Name: English Garden Bench
Released: 1990-03-24

Norm trades in his usual plaid shirt and jeans for a sharp suit and derby during his trip to London, where he explores a genuine English garden bench. He sets out to build his own version using teak wood. The bench features robust mortise and tenon joinery, reinforced with pegs for added durability. Throughout the episode, Norm illustrates techniques for shaping the bench's numerous curved components on the band saw, demonstrates the creation of tenons with a tenoning jig on the table saw, and shares a clever method for cutting angled mortises using the drill press.

Show The Detectives

Episode S02E12

Air Date Mar 24, 1990

Season 2 Episodes

S02E01 Rocking Horse S02E01 Collared S02E02 Adirondack Chair S02E02 Witness S02E03 Butler's Table S02E03 Never Without Protection S02E04 Kitchen Dresser S02E04 Dutch Cops S02E05 Hearthside Settle S02E05 Sparring Partners S02E06 Rear Window S02E06 Pencil-Post Bed S02E07 Chair Table S02E08 Kitchen Worktable S02E09 Mission Style Sofa S02E10 Chippendale Mirror S02E11 Chest on Chest S02E12 English Garden Bench S02E13 Armoire (Entertainment Center)

English Garden Bench (S02E12)

Season 2 Episodes