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S14 E13: The Lexington Ranch

om Worth gives Steve an update on the layout. Inside, Rich Trethewey shows Steve the plastic tubing that has made rough plumbing proceed quickly.
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S14 E12: The Lexington Ranch

Roger Hopkins is at work on the new landscaping. Norm and Tom Silva struggle to make the mitred corners on the redwood clapboards match up.
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S14 E11: The Lexington Ranch

Tom Silva and Norm prepare an opening to accept a new window. Steve discusses various parts of the library’s design, and we see how mason Lenny Belleveau built the library’s fireplace.
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S14 E10: The Lexington Ranch

The timber trusses are craned into place in the new addition, with stressed-skin panels following to form the new roof. Norm and Steve examine the architectural shingles that are going on the new roof.
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S4 E13: Missing Episode: Ladderback Chair

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S14 E9: The Lexington Ranch

Landscape architect Tom Wirth visits the site and accepts the challenge of reworking the approach to the house’s front entrance. Norm Abram visits timber-framer Tedd Benson.
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S4 E12: Dovecote

Norm's take on a dovecote is smaller and is actually a perfect accessory to a garden or country landscape
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S13 E26: The London House

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S14 E8: The Lexington Ranch

Homeowner Jan Igoe gives Steve a tour of the developing spaces inside this old house. Norm shows Steve how he is attaching closet sills to the concrete floor.
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S13 E25: The London House

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S4 E11: Turned Post Bed

Norm's single bed bed is built from maple and pine is a four-poster with robust turnings on the posts and scrolled and serpentined cut-outs on the headboard
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S4 E10: Umbrella Stand

Norm's entry-way umbrella stand is built from light oak and features a mirror and clay pot holders to catch the raindrops from the resting umbrellas
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S13 E24: The London House

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S14 E7: The Lexington Ranch

With the roof demolished, Tom Silva and crew begin to deck over the new second floor. Norm and architect Rick Bechtel discuss plans for the new front entrance.
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S4 E9: Wheelbarrow

Norm's oak wheelbarrow features removable sides for greater versatility and medium-density overlay plywood for a smooth and durable bed
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S14 E6: The Lexington Ranch

Lumber arrives on the site, and mason Lenny Belleveau applies a hard cement coating to the above-grade portion of the styrofoam foundation forms.
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S13 E23: The London House

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S4 E8: Console Table

Norm builds a classic console table with graceful curved legs cut on the band saw and a simple country finish over knotty pine
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S13 E22: The London House

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S4 E7: Colonial Fences

Norm fashions four versions of neighborhood fencing in Eastern white cedar, inspired by a visit to Colonial Williamsburg
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S14 E5: The Lexington Ranch

Arborist Matt Foti and crew remove a large swamp maple from the site. Tom Silva takes Steve to see another, simpler ranch expansion he did in a nearby town.
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S13 E21: The London House

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S4 E6: Shaker Tall Chest

Norm designs a tall chest more daunting in size than in difficulty of construction. Its repetitive design makes it simpler to build than its size suggests
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S13 E20: The London House

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S4 E5: Gardener's Work Bench

Norm collaborates with Victory Garden to build a gardener's work bench