Exactly 1,455 days after the original build, Chris remakes a live-edge cabinet from California blackwood, one of the hardest woods he's ever worked with, and known for its chatoyance, or holographic glow he cuts each frame piece at a matching angle to carry the cabinet taper seamlessly through to the legs after days of sanding, Chris finishes the live-edge drawer fronts with a hardwax oil.
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Jamison makes outdoor chaise loungers and a simple outdoor bench, and then builds an outdoor kitchen with a sink, grill, concrete countertop, cedar posts, and stonework.
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.
With the posts and beams of his new timber-frame patio in place, Jason turns his attention to the ridge beam, rafters, and metal roof.
In part one of the timber frame patio project, Jason replaces his old pergola with a new post-and-beam frame using glued laminated timber beams.
Brad shares his favorite tools under 20 dollars, which cover a wide range of categories he creates a simple system to organize messy drawers for better storage.
Brad builds outdoor chairs for his back deck with cedar boards he experiments with different methods for dismantling glued joints without damaging the wood.
The teams present their product ideas and make their pitches to the judges the winner is announced after the judges deliberate.
The teams present their product ideas and make their pitches to the judges the winner is announced after the judges deliberate.
Chris designs a dining room hutch featuring a reverse live-edge detail by cutting walnut along its grain and joining it to maple with an epoxy seam to create a striking contrast he rounds over the cabinet's outer edges, introduces a subtle reveal between the top and sides, and adds one-inch-thick drawer fronts with recessed pulls, elevating the cabinet from boring to beautiful.
Chris builds one of his largest pieces ever: a 72-inch round elm breakfast nook table to engineer the design, he builds his biggest epoxy form yet, like a "crappy" above-ground pool, on his shop floor after the tabletop epoxy cures, he adds a round-over edge, cuts recessed panels and installs plywood mounting plates he finishes the piece with a matching lazy Susan centerpiece made from offcuts.
A new client requests a modification to an LP cabinet Chris built years ago, pushing him to improve the original design he widens the top, shortens the length, and refines the continuous angle for better stability built from walnut and white oak with threaded inserts, it features an inlay groove in the tabletop with a brass stand to display an LP sleeve, LP cubbies, and a drawer.
Chris transforms a neglected Claro walnut slab into a one-of-a-kind piece of art, rescuing it from the discount bin he inlays a patchwork of replacement pieces to reinforce the slab's structure while preserving its natural character Chris shares how to build a sled jig and stop blocks for repetitive cuts he completes the piece with a George Nakashima-inspired cantilevered base.
Exactly 1,455 days after the original build, Chris remakes a live-edge cabinet from California blackwood, one of the hardest woods he's ever worked with, and known for its chatoyance, or holographic glow he cuts each frame piece at a matching angle to carry the cabinet taper seamlessly through to the legs after days of sanding, Chris finishes the live-edge drawer fronts with a hardwax oil.
Chris builds a 46-inch round "spider" table from leftover Claro walnut slabs after the epoxy cures, he flattens the top on a CNC and trims it with a router after crafting the eight walnut "spider" legs, he machines a central hub joint but, before assembly, he rethinks the design, flips the base, and attaches the top using recessed, custom-cut aluminum discs.
Chris designs a custom circular dining table for a client from a pair of expensive Claro walnut slabs, learning key lessons along the way disaster strikes when the CNC accidentally cuts through the tabletop while milling a C-channel after refunding the client, Chris rethinks the table design he adds additional C-channels and oak inlays that match the base and conceal the repair.
Chris builds a custom hardwood table for his parents while they're on vacation flattening the slab on his CNC goes awry when the dust collector bursts into flames, forcing him to take it to a local shop once the epoxy cures, he constructs a maple base with domino joinery, secures the tabletop, and surprises his parents with the finished table.
A new client commissions a custom circular dining table in Claro walnut, originally requesting an 86-inch extension after some back-and-forth, he agrees to build a fixed 60-inch round table that would still comfortably seat eight people as he completes the base assembly and hand-finishes the table, he provides insight into the true cost of handmade furniture.
The more things change, the more they stay the same, as Chris makes a second giant L-shaped desk, but this time, from two walnut slabs.
Working with the leftover edges from his walnut slab dining table, Chris makes a walnut slab console table.
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