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The New Yankee Workshop

Norm Abram showcases traditional carpentry techniques for building high-quality furniture in one's own workshop, and shares expert advice on restoring and caring for antique pieces.

Norm Abram builds quality furniture in his workshop using traditional carpentry techniques, sharing tips on restoration and care, and exploring the history of famous American craftsmen.

Episodes:

Episode 1 Medicine Cabinet

1. Medicine Cabinet

Aired: Jan 7, 1989

After a tour of The New Yankee Workshop to preview the collection of furnitur...

Episode 2 Workbench

2. Workbench

Aired: Jan 14, 1989

A good workshop begins with a well-equipped workbench, and master woodworker ...

Episode 3 Drop Leaf Table

3. Drop Leaf Table

Aired: Jan 21, 1989

Norm shows how to turn the table legs on a duplicating lathe and reveals a fe...

Episode 4 Blanket Chest

4. Blanket Chest

Aired: Jan 28, 1989

Norm travels to the island of Nantucket off the Massachusetts coast to look a...

Episode 5 Bedside Table

5. Bedside Table

Aired: Feb 4, 1989

Norm constructs a bedside table inspired by one found at the Hancock Shaker V...

Episode 6 Oak Bathroom Vanity

6. Oak Bathroom Vanity

Aired: Feb 11, 1989

Norm builds a bathroom vanity whose design is inspired by a dry sink he found...

Episode 7 Trestle Table

7. Trestle Table

Aired: Feb 18, 1989

After a look at a pine trestle table in a Shaker house on the island of Nantu...

Episode 8 Bookcase

8. Bookcase

Aired: Feb 25, 1989

A visit to the "Stone Bank" at Old Sturbridge Village inspires Norm to build ...

Episode 9 Chest of Drawers

9. Chest of Drawers

Aired: Mar 4, 1989

Norm demonstrates how to build a chest of drawers using Ponderosa pine. He cu...

Episode 10 Candle Stand

10. Candle Stand

Aired: Mar 11, 1989

Norm travels to the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts to gather...

Episode 11 Hutch

11. Hutch

Aired: Mar 11, 1989

In the kitchen of the Fitch House at Old Sturbridge Village, a "living histor...

Episode 13 Corner Cupboard

13. Corner Cupboard

Aired: Apr 1, 1989

In the parsonage at Old Sturbridge Village, a "living history" museum in Stur...

Info about The New Yankee Workshop

Seasons: 21

Current Status: Ended

Network: PBS

Genres:Documentary