The New Yankee Workshop - Season 3

The New Yankee Workshop - Season 3

Season 3

Norm builds a number of Shaker-inspired projects: step stools out of pine and cherry, a painted two-drawer blanket chest, a pine washstand, a walnut wall clock, a pine woodbox, and a cherry library table. He also builds a picnic table and sawhorses out of 2x6 stock, a sandbox, a cherry harvest table, a redwood garden swing, a cricket table, a pie safe, and a mahogany standing mirror.
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DatesJan 5, 1991 - Mar 30, 1991
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Episodes

Shaker Step Stools
Season 3Episode 130 min

Shaker Step Stools

Norm builds a three-step version of the classic Shaker step stool and a more elaborate two-step version of it. He uses hand held power tools and hand tools to build the three-step stool form Pine. He uses a sophisticated dovetail jig to craft the joinery for the two-step stool, which is made of Cherry. The two-step stool is 25 1/4" high x 16" wide x 11 5/8" deep. The three-step stool is 25 1/4" high x 17 3/4" wide x 13 1/2" deep.
Jan 5, 1991
Picnic Table and Saw Horses
Season 3Episode 230 min

Picnic Table and Saw Horses

Norm builds a basic sawhorse crafted Spruce and Plywood and a one-piece picnic table. The sawhorse dimensions are 26" high x 20 1/2" wide x 36" long and the picnic table dimensions are 29 3/4" high x 68" wide x 71" long.
Jan 12, 1991
Shaker Two Drawer Blanket Chest
Season 3Episode 330 min

Shaker Two Drawer Blanket Chest

Norm builds a Shaker style blanket chest using pine. He uses an acrylic latex paint to finish the outside and clear urethane on the inside. He adds two storage drawers to the chest base. The chest measures 36 1/4" high x 41 1/2" wide x 19" deep.
Jan 19, 1991
Shaker Washstand
Season 3Episode 430 min

Shaker Washstand

Norm uses Pine to build a classic Shaker washstand with dovetail joinery in the flared top section, a drawer, and raised panel doors in the lower section. The washstand measures 37 1/2" high x 27" wide x 19 1/2" deep.
Jan 26, 1991
Shaker Wall Clock
Season 3Episode 530 min

Shaker Wall Clock

Based on a clock built by Shaker craftsman, Isaac Young, Norm crafts a wall clock from Walnut and adds a modern-day quartz timepiece to it. The clock dimensions are 33 3/16" high x 11 1/8" wide x 4 5/16" deep.
Feb 2, 1991
Sandbox
Season 3Episode 630 min

Sandbox

Norm builds a sandbox modeled after one built for his sister and him by their father. He uses Cedar and pressure-treated lumber to construct it and adds an awning made from weather-resistant cloth. The sandbox measures 55" high x 49 1/2" wide x 49 1/2" deep.
Feb 9, 1991
Harvest Table
Season 3Episode 730 min

Harvest Table

Norm builds a harvest table from Cherry. It has turned legs and a hand-rubbed Danish oil finish. The drop leaves allow chairs to be pushed under the table when they are in the down position. The table dimensions are 30" high x 39" wide x 71 3/4" long.
Feb 16, 1991
Shaker Woodbox
Season 3Episode 830 min

Shaker Woodbox

Norm builds a wood box with storage space for kindling in an upper section and firewood in the lower section. The fireplace tools are stored on pegs mounted to the sides. He uses milk paint to seal the Pine box. The box dimensions are 33 1/4" high x 22 3/4" wide x 17 1/2" deep.
Feb 23, 1991
Library Table
Season 3Episode 930 min

Library Table

Norm crafts a Cherry library table. He demonstrates how to match the grain on the front of the two overlaid drawers. The table measures 30" high x 16" wide x 48" long.
Mar 2, 1991
Garden Swing
Season 3Episode 1030 min

Garden Swing

Norm builds a two-seat swing using Redwood and a swinging mechanism that uses common off-the-shelf hardware. The swing dimensions are 92 1/2" high x 83 1/2" wide x 85" deep.
Mar 9, 1991
Cricket Table
Season 3Episode 1130 min

Cricket Table

Norm's hardwood cricket table is crafted with complex angled mortise and tenon joinery. He uses a set of jigs to ensure that the pieces fit together properly. The table is 27" high with a 29" diameter top.
Mar 16, 1991
Pie Safe with Punched Tin Front
Season 3Episode 1230 min

Pie Safe with Punched Tin Front

Norm's two-door pie safe has multiple shelves and is put together using mortise and tenon joints. He uses a punched-tin front that he fabricates in the workshop. The pie safe measures 60" high x 38 3/4" wide x 17 3/8" deep.
Mar 23, 1991
Standing Mirror
Season 3Episode 1330 min

Standing Mirror

Norm uses a band saw to aid his in constructing a Mahogany frame for a full-length standing mirror. He uses a router to give the piece a softer edge. The frame measures 68 1/4" high x 27 1/4" wide x 20" deep.
Mar 30, 1991

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