Issue 51

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Materials in Cold Weather

Make sure they're a match for the weather.

The Magazine

Building a Winding Outdoor Stair
Fitting stairs to a complicated site called for an accurate sketch and some job-site improvising.
Installing Crown Molding
Upside down and backwards is the secret.
Building Barrel Vaults Using Trusses and Plywood Gussets
Trusses and Plywood Gussets.
Building Barrel Vaults Using Longitudinal Wood I-Beams
Longitudinal Wood I-Beams.

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