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Season 3 Episode 5: Shaker Wall Clock

21 SeasonsFeb 02, 1991TV-G30m9

Norm visits the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts to see one of the surviving wall clocks built by Shaker craftsman Isaac Young. Norm's version of the clock improves on the past with the use of a quartz timepiece that costs only five...

Season 3 Episodes:

Episode 1 Shaker Step Stools

1. Shaker Step Stools

Aired: Jan 5, 1991

After visiting the Hancock Shaker Village in western Massachusetts for inspir...

Episode 4 Shaker Washstand

4. Shaker Washstand

Aired: Jan 26, 1991

Before modern plumbing, people got the water for their wake-up splash from pi...

Episode 5 Shaker Wall Clock

5. Shaker Wall Clock

Aired: Feb 2, 1991

Norm visits the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts to see one of the sur...

Episode 6 Sandbox

6. Sandbox

Aired: Feb 9, 1991

After a visit to a community playground to see what equipment kids are playin...

Episode 7 Harvest Table

7. Harvest Table

Aired: Feb 16, 1991

Norm looks through the Shaker museum in Old Chatham, New York, and finds a si...

Episode 8 Shaker Woodbox

8. Shaker Woodbox

Aired: Feb 23, 1991

Inspired by a design he examines at the Shaker settlement in Pleasant Hill, K...

Episode 9 Library Table

9. Library Table

Aired: Mar 2, 1991

A perfect piece for behind a sofa or in a hallway, Norm's version of the Shak...

Episode 10 Garden Swing

10. Garden Swing

Aired: Mar 9, 1991

Turning to the more playful side of county life, Norm resurrects the old fash...

Episode 11 Cricket Table

11. Cricket Table

Aired: Mar 16, 1991

An unusual piece, the hardwood cricket table features three angled legs. Norm...

Episode 13 Standing Mirror

13. Standing Mirror

Aired: Mar 30, 1991

Norm turns to the band saw to help form the mahogany frame for his full-lengt...


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Network: PBS

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