April Wilkerson
April Wilkerson is an American YouTuber who specializes in Do-it-yourself woodworking and metalworking projects around the home.[1][2][3][4][5]
April Wilkerson | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 32–33) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | DIY construction videos |
Career
Wilkerson graduated from University of Texas at Arlington in 2012[6], after studying business management, and began working on projects to improve her house.[7] She and her husband had a long to-do list of home improvement projects.[8] 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.[7][9][10] 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.[7] Generally her projects involve woodworking, but she has done metalworking and welding as well.[7][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.[7] As of February 2020, her YouTube channel has over 1.1 million subscribers.[11] Wilkerson completes many of her pieces in her 3000 square foot workshop.[12]
References
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-wilkerson-29b06583/
- 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....
- 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 and her husband had a long list of improvements they wanted to make in their home ..."
- 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..."
- 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..."
- YouTube. "AprilWilkersonDIY". April Wilkerson's YouTube Channel. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- 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.
