Cristiana Felgueiras: This Old House Makers Channel

Christiana takes on a project she's avoided for years: designing and building a ukulele base. To bend the wood, she soaks the pieces in water and shapes them on a heat bender.

In Part II of the ukulele bass build, Christiana refines the neck with hand tools, assembles the frame, and installs the strings and electronic amp. Finally, she is ready to jam.

Cristiana builds a custom walnut desk with epoxy pour for her sister's small space. She prepares the frame for assembly with pocket holes, tenons, and unique, knock-down joinery.

In Part II of the Tiny Desk build, Cristiana finishes the joinery, builds the drawer, legs, and bookshelves, flattens the cured epoxy top, trims it to size, and assembles the desk in her sister's apartment.

Cristiana upgrades her drill press stand with new drawers, custom pulls, and a sliding tray, then teams up with a local artist to build CNC-carved replicas of Portuguese barcos moliceiros.

Cristiana expands her drill press table with a split fence featuring adjustable stop blocks, a flip-top extension, a replaceable insert, and a new dust collection system.

Cristiana upgrades her outdated workspace with a standup desk, felt paneling, and 3D-printed electric guides; then, she resizes a set of shelves by trimming and rebuilding the frame and drawers.

Cristiana upgrades her workbench by adding a drawer cabinet for extra storage and a movable planer stand that features a scissor-style platform, which raises and lowers with hydraulic power.

Cristiana designs a set of custom built-in cabinets with sliding doors and handleless drawers; then, she hand-carves a platter from scrap wood.

Cristiana remodels a bedroom in her friend's new apartment by installing a built-in wardrobe with two large door fronts on custom hinges, push-to-open door magnets, and mirrored facing.