
April Wilkerson: This Old House Makers Channel
April and her crew frame the deck and roofing for an outdoor kitchen.

April and her crew frame the deck and roofing for an outdoor kitchen.

April builds a horizontal board-on-board fence and then replaces troublesome double doors.

Tyler transforms a classic British luxury vehicle into a James Bond-ready, rallycross challenger.

The teams are close to wrapping up their designs, as they make product websites and prepare pitches.

Teams receive feedback from a focus group, then fine-tune their prototypes.

The teams go to the hardware store to gather materials; the prototyping process begins.

The 48-hour invention competition begins; the brainstorming process; patent searches.

Products are shown at the National Hardware Show in Las Vegas; the final prototypes meet the public.

Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN.

Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN.

Season 9 launches in Dallas at Vandermont; six student teams are captained by SMU Thrive Scholars.

Season 9 launches in Dallas at Vandermont; six student teams are captained by SMU Thrive Scholars.

Jimmy fixes up a 1977 Chevy pickup that has been idle on his farm for two years.

Jimmy modifies his popular toolbox design and restores a cast iron vise grip.

Jimmy designs a set of kitchen cabinets for his AGA cooker and welds firepit tools.

Jimmy makes a 24-pack beer holder from oak and forges a pair of heavy-duty scissors.

Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN.

Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN.

Season 9 launches in Dallas at Vandermont; six student teams are captained by SMU Thrive Scholars.

Season 9 launches in Dallas at Vandermont; six student teams are captained by SMU Thrive Scholars.