Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1992)

Overview

Norm builds a cypress outdoor lidded bench, a child's wagon, a pallet-wood coffee table, a redwood gardener's work bench, a Shaker tall chest, white cedar colonial fences, a pine console table, an oak wheelbarrow, an oak umbrella stand, a maple and pine turned-post bed, a dove cote, and a cherry ladderback chair. For "shop tools and techniques", he builds a rolling shop cabinet.

Cast

Norm Abram as Host
Norm Abram

as Host

Episodes

Rolling Shop Cabinet poster

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January 4, 1992

Norm builds a rolling shop cabinet using several construction techniques and materials he hasn't used previously. He ch…

Outdoor Lidded Bench poster

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January 11, 1992

Norm fashions an outdoor lidded bench from Cypress. The bench measurements are 55 1/4" high x 36" wide x 18 1/4" deep.

Child's Wagon poster

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January 18, 1992

Norm builds a child's wagon with threaded rod axles with aluminum braces. He uses non toxic fire-engine red enamel pain…

Coffee Table poster

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January 25, 1992

Norm uses recycled pallet wood to build a unique and rustic coffee table. He demonstrates how to prepare the slats by p…

Gardener's Workbench poster

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February 1, 1992

Norm's gardener's workbench is constructed of Redwood. It has open shelves for pot storage and the potting surface is a…

Shaker Tall Chest poster

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February 8, 1992

Norm designs a tall Shaker style chest modeled after one he viewed at Hancock Shaker Village. The chest measures 78 3/4…

Colonial Fences poster

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February 15, 1992

Norm demonstrates how to build four versions of a fence. He uses Eastern White Cedar to build a 6' garden, a 4' 4" flam…

Console Table poster

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February 22, 1992

Norm builds a simple, yet elegant, console table with a half-round top using knotty Pine. He crafts curved legs using a…

Wheelbarrow poster

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February 29, 1992

Norm uses Oak to build a wheelbarrow. It features a pneumatic tire, removable sides and a medium density plywood bed. T…

Umbrella Stand poster

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March 7, 1992

Norm's umbrella stand is built from light Oak and features a mirror and clay pot holders to catch the water from umbrel…

Turned Post Bed poster

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March 14, 1992

Norm uses Maple and Pine to build a four-poster single bed. It features robust turnings on the posts and the headboard …

Dove Cote poster

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March 21, 1992

Norm builds a dovecote modeled after an elaborate one found in Colonial Williamsburg. Smaller than the original, it mea…

Ladder-back Chair poster

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March 28, 1992

Norm builds a ladder-back chair using Cherry and demonstrates how to weave the seat. The chair measures 42" high x 19" …