agradeço muito sua ajuda para fazer jigs(gabaritos) para fazer serviço com madeira. Você está de parabéns pelo belo trabalho que desenvolve. Saudações de Londrina City, Paraná state, Brasil

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Obrigado por assistir!

[@tuberstitious]

I love seeing Brazil represented here. My wife is Brazilian... how do you understand that "Bahstan" Yankee dialect?😊

[@hansleyollivierre8445]

Tools CMC nice woodworking Rockwell plans

[@michaelcarson4840]

Norm is the best ❤

[@bobmartin6055]

Thanks, Norm!

[@Smithdude_]

This is amazing

[@marilynsnider8183]

I'm the daughter of a Carpenter. May my father forever rest in peace.

[@dmark6699]

Norm's gaining on it.

[@spencerjoplin2885]

7:05 using the freshly made cross-cut jig to make a raised panel jig.

[@acerjuglans383]

OMG! Norm, lol. You meant to say Isaac Youngs, not Isaac Hayes! Youngs was the Shaker clockmaker, Hayes was the soul singer.

[@jra55417]

The original YT woodworker

[@vilod]

Norm getting jiggy with it.

[@simpleman4196]

Sure would be nice to get ahold of all the drawings to make some of this

[@grannydeen1586]

I love my Unifence!

[@Maxid1]

I'm thinking if you slot the end of that bolt you could tighten it down from the top with a screwdriver.

[@fdort3971]

​@newyankeeworkshop Norm do you ever use clear plexiglass for your jigs? Do you have any videos on making wooden clamps? I can't afford pipe clamps and the bar clamps I have are just not long enough

[@3xp910]

@newyankeeworkshop could you timestamp this video? Would be super helpful! Just add the time each jig segment starts in the description!

[@artsymargo]

Genius!

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Norm loves his jigs!

[@stevel8980]

I made one of these sleds with a 1/2” bottom. Is it safe to cut a piece of wood that is raised 1/2” above the table saw surface?

[@q.d.mcgraw]

Do they still make the plans available somewhere?

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Yes, coming soon...

[@q.d.mcgraw]

@@newyankeeworkshop Cool, after a couple of decades I'm finally in a position to set up a shop and start building many of the things Norm showed us. These jigs will be the start.

[@MCAS1924]

At 5:45, if the front & back of the panel are not parallel... flipping it won't prove its cut at 90°, will it or am I wrong?

[@jamesfraser4173]

Is there a big difference between MDO and MDF?

[@newyankeeworkshop]

Yes. MDF is manufactured from fine wood fibers and resin bonded together, think IKEA. MDO has a plywood core but because it has more resin on the coating is good for outside use. MDO is stronger, weighs less but costs more.

[@danielschick7554]

Does anyone else hear a clavinet playing 70s jazz in the background or is that just me?

[@chalis888]

Like sir

[@piotrpaduch3913]

Talks about safety but no crown guard. You see this all the time on KZbin. I personally think some power tools should not be sold to the general public. They are far too dangerous.

[@SPMech1]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Theoriginalchriskurc]

Cracks me up that he uses the old panel jig to cut the panel for the new panel jig. How do he make the first panel jig if he didn't have an old panel jig to cut the panel for the new panel jig??

[@andrewahern3730]

Panel jig of Theseus

[@josephbohme7917]

Norm. If only half the youtubers ever used a circle jig, the world would go much smoother. All the dumb habits being taught to millions daily by the lame, the new world disorder

[@mrkattm]

There is no way that framing square is square

[@RtowerIII]

#NormAbram

[@Harleyjon1]

How can I wear "those" safety glasses? You are wearing them!

[@mikeseldomridge8052]

Camera to close

[@franzruberl1583]

It's hard to watch the video now with Norm talking about safety....then uses the table saw without a riving knife. I guess they weren't all that common then.

[@karinsamantha9027]

They did not exist then.

[@acerjuglans383]

@@karinsamantha9027 of course they existed. This video wasn't made in the 1600s.

[@TheGooglyminotaur]

They weren’t required on US table saws until after 2008. Europe required them much earlier, but they were not at all common here and the cost of a model that supported their use was exceptional. Yikes! Gives me hope for the saw stop system to be affordable in the near future. I learned about that on TOH and have seen it in action several times on KZbin. Once with a guy using a TS to cut a circle. He turned the wood while it was still under the blade and it pulled his hand in with it. Just a tiny nick on the hand and a terrified man. Judging by the nick, his hand would’ve been sliced in two! Steep penalty for doing something silly. Yay for safety advancements!

[@lindawallace6750]

Do you have any kids Norm ?

[@ThePeteutube]

Click bait. No tragedy shown. Norm set the standard for woodworking expertise. Read by AI.

[@heystarfish100]

To any new woodworkers interested in building these jigs, please don’t waste your time and materials. There are so many better designs available today then this one built back in the day. 😉