David: In case you haven't heard, The New Yankee Workshop is closing its doors to TV cameras and producers after 20 years, but the star of the show, Norm Abram says he sees himself making furniture and doing carpentry for the rest of his life.

This past Saturday, I attended a brunch where the master carpenter, in his typical self-deprecating style, talked about woodworking, his life, and the unlikely turn of events that made him a star (see video below). He was at the Old Sturbridge village in Sturbridge, Mass, dedicating a new exhibit focusing on furniture made in inland Massachusetts. Like the New Yankee, the furniture makers whose work is featured in the exhibit wore many hats, often working as farmers, carpenters and mechanics during the Summer. The museums' collection was the inspiration for a number of New Yankee projects. Norm is on the Board of Trustees and offered up a piece he made on the show from his own collection for a fundraiser benefiting the museum.

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Source: Fine Woodworking.com