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Articles
  1. What's the Difference: Safety footwear
  2. Framing the flames
  3. Versatile sink-installation tool
  4. Fuss-free door hanger's jig
  5. A national green-building standard is on the way
  6. California codes improve fire protection
  7. James Madison's home is almost finished—again
  8. Reader Feedback: Issue 192, December 2007/January 2008
  9. Why brace some truss webs, but not all?
  10. 1274DVS Belt Sander Review
  11. 11727 Belt Sander Review
  12. 433 Belt Sander Review
  13. SB 8V2 Belt Sander Review
  14. 9903 Belt Sander Review
  15. 352VS Belt Sander Review
  16. R2720 Belt Sander Review
  17. BE321VS Belt Sander Review
  18. TWC-35 Miter-Saw Stand Review
  19. AC 9941 Miter-Saw Stand Review
  20. 36-136 Miter-Saw Stand Review
  21. T4B Miter-Saw Stand Review
  22. Greener by Design
  23. Boosting Tankless Water Heaters
  24. Beneath the Surface at Montpelier
  25. Restoring Montpelier's Exterior
  26. Montpelier's Walls Take Shape
  27. Extending a Tablesaw’s Work Surface
  28. Testing Worm-Drive Saws
  29. Why Add a Tank to a Tankless Water Heater?
  30. What’s the Best Multibit Screwdriver?
  31. Green Appeal, Craftsman Feel
  32. The New Age of Photovoltaics
  33. Tapping in to a cast-iron waste pipe
  34. U88 Miter-Saw Stand Review
  35. No Sanctuary
  36. A18MS01 Miter-Saw Stand Review
  37. Snapping angled chalklines on sheathing
  38. What’s the Difference: Phillips-head screwdriver bits
  39. Tablesaw-switch refinement
  40. Restoring Montpelier’s Historic Framing
  41. Modern Techniques Restore a Historic House
  42. New antimold drywall, same green color
  43. Does “One Coat” House Paint Really Work?
  44. A Bad Splice Might Indicate More Problems
  45. User-Friendly Spray-Can Caps
  46. Build Your Own Interior Doors
  47. Fit New Sashes in Old Jambs
  48. Fixing Woodpecker-Pecked Shingles
  49. Removing Big Mirrors Safely
  50. Working with Manufactured Stone
  51. Ceiling Remodel: From Flat to Cathedral
  52. Measuring Out-of-Level Floors
  53. Extrastrength Magnetic Screw Holder
  54. Hinge Adjustment for a Door’s Final Fit
  55. Inexpensive Multimaster Sawblades
  56. Designing the Right Roof Rake
  57. New Life for Old Double-Hung Windows
  58. Rolling Scaffold Storage
Video
  1. Video Vault: Cutting Curves with a Circular Saw
  2. Upward Expansion
  3. How to Fine-Tune Door Hinges
Magazine
  1. Issue 192
Discussion Forum
  1. Preparing Reclaimed Pine Beams
  2. I’m not a framer. How should I do this?
  3. native decking
  4. Carpenter needed in Southern New Jersey
  5. Simpson’s new connector selector
  6. Cedar Shake roof install questions
  7. Client cancels 2X, the want work done
  8. Hitachi sds max extension system
  9. Chimney Sweeping
  10. Built In Desktop Thickness
  11. parging old, deteriorated brick
  12. Filling hole in masonry wall
  13. Closet systems/componants source?
  14. Distance tween sink n stove
  15. old generator hookup
  16. installing a wood stove
  17. Source for Open-Shelf Cabinets
  18. Recessed Light Recommendation
  19. Azek
  20. venting kitchen sink in SIP
  21. Creative plumbing for water saver valve
  22. Load bearing wall?
  23. “Risk of Burning”? Air hoses from China!
  24. Bracing a brick chimney
  25. wheres deck thread,with excavation
  26. what is a inward tilt window called?
  27. Oops… just made an $800 boat anchor.
  28. FS: Rol-Air/Honda Gas air compressor
  29. FS: Bosch 1180 router table with stand
  30. Detroit,MI – Liitle Giant M22 ladder 1A
  31. Basement window – with/without J-Channel
  32. FS: Metabo made in Germany Ridgid sander
  33. Squeaky sub flooring in unfinished house
  34. 2007 Solar Decathlon
  35. plywood
  36. Backer rod

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