Issue 90

On the Cover

Laying Out Three-Tab Shingles

Spend a little time measuring and striking lines, and the rest is fairly easy.

The Magazine

Making Cabinet Doors with Router Bits
The new generation of cope-and-stick bits will make frame-and-panel doors on site.
Curved Baseboard Corners
Biscuit joinery and a simple jig solve a perplexing trim problem.
Framing for Skylights
The trick is in laying out and building the splayed walls of the lightwell.
Making Concrete Countertops
Solid, durable and attractive, an uncommon countertop can be cast from common materials.
Under Pressure
Great moments in building history: Finding yourself in hot water

More? View Past Issues

Ask the Experts

Readers Tips

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Fine Homebuilding

Follow

Get home building tips, offers, and expert advice in your inbox

Membership & Magazine

Fine Homebuilding receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

This is a dialog window which overlays the main content of the page. The modal window is a 'site map' of the most critical areas of the site. Pressing the Escape (ESC) button will close the modal and bring you back to where you were on the page.

We hope you’ve enjoyed your free articles. To keep reading, become a member today.

Get complete site access to expert advice, how-to videos, Code Check, and more, plus the print magazine.