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The Best Episodes of The New Yankee Workshop Season 6

Every episode of The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The New Yankee Workshop Season 6!

The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 1 - Easel
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    #1 - Easel

    S6:E1

    Norm has thought of everything for this classic easel, combining his favorite elements from several commercial versions with a sturdy, timeless design that's all his own. The piece features a chalkboard on one side and paper-holding frame on the other, plus a drawer to keep the supplies together with the easel. Norm uses biscuit joinery - no screws, no nails - to join the parts of the leg assembly. The unique paper roll design allows children a continuous supply of new drawing surface.

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  2. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 2 - Doll House
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    #2 - Doll House

    S6:E2

    Adult viewers may be as excited about this doll house as the children it is intended for when Norm creates a true-to-scale replica of his now-famous workshop. Norm gets some ideas from a late-Victorian example located in the Barrett House in New Hampshire, but his final design is less gender-specific, with the familiar great room that is the home of The New Yankee Workshop as well as two stories of smaller rooms and a garage - all features never before seen on camera. With some custom accessorizing, this doll house can easily be rendered appropriate for boys or girls or both. The project involves extensive work with the table saw and router.

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  3. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 3 - Toy Chest
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    #3 - Toy Chest

    S6:E3

    Combining functionality with simple fun, Norm's toy chest features a top with an inlaid checkerboard made of maple and mahogany, and even a compartment in which to store the checkers. Incorporating through dovetails cut on the dovetailing jig, the chest is as handsome as it is sturdy. Norm also demonstrates valuable marquetry techniques for the checkerboard. As always, safety is a primary concern, and Norm's toy chest includes an ingenious closing device that insures that the lid will never slam on a child's fingers.

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  4. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 4 - Cradle
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    #4 - Cradle

    S6:E4

    Norm visits Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts for the inspiration behind this Early American hooded cradle, one of the most commonly requested projects on The New Yankee Workshop. The construction includes finger joints and a sliding dovetail for the rocker. Norm's choice of durable cherry is rendered particularly rich with a Danish oil finish. With its distinctive hood and graceful lines, this piece is destined to become an heirloom.

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  5. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 5 - Trundle Bed
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    #5 - Trundle Bed

    S6:E5

    A useful space-saving piece of furniture, the trundle bed is perfect for sleep-overs. The top bed is low enough for kids to climb onto easily, while the trundle rolls out smoothly on casters. Constructing the bed presents an opportunity for Norm to demonstrate a variety of mortise and tenon joinery techniques. Once built, he paints the curved-headboard frame, made of poplar and plywood, with a non-toxic latex enamel, sealing the maple features with a satin polyurethane for a natural wood accent.

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  6. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 6 - Marble Roll
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    #6 - Marble Roll

    S6:E6

    Norm considers a historic example of the classic marble roll, as well as a huge mechanical version located at Boston's Museum of Science. His own design emphasizes safety, proportioned for marbles too large for a child to swallow, while the entire unit is small enough to be portable. It is a relatively simple project, made primary on the table saw, that can often be constructed from workshop scraps.

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  7. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 7 - Storage Units: Bureau/Cupboard and Bookcase
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    #7 - Storage Units: Bureau/Cupboard and Bookcase

    S6:E7

    The storage units are essentially three projects in one: a chest of drawers, base cabinet and matching bookcase. All three pieces are constructed from 3/4" oak plywood, making them particularly sturdy yet portable. The plywood is edged with solid oak, which lends the handsome finish that all of Norm's projects share. These pieces that will last for years, potentially traveling with their owners to dorm room or apartment.

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  8. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 8 - Student's Desk
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    #8 - Student's Desk

    S6:E8

    Norm builds this project for the "A" student in the house - a desk inspired by the memory of his own version from high school. The durable laminate panels provide a smooth desktop surface for writing that will still look great after years of use. Norm demonstrates how to apply high-pressure laminates and uses mortise and tenon joinery for the stylish oak frames. The oak is sealed with polyurethane for durability.

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  9. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 9 - Rocking Chair
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    #9 - Rocking Chair

    S6:E9

    Children always want a chair that is their own size. Norm's is one they might someday pass on to their own children. The beauty is in the details with this challenging project, as the master woodworker turns the legs on a lathe and forms the curved backrest by laminating three pieces of cherry together. The holes for the arms, legs and stretchers are bored on the drill press using a series of homemade jigs with tapered angles and wedges. This rocking chair is perfectly proportioned and likely to become the favorite in any child's room.

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  10. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 10 - Alphabet Wagon
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    #10 - Alphabet Wagon

    S6:E10

    Norm builds an "Alphabet" wagon.

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  11. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 11 - High Chair
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    #11 - High Chair

    S6:E11

    Norm builds a high chair.

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  12. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 12 - Playhouse (1)
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    #12 - Playhouse (1)

    S6:E12

    Norm's blockbuster project for the sixth season is a playhouse that boys and girls alike will love. He begins work by building the floor platform and prefabricating the walls, then assembling the frame in the backyard. Perfect for tea parties and secret meetings, this playhouse is also a handsome addition to any yard. Norm continues work on his playhouse, concentrating on the wood shingle roof and the many details that he refers to as "goodies," from the window box to the Dutch door. This is the project that Norm's younger viewers are likely to be clamoring for loudest of all. This is part 1 of 2.

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  13. The New Yankee Workshop Season 6 Episode 13 - Playhouse (2)
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    #13 - Playhouse (2)

    S6:E13

    Norm's blockbuster project for the sixth season is a playhouse that boys and girls alike will love. He begins work by building the floor platform and prefabricating the walls, then assembling the frame in the backyard. Perfect for tea parties and secret meetings, this playhouse is also a handsome addition to any yard. Norm continues work on his playhouse, concentrating on the wood shingle roof and the many details that he refers to as "goodies," from the window box to the Dutch door. This is the project that Norm's younger viewers are likely to be clamoring for loudest of all. This is part 2 of 2.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Easel" is the best rated episode of "The New Yankee Workshop" season 6. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/1/1994. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Doll House".