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Tablesaw tenons
I recently built a railing for a customer’s deck, and I used 2x2s for the spindles. For strength, I used a mortise- and-tenon assembly. The challenge became cutting quick, accurate…
Housewrap Cutting Station
Learn how to use 2x4s and a utility knife to get precision cuts on 9-ft. rolls of housewrap.
Pocket-Hole Jigs
Porter-Cable enters a category that has long been dominated by Kreg, but is their new jig an improvement?
Asphalt-Shingle Cutting Guide
This simple hinged jig makes cutting shingles for roof valleys a lot easier.
DoorJack Review
Installing doors just got a step easier
Jigs for Jambs (and Other Door-Hanging Devices)
Measuring and cutting jigs make for fast, accurate, sturdy door-hanging.
A Big Table for a Portable Tablesaw
Portable tablesaws are great when it’s time to set up a job-site shop, then break it down again for transport. The problem is that they’re not so great in between…
Dust Control When Cutting Concrete
A small amount of water can go a long way toward reducing dust if you have to cut concrete with a circular saw and a diamond blade. For dust control…
Insulation T-lift
I hate installing fiberglass insulation, especially overhead. Faced with this task, I reach for the forklike tool shown in the drawings below. Made of 2x2s screwed and glued at their intersection…
Line-Level Storage
Here's a fast way to keep those little levels safe, and found

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