Hobbies

Steve Butler is an artist and furniture maker with more than 20 years experience in the field. In his garage workshop, he'll share with you the way to make fun, funky projects without having all the fancy expensive shop tools of the other shows. Anything from fine furniture to cool, artsy objects are what he's making. The Garage is a how-to show unlike any other.

Like a good glass of wine? So does Steve (but not while he's working!) So why not have one and check out the newest episode, where he turns an old wine box into a table just made for an intimate rendezvous.

Got kids? That probably means you don't have much money. This time around, Steve shows you how to make a child's bed that will last a lifetime out of fifty bucks' worth of off-the-shelf lumber. It's easy to do, and won't break the bank. That's not something that can often be said when raising kids!

Steve loves garage sales. And he just can't resist Danish modern furniture. So what does he do when he finds a cool piece at the Salvation Army store? He buys it, brings it home, and gives it a facelift! He'll show you how to tighten up those loose legs and an easy refinish technique that will have that old dining room set looking good again.

Don't know what a jointer is? Planer too expensive? No sweat! You can still make cool furniture! Steve shows you how to use scraps of plywood, old floorboards and some off-the-shelf lumber to make a classic Shaker side table. All in the comfort of The Garage!

This time, Steve takes a single sheet of plywood and turns it into a cool modern coffee table. Think you can't do it? Come see how!

Steve's back in the garage with his coolest project yet. He's making a cigar box guitar, the weapon of choice of the baddest of the delta bluesmen. Check out how you can turn a cigar box and a stick into a real musical instrument!

Need a housewarming gift? Need 100 housewarming gifts? Got a table saw? Steve will show you how to set up jigs and make a production run of his Tea Lights. All you need if a few scraps of wood and aluminum, and you're on the way to making a gift for everyone you know!

In this episode, Steve builds a rustic chair. He'll show you how you can take a few sticks of maple wood and a few simple tools, and create an old-fashioned chair with a modern twist. Then he'll guide you through the process of creating the woven Shaker-style seat.

The premier episode of The Garage. Steve shows you how to make his signature creation, The Breadside Table. Join us soon for more making of the same fun, funky stuff!