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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 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 Exterior Stairs
Building Exterior Stairs
Bob meets with the carpenter at the accessible house in Roxbury, Mass. and builds a temporary set of exterior stairs.
Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Creating a Gingerbread Railing
Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six ...
Creating the Built in Cabinets and Doors
Creating the Built in Cabinets and Doors
Bob meets with Ryley to discuss the site-built, built-in cabinets of ¾” Birch plywood. The cabinets were all precut in the ...
Cutting Joists using 17th Century Construction Techniques
Cutting Joists using 17th Century Construction Techniques
Bob is joined by Pret Woodburn from Plimouth Plantation who shows how mortise-and-tenon joinery was cut back in the 17th and ...
Finishing the Countertops
Finishing the Countertops
Brad Brewster of Princeton Custom Cabinetry shows Bob how the counters are rolled to apply consistent pressure once they have ...
Framing the Back Wall of the Affordable Home
Framing the Back Wall of the Affordable Home
Bob joins General Contractor Wes Lohr as they frame the back wall of the affordable home in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Lohr walks ...
Framing the Barn
Framing the Barn
Bob confers with Paul Pacella from Maine Post and Beam of Cape Cod about the framing of the barn. Paul demonstrates the ...
Herringbone Floor Installation
Herringbone Floor Installation
Bob and Ryley oversee the installation of a select white oak 18 inch herringbone floor in the library. Bob describes the ...
Installing Baseboards and Making Moldings
Installing Baseboards and Making Moldings
Bob meets with Ryley to install baseboard and then goes on to Paul Morise's workshop to make the moldings.
Installing Baseboards and Window Casings
Installing Baseboards and Window Casings
Bob meets with Ryley to install baseboard and window casings. Bob discusses a few time saving techniques and the various cuts ...
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
Installing Pine and Pergo Laminate Flooring
In this segment Ryley installs yellow pine tongue-and-groove flooring and Gary D'Lessio installs Pergo high-pressure laminate ...
Kitchen Cabinet Construction
Kitchen Cabinet Construction
Bob observes the process of joining the legths of wood that will be installed in the kitchen. Straps are ripped and cut for ...
Leveling the Floor and Installing the Subfloor
Leveling the Floor and Installing the Subfloor
Bob meets lead carpenter Connor McKenna from Thorough Construction, who is working with the original floor joists in ...
Making an Armoire into an Entertainment Center
Making an Armoire into an Entertainment Center
Bob works with carpenter Bob Ryley to construct an insert for an antique cherry armoire to house his bedroom TV and Video ...
Restoring the Mantel
Restoring the Mantel
Ryley takes a look at how the mantel from the ballroom is being restored and visits with Greg at Tidewater Restoration's shop ...
Tour of the Completed Boat Barn
Tour of the Completed Boat Barn
Bob takes a close look at the boat barn part of the building. He highlights a few of the interior features including the ...
Wood Floor Repair
Wood Floor Repair
Bob and home owner Gavin repair and refinish a 75 year old oak floor. Becuase the thickness of the new patch floor panels ...
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