Season 1 - New Yankee Workshop Episodes

S1 E13: Corner Cupboard
Norm constructs a corner cupboard with glass-paned doors and a base cabinet with raised panel doors

S1 E12: Slant Top Writing Desk
Norm builds a slant-top writing desk with tapered legs and a nest of small drawers

S1 E11: Hutch
Norm builds a modified chest of drawers from knotty pine featuring a base cabinet and an open shelf section

S1 E10: Candle Stand
Norm travels to the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts to gather ideas for his own design for a candle stand

S1 E8: Bookcase
Norm builds a freestanding bookcase with a cornice detail at the top, adjustable shelves and a removable base

S1 E6: Oak Bathroom Vanity
Norm builds a bathroom vanity inspired by a dry sink he found at a 1790 Shaker house and museum

S1 E5: Bedside Table
Norm constructs a bedside table inspired by one found at the Hancock Shaker Village

S1 E2: Workbench
Norm builds a workbench featuring an oak-edged hardwood top and a recessed tool storage area

S1 E1: Medicine Cabinet
Norm constructs a Shaker-inspired cabinet from durable red oak and oak plywood
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