Tips & Techniques

Before I made this jig, I checked the fit of my coped crown molding the conventional way by climbing the ladder and holding the coped piece in place against the…

I am working on a low-budget kitchen remodel. The cabinet frames and doors are in good shape, but the carcases are made of flimsy particleboard. The bottoms of the base…

Before caulking in a corner, I cut the end of the nozzle at a 45° angle, then draw a solid line with a felt-tip pen on top of the 45°cut…

Running new wires through existing walls is a routine task for electricians who work on remodeling projects. But as I point out in my article about electricians' tools, I don't…

My new living room sports a cathedral ceiling with a flat center section and a sloped section on each side. This design  left me with two long joints to tape…

I use my compound-miter saw all the time, so I generate lots of sawdust. By taking advantage of a bench located against an outside wall of my shop, I built…

Arched openings add a nice touch to a doorway, an alcove, or even a piece of built-in furniture. Architects and builders typically choose the easy-to-draw, equal-rise- and-run section of a…

This long, twisty work light won't leave you burned.

I was working solo, laying out sill plates for a Habitat for Humanity home with a slab-on-grade foundation. I had laid out the inside edge of the 2x4 sill plate…

Experience the satisfaction of using old hand tools for efficient and eco-friendly work.