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Building Beds, Bandsaws, an Art Supplies Organizer and More

Australian Beefwood Slab Table

Jimmy DiResta gets his hands on some “Australian Beefwood,” which I’ve never even heard of, to make a piece of furniture. The raw wood is void-heavy, so he fills them with epoxy and uses the ShopBot to help him level it before crafting the legs out of steel:

Big Bandsaw Build, Part 4: Blade Guides

Matthias Wandel arrives at the most complicated part of his bandsaw build yet: The guide blocks for the blade. Watching him design this out loud while building it makes one reasonably certain that Wandel could build a missile if he wanted to.

Making A Wheelbarrow

Jay Bates problem-solves his way through a utilitarian build, as he takes an old, ruined wheelbarrow, harvests what he can of the hardware, and builds a new one using the same design:

Building a Covered Patio, Part 2

April Wilkerson shows some great attention to detail in Part 2 of her patio roof build. She comes up with an economical but attractive way to cover the rafters, installs recessed lighting and finishes up the post bottoms:

Building Bunk Beds For My Boys

For those that appreciate craftsmanship, you’ll watch this and say WOW. Here, the Samurai Carpenter builds a bunk bed for two of his sons, using some impressively-executed joinery and a combination of hand and power tools:

Art Supplies Organizer

Clutter-busting dad, Bog Clagett, works up a storage object for his kids’ art supplies, improvising the design as he goes:

Lighted 3-D Scroll Saw Shadowbox

I envy Steve Ramsey’s patience. Here he breaks out the scroll saw to make a holiday-themed 3D shadowbox:

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