The New Yankee Workshop

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  • : 1989
  • : 286
  • : 11
  • PBS
  • 13
  • Action Home and garden

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2x5
Hearthside Settle
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03, 1990
Norm travels to the Massachusetts harbor of Gloucester to look at a high-backed, curved hearthside settle at Beauport, the home of tarry 20th-century interior decorator and antiquarian .. show full overview
2x1
Rocking Horse
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06, 1990
After a look at a collection of wooden toys at Old Sturbridge Village, a "living history" museum in central Massachusetts, Norm builds a child's rocking horse from ash- a durable hardwood.
2x2
Adirondack Chair
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13, 1990
Norm designs his own version of the rustic Adirondack chair out of cypress, an excellent wood that needs no preservatives or treatment.
2x3
Butler's Table
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20, 1990
Norm visits Kingscote, an elegant Gothic Revival house in Newport, Rhode Island, for a look at a mahogany butler's table with four leaves that fold down on solid brass hinges. For his .. show full overview
2x4
Kitchen Dresser
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27, 1990
After a look at an early 18th-century kitchen cupboard at Old Sturbridge Village, a "living history" museum in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, Norm constructs his own version from pine .. show full overview
2x6
Pencil-Post Bed
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10, 1990
Norm visits the Shelbourne Museum in Burlington, Vermont to examine an antique pencil-post bed with a rope support system and a hay-filled mattress. Norm then adapts this design to .. show full overview
2x7
Chair Table
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17, 1990
Norm drops in on the Fitch House in Old Sturbridge Village, central Massachusetts' "living history" museum, to look at a chair table, with a tabletop that pivots back to form a back rest .. show full overview
2x8
Kitchen Worktable
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24, 1990
Norm constructs a kitchen table that functions equally well as a dining table or a worktable. Built of pine, the table features tapered legs and storage drawers, with a center rail .. show full overview
2x9
Mission Style Sofa
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03, 1990
In a departure from the traditional New England-style furniture usually featured on The New Yankee Workshop, Norm draws inspiration from the furniture craftsmen of the southwestern .. show full overview
2x10
Chippendale Mirror
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10, 1990
In a change of pace, Norm shows how to build picture and mirror frames, emphasizing tools and clamps designed specifically for this purpose. Norm uses a mitre box and a table saw .. show full overview
2x11
Chest on Chest
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17, 1990
With this eight-drawer, cherry chest-on-chest Norm simplifies a complicated project that may, at first glance, seem daunting to the home woodworker. Norm demonstrates techniques of .. show full overview
2x12
English Garden Bench
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24, 1990
Norm leaves his trademark plaid shirt and jeans at home and dons a stylish suit and derby when he visits London for a look at an authentic English garden bench. Norm constructs his .. show full overview
2x13
Armoire (Entertainment Center)
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31, 1990
Norm winds up The New Yankee Workshop's second season with an armoire based on classic designs but adapted to contemporary use: it can double as a home entertainment center. Norm's .. show full overview

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