A perfect piece for behind a sofa or in a hallway, Norm's version of the Shaker library table is made of cherry, 48 inches long and a mere 16 inches wide. Norm reveals his secret method of matching the grain of the fronts of the two overlaid drawers with the rail behind them.

Like the hugely popular workbench of the first season, Norm's rolling shop cabinet has become an indispensable accessory in the New Yankee Workshop. The cabinet incorporates several construction techniques and materials not seen before on the series. Built from veneer plywood, it features a high-pressure laminate top which provides a durable work surface that allows wood to slide over it. The cabinet rolls on lockable swivel casters.

Cypress, the perfect wood for this simple project is also one of the hardest to find. The search for cypress takes Norm to a river in rural Georgia, where a lumber company specializes in retrieving - by wet-suited divers - 200-year-old "sinkers," logs that were lost as they were floated downstream from forest to mill.

For this project, Norm uses his Yankee ingenuity to convert wood recycled from a pallet to usable pieces and demonstrates planing, edging, and other preparation techniques. Though decidedly "distressed" even after it is put through a planer, these slats yield handsome pieces with lots of "character" that form the top and sides of Norm's rustic coffee table. Because each pallet is different, every coffee table is unique.

This project is the first real Victory Garden/New Yankee collaborative piece. Constructed of redwood, it features open shelves for storing pots, a moisture-resistant medium-density overlay top for the potting surface, and storage for stakes, markers, and gardening tools.