That's my grandfather! Bravo, Papa. Excited to help you share NYW with a whole new audience here on RU-vid. And thank you all for the incredibly kind and thoughtful comments. If there are behind-the-scenes stories you'd like to hear him cover in future videos, let us know. ♥
When i was a young boy i used to watch my grandfather do woodworking for my family and our neighbors and it is a blessing to me as a grandfather who’s life took another path, i machined steel parts, to see your grandfather sharing this with the world!
@Jack Cohen Thanks for the post. We're looking forward to more great videos from you master carpenters. I'm not fond of the name "carpenter", though. Y'all have always been a measure above (even though I respect carpenters) so I wanted to call you cabinet makers or furniture makers instead. You are artists, the best in the business.
I gotta say, he sure looks good for his age. I remember watching NYW when I was a kid when he did an interview with Norm, and it's almost like he's as spry as he was then. I'm so glad NYW is on RU-vid now. One of my all-time favorite shows, and I'm glad that they're still as great as I remember!
I can still hear, "Before we get started I'd like to 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 other more important safety rule than to wear THESE... safety glasses." Such nostalgia
One of my great disappointments in life was when this show ended. This is my favorite woodworking series of all time. Thanks for bringing it to RU-vid.
My favorite woodworking show of all time, a,so. Why? Because it was the best! First, Norm is a great teacher. Next, he showed what he was going to do. Then the information was presented in chronological detail. Since Norm had already built the item he was presenting, he would point out cautions, difficulties, and other information during the presentation. Finally, he offered finishing techniques and advice. He a,ways mentioned at the start of every show that detailed plans and videos were available for sale of the project presented. I purchased several VHS and DVD’s (with plans) for use in in my classroom. I started teaching high school and middle school woodshop in 1988, and retired in 2021. Through the years, my students built dozens of NYW projects. I modeled a lot of my instruction after Norm’s system. From an education standpoint, he was the best, ever.
Dear Russ. I hope you read these comments. I had the great honour of meeting your parents way back when when they were on holiday in the UK. I drove a taxi in Devon and picked them up and we go to chatting and ended up saying how much I loved that area of the U.S. because of a show called This Old House, then then exclaimed their son produced it! We had a lovely chat and they were wonderful people and asked for my address. A few weeks later a lovely parcel of TOH goodies landed on my doorstep. I will never forget their graciousness and kindness. I had been nursing my mother through a terminal illness and keeping a job at the same time and you will never know what it meant to me to receive that bright ray of sunshine through the mail and to have chatted with them. I now live just outside of Vienna in Austria and whenever looking at old buildings I cast my memories back to episodes of TOH and NYW.
One of the "Greatest Shows" to ever be on Public Broadcasting! Learned a lot of valuable skills from Norm and his dedication to the trade! As well as others on the show. Miss this show like a family member!😥
This clip is so emotional for me. That workshop belongs in the National Register of Historic Places. Thank you so much, Mr. Morash, and Norm. Peace and Love! 🙏
Man, being back inside the shop is like visiting an old friend. So many afternoons were spent on the living room floor as a kid watching Norm work his magic in that shop on my parents' magnavox console television set. Programming like this is desperately needed for the kids of today.
Same here. The amount of woodworking content available today is a testament to these Guys dedication and passion for the craft. My kids like to watch Norm on RU-vid too!
My mother recorded most of the New Yankee workshop for my Dad. Now that we have RU-vid, I will be able to see them without having to find an old VSH machine. Thanks Russ, for all your work, including the This Old House episodes. John in Bethel, Missouri
Thanks to Russ and Norm for launching the show that brought the fun of woodworking to the masses. Please ask Norm to make a short video like this, we'd love to see him again and hear what he's been up to.
I happily discovered these a few days ago, it brought back loads of happy memories watching with my Dad who did 11years ago we used to look forward to each show on discovery home and health( in the UK or Belfast Northern Ireland to be exact) great nostalgia but still just as useful now as it was then this even influenced to become a carpenter/joiner myself I've been self employed for 24 year 👍
I can't even begin to describe the wave of emotions I get watching this and seeing Norm's old shop. Absolutely a cherished part of my childhood. I still hope to meet Norm someday.
Man this brings back a lot of memories, I ordered the plans for the bench in the back with the big drawers and power strip on the front probably 25 years ago. I started on it and got busy having a family and finally finished it during the Covid lockdown when I couldn’t work. I used to record the NYW on VHS cassettes and keep them. I still have one of Norms books.
@@gertraba9806 I also use to record the show “Hometime” hosted by a guy named Dean. Between TOH,NYW and Hometime I renovated a lot of rental houses and my own house from what I learned watching these shows.
It is nice seeing the shop still exists. I used to watch is regularly. I used the standalone greenhouse Norm built as inspiration for the one I built on our house.
My dad and I watched both TOH and NYW from the beginning. He has dementia now and in a nursing home. I used to love helping my dad build things and we would watch your shows together. Thank you.
Hey man , I too grew up watching both them shows with my dad, he passed away last year and seeing this on RU-vid has brought back some great memories of my dad.
Other woodworking shows have come and gone. None will ever replace NYW. To me, Norm is like the kindest older brother who patiently teaches, week after week, gently encouraging. I wish it could have lasted maybe 10 or 20 more seasons.
This man is a legend. Producing TOH and Julia Child his work behind the scenes inspired all the DIY and Food network shows. I grew up watching New Yankee workshop. This is great that I'll be able to go back rewatch all the episodes again.
How so many of us wished we could spend our days meandering over to the wood shop on a cold a morning, mug of hot coffee in hand. Cheers to all of you who gave this to us, sparking the fires of imagination and wonder. A toast to simpler times and places, and while time travel is but a daydream of nostalgia, one might, in a sense, with tools in hand, connect with old folks of old affairs.
Marc, I definitely see your channel as following in the New Yankee Workshop tradition. Easy to understand instructions and a kind voice showing the world how to make beautiful furniture
Russ and Norm, thank you for many years of dedication to the woodworking craft. I grew up watching TOH, NYW and a host of other home improvement shows. I’m 51 now and can truly say that without public television, your programs would have been missed by a generation. Thanks again. Norm, you will always be a mentor and master craftsman to me.
More Russ! Russ, please post more YOU telling stories about NYW, anecdotes and history, etc. This show was such a big part of my past (I'm 60). I've built so much furniture, even a wooden pietenpol airplane! Because of you and Norm, my life has been enhanced. Yes, your presence brings fond memories. I could watch you tell stories all day. Bravo!
I grew up watching NYW with my dad on Saturday mornings. It's fascinating seeing behind the scenes, and that the shop is still basically as it was. I have a lot of episodes to re-watch!! Thanks for releasing these all on RU-vid.
My Dad and I watched this all the time, sadly, he's no longer with us but he became a great woodworker and made all kinds of cool projects. Thanks for putting this on RU-vid!
Who would have thought that opening that magical door would symbolize such a welcome home emotion. I actually choked up when Norm removed that famous NYW shingle and retreated into the shop. It was the cowboy riding into the sunset. Thank you for this ray of sunshine and inspiration. What a time capsule…I bet if you, Norm and the cast of TOH would host an event such as Comic con, it would sell out the Boston Garden.
Glad the show is being aired on RU-vid. It was and is, an excellent learning tool, presented in a no nonsense format. Nothing like this exists today...
I'm 61 and watched I think when Norm built that chair. PBS had a great line up.. Motorweek, This Old House and of course The New Yankee Workshop. Stayed glued to the TV for a while each weekend. Great move to make the videos available here on YT. Great opportunity to interact with the tons of fans old and new that have been inspired by Norm.
My dad and I got the NYW chair pattern by mail when I was about 10 or 11. It's one of my greatest memories of my childhood , making chairs with my dad. He scaled it down to a childs size after he retired and made hundreds of them for kids in his neighborhood and any kids charity that ever asked. He's gone now, but every time I see one of these it reminds me of what a great father and childhood I had working with my dad in his shop.
I was born in ‘88, and I grew up with my late father watching Norm quite often. He’s been gone over 12 years now, and I’m starting off my own woodworking. Watching The New Yankee Workshop brings back a lot of fond memories of my dad and makes me feel like I’m doing this alongside of him. Thank you.
Hello Russell good to see you and hear you talk and see the shop I've watched this old house ever since it came on TV 📺 this is so neat 👌 I pray for you to have good health 🙏 ❤️ and everyone on the show and everyone reading this 🙏 God bless you all
Russ, I appreciate the hard work of you and your team. I have fond memories of watching New Yankee workshop since I was a kid. Programs like this are part of why I ended up taking an interest in engineering.
This brings back so many memories from shows I watched through the years at the workshop. Emotions welled up inside me seeing some of the memorabilia such as the sign hanging inside instead of it being outside and hearing the theme song again. Norm's work here is finished, for the most part, and even though he isn't in this episode his presence is still very much felt. Thank you Mr Morash for showing us around and making this available on RU-vid. I can't wait to start watching the old shows again. We miss you Norm!
Thanks Russ and Family for bringing the channel to RU-vid. I have been waiting. So many fond memories of watching with my boys when they were young and getting out in the garage and building things with the techniques we learned from the show. The show lives on. It will be great for the generations to come.
As soon as he opened that door, an immediate happiness and peace swelled within me! My love of woodworking began with this show! Thank you, Russ and Norm, for all of the great lessons and memories.😊❤
Let's hope that was the anti-Pandora's-box moment for the whole cosmos and enough happiness and peace spilled out to bring balance back to this planet...
This really hit home! My Dad and I watched this program religiously and when the reruns were on every night on a cable station, dinner revolved around it. We built a really nice woodshop in the backyard and spent countless hours trying to match (mostly unsuccessfully) Norm's skills. Every time I hear that theme song, it takes me back to those days. Dad's been gone for 20 years now, but he still lives on in that workshop!! Thanks Norm and Russ
I’m 56, almost 57, and have been watching both This Old House and The New Yankee Workshop since day 1 (both shows). They have impacted my life in a very significant way, introducing me to woodworking, and creating a desire to restore and renovate the classic homes that are so important to our history. Thank you, Russ, for your vision and for making and keeping both shows a reality. Thank you, Norm, for all the great advice and teaching over the years- I always wear my safety glasses!
Russ, thank you so much for bringing Norm back through Utube. You were quite innovative with the programs that you produced. I met Norm years ago, and he is the "Real Deal". I am really enjoying season 1 to see how Norm started with the tools and how they progressed. I am proud to say I built many of Norm's projects for my children, now to start a new collection for my grandchildren. Thank you again
As an early 80's baby that lived out in the woods of central PA, I don't know who was more excited to watch NYW and TOH, me, my brother, or our old man. I often wonder how many kids your programs inspired in life. I didn't follow with wood, but went into metal working, but the basics of tools, tasks and using your brain still applied. Seeing the shop still as it was shown on the last episode is amazing, it appears like history has stood still.
I have watched this program for as long as I can remember, being in the U.K. I think it must be 15 plus years , , and after see king Norm s work shop ,I made decided to extend my garage into a smaller workshop, with the routers, router table, table saw , stand alone band saw , although I’m not a carpenter by profession, it certainly got me into woodworking,thanks the new Yankee workshop,👏👏👏👏👏🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧.
Norm was an inspiration for youngsters to aspire a career in the trades. This is a long time coming because none of this is taught in the schools anymore and we desperately need skilled master carpenters like him here! Thank You!
I was one one of the last group of kids who got taught shop in junior high - then they got rid of it for computer labs. I've probably produced terabytes of memos and emails that noone will ever read. But Norm's ratty Adirondack chair still exists, a physical manifestation of a person's existence. Glad these are on youtube! More kids need to make stuff!
I truly looked forward to every episode. I'm a carpenter and appreciated watching a master carpenter work. I've respected Norm for many years and still do. God bless him
I am one of probably several million woodworkers inspired by you and Norm. Thank you for those great memories. I think I have seen all of the original episodes and built many of the projects, just look around my house. I am happy you are making the videos available on you tube. I will try to watch them all again. Thanks
I built copy of Norm's work shop back around 1992 & 93 named it Old Rebel Workshop never missed an episode have most of them on tape Norm was simply best at teaching wood working.
Russ. Thank you so much for the gift you gave to generations of woodworkers and carpenters! I never stopped learning with every episode that aired! How great would it be to revive the series with a young craftsperson in the shop! Plenty of gifted people out there and it would be an instant success.
D Tom. I believe you hit the nail on the head with your statement (no pun intended). You expressed just about everything we all wanted to say about this great production. The NYW really is a national treasure.
Every Saturday morning I sat glued in front of the TV to watch Norm build something. Such a cherished memory. Many years later I got to meet Norm at the big woodworking show in Las Vegas. That was really cool.
I also remember those Saturday mornings ... between Russ' shows and The Woodwright's shop, my love of building things and restoring old homes grew. Norm and Roy were like bookends ... Roy Underhill was all hand tools and old methods, Norm was shop machines and power everything. Different methods, both making beautiful pieces.
I've been a custom cabinet maker for over 25 years now. The trade has fed my family, purchased a nice home, and been a fulfilling pursuit. I plan to continue for many more years and my introduction to woodworking was The New Yankee Workshop. Thank you Russ and Norm. My way of life and my family's stability all started with me sitting on the floor watching you on TV.
@@fiouable I got a job in a shop. The tools I owned when I started were a tape measure and some pencils. I worked my way up the way tradesmen have for generations.
No words can describe the elation on the day that I saw this wonderful episode a year ago! The NYW reborn with Russ giving a relaxed and custom tour of this hallowed ground no less! And now a year later and Russ has just passed away! RIP old friend and thank you for your brilliance that brought us all so much!
My now-passed dad and I would sit every Saturday and watch this show for years and years. I was so excited to see it on YT. God bless Norm and those who made the show an extraordinary part of my life.
When my father was still living, Norm was my dad’s hero. Dad built his own shop in the Northeast in retirement, and Norm always inspired him to try new techniques. We watched so many repeat shows together. When Norm would show a tool, dad would say that he had one just like it, with pride. I still have dad’s Yankee Workshop mug, and a great chop saw of his that I received after he passed. Much joy and love to you all at Yankee Workshop.
It’s truly amazing to see this shows again. As a society, we need to get the younger generation to get into all this trades. We need carpenters, welders, mechanics, construction workers, electricians, etc. to keep this nation going and to prosper. Thank you 🙏
I loved this show so much! Thank you for bringing this to RU-vid! When Norm used to talk about his dedicated mortising machine I was always so envious!
I am SO THANKFUL to find The New Yankee Workshop here on RU-vid! I have enjoyed the show through the years and learned a great deal from it. I hope to see it pass along to the next generation and for many years yet to come.
Thank you to all involved for bringing this wonderful and important piece of American history(television or otherwise) to RU-vid. It warms my heart to watch and listen to Norm.
My wife and I made two of Norm’s Adirondack chairs many years ago with minimal tools after seeing the episode and buying the book. Norm and NYW started us down a long and interesting path! Many, many thanks to you both.
Thanks so much for sharing Russ. Really brings back memories, and that first pan shot around the shop when you opened the door was like taking a step back in time. I watched it all the first go around and am super happy to watch them again now. They still hold a ton of value and am glad that it's available for a much wider (and younger!) audience here on youtube. Norm's craftsmanship and pride in the work holds true and stands the test of time! Glad to see pieces getting fixed and put back in service too!
Thank you for bringing these to RU-vid! I used to watch these as a kid with my dad when he was alive. It bring so much of him back to me. Thanks again!
Russell, I hope you read this, and please pass this on to Norm as well. My fondest memories of my father is watching your program every Saturday morning together without fail. There wasn’t a whole lot more, but this show was our bond. He was limited with funds and always amazed at the tools at Norms disposal. He was never deterred as there is always a workaround for not having a particular tool. I could not help to think of how many tools Norm sold for just about every manufacturer. I think he single-handedly kept thousands of people employed. Well done! My dad passed 25 years ago. I tear up almost every time I see an episode. Before he passed, I built him a shed with what I learned from your program. It stands today. I built a house, garage, three pole barns, heated hot tub gazebos, and a myriad of projects over the years. I got back into dedicated woodworking about 5 years ago. I now build everything from furniture to cutting boards that are CNC routered, in my own shop that I think Norm would be proud of. I just wanted to drop you a note letting you know how appreciative I am for the life skills I learned on your programs, and the vehicle in which to bond with my father who I suspect had PTSD from WW2 and Korea. He was highly decorated. I didn’t understand it at the time, and not until his passing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I grew up watching this old house and the new Yankee workshop. Which is why when I bought my first house I put my own woodshop in it. Thanks so much Russ for "Discovering" Norm. And of course, thanks to Norm for being such a great presenter and emphasizing safety at all times.
Brings back memories of me and my dad watching faithfully every Sunday. Inspired me to start buying woodworking machines and building my own furniture, even a few New Yankee projects. Thank you so much for this valuable treasure!!
I owe my career to Norm and craftsman just like him. I caught the bug in the 7th grade and have been working with furniture and restoring century old homes for years now, and I'm a Master Craftsman on another level because of guys like these and other Masters of their crafts in the industries taking the time to teach. Thank you so much everyone!
Thank you for all the hours of enjoyment The New Yankee Workshop gave us. Norm is a national treasure. There should be a mock-up of the workshop in the Smithsonian.
As a fifty plus year carpenter I always enjoyed Norm and his projects. Seeing him work was a breath of fresh air over other similar shows. His approach to a project was always the way that a true craftsman would approach a job. Thanks Norm and I hope you are enjoying retirement as much as I am.
A lover of woodworking never really retires. I'm still making things for around the house, repairing items as needed. Yes, time catches up with all of us, but hopefully some things we make will outlive us and provide a few memories to the ones we left behind.
Thank you so much for bringing these to RU-vid! I watched this show with my Dad when I was growing up in the 90's, which sadly he has passed. It planted a lot of seeds in me to start woodworking, which I now do in my garage as a hobby. One of the best shows ever.
At the time this show started I rarely got Saturdays off from work. Normally I'd sleep in on my days off but The New Yankee Workshop was the only reason to get up early and watch one of the few entertaining and educational shows on TV. I now have my own dedicated work shop and often think back to this show for inspiration.
I grew up with TOH with Bob and Norm and fell in love with the show and later on in life, my father and I would watch together and Be disappointed when the THO episode would end....Then Norm would bring us another 1/2 hour of greatness..all was good again...those were the days when we would have to wait an entire week to get another episode 😮...Thank You Russ and Crew
Thank you Russ for the many upon many years of the enjoyment and knowledge that you have helped bring to us fans. You have inspired many people to do something.
Russ. You and Norm were a tremendous influence on countless individuals. Ive said it before the New Yankee Workshop was the finest show ever to walk the viewer thru simple and very complex projects in the clearest fashion. Thanks to your directing and Norms craftsmanship the NYW taught woodworking to so many. Thanks for the years, the projects and the effort. Chris Webb
This makes my heart so happy to see this video pop up in my feed. I watched this video and immediately subscribed. Like many who have commented, I was very sad when NYW went off the air. Norm always captivated me with his explanations, instructions, and insight. I look forward to re-watching the episodes that brought so much enjoyment to me each week.
There was just something about Norm’s teaching style and the NYW production that’s never been equalled by other woodworking shows. A perfect combination at just the right time, at least for me. Thanks for the walk-thru. Excellent to see a familiar place where I “virtually” spent a lot of time. 😊
Confident yet humble and very likable. It was Norm’s magic sauce and people would literally watch the man make paper airplanes. That’s real talent and we are all fortunate consumers of it.
I know i and I'm sure others would like to see more tours from you like this and commentary on the shop, the show and the projects. Hope you keep them coming!
It was also nice seeing beyond the 4th wall of the shop. When we watch the videos we never get the feel of what the shop actually looks and feels like.
I am so glad that we have film/video that can live on for generations to come. The New Yankee Workshop and This Old House will live on as great resources. My dad was very handy and he use to say that he learned from TNYW and THO on TV because they didn't have RU-vid back then. Who would have thought a humble carpenter like Norm could transform our country with just a TV camera.
Russ, Norm and everyone else; As an adolescent and into my teen years, I watched "The New Yankee Workshop" nearly every Saturday morning with my Dad. He was, by his own admission, dangerous with a screwdriver, never having inherited his father's gift of mechanical aptitude. I learned a heck of a lot watching Norm, though, and our shared interest in the craft brought us closer together. Dad passed back in November, so this brings back some poignant memories. Thanks for the wonderful journey. I'll be watching in memory of him.
Wow, finally! A glimpse of the visionary behind this absolutely iconic American PBS show. The Norm retirement special was outstanding BTW. Godspeed, Russ! Cheers.
I just wanted to say thank you for bringing this back for me. Norm has been an inspiration for me since I was a young boy. I watched him every single weekend when I was growing up and was really sad when the show stopped. Now I can relive all the old memories. I'm hoping the plans are still available because I finally (30 years later) am working on building my woodshop and I want to build a ton of the projects I saw on the show!
