The New Yankee Workshop

The Final Season. The episodes in this season are rebroadcasts from Seasons 9 and 10 with new introductions by Norm Abram.

1. E1. Planter's Desk

   Jan 3, 2009 · 30m

   Norm begins his search for low-country furniture projects in Savannah’s famed Monterey Square at the home of antique map and print dealers, Virginia and John Duncan. On their veranda, Norm discovers a quintessential piece of the Old South, a planter’s desk. Once used by cotton and tobacco farmers for bookkeeping, the desk can function quite well today as a compact, home office. Featuring nicely tapered legs, a hinged desktop, and plenty of shelves, it also has enough room to accommodate a small computer. Back East in the New Yankee Workshop, Norm builds this piece out of recycled pine and finishes it with a new pastel stain to give it a “pickled” look. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 9, Episode 1 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

2. E2. Turkey Table

   Jan 10, 2009 · 30m

   While touring Savannah, Norm found the inspiration for this unique piece in Marty Johnson’s antique collection. Though its name remains a mystery, there’s no question that its graceful three-leaf-clover design makes it an attractive and practical accent table. Norm brings a little bit of Georgia back to the New Yankee Workshop when he creates the table out of Southern heart pine. NOTE: This is same project as Season 9, Episode 2 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

3. E3. Nantucket Settle

   Jan 17, 2009 · 30m

   On a sojourn to the quaint New England island of Nantucket, Norm found a wonderful lidded settle that can double as extra storage space and a hallway showpiece. Norm crafts a rendition out of beautiful cherry wood and, in the process, demonstrates a variety of intermediate woodworking techniques including spindle-turning and how to make framed panels. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 9, Episode 3 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

4. E4. Tiger Maple Washstand

   Jan 24, 2009 · 30m

   This lovely washstand is true to the circa 1830 original found in the antique collection of Stanley and Jacqueline Levine of Savannah, Georgia. Featuring elegant scroll work, turned legs, and a generous shelf drawer, this vintage design can be used today as a night stand. Norm produces this piece out of fine tiger maple, making it one of the most sophisticated pieces in his collection of low-country furniture. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 9, Episode 4 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

5. E5. Dough Box

   Jan 31, 2009 · 30m

   In the 1800s, a dough box provided a warm hiding place for bread dough to rise. When Norm crafts his version of this simple design out of antique pine and adds a hinge to the lid, he turns it into a great-looking, modern-day, chest-on-legs. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 9, Episode 5 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

6. E6. Garden Gate

   Feb 7, 2009 · 30m

   Norm couldn't resist bringing the romantic design of this garden gateway back from a visit to a historic New England village. This ambitious outdoor project features a spindled gateway and is complemented by a pergola and a trellis that frames the garden view. Norm builds this outdoor project out of common, pressure-treated pine to ensure that it will last through years of sunshine, rain, and snow. In the process, he demonstrates how to join wood segments together with splines to form the elegant archway. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 9, Episode 6 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

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