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Norm builds a slant-top writing desk with tapered legs and a nest of small drawers

Norm builds a modified chest of drawers from knotty pine featuring a base cabinet and an open shelf section

Norm travels to the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts to gather ideas for his own design for a candle stand

Norm constructs a chest of drawers from Ponderosa pine

Norm builds a freestanding bookcase with a cornice detail at the top, adjustable shelves and a removable base

Norm builds an easily-disassembled, cherry trestle table

Norm builds a bathroom vanity inspired by a dry sink he found at a 1790 Shaker house and museum

Norm constructs a bedside table inspired by one found at the Hancock Shaker Village

Norm builds a blanket chest of pine and lines it with aromatic cedar panels

Norm uses ash (a durable hardwood) to fashion a classic drop leaf table