Season 2 - New Yankee Workshop Episodes

S2 E13: Armoire (Entertainment Center)
Norm winds up the second season with an armoire based on classic designs but adapted to contemporary use: it can double as a home entertainment center

S2 E11: Chest on Chest
With this eight-drawer, cherry chest-on-chest Norm simplifies a complicated project that may, at first glance, seem daunting to the home woodworker

S2 E10: Chippendale Mirror
Norm shows how to build picture and mirror frames, emphasizing tools and clamps designed specifically for this purpose

S2 E9: Mission-Style Sofa
Norm draws inspiration from southwestern furniture craftsmen to construct a mission-style sofa whose signature simple lines and oak frame allow for cushions

S2 E8: Kitchen Work Table
Norm constructs a kitchen table that functions equally well as a dining table or a work table

S2 E7: Chair Table
Norm's version of this unusual but comfortable and serviceable chair table features hardwood (maple) on the tabletop, arms and feet - and poplar for the sides, seat and drawer front

S2 E6: Pencil-Post Bed
Norm adapts the design for a pencil-post bed to accommodate a standard full-size mattress and box spring

S2 E5: Hearthside Settle
Norm's version of this pine curved hearthside settle closes in the area beneath the seat to create a storage space and adds an access hatch in the seat

S2 E4: Kitchen Dresser
Norm builds a kitchen dresser from pine featuring open shelves above a base cabinet whose door sports an antique-style hinge

S2 E3: Butler's Table
Norm demonstrates the technique of biscuit joinery to build this mahogany butler's table with four leaves that fold down on solid brass hinges

S2 E2: Adirondack Chair
One of his most popular projects ever, Norm updates the classic design of an Adirondack Chair
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