The New Yankee Workshop - Season 5 - Eps 10: Butcher Block
Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of the usual parallel grain. The base of this English country piece is sturdy poplar. Norm demonstrates how to cut the endgrain carefully, thus avoiding excess sanding of this tough wood.
About The New Yankee Workshop

Title: The New Yankee Workshop
First Air Date: 1989-01-07
Last Air Date: 2009-06-27
Status: Ended
Rating: 0/10 (from 0 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 21
Total Episodes: 286
Network: PBS
Genres: Unknown
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.
Cast

Norm Abram
Host