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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