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I hate to see this show stop production. It has been an inspiration for me for many, many years. Hardly any woodworking shows left now. I have learned much from him and can say it is part of making myself a more knowledgeable wood worker. I just have a small shop and my primary tool is a Shopsmith but have been able to duplicate many of the things I have learned by watching Norm in my shop. After reading all the comments, I see many have been inspired and drawn into woodworking by Norm. Just as Norm inspired us, now that his show is over, we must remember that we can inspire others to get into this arena that we enjoy by sharing our knowledge to the younger generation and keep our craft going.

The only bench top tools I have are a De Walt Planner, a De Walt double compound 10" miter saw mounted to a Rigid portable stand with wheels which folds up when not in use and very easy to wheel around, a Dremal Scroll Saw and a router table and I guess you could count a slow speed bench grinder mounted on a stand. All my other stand alone power tools consist of a Shopsmith 520 which is a 10" table saw, drill press, disk sander, horizontal boring tool and lathe with the add-ons of a band saw, belt sander, and jointer. Because I have a small shop(12 x 28), it is ideal as it only takes up a small footprint and is a very accurate and well built machine. Changing from one tool to another is very quick. These along with many portable power tools and hand tools pretty much makes me quite content in my woodworking world. Lets make sawdust!!