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The historical renovation of "Kirkside," an 1815 Colonial Revival-style home, included new septic and heating systems; a new roof and chimneys; and the repair of the master suite.

Norm turns to the band saw to help form the mahogany frame for his full-length standing mirror

Norm demonstrates how to build a pie safe with two doors, multiple shelves and mortise and tenon joints

Norm demonstrates the complex angled mortise-and-tenon joinery needed to build a hardwood cricket table featuring three angled legs

Turning to the more playful side of county life, Norm resurrects the old fashioned, two-seat swing that used to sit on grandma's lawn or porch

Norm shows you how to build his version of a Shaker library table is made of cherry

Norm builds a wood box that stores kindling in an upper box, firewood in a lower box, and hangs fireplace tools off Shaker pegs mounted on all sides

Norm builds a long harvest table made of cherry, with turned legs and a hand-rubbed Danish oil finish

Norm builds a project near and dear to his heart: a sandbox modeled after the one his father built for him and his sister when they were toddlers

Norm builds a small, elegant Shaker wall clock from handsome walnut, updating the design with a quartz timepiece

Norm draws inspiration for a Shaker washstand on his visit to the Hancock Massachusetts Shaker Village

Norm builds a Shaker blanket chest from pine, finished with acrylic latex paint on the outside and clear urethane on the inside

Norm draws the best elements from several examples to present his version of the classic one-piece picnic table

Norm returns to the workshop to build two versions of the classic Shaker step stool