The New Yankee Workshop

HWA founder William Jewell featured on two New Yankee Workshop shows hosted by Norm Abram

Removal of the massive Pecan tree next to the mansion at Mount Vernon, which was severely damaged by Hurricane Isabel in 2003, now in our possession.For the first show, Norm engages HWA founder William Jewell to prepare timbers for the purpose of making a replica of a 1750 drop-leaf corner table. The table was found at nearby Kenmore Plantation, a noted Fredericksburg mansion that was the home of Fielding and Betty Lewis, George Washington's sister and brother-in-law. Norm Abram & Bill Jewell at Kenmore

The oak Norm uses comes from a wooden crib dam built in 1854 on the Rappahannock River in Fredericksburg, Virginia; the dam has been submerged for over 150 years. HWA reclaimed these timbers and has provided the old-growth White Oak for this project.

For the second episode, William Jewell, Norm Abram, and Russ Morash, producer and director of The New Yankee Workshop, were on location in February '06 at the Mount Vernon Estate for filming. HWA provides the Cherry wood reclaimed from the grounds of Mount Vernon that Norm uses to recreate a candlestand from the third floor bedroom where Martha Washington slept after George died in 1799. This episode is due to air the first weekend in January 2007.

William Jewell is proud to have been featured in such a prestigious show that is enjoyed by woodworkers around the country, and looks forward to future endeavors with the New Yankee Workshop.

Norm Abram and Bill Jewell at Mount Vernon