Season 3
(1991)
Overview
Norm builds a number of Shaker-inspired projects: step stools out of pine and cherry, a painted two-drawer blanket chest, a pine washstand, a walnut wall clock, a pine woodbox, and a cherry library table. He also builds a picnic table and sawhorses out of 2x6 stock, a sandbox, a cherry harvest table, a redwood garden swing, a cricket table, a pie safe, and a mahogany standing mirror.
Cast
as Host
Episodes
Shaker Step Stools 0.0
January 5, 1991
Norm builds a three-step version of the classic Shaker step stool and a more elaborate two-step version of it. He uses …
Picnic Table and Saw Horses 0.0
January 12, 1991
Norm builds a basic sawhorse crafted Spruce and Plywood and a one-piece picnic table. The sawhorse dimensions are 26" h…
Shaker Two Drawer Blanket Chest 0.0
January 19, 1991
Norm builds a Shaker style blanket chest using pine. He uses an acrylic latex paint to finish the outside and clear ure…
Shaker Washstand 0.0
January 26, 1991
Norm uses Pine to build a classic Shaker washstand with dovetail joinery in the flared top section, a drawer, and raise…
Shaker Wall Clock 0.0
February 2, 1991
Based on a clock built by Shaker craftsman, Isaac Young, Norm crafts a wall clock from Walnut and adds a modern-day qua…
Sandbox 0.0
February 9, 1991
Norm builds a sandbox modeled after one built for his sister and him by their father. He uses Cedar and pressure-treate…
Harvest Table 0.0
February 16, 1991
Norm builds a harvest table from Cherry. It has turned legs and a hand-rubbed Danish oil finish. The drop leaves allow …
Shaker Woodbox 0.0
February 23, 1991
Norm builds a wood box with storage space for kindling in an upper section and firewood in the lower section. The firep…
Library Table 0.0
March 2, 1991
Norm crafts a Cherry library table. He demonstrates how to match the grain on the front of the two overlaid drawers. Th…
Garden Swing 0.0
March 9, 1991
Norm builds a two-seat swing using Redwood and a swinging mechanism that uses common off-the-shelf hardware. The swing …
Cricket Table 0.0
March 16, 1991
Norm's hardwood cricket table is crafted with complex angled mortise and tenon joinery. He uses a set of jigs to ensure…
Pie Safe with Punched Tin Front 0.0
March 23, 1991
Norm's two-door pie safe has multiple shelves and is put together using mortise and tenon joints. He uses a punched-tin…
Standing Mirror 0.0
March 30, 1991
Norm uses a band saw to aid his in constructing a Mahogany frame for a full-length standing mirror. He uses a router to…