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The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program which airs on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by the affable Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House.

The New Yankee Workshop (often abbreviated TNYW, or more popularly NYW) features the construction of woodworking projects ranging from utility accessories, to tables and chairs, to outdoor furnishings, to complex, high quality reproductions of antique classical furniture.

Critics often tweak Abram and TNYW for the high percentage of use of power tools. In response, some woodworking power tool aficionados proudly adopted the name "normites", and derisively call those who prefer hand tools "neanderthals" or "galoots".

The shop itself is owned by Morash and its location is portrayed as a closely guarded secret. The property at one time was also the site of The Victory Garden, another Morash production.

[edit] External links

• The New Yankee Workshop at the Internet Movie Database
• The New Yankee Workshop website which includes a shop tour, a program guide and other features including a webcam
• A Norm Abram Fan Site features documentation of tools used in the series and a comprehensive program guide
• Another TNYW fan site featuring an archive of the shop webcam images and biographies.
• The TVIV Page on the series information about the show - being setup to replace the now defunct tvtome.com