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:
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.
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:
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:
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:
Clutter-busting dad Bog Clagett works up a storage object for his kids' art supplies, improvising the design as he goes:
I envy Steve Ramsey's patience. Here he breaks out the scroll saw to make a holiday-themed 3D shadowbox:
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The Samurai Carpenter is unbelievable, such craftmanship!
Great collection this week! Best makers in the biz right there!