Season 4 - New Yankee Workshop Episodes

S4 E2: Outdoor Lidded Bench
Norm builds an outdoor lidded bench out of reclaimed cypress reclaimed from a river in rural Georgia

S4 E12: Dovecote
Norm's take on a dovecote is smaller and is actually a perfect accessory to a garden or country landscape

S4 E11: Turned Post Bed
Norm's single bed bed is built from maple and pine is a four-poster with robust turnings on the posts and scrolled and serpentined cut-outs on the headboard

S4 E10: Umbrella Stand
Norm's entry-way umbrella stand is built from light oak and features a mirror and clay pot holders to catch the raindrops from the resting umbrellas

S4 E9: Wheelbarrow
Norm's oak wheelbarrow features removable sides for greater versatility and medium-density overlay plywood for a smooth and durable bed

S4 E8: Console Table
Norm builds a classic console table with graceful curved legs cut on the band saw and a simple country finish over knotty pine

S4 E7: Colonial Fences
Norm fashions four versions of neighborhood fencing in Eastern white cedar, inspired by a visit to Colonial Williamsburg

S4 E6: Shaker Tall Chest
Norm designs a tall chest more daunting in size than in difficulty of construction. Its repetitive design makes it simpler to build than its size suggests

S4 E4: Coffee Table
Norm build a coffee table using his Yankee ingenuity to convert wood recycled from a pallet to usable pieces and demonstrates planing, edging, and other preparation techniques

S4 E3: Child's Wagon
Norm builds a child's wagon from readily available materials: threaded rod axles, aluminum angles for axle braces, and non-toxic fire-engine red enamel paint
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