Season 8
(1996)
Overview
Norm takes a trip to California wine country. Inspired from his trip, he builds a chestnut coffee table, a pine paymaster's desk, a pine long table, a pine double dresser, a chestnut desk, an Irish hutch out of pine, and a redwood wine storage unit. He also builds a bedside cupboard, turned table lamps, and a nest of drawers. Finally, he builds a garden shed and recycling center. For "shop tools and techniques", he builds a router table.
Cast
as Host
Episodes
Bedside Cupboard 0.0
January 6, 1996
Based on a piece he finds at a California vineyard, Norm builds a bedside cupboard out of pine.
Chestnut Coffee Table 0.0
January 13, 1996
Built of recycled chestnut barn timber, this generously sized coffee table is a reproduction pine table displayed at th…
Paymaster's Desk 0.0
January 20, 1996
The owners of this unusual table, Jack and Jamie of Schramsberg Vineyards in Calistoga, California, told Norm that it w…
Long Table 0.0
January 27, 1996
Norm finds the quintessential gathering table - it's 10 feet long - in the wine tasting room at the Myacamas Vineyards …
Double Dresser 0.0
February 3, 1996
Norm spies this beautifully proportioned double dresser in a private collection of antique pine furniture in Napa Valle…
Chestnut Desk 0.0
February 10, 1996
Another piece found in a private collection in wine country, this elegantly simple desk has an expansive surface, a sin…
Irish Hutch 0.0
February 17, 1996
One of the most impressive pieces Norm discovers during the course of his travels in wine country is a 200-year-old Iri…
Wine Storage Unit 0.0
February 24, 1996
In keeping with the wine-country theme, this project is much more than just a wine rack. It is the perfect system for p…
Three Turned Table Lamps 0.0
March 2, 1996
Norm designs three natural wood lamps made from recycled materials to complement his collection of wine country furnitu…
Garden Shed and Recycling Center (1) 0.0
March 9, 1996
Norm builds a handsome and practical storage shed outside The New Yankee Workshop. The 12-by-8-foot shed with an attach…
Garden Shed and Recycling Center (2) 0.0
March 16, 1996
Norm builds a handsome and practical storage shed outside The New Yankee Workshop. The 12-by-8-foot shed with an attach…
Nest of Drawers 0.0
March 23, 1996
Here is a practical project that harks back to the first half of the season: the design for this nest of drawers is bas…
Router Table 0.0
March 30, 1996
Norm builds a router table. An improved version of this project can be found in Season 15, Episode 1.