
This Old House Makers
April Wilkerson is a maker, a DIYer, a woodworker and a metalworker when she couldn't afford to buy the things she wanted for around the house, April decided to try her hand at making them and dove head-first into building.

April Wilkerson is a maker, a DIYer, a woodworker and a metalworker when she couldn't afford to buy the things she wanted for around the house, April decided to try her hand at making them and dove head-first into building.

April makes a unique dog food dispenser, installs a custom bathroom cubby, and creates giant, wooden tree rings for her workshop.

April builds a 20-ft. x 8-ft. chicken coop with custom waste-catch drawers, nesting boxes, a corrugated roof, and tongue and groove siding.

Paul makes custom lawnmower spinners and commemorates the design with a "Like a Dad" rap jam he builds the world's coolest router table and transforms pallet wood into 100 screwdriver handles.

Paul Jackman updates his fireplace with a shiplap wall and oak mantel then, he creates an angled-back storage cabinet and covers an ugly wall with 800 plywood hexagons and some pallet wood trim.

Laura designs and builds heavy-duty shelving and then challenges herself to develop a storage system for tools and things Laura makes the ultimate tape dispenser from steel.

Laura gets creative, experimenting with unconventional design ideas by re-purposing discarded materials she builds prototypes for storing her tools using old seat belts.

The whole family lends a hand to craft hoverboard carts, build a backyard ice skating rink with underliner colored lights, and an in-ground basketball hoop.

Jamison converts an old chest freezer into a kegerator, a refrigerated beer keg Jamison adds a plywood collar and offers tips for hooking up a Co2 tank the team crafts a bar console table Jamison designs an outdoor hibachi table.

It's harvest season, and Anne takes us on a garden tour, showcasing her bounty from purslane to watermelons she discusses the benefits of soldier flies and shares plans to expand her garden.

Anne explores how to water your garden less, the importance of watering at the right time, the benefits of collecting rainwater, and how to create the perfect conditions for plants to thrive.

Tyler transforms a classic British luxury vehicle into a James Bond-ready rallycross challenger he installs a compressed-nitrogen-powered ejector seat, and mud tires and a roll bar for off-roading.

The teams go on a one-hour supply run in a hardware store to gather the materials to create their invention mentors from the product industry interface with the teams to share some of the real world challenges and processes in product development.

Bob has always wanted to make an action movie with an array of cool stunt props Bob experiments with different mold and casting materials, like silicone, expanding foam, and special resin the team puts their stunt props to the test.

When designing a portable tool wrap for his 1992 Land Cruiser, Bob has some important questions to consider Bob decides to include just enough tools to get him back on the road during an emergency.

After much thought and planning, Bob finally builds a vintage arcade cabinet for his living room the cabinet will house modern electronics, so there's lots of space for storage, including a side door and sliding drawers.

Paul builds giant mechanical wooden hands and a life-size nutcracker made out of almost 2,000 pieces of wood.

Working with his favorite material - pallet wood - Paul handcrafts 40 candles and 1,000 pencils he machines a map of metro DC onto yellow pine boards from an 1880 row house.

Paul designs a kid-sized Adirondack chair with a hidden footrest from weather-resistant white oak Paul reframes the bathroom and builds a second floor in his new 1,000-square-foot workshop.

Paul embarks on a project he's been planning for decades: building a kayak he uses a hybrid kayak kit that includes molds and hardware for the hull and makes the deck from exotic pallet-wood strips.