Gary M. Katz

A master carpenter and pioneering educator teaches us that the best way to learn is to never stop being a student.

In this week's special anniversary episode, regular listener and professional remodeler Mason Lord interviews longtime FHB contributor and Taunton Press book author Gary Katz.

Jack miters are part butt joint and part miter, and they can be cut by hand or production-style with a router and shop-made jig.

Part miter, part butt joint, this hybrid joint for beaded casing is elegant and stable.

A veteran carpenter sorts through 10 of the latest engineered options.

In the final episode of the video series, Gary Katz and his crew place the nailing backers, then nail up the soffits, bed, and crown moldings that make up each coffer beam.

The key to Gary Katz's efficiency as a trim carpenter is his ability to build many of the components for a job in his shop, as with this preassembled coffered ceiling.

Carpenter Gary Katz explains how he deals with the challenge of retrofitting custom coffered-ceiling trim into an old house.

Meet carpenter Gary Katz, who transformed an undulating ceiling in an out-of-square living room into a gem of a coffered ceiling.

A trim carpenter problem-solves a tricky installation for a living room coffered ceiling.