The New Yankee Workshop™ series of woodworking plans features the project ideas of Norm Abram during his hosting of the PBS television series.
As some of you know, Norm is at home in the kitchen as he is in the workshop. Consulting with a good friend who is a chef, Norm comes up with a design that rises to the occasion.View the Larger Image ...
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...
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 ...
A table such as this is great for family gatherings and games with the kids. Norm designed his centerpiece to turn with minimal hardware. Another design he discovered while in the low country. View th...
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 ...
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...
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...
You would think that a drop leaf corner table would not be that difficult to build. This one will challenge you, especially the turning of the leg with the offset foot pad. Plenty of details as you wo...
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...
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...
An all around great design for a potting bench. Make it out of redwood as shown, or any rot resistant wood so it will last for years outdoors. Plenty of room for pot shelves, potting work surface and ...
Norm builds himself a 17th century hat rack suing steam bending techniques. The plan features the S-hook shaped jig form. View the Larger Image Slideshow to see the actual paper plan you are buying.
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...
Pantry cabinets expand storage capacity in any room, but none more so than in the kitchen. The tin punched copper panels really set this project a part from any other. Punch pattern is not included in...
The genius of this design is its effective use of space. While it hangs from the wall, the case features adjustable shelving to store all sorts of necessary kitchen items. Everything from cookbooks to...
This 10 foot long harvest-style table is the perfect gathering place for family, friends and good times. All the necessary details are provided to build what will become an heirloom piece of furnitur...
While this furniture piece is labeled a Media Press, it can be use for many other purposes too. The cabinet is just as at home in the media room/living room/family room and even the bedroom. The desig...
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...
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 ...
If you enjoy making through dovetail joints, this project is for you. This is a 10 drawer unit that can be used for any number of purposes, whether it be in your workshop, craft room or kitchen. Diffe...