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Measuring mitered moldings
Bruce Guertin’s tip Short-point measurement is great for odd-angled miters. But for the most common 45° miter, I simply hook my tape over the long point of the miter, then add…
Keeping mud off the sides of a house under construction
If you are putting siding on a new building in an area where rain is frequent, you may find your newly sided lower walls spattered with mud after every shower.…
Handy storage for small parts
I do service work and troubleshooting for a plumbing and heating company on Cape Cod, and it seems I never have enough organized storage space. I have 10-in.-deep shelves along the…
Fixing a broken louver
I recently had a job fixing a broken slat in a louvered door, and it turned out that the right clamps for the job were sitting in a box at…
Coping with mini-grinders
My mini-grinders see a lot of action on-site, and nothing beats them for coping moldings. Instead of using the backing pad, I put a pair of disks back to back:…
Belt hook for an impact driver
I recently bought a Makita 6916 impact driver. I think this tool is great, and the other day, I hauled it up a two-story scaffold to help me box a…
Another way to clear those hairballs
Mark Rabe’s technique for Clearing a clogged shower drainsounds like a good solution. But if you don’t happen to have a 12-in. reciprocating-saw blade on hand, you might give this technique…
A template for cutting engineered joists
Engineered joists and rafters, which have a cross section akin to an I-beam, present a wrinkle to the carpenter crosscutting them with a circular saw. Because the plane of the…
Painting lots of doors all at once
An overwhelming amount of doors doesn't necessarily mean an overwhelming amount of time.
Getting a grip on crown molding
I have always had trouble with crown molding “slipping” on the miter saw, making for less-than-perfect cuts. I solved this problem by spraying the back of the crown molding, where…

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