Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN sponsored by Fastenal, the competition challenged seven teams to develop prototypes addressing workplace hazards.
Minnesota State College Southeast hosts the first ever Make48 event in Winona, MN sponsored by Fastenal, the competition challenged seven teams to develop prototypes addressing workplace hazards.
Season 9 kicks off in Dallas six student teams at Vandermont, a K-12 school, tackle a 48-hour challenge each mentored and led by an SMU Thrive Scholar.
Laura and a fellow woodworking friend Semyon build a cabinet with a roll-top, sliding drawer, and bottom shelves for storage Laura builds a dog bed with rounded corners for her dog, Smudo.
Laura builds a much-needed sidecar for her bike that allows for transporting lumber and oversized cargo then, she converts a hand truck into a Smudo bike trailer and repurposes an old skate deck into a mudguard for her back wheel.
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.
Whether creating content, podcasting, designing build plans, or developing a custom jig, self-taught furniture maker Keith Johnson has built his maker career over thirty years.
Whether designing or teaching, for Erik Curtis, furniture making is a form of storytelling based in Philadelphia, PA, Erik aims to create objects that bring people joy.
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.
Laura has always wanted to customize a motorcycle, and now she's finally doing it to start, she strips and repaints the fuel tank, reupholsters the seat in leather and welds a cargo rack from a left-over piece of sheet metal.
Laura fixes a broken public bench with wood from disposable pallets few weeks later, she fixes it again with welded steel.
From putting in a garden bed to pruning trees to lawn maintenance plus how to install a paver patio and a chicken coop fence Jamison shares his top landscaping tips for curb appeal.
Jamison builds a loft bed in his daughter's bedroom, adding outlets, lighting, and nooks for storage then, he designs the ultimate golf simulator in his garage.
Anne shares fall garden prep tips, including seed collection, propagation, cold frames, and cover crops she explains how to nutrient-rich compost with common "greens" and "browns" for spring use.
It's fall, the perfect time to plant cool-weather crops Anne shares tips on timing, seed storage, her favorite fall crops, and their harvest timelines.
Jason makes a rustic bench with mortise and tenon joints from two pieces of 100-year-old white oak he uses a planer to smooth and flatten the wood and a router jig to cut a unique half-moon design.
Jason builds floor-to-ceiling shelving for his home office the built-in unit will have cabinet doors and bottom drawers, providing lots of extra storage space.
Brad designs a shoe rack built from rough pine boards and cedar he gives a walkthrough on installing vinyl plank flooring and offers valuable tips to upgrade and maintain homes.
Brad designs an affordable DIY bathroom vanity made from leftover pieces of wood from his shop Brad renovates a small bathroom, installing an UPstile shower surround with tile, plus a new toilet, vanity and lighting.