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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