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===''The New Yankee Workshop''=== In 1988, Morash planned to launch a spinoff of ''This Old House'' called ''[[The New Yankee Workshop]]'', featuring Abram. They needed a convenient place to videotape, and used the shop in the small building that Abram built in 1979 in Morash's backyard.<ref name="Natt"/> The shop's layout and equipment were expanded and adapted to match Abram's preferences, in a space measuring {{convert|36|by|26|ft}}.<ref name="Harder">{{cite web |last1 = Harder |first1 = Nick |title = The House Norm Built: Viewers of His Hit Show Have Come to Trust the Steady Presence of Master Carpenter Norm Abram |url = https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-02-21-9201090926-story.html |website = South Florida Sun-Sentinel |access-date = June 26, 2021 |date = February 21, 1992 }}</ref><ref name="Rice">{{cite web |last1 = Rice |first1 = Marjorie |title = Norm Abram does it himself |url = https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Norm-Abram-does-it-himself-3206239.php |website = [[SFGATE]] |access-date = June 26, 2021 |date = March 19, 1998 }}</ref> ''The New Yankee Workshop'' was first aired in 1989 with Abram as the host.<ref name="Boesel"/> The program showcased furniture or other projects and emphasized classic, elegant designs, made using a combination of simple handtools and newer power tools and equipment.<ref name="Boesel"/> The show aired for 21 seasons on PBS, then was suspended indefinitely as Abram decided to focus on other projects.<ref name="Natt"/><ref name="Eide">{{cite magazine |last1 = Eide |first1 = Gina |title = New Yankee Workshop Ends, a New Show Begins |url = https://www.finewoodworking.com/2009/10/17/new-yankee-workshop-series-ends |magazine = Fine Woodworking |access-date = June 27, 2021 |date = October 16, 2009 }}</ref><ref name="Kolle"/>
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