April Wilkerson Explained

Birth Place:Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
Nationality:American
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]

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. 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.[14] [15] 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.[16]

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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021Assembly RequiredCo-hostUnscripted DIY-builder TV show
2022More PowerCo-hostDocumentary TV show about tools

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timothy Dahl . June 6, 2016 . Popular Mechanics . How To Make This Space-Saving Fold-Up Workbench . April 23, 2017 . ...YouTube woodworker April Wilkerson has designed this simple workbench... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424011810/http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/how-to-plans/how-to/a21211/diy-fold-down-work-bench/ . 2017-04-24 . live.
  2. Web site: Timothy Dahl . July 12, 2016 . Popular Mechanics . How to Build a Plywood Rack for Your Pickup Truck . April 23, 2017 . ...April Wilkerson of the YouTube channel and website Wilkerdos... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424011743/http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/trucks/how-to/a21786/plywood-rack-pickup-truck/ . 2017-04-24 . live.
  3. Web site: Dennis McCarthy . June 25, 2016 . LA Daily News . Dennis McCarthy: Giving abandoned babies loving, dignified burials . 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.... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424020651/http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20150625/dennis-mccarthy-giving-abandoned-babies-loving-dignified-burials . 2017-04-24 . live.
  4. Web site: Timothy Dahl . April 23, 2015 . Lifehacker Australia . Build A DIY Fold-Down Workbench To Save Floorspace In Your Shop . 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.... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424003836/https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/04/build-a-diy-fold-down-workbench-to-save-floorspace-in-your-shop/ . 2017-04-24 . live.
  5. Web site: Timothy Dahl . November 12, 2014 . Lifehacker Australia . Hang Anything On Your Wall With A French Cleat Storage System . April 23, 2017 . ...In the video above, April Wilkerson demonstrates how she uses a french cleat system to store her power tools... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424002742/https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2014/11/hang-anything-on-your-wall-with-a-french-cleat-storage-system/ . 2017-04-24 . live.
  6. Web site: 2020-03-20. April Wilkerson is Building a New Career from Scratch. 2020-12-11. Texas Monthly. en. 2020-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203211924/https://www.texasmonthly.com/promotion/april-wilkerson-is-building-a-new-career-from-scratch/. dead.
  7. Web site: April Wilkerson, Owner of Wilker Do's, LLC . LinkedIn.
  8. Web site: Joanna Werth Takes . August 16, 2016 . Woodworkers Journal . APRIL WILKERSON: BUILDING THINGS FOR HERSELF, AND TELLING OTHERS HOW . April 23, 2017 . ...April Wilkerson graduated college in December 2012 with a degree in business management.... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170424013224/http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/april-wilkerson/ . 2017-04-24 . live.
  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. Web site: YouTube . AprilWilkersonDIY . April Wilkerson's YouTube Channel . 13 December 2020.
  13. News: 5 Workshop Tours to Inspire Your Next Build. Dahl. Timothy. 2016-04-05. Popular Mechanics. 2018-09-18. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20180918160906/https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/tools/how-to/a20290/5-workshop-tours-to-inspire-your-next-build/. 2018-09-18. live.
  14. News: Tim Allen, Richard Karn Reunite for Building Competition Series 'Assembly Required' at History . 25 August 2020 . Variety .
  15. Web site: Stream It Or Skip It: 'Assembly Required' On History, Where 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen And Richard Karn Reunite As Reality Show Judges . Joel Keller . 23 February 2021 . Decider .
  16. News: 'More Power': 'Home Improvement' Stars Tim Allen and Richard Karn Reunite for History Channel Show . Aidan King . 6 June 2022 . Collider .
  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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