
The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.
Air Date: 1989-01-07
After a tour of The New Yankee Workshop to preview the collection of furniture he will build in the first season, Nor...
Air Date: 1989-01-14
A good workshop begins with a well-equipped workbench, and master woodworker Norm uses one from his own shop as a mod...
Air Date: 1989-01-21
Norm uses ash, a durable hardwood, to fashion a drop-leaf table featuring turned legs, a top and leaves made from glu...
Air Date: 1989-01-28
Norm travels to the island of Nantucket off the Massachusetts coast to look at a handmade blanket chest in a sea capt...
Air Date: 1989-02-04
Norm constructs a bedside table inspired by one found at the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts. Norm's ...
Air Date: 1989-02-11
Norm demonstrates how to build a bathroom vanity with dovetailed joints. He uses oak and a laminate top with double d...
Air Date: 1989-02-18
After a look at a pine trestle table in a Shaker house on the island of Nantucket off the Massachusetts coast, Norm c...
Air Date: 1989-02-25
Norm builds a free standing bookcase with a cornice detail, adjustable shelves, and a removable base. He uses pine fo...
Air Date: 1989-03-04
Norm demonstrates how to build a chest of drawers using Ponderosa pine. He cuts and planes the wood, glues the boards...
Air Date: 1989-03-11
Norm travels to the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts to gather ideas for his own design for a candle s...
Air Date: 1989-03-11
Norm demonstrates how to build a hutch using knotty pine. The hutch consists of a base cabinet that has raised panel ...
Air Date: 1989-03-25
Norm builds a writing desk with a slanted top that is constructed mostly of maple. The desk features a shallow drawer...
Air Date: 1989-04-01
Norm constructs a corner cupboard of pine and plywood. His design employees a top section that is enclosed by glass p...