Chestnut Coffee Table

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Chestnut Coffee Table | S8 E2

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10 ай бұрын

Built of recycled chestnut barn timber, this generously sized coffee table is a reproduction pine table displayed at the Grace Family Vineyards in St. Helena. Featuring large turned legs and a natural oil finish, this table is as individual as the limited edition Cabernet Grace the vineyard is famous for.
Season: 8 | Episode: 2
Original Air Date: January 13, 1996
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@brettkoeshall2325 4 күн бұрын

Bring back the New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abram.

@gillie-monger3394 10 ай бұрын

In Norm we trust.

@troybear11 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your art with the world.

@167curly 9 күн бұрын

That is a charming coffee table made of repurposed chestnut.

@andrewlaverghetta715 10 ай бұрын

I remember my dad watching these shows. I definitely don’t have the tools to do what he does, but maybe some day, if the fates come together.

@TadTheTinker 10 ай бұрын

Don't need his shop full of tools. Watch closely over the episodes. You will see he does a rabbit fir example with the radial arm saw in one episode and the table saw in another. You can do a lot with a few tools if you think your way through the operations a bit.

@mrpiccolo23 10 ай бұрын

@@TadTheTinker I agree. As you watch the episodes throughout the seasons one can see Norm shows several ways to do the same operation, teaching flexibility in techniques and methodology.

@jameswortner6135 10 ай бұрын

Really appreciate these visits to Napa Valley California for the antique projects to build in the New Yankee Workshop. I beg to differ with Norm when he stated in the introduction "Napa Valley has the best wines in America". That was in 1996. Where I live near Paso Robles California we have a saying "NAPA is for auto parts and PASO is for wines". The Paso Robles AVA's wines in 2023 are every bit as good and award winning as Napa Valley - especially the Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfindel and proprietary winery blends - maybe better because of the price points and friendlier (not so snooty) wineries. This is a great project and tutorial on using a lathe. On my version, I used rough sawn White Oak (Chestnut impossible to get in Pennsylvania at the time) when I built this project in the later 1990s. I used squared heavy rounded over legs for my version of coffee table because I still do not have a lathe for turnings (or need for one) and a Danish Oil finish. After 25+ years this coffee table sits proudly and functionally in our family room here in California. Thanks as always Norm and Russ as well as the 2023 Crew for bringing these memories back to us on KZfaq. (Norm, if you read these comments try a Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon - you will enjoy an award winning AVA and your Yankee thrift will appreciate the price point.)

@johnsrabe 10 ай бұрын

We had some damn fine wines in Paso last year.

@ullgeologist 10 ай бұрын

Norm handled that coffee table like a pro!

@Ed_in_Md 10 ай бұрын

Because he is a pro.

@reflactor 10 ай бұрын

I watched this whole series the first time around. Watching again. Very satisfying. Thank you for posting!

@wdwtx2.0 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful wood. Looks similar to white oak. That finished look is drop dead gorgeous.

@MAGAMAN 10 ай бұрын

I miss being able to buy quality tools made out of sturdy metal and not all plastic. Big, heavy and will last a lifetime.

@johnsrabe 10 ай бұрын

This used to be true, but the plastics they use in tools are a LOT better than they were when we were younger, and you don’t need metal everywhere on a tool. That said, I can’t vouch for the electronics.

@gillie-monger3394 10 ай бұрын

? You can still get new tools both hand and machine at least as good and often better than those made "back in the day" - you just need a big bank balance nowadays!

@johncornell3665 10 ай бұрын

Great table Norm and Russ. Really enjoyed this project, thank you!

@MrThorp1 10 ай бұрын

so 2 days ago, I had a strange dream about chestnut trees and their demise( i said it was a strange dream) and when I woke up, this had been posted just 1 minute prior... crazy.

@erikleorga 10 ай бұрын

They have been making phenomenal advancements in hybridizing them in hopes of reintroducing them to their native range again. Mature, likely untouched, trees are occasionally -yet rarely - still found deep in the woods.

@MrThorp1 10 ай бұрын

@@erikleorga ive been following up on it. it would be neat 10 generations from now to have new forests.

@Grunt49 10 ай бұрын

The resaw blade must be 3" wide.😊

@491Mystic 10 ай бұрын

The buffer has really interested

@BillMulholland1 22 күн бұрын

❤️👍

@-ZIO 10 ай бұрын

Nice

@johnglielmi6428 4 ай бұрын

Greetings and felicitations, Norm. I was wondering as to why you cut those small splits off the boards, instead of using the yellow carpenters glue to correct them? I understand it's easier for the show, but it would be nice to see how we can repair salvage old boards that contain checks and splits. Great work, and I love the series. been a fan from the start! This Old House with Bob Villa, comes to mind when we saw a young Master Carpenter named Norm Abram!

@newyankeeworkshop 4 ай бұрын

Norm has done that on other episodes. For the Mesquite Bookcase he repairs quite a bit of the wood.

@Niagra2011 6 ай бұрын

I built a Bench my Wife fell in love with at a shop that was not for sale. It was Hard Pine. I asked the lady if I could take some pictures and measurement. She said sure. (Thanks Norm) My Wife wanted Wormy Chestnut. North of Lancaster, Pa. I found a guy who just took down a massive barn of Chestnut. I bought 300BF @ $3.50/ BF! What a bargain. I built the bench and bookshelf. The Chestnut has an amazing patina with a Danish Oil finish.

@newyankeeworkshop 6 ай бұрын

Happy wife, happy life!

@bradvenisnik9397 10 ай бұрын

At 19:11 he uses a tenon jig to make the cheek cut. Anyone wonder why he didn't notch the cheek off when he made the reference cut on the table saw?

@johnsrabe 10 ай бұрын

If I understand your question, it’s because the tablesaw blade doesn’t cut straight up and down. That’s why he did it on the bandsaw. Or are you talking about something else?

@bradvenisnik9397 10 ай бұрын

Yes I was considering an easier way the would still fit in the mortise....why would I ever second guess Norm..@@johnsrabe

@mattserraes8561 10 ай бұрын

There is several methods to reach your end destination. The earlier NYW'S Norm had more basic tools, that got the job done. The later episodes became tool advertisements. It worked,I bought them.

@gillie-monger3394 10 ай бұрын

because it's a quicker, cleaner, more accurate and repeatable with the jig.

@mattliebenau9083 Ай бұрын

Are the legs chestnut as well?

@torowazup1 10 ай бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👌🏼😎

@Daniel-nm6px 10 ай бұрын

Nice Table, Hope you enjoyed your Trip to California. That's a little out of my league, So I'll have to pass,

@topreview3791 10 ай бұрын

21:33 😂

@user-bu1fk3bu2w 8 ай бұрын

pbs

@Mangoshake2021 10 ай бұрын

Was Norm a smoker ?

@Grunt49 10 ай бұрын

Norm is still alive,so probably not!😂

@Mangoshake2021 10 ай бұрын

@@Grunt49 he’s always out of breath 🤷🏽‍♂️

@johnsrabe 10 ай бұрын

I think he was breathing heavy because of that gut. He got rid of it later. I met him ten years ago and he didn’t have breathing difficulties I could tell.

@Soper20 10 ай бұрын

i always wondered about his breathing too, but i think it has to do with the amount of speaking he's doing and the microphone picking him up

@Mangoshake2021 10 ай бұрын

@@johnsrabe you actually met the legend. Exciting!

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@SATXREM 10 ай бұрын

Before we use any power tools, let’s take a moment to talk about shop safety. Be sure to read, understand, and follow all the safety rules that come with your power tools. Knowing how to use your power tools properly will greatly reduce the risk of personal injury. And remember this: There is no more important safety rule, than to wear these, safety glasses.