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19th Century Bracket Detail
19th Century Bracket Detail
Behind the Scenes - Accessible Home
A Panelized Home: All Decked Out
A Panelized Home: All Decked Out
With beautiful ocean views to enjoy year-round, creating outdoor living spaces was part of the plan from day one.
A Panelized Home: Tips for a Deck Project
A Panelized Home: Tips for a Deck Project
Building a deck can add beauty and value to any home. Here, some advice before you get started.
Assembling Picture Frame
Assembling Picture Frame
With a little help from your local framing shop, you can assemble your own custom frame. Have the shop cut the styles of your ...
Bench Construction
Bench Construction
The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches and Bob and Ryley begin their construction. The wood is a cypress, which is ...
Beveled Fence Post
Beveled Fence Post
Here's how to dress up a fence post with a beveled cap. It's easy to do with a radial arm saw. Set the blade at a 45 degree ...
Building a Bookcase
Building a Bookcase
Bob and Ryley meet in the workshop to build a set of bookcases for the home. Ryley demonstrates the various cuts used and the ...
Building a Butcher Block Table
Building a Butcher Block Table
Behind the Scenes - Loft Conversion
Building a China Cabinet
Building a China Cabinet
Bob confers with cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux as he builds then installs a dining room china cabinet for the Studio City bungalow.
Building a Door
Building a Door
Bob meets with Ryley and builds a door jig to and a plank door with beadboards. Ryley oultines the door construction process ...
Building a Fireplace Mantle
Building a Fireplace Mantle
Ryley instructs Bob on building a mantle around the brick fireplace.
Building a Kitchen Staircase
Building a Kitchen Staircase
Todd Allen builds an elaborate staircase in the kitchen. Bob discusses this type of "housed staircase" and reviews the plans ...
Building a Medicine Cabinet
Building a Medicine Cabinet
Bob shows the plan for the handcrafted medicine cabinet and Ryley shows Bob the wood that will be used in its construction. ...
Building a Pergola over the Deck
Building a Pergola over the Deck
Charlie, the GC, is building a BrattleWorks pergola from pre-cut red cedar on the mahogany deck. Charlie slides the stringers ...
Building a Playground, Part One
Building a Playground, Part One
Bob goes to Columbus, Ohio to visit a volunteer built playground. The site is designed for children of all ages. It came in a ...
Building Bathroom Vanity Boxes at the Cabinet Shop
Building Bathroom Vanity Boxes at the Cabinet Shop
Bob visits the shop where vanity cabinets are made and gets a hands-on demonstration of how the units are constructed.
Building Planter Boxes
Building Planter Boxes
Bob Ryley is in the garage workshop in this episode helping Bob build a planter box for the sunroom. Using a compass to draw ...
Butcher Block Countertop and Crackle Painting
Butcher Block Countertop and Crackle Painting
Bob and Ryley install a butcher-block countertop in the kitchen, and the decorator shows Bob how to make a "crackle" finish.
Chair Spindle Fix
Chair Spindle Fix
A common shop repair is fixing spindles in a chair that have loosened up. When the end of the spindle is too small for the ...
Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end
Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end
Bob meets with Brian Quinn, the siding contractor, and installs beautiful gable-end fan sunbursts from clapboard siding. Brian ...
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