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Learn about making project plans in your home carpentry projects with Bob Vila, including information about building a playground, crackle painting, making a plate display rack, and more.

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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 ...
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 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.
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 ...
Discussing the Home's Exterior
Discussing the Home's Exterior
Bob talks to Ryley about a fence and a brick path and to landscaper Susan Hoffer about a perennial and herb garden.
Furniture School at the North Bennet Street School
Furniture School at the North Bennet Street School
Bob visits with Alex Krutsky at the cabinet and furniture classrooms of the North Bennet Street School in Boston. Bob and ...
Hand Carving Seashell Pattern on Mahogany Drawer Front
Hand Carving Seashell Pattern on Mahogany Drawer Front
Tommy MacDonald demonstrates a few of the techniques he employs to create hand carved furniture details. MacDonald lines up ...
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Hanging a Shiplap Pine Wood Door
Bob and Ryley install a new pre-hung shiplap pine door, which they build themselves, in the shop.
Installing a Window Seat
Installing a Window Seat
Bob meets with Ryley as he installs a two-section window seat with a built-in reveal for baseboard heating. With a few ...
Kitchen Cabinet Design
Kitchen Cabinet Design
Bob visits with Richard Marks to discuss the built-in-place kitchen cabinets. Richard explains the floorplan and appliance ...
Mahogany Secretary by Tommy MacDonald
Mahogany Secretary by Tommy MacDonald
Bob takes a moment to examine a mahogany secretary crafted by Tommy MacDonald, a student at the North Bennet Street School.
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