Issue 265 – Feb/Mar 2017

Lead flashing keeps water out and protects masonry.

This portable homemade box catches dust and provides power to job-site tools.

The build team brings the project closer to completion in preparation for the reveal of the finished home.

Fine Homebuilding is launching a campaign to help close the skills gap.

This is the first cordless saw that can replace a corded saw for 85% of what it does.

This cordless tool’s smoothness and control — no matter what type of fastener you’re driving — is impressive.

Priced from $80 to $400, these lights are just the thing to illuminate your job.

This cordless model works consistently at high altitudes and in cold temperatures.

Makita's brushless drill and brushless impact driver are small and comfortable.

Here are a few of our favorite ideas from kitchens that have gone to the dogs.

Martin Holladay shares insights from industry experts about when envelope improvements are a waste of money and how to determine when enough insulation is enough.

Traditional cut rafters are still the go-to approach to roof framing in some areas.

If you can solve the geometry, spacing, and proportions of the balustrade along the rise and run of the stair, then the design for a level balustrade is a piece of cake.

This elegant garage, inspired by the English Arts & Crafts movement, uses a hybrid system of trusses connected by steel plates and bolts along with support beams using mortise-and-tenon joinery.

“If I’m given a task in my shop, I solve it ... If I need a tool, I make it.”