The New Yankee Workshop

The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.

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Created By	Russell Morash
Status	Ended
Original Name	The New Yankee Workshop
First Air Date	January 7, 1989
Last Air Date	June 27, 2009
Seasons	21
Episodes	286
Episode Runtime	30min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	—
Production Companies
Networks	PBS

S21E26

Roll Top Desk (2)

Norm visits the Old Schwamb Mill in Arlington, Massachusetts. Built in 1860, the mill was purchased in 1864 by German immigrant woodworkers, Charles and Frederick Schwamb. The brothers did a brisk business crafting the oval picture frames which, at the time, were in demand to display photographs of Civil War soldiers. In the Schwamb Brother's old office, Norm spies a handsome, quarter-sawn oak roll top desk, which inspires him to build his version of this American classic. This is part 2 of 2. NOTE: This is the same project as Season 10, Episode 13 with a new introduction by Norm Abram.

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