April Wilkerson

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April Wilkerson
Born1987 (age 36–37)
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Known for DIY construction videos

April Wilkerson (born 1987) is an American YouTuber who specializes in do-it-yourself woodworking and metalworking projects around the home. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Career

Wilkerson is from Texas. [6] She graduated from University of Texas at Arlington in 2012, [7] after studying business management, and began working on projects to improve her house. [8] Wilkerson had a long to-do list of home improvement projects. [9] She posted a blog, which led to her creating YouTube videos in which she described her process of figuring out how to build things such as a planter, a light above a pool table, an outdoor pressurized air line between shops, a porch, a coffee table, an outdoor shower, a holiday decoration made from an old whiskey barrel, various art projects, and so forth. [8] [10] [11] She doesn't describe herself as an "expert" but rather as a newcomer and teacher eager to share her newly acquired knowledge as she works on new projects. [8] Generally her projects involve woodworking, but she has done metalworking and welding as well. [8] [2] Many of her projects use scrap lumber; she buys new tools when she needs them, and some sponsors of her YouTube channel have sent her tools and equipment for promotional purposes. [8] As of December 2020, her YouTube channel has over 1.3 million subscribers. [12] Wilkerson completes many of her pieces in her 3000 square foot workshop. [13]

With Tim Allen and Richard Karn, Wilkerson co-hosts several TV series that are spiritual spin-offs of Home Improvement sitcom's show-within-a-show Tool Time . [14] In 2021, she so costarred on Assembly Required , a series that premiered on History in February 2021. On each episode, three do-it-yourself experts undertake two rounds of building challenges, with a $5,000 prize at stake. Prior to the second round, she secretly sabotages a key item in the kits sent to the contestants, requiring them to diagnose and repair the problem in order to complete their builds. [15] [16] In 2022, she so costarred on More Power , a series that premiered on History in June 2022. On each episode, the three DIY experts cover the history of a tool. [14]

In 2022 the creators of This Old House were creating a series called This Old House Makers Channel, to be aired on Roku, and Wilkerson is slotted to be one of their so-called 'Featured Makers'. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2021Assembly RequiredCo-hostUnscripted DIY-builder TV show [14]
2022More PowerCo-hostDocumentary TV show about tools [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Timothy Dahl (June 6, 2016). "How To Make This Space-Saving Fold-Up Workbench". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...YouTube woodworker April Wilkerson has designed this simple workbench...
  2. 1 2 Timothy Dahl (July 12, 2016). "How to Build a Plywood Rack for Your Pickup Truck". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...April Wilkerson of the YouTube channel and website Wilkerdos...
  3. ↑ Dennis McCarthy (June 25, 2016). "Dennis McCarthy: Giving abandoned babies loving, dignified burials". LA Daily News. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...The urns began coming shortly after a video was made by April Wilkerson of Fort Worth, Texas, that went out to her fellow DIY woodworkers all over the country....
  4. ↑ Timothy Dahl (April 23, 2015). "Build A DIY Fold-Down Workbench To Save Floorspace In Your Shop". Lifehacker Australia. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...Watch the video from April Wilkerson above for the complete build, and follow these instructions from her blog for a more detailed explanation....
  5. ↑ Timothy Dahl (November 12, 2014). "Hang Anything On Your Wall With A French Cleat Storage System". Lifehacker Australia. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...In the video above, April Wilkerson demonstrates how she uses a french cleat system to store her power tools...
  6. ↑ "April Wilkerson is Building a New Career from Scratch". Texas Monthly. 2020-03-20. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  7. ↑ "April Wilkerson, Owner of Wilker Do's, LLC". LinkedIn.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Joanna Werth Takes (August 16, 2016). "APRIL WILKERSON: BUILDING THINGS FOR HERSELF, AND TELLING OTHERS HOW". Woodworkers Journal. Archived from the original on 2017-04-24. Retrieved April 23, 2017. ...April Wilkerson graduated college in December 2012 with a degree in business management....
  9. ↑ Gareth Branwyn, Makezine magazine, February 7, 2017, Shop Organization Projects with April Wilkerson, Retrieved August 20, 2019, "...April is a young Texas woman who, just a few years ago, basically knew nothing about woodworking ... she had a long list of improvements they wanted to make in their home ..."
  10. ↑ Augusta Statz, November 14, 2017, SimpleMost magazine, Turn A Wine Or Whiskey Barrel Into A Shabby-Chic Holiday Decoration: How cool would one of these look on your front porch?, Retrieved September 19, 2018, "...Self-proclaimed “obsessive DIYer and woodworker” April Wilkerson decided to make a barrel luminary..."
  11. ↑ Timothy Dahl, September 15, 2016, How to Build an Outdoor Shower, Popular Mechanics, Retrieved September 19, 2018, "...use corrugated plastic like April Wilkerson used in the video below..."
  12. ↑ YouTube. "AprilWilkersonDIY". April Wilkerson's YouTube Channel. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Dahl, Timothy (2016-04-05). "5 Workshop Tours to Inspire Your Next Build". Popular Mechanics. Archived from the original on 2018-09-18. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  14. 1 2 3 4 Aidan King (6 June 2022). "'More Power': 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen and Richard Karn Reunite for History Channel Show". Collider.
  15. ↑ "Tim Allen, Richard Karn Reunite for Building Competition Series 'Assembly Required' at History". Variety. 25 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Joel Keller (23 February 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'Assembly Required' On History, Where 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen And Richard Karn Reunite As Reality Show Judges". Decider.
  17. ↑ February 8, 2022, Businesswire, Yahoo! Finance, This Old House® Announces Brand New Linear Channel – This Old House Makers Channel – a First-of-its-Kind Channel Featuring Leading Makers and Craftspeople, Retrieved February 14, 2022, "...April Wilkerson – Creator of Wilker Do’s, master woodworker and welder April Wilkerson builds just about everything from scratch..."
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