Skills and Techniques - Page 529 of 644

The drawing shows the trick we use to make sink cutouts in laminate counters. First, we draw the cutline on the counter. Then we use a spade bit to drill…

An orthopedic surgeon explains what goes wrong with knees and suggests ways to protect them.

Q: I had brick installed at my home, and the bricklayer neglected to clean the mortar off the brick. I tried muriatic acid, but it doesn’t seem to work. What…

Teaching students to drive stakes with a sledgehammer has cost me many a handle. Those inexperienced hands mean well, but they often miss the mark and end up hitting the…

You'll need a dielectric plumbing fitting: A coupling, union, or brass alternative will do the trick

Lay out the curved plates with a trammel, then use them as a bending form for laminated trim.

While remodeling the basement of an older house, I ran into a shocking problem. The basement had been remodeled years ago. My job was to add a few sheets of…

Q: Fine Homebuilding has featured many houses over the years with decorative patterns woven into the shingle courses. One such example with a diamond pattern appears in issue #105 on p.…

A full-scale drawing and some shop-built jigs can ease the assembly of expensive stair parts.

Q: I have a garage with a concrete floor where I do a lot of woodworking. The floor has large scored joints that fill up when I try to sweep up…