
This Old House Makers
Chris builds an oversized side table from walnut slab offcuts he adds a floating shelf to the base frame and finishes the piece with a nano hard coat.

Chris builds an oversized side table from walnut slab offcuts he adds a floating shelf to the base frame and finishes the piece with a nano hard coat.

Chris reimagines an initial design for a desk, turning it into a coffee table instead working with a slab of southern magnolia, he keeps certain elements in mind for the redesign.

April designs an adjustable coffee table, organizes the pots and pans in her kitchen, and makes a live-edged bench from a salvaged slab of pecan.

Paul crafts a bar cart disguised as a standard road case, merging five projects into one innovative build Paul modernizes the traditional Adirondack chair.

Paul constructs an adjustable-height workbench tailored for a woodworker with ALS Paul crafts a one-of-a-kind "stadium"-shaped bowl from salvaged walnut and ash wood as a wedding gift.

Laura transforms an old heating expansion vessel into a grill with a leveling jack as a spindle for heat control and carves a cutting board for the topper then Laura configures a tattoo machine by rewiring some old electrical units.

Laura transforms some old vessels lying around her shop into cooking appliances she converts a beer keg into a gas rotisserie grill and a stainless-steel barrel into a pizza oven with fire bricks and a sliding steel drawer.

Jamison and Jamie share tips for laying bathroom tile and installing shiplap and trim they hang interior doors, put down flooring and add faux-wood ceiling beams.

The duo install custom garage doors with a high-lift track system, hang board and batten siding and design a curbless shower with niche shelving.

Anne transforms a used mandolin into a finely tuned instrument before walking through the planning of a garden after organizing her seeds into yes and no piles, she introduces the plant dibbler.

Anne builds a temporary structure from materials found around the farm for some new alpacas Anne demonstrates how to make a milking stool from firewood, turning each leg on a laithe.

Jason builds a poured concrete outdoor fire pit with molds made out of pine plywood he mixes the concrete by hand, pours, and after 30 hours, caps his new fire pit with a fire ring insert.

Jason teams up with friend Keith Johnson to make a special-order outdoor octagon bench from Sapele wood for a surprise guest they build the bench in segments for final assembly around a tree base.

Tyler builds several custom tennis racquets and an air cannon he builds a machine that hits home runs consistently.

Trek Bicycle challenges contestants at FabLab in Stoughton, Wis., to design the next big idea in sustainable mobility, working with bike parts and making them into new, reusable components.

Anne takes us on a tour of her garden and makes cider and vinegar with an antique press.

Jason tears out an old window bench in his home and designs a new built-in to replace it.

Jason makes an upholstered headboard for a bedframe he built from black walnut.

Jason gets a new dishwasher and makes a Shaker-style cabinet for the front door.

Jason's 1,300 sq. ft. workshop has concrete floors, drywalled interior, a single garage door, and a custom pullup bar with a cupholder for motivation.