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I'm a trim carpenter who prefers to cope crown molding rather than cut inside miters. I use a variety of tools to shape the cuts, and one of my favorites…

When running crown molding, I often have to pull a piece down to do a little fussing with the cope cuts or to tweak a piece up or down. Even…

I've found that it's best to wait until stain-grade work has received its coat of stain and one coat of finish before filling the nail holes. If you fill the…

Every carpenter knows that it pays to have the painters in a position of feeling happily indebted to you. To that end, here's my tip. Whenever you are applying window…

Cutting a profile in the exposed ends of rafters and beams is a nice custom touch, but it can also be tedious and time-consuming. When a job came up cutting…

I read with interest the article Making Trim From MDF, by Jay Goldman. I, too, have been making moldings from MDF for a number of years, and I agree with…

A veteran builder and teacher shares tips that make it easier to do a great job installing beautiful trim.

Preassembling the jambs and the casings makes for a faster, more accurate job.

With stock moldings and simple milling, you can create a variety of baseboard designs, but they all require careful fitting.

Trim carpenters are inevitably faced with needing to measure accurately from the short point on a mitered piece of trim. Problem is, the tape measure's hook can't get a purchase…