
This Old House Makers
Jimmy goes with his gut with two new builds that come to life beautifully: an Argentine-style BBQ and a walnut coffee table wrapped in steel.

Jimmy goes with his gut with two new builds that come to life beautifully: an Argentine-style BBQ and a walnut coffee table wrapped in steel.

Self-taught Jason Hibbs of Bourbon Moth Woodworking started by making what he needed for his first home, building his hobby into a full-time business making custom furniture.

Two master craftspeople, Philip Morley and P.J. Fetscher, work from their one-person shops in Texas and Florida.

Working with a hodgepodge of leftover materials in the shop, April builds a buffet table with storage for her outdoor kitchen then, she designs modern end tables.

Working off her original chicken coop build for a neighbor, April designs a compact version for her backyard then, she builds a chicken run so that the chickens can move about in safety.

Paul renovates his new barn workshop, designs a table from pallet wood, and creates a wooden map of Cape Cod.

Paul gives his kitchen table an upgrade with a set of mini barn doors and a strategically placed bottle opener.

Laura repurposes discarded bicycle frames and materials for just about any cycling activity she welds a foldable sidecar from a broken wheelchair.

Experimenting with a broken grass trimmer, Laura builds a motorized raft Laura modifies a bike for festivals, adding a megaphone and a trailer to collect cups.

Tyler experiments with high vs. low pressure and a sealed vacuum chamber he makes three different one-wheel stands from plywood, steel, and acrylic.

Teams develop the next innovation in food preservation at Fishers Maker Playground in Indianapolis.

Cris makes a multifunctional media console for storing audio and gaming equipment she builds the console with detachable, knock-down joinery, making the unit easy to disassemble and move.

At the request of a dear friend diagnosed with terminal cancer, Jimmy builds a casket from a simple design then, he improves on an earlier catapult kit design making a portable delivery system.

In part 3, with the porch decking installed, Jimmy repairs water damage, replaces the front door threshold, installs new porch columns, and seals and repaints the ceiling beadboard.

In part 2 of the porch rebuild, Jimmy installs eucalyptus wood tongue-and-groove decking and seals it with linseed oil.

Jimmy recaps the last 11 months of tearing down and then rebuilding the front porch of his 1790 farmhouse.

Cris designs a corner storage cabinet with slated doors cut from green MDF and makes picture frames with mitered corners reinforced with splines.

Cris transforms unused pantry space in her tiny kitchen into the ultimate storage cabinet with vertical sliding drawers and makes a masking tape dispenser from acrylic, wood, and a bandsaw blade.

In part two of the multimedia console build, Cris focuses on the finishing details, including overlay slats, an acrylic door, and hidden hardware.

Cris makes a multifunctional media console for storing audio and gaming equipment she builds the console with detachable, knock-down joinery, making the unit easy to disassemble and move.