Master Carpenter Videos

In this video, you’ll learn how to scribe and attach parts to the wall around the fireplace to create the finished mantel.

Learn how to join the mantel shelf to the frieze and add the trim before moving to the jobsite.

Learn how an experienced woodworker creates the parts of a fireplace mantel that have crisp, seamless miters and are prepared for an easier installation process.

See how woodworker Seb Eggert incorporates historical influences, modern design principles, and smart fabrication details to create a one-of-a-kind cherry surround for a custom fireplace.

Meet Sebastian Eggert, creator of a modern version of an Arts and Crafts cherry fireplace surround.

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.

Trim carpenter Tucker Windover demonstrates how to use shims and setting compound to straighten a piece of wavy chair rail and level the wall to match.