For me the beat pat of this first season is watching Norm make beautiful pieces with the use of the most basic power tools. The benchtop router table, wobble blades, Delta 10 inch planer with no dust collection, and regular hammer and nails. Just shows it is in the skill and craftsmanship.

I checked out the book but the workbench in the book is different. Edit. This episode is newer than the book one, I know because he says the bench in the book is only 500$😂😂 wood been going up forever

And if woodworkers 200 or 300 years ago had easy access to plywood, they would’ve used it.

Awww, Russ is so sweet. Rest well dear Sir, rest well 🙏🏻

The patina is Beautiful as well as the table itself!

Thank you sir, you basically made PBS what it is from what it was. Your shows were the backbone of PBS for decades.

Two very fine and skilled gentleman. Always ready to share their knowledge. You don't see that a lot these days.

I've made two of these and working on my third. I always come back to the video before I start to refresh myself. It's always a big hit.

Thanks Russ for being a huge part of my learning and growing. You are missed!

Great show

What an elegant piece of furniture. Out of curiosity and in honor of Russ, what was his favorite project and did he ever commission you to build a specific piece perhaps off air? It would be great to see. Please keep this legacy available to all on KZfaq as these masterpieces are too significant to American historic values to ever be forgotten. Cannot thank you enough.

Russ Morash Thank you for Croccket's Victory Garden, Yankee workshop, and This old house.

haha no room for the mouse in the tray.

Does anyone know what episode of This Old House or The Victory Garden that includes the work of the Rogers (R.S and R.C)?

R.I.P. Russ. thanks for all you did for our enjoyment. God Bless Prayers to the Family for their comfort.

1:43 speaking of transition piece - someone used all their 1990s CGI skills at once. As a shorty, this piece would fit my scale.

I loved watching these shows. ❤

Hi Norn & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Norn & Friends Randy

Thank you Russ for everything

An unassuming giant.

This piece is timeless. It will be sought after 100 years from now as it was 100 years ago. Thanks Norm! Thanks Russ! RIP

Awesome piece. The antique reproduction furniture company that I build furniture for has been around for 75 years. We make a piece that is almost identical to the look of this one... Ours is all out of solid wood. The only plywood is in the drawer bottom and as a filler in the mortise and tenon poplar back frame. We do solid cherry or walnut with poplar as secondary wood.

Generations should love getting this.

I like these smaller pieces that aren’t for the usual big houses we saw on This Old House.

If the tools at the workshop could speak (that includes the 693 router that annoys some people on here), they would all be grieving and mourning for The Late Russ.

I’ve wanted to move to New England since I was young. I think it’s just this show! Buy a little house with a good sized shop, build my furniture after being inspired at antique stores, wear flannel… This lady would still move purely for the New Yankee fantasy 😊

19:59 I was hoping Norm would use that cute D shape handle 691 router to cut the dovetails like he did on the shaving stand project. I guess that pesky 693 varmint was more handy.

So glad to see these videos continuing on YT. Im pretty sure Russ would want that. Nice to hear his voice at the beginning. Thanks Norm!

Condolences to everyone at the NYW, Russ will be missed.

Im looking forward to building this chest later this summer. I’ll be done with the Mission Style Desk from S16 this week. Next on the build list is the Shaker Bookcase, also from S16. After that, is this. I will be doing it out of Cherry.

Norm, I love seeing you build things out of mahogany! In fact, how long has this material been around for, and what do you like about it, in terms of building the chest case?

First 😁

RIP Russ, your contributions are greatly appreciated.

So sad to hear, our condolences, his fine work will live on...😢

How satisfying It must have been for Mr. Morash to know that millions of people appreciated his work.

Thanks Russ

Wonderful tribute to such a contributor to the excellence we enjoybfrom Public Broadcasting.🫡🤗

Thank you for sharing, the shows he produced showed the world that you could DIY because millions of people watched truly gifted generous professionals shared their skills and insight. Being one of those viewers I can report that I owe this man a debt of gratitude for helping me learn so much.

This world is a better place because of NYW, TOH and Russ’s work. My sincere condolences to the Russ family.

Mr. Morash seems like he was a pretty good fellow.

I changed careers 5 years ago and when back to school to be an apprentice cabinetmaker. I just graduated June 28th, 2024 and am now a journeyman. I'm 55 years old and my final project was a roll top desk out of cherry with the tambour and 2 drawers in the shelving section and two dovetail drawers in the lower section, tapered legs, stretchers and finished with watkco natural oil. The oiling took 4 days to get to 400 grit I have been watching Norm for decades and marvel at all the newer tools we get to use to compared to what Norm started out with. We have sliding table saws, Shapers, CNC mortiser's, CNC'S, mdf core veneers, dovetail machines where we just place and clamp the wood and press a button.

I changed careers 5 years ago and when back to school to be an apprentice cabinetmaker. I just graduated June 28th, 2024 and am now a journeyman. I'm 55 years old and my final project was a roll top desk out of cherry with the tambour and 2 drawers in the shelving section and two dovetail drawers in the lower section, tapered legs, stretchers and finished with watkco natural oil. The oiling took 4 days to get to 400 grit I have been watching Norm for decades and marvel at all the newer tools we get to use to compared to what Norm started out with. We have sliding table saws, Shapers, CNC mortiser's, CNC'S, mdf core veneers, dovetail machines where we just place and clamp the wood and press a button.

One thing I do notice about Norm's work compared to current-day (30? years later) woodworking videos is a lack of emphasis on safety. No dust collection, safety glasses, ear protection. Several times he put his hands near the table saw blade where I would use a push stick. Plus, he cut the short end of the rails (3" wide) against the fence -- I would use a square block to keep the short end from twisting as it was being cut. I'm not really criticizing Norm; I'm just noticing how the craft has changed. And of course, there are a lot of idiots making videos today who (IMO) are obviously unsafe.

I've learned so much watching This Old House and the New Yankee Workshop. Yes, since the beginning. Thank you Russ Morash, a life well lived. Using what I learned guided me through restoring my 1929 house. A labor of love.

Watching This Old House and New Yankee Workshop is the reason I got into woodworking. Thank you Russ!

Not a bad view from your office Rick !

Sorry to here that Russ has passed on. But the work Russ, Norm and the others did will live on.

Thank you, Russ. Rest in peace.

Very sad, hope the videos continue. What a life

He was a very nice man. Sad news indeed, but we don’t last forever in the physical form. I’m grateful for this kind man. He was such a creative force behind some of WGBH’s best shows. His memory will last forever. RIP Russell Morash.