Classics from the New Yankee Workshop (Paperback)

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Product Description

The host of PBS's New Yankee Workshop invites readers into his workshop once again to construct beautiful, practical pieces, including a rocking horse, an Adirondack chair, a Chippendale mirror, a garden bench, and other time-honored designs inspired by originals found in preservation societies and museum collections nationwide. Photos and illustrations.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1 edition (November 7, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316004553
• ISBN-13: 978-0316004558
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #428,868 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, just like the series., August 16, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Mississauga, ON) - See all my reviews

I bought this book at my local book store the other day. I must say it is excellent. It is mostly for non-amateurs, but they can give it a try. It says on the book, a companion to the series. I totally agree. Though you can probably make the projects from the book, it will be much easier to follow along with the specific episode. Nice illustrations. Scaled down plans are included.

If you are a fan of the New Yankee Workshop, then you have to get the book.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, detailed, and well explained plans., January 22, 2000

By	Smaug "Jeremy" (Round Lake Beach, IL United States) - See all my reviews

He's got this book laid out so that each chapter is it's own project. That's a good way to do it to make sure there's enough info to do it right. However, That means that in this relatively fat (expensive) book there are only 10 projects or so. The only project I really liked was the Adirondack chair, the others were too specialized for my simple tastes.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good content and informative, February 7, 1999

By A Customer

I enjoyed reading and studying some of these projects. Each one of Norm's books have something new and interesting to learn about. My only question is when will there be a next issue? The TV projects are great and it would be nice to review the available plans and be able to order them on the net.