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Finish Stairs With Finesse
Finish Stairs With FinesseOnline Membership Required

Carefully planned skirts and a couple of tricks make trimming stairs an easier job, no matter how bad the framing

There's a Better Way: Customize Sawhorses for Easier Clamping
Video: There's a Better Way: Customize Sawhorses for Easier Clamping

Make two little modifications that help hold workpieces better

8 Basic Rules to Master Trim Carpentry
8 Basic Rules to Master Trim CarpentryOnline Membership Required

Excerpted from a contractor’s new-employee handbook, these fundamentals will improve the efficiency and quality of any finish carpenter’s work.

Fitting coped crown molding
Tip: Fitting coped crown molding

Upgrade to a Trash Drawer
Upgrade to a Trash DrawerOnline Membership Required

Installed in an existing cabinet, it's simple and sturdy, and it hides disposables only a slide away

Arts and Crafts Style Built-in Bench
Arts and Crafts Style Built-in BenchOnline Membership Required

Templates, routers, and a foolproof finish make this traditional project approachable and elegant

Sculpting a radiused crown molding in plaster
Sculpting a radiused crown molding in plaster

Bullnosed corners on drywall can complicate crown-molding installations. A radiused outside corner is an elegant solution.

Audio: Finishing New Stairs in an Old House
Audio: Finishing New Stairs in an Old House

A finish job years in the making takes a few turns, but comes out all right in the end

Simplify Door Installation
Video: Simplify Door Installation

A carpenter demonstrates how he uses a jig to measure a door's jamb legs with speed and accuracy

Plumb Perfect Prehung Doors
Plumb Perfect Prehung DoorsOnline Membership Required

Believe it or not, you need the level only once, and that’s before you ever touch the door

There's a Better Way: Precision Caulking
Video: There's a Better Way: Precision Caulking

Next time you need to fill small holes in synthetic trim, keep your clunky caulk gun in its holster

There's a Better Way: Minimize Circular-Saw Tearout
Video: There's a Better Way: Minimize Circular-Saw Tearout

This zero-clearance circular-saw base ensures the edges of your plywood cuts stay clean

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