New Yankee Workshop Series
The New Yankee Workshop™ series of woodworking plans features the project ideas of Norm Abram during his hosting of the PBS television series.
On one of his many discovery trips, Norm finds himself an antique tall cupboard cabinet. Upon inspection it seems the craftsman of the day built the cupboard to fit the door on it. An interesting appr...
Norm is on the move again, this time he is in the Tuscany region of Italy where he finds a handcrafted table rescued from a very old monastery. With what looks like centuries of use, Norm is inspired ...
The simple elegance of turned legs, a square top and single drawer make this mid 1800s furniture piece a beautiful addition to any home. Pictured here is Norm with his version made from cherry and ...
You might not see these tables very often but they were relied on by sheep farmers for many years. Anything that could make the job of shearing sheep easier was welcomed on the farm. You could even c...
Sometimes all you need to make a bold statement is a beautiful headboard. Just add a metal frame with boxspring and mattress and you good to go. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper...
To temporarily hide the mess around your desk or to simply use as a privacy screen. This beautiful folding screen features 3 solid wood frames with raised panels. With a quality set of router bits, yo...
Early furniture makers of the east coast creating a style that is style admired today, that being the Pennsylvania Dutch style. Sturdy construction blended with colorful primitive paint decoration. Vi...
A person could sit at the table located under or adjacent to a window and peer outside, hence the similar name. Norm found an original to this table while on the east coast in the USA. He made his alm...
Norm tries his skills at replicating the Taunton Chest, so named after Robert Crosman. Crosman lived from 1710-1799 in Massachusetts. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you a...
Norm visited the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts and comes away with inspiration from a simple handcrafted medicine cabinet. The one pictured here was mainly constructed with red oak a...
As shown here, this drop leaf table is made from ash. The table features turned legs and you can make the drop leaf panels from glued up stock if you like. Construction methods include mortise and ten...
Another project that caught the attention of Norm while at the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts was a Shaker washstand. Back in the day before indoor plumbing, people would get their morning an...
If you have ever thought of building something from all those wooden pallets you see laying around, well take a look at what Norm put together in this coffee table. Rustic indeed, no two tables will l...
Console tables are typically meant to go against a wall, like a hallway or entranceway. Norm Abram found inspiration to reproduce this Danish half round table that was built in the 1800s. View the Lar...
Just because the length of the bed posts are 54 inches does not mean you need an industrial size lathe to get the job done. The posts are made in two parts. Plenty of strength on the mortise and tenon...
This high chair is designed for children ages 2 to 4 years old. Norm got his inspiration to build this lathe project while visiting the House of the Seven gables in Salem, Massachusetts. View the Larg...
After a visit to the Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts, Norm comes back with a plan to build a colonial style table with x-braced legs. Whatever the decor in your home, this table is sure to fit...
Pictured here is a bathroom vanity cabinet built with cherry lumber. Doors are built using the router with mortise and tenon joinery. The carcass uses biscuit joinery. View the Larger Image Slideshow ...
You could build this coffee table from just about any species of wood, Norm used recycled chestnut form a barn. This is a large coffee table with large turned legs, fashioned from the one made of pine...
Straight forward in design and function, this table has a large surface with a single drawer and turned legs. This table could double as a desk or as a smaller breakfast nook table. Featuring mortise ...
