ASK This Old House | Harvesting Shrubs, Box Joint Jig (S20 E19) FULL EPISODE

Jenn Nawada visits Bruce Vanicek at Rhode Island Nurseries, a 4th generation family-owned nursery, to show how shrubs are planted and grown; Kevin O’Connor, Nathan Gilbert and Ross Trethewey share some cost-effective ways to insulate existing windows without replacing them; Kevin joins Tom Silva in the woodshop to build a serving tray with a custom jig and box joints.

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Where to find it?
How Shrubs are Harvested
Jenn toured Rhode Island Nurseries in Middletown, RI [http://rhodeislandnurseriesinc.homest...]. The nursery specializes in yews, hollys, and a handful of other evergreen shrubs. They primarily operate as a distribution hub to other nurseries throughout New England, rather than selling their plants individually to homeowners.

The Most Practical Air Sealing Techniques
When talking about shrink wrapping windows, Nathan refers to the Frost King [https://www.frostking.com/products] Premium Cylinder, Heavy Duty, EZ Roll Shrink Window Kit [https://thd.co/3uX6buP]

When talking about feeling a draft in your window and removing window casing, Nathan suggests using a low expanding foam like GREAT STUFF™ [https://www.greatstuff.dupont.com/pro...] Window & Door Insulating Foam Sealant [https://amzn.to/3oQGTL7].

All other tools used including caulking gun [https://amzn.to/36aKihf], fiberglass insulation [https://amzn.to/3gM1lbx], weatherstripping [https://amzn.to/351ECWs], and caulking cord [https://amzn.to/3sCn9vC] can be found at local home centers.

Build It | How to Build a Box Joint Jig
Tom uses an old milk crate that has a series of box joints to demonstrate the amount of glue surface that the joint creates. Each of these “fingers”, as Tom calls them, presents more gluing surface, and therefore more holding power. Building the joint can be done on either a router or a table saw. Tom decides to use a table saw [https://amzn.to/3Bs64sC] equipped with a dado blade [https://amzn.to/3rPsFvY]. He and Kevin build a box joint jig which is a simple table saw sled equipped with adjustable stops and a pin. The pin allows for even spacing between dados. Tom and Kevin use black walnut to make the tray, which they sand, assemble, and then finish with food-safe oil [https://amzn.to/3gOGWCF]. 

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