It's baseball season, and to celebrate, Paul builds a baseball chair from pieces of pine 2x4s he recreates the iconic Craftsman screwdriver, scaled to 4x the original size.
Inspired by the giant blade created by fellow maker Jimmy Diresta, Paul makes a wooden utility knife he builds a river-table-pallet slide puzzle and restores a pallet because - it's a pallet.
Laura explores hot vs. cold bluing steel methods, copper plates a gas tank using basic tools, and welds a vintage "this way" lighted arrow sign from steel.
Laura decides to trade her beloved camper for a forklift then, she celebrates 1,000 design ideas from a tri-bike to a champagne sprinkler, any idea is better than no idea.
The lake house is ready for kitchen cabinets Jamison opts for ready-to-assemble cabinets for their durability and quick installation the family installs custom lighting in the living room.
Jamison installs luxury vinyl plank flooring at the lake house, sharing tips for keeping rows straight and leaving expansion gaps he talks through home energy efficiency and water filtration.
Anne focuses on two bucket-list projects: converting an old motorcycle into a Cafe Racer and restoring a 1953 Chevy pickup into the ultimate farm vehicle.
Anne shares how finding the right teachers and learning environment can revolutionize how you learn then, Anne joins Stevie at her Built by Stevie workshop to make built-in cabinets with drawers.
Jason shows how to build a large built-in cabinet from birch ply in four separate pieces so it's easier to install he adds a nailer strip to hook the unit securely to the wall.
Jason makes a working Lego man from a piece of 4x4 walnut tips for working with wood glue.
Brad designs a backyard stone fire pit on a budget, shares how to select, measure, and stack the stones, and reviews available fireplace kits and inserts.
Brad makes a hefty workbench from two-by-tens and two-by-sixes, explaining how to measure and cut the larger boards down Brad shares multiple ways to use a simple deck of cards as a woodworking tool.
The teams pitch and present their product ideas to the panel of industry judges the judges deliberate three winners are announced.
The teams are in the final stages of completing their designs, making a product website and preparing their pitch.
The teams receive feedback in front of a focus group the teams fine tune their prototypes.
The teams make a supply run to a hardware store to gather materials for their inventions the prototyping process begins.
The 48-hour invention competition begins an introduction to the teams, experts and mentors of the competition.
UW-Stout hosted Make48, where eight student teams faced a demanding challenge: design and build a functional prototype in just 48 hours.
UW-Stout hosted Make48, where eight student teams faced a demanding challenge: design and build a functional prototype in just 48 hours.
Milwaukee School of Engineering hosted Make48, where 8 high school teams had to design and prototype a new product teams used their creativity and problem-solving skills to bring their ideas to life.