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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 by Jim Chestnut

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 by Gary Striegler

Router Tricks for TrimOnline Membership Required

Armed with two routers and three bits, an experienced carpenter shares five problem-solving tips for trim, cabinets, doors, and stairs by Gary Striegler

Building a Cherry Entry DoorOnline Membership Required

Easy-to-follow steps for making a strong, elegant door and a weatherproof threshold by Rex Alexander

Build Like a Pro: Fine-Tuning Hinges
Video: Build Like a Pro: Fine-Tuning HingesOnline Membership Required

Whether the door is new or old, Tucker Windover's technique produces a perfectly aligned door that closes properly and stays closed when you want it to by Tucker Windover

Build Your Own Interior DoorsOnline Membership Required

Loose-tenon joinery and applied moldings keep door construction simple and strong by Paul Levine

Extending a Tablesaw's Worksurface
Extending a Tablesaw's Worksurface

An infeed support arm and outfeed table improve extra reach and stability by Paul Levine

5 Job-Site Tips and Time Savers: Bench Vise, Sharpening, and Power Tool Supports
Video: 5 Job-Site Tips and Time Savers: Bench Vise, Sharpening, and Power Tool Supports

Try one of these simple and inexpensive job-site solutions for securing your work on a bench top, keeping your tools sharp, and creating extension worksurfaces for your power tools by Justin Fink

A Simple Approach to a Paneled Passageway
A Simple Approach to a Paneled PassagewayOnline Membership Required

Starting with a prehung door, you can create an elegant vestibule by adding frame-and-panel jamb extensions by Gary Striegler

Trim the bottom of a door
Trim the bottom of a door

Remodelers of every skill level need to know the basics of marking, scoring, and cutting a door so it swings with ease and looks clean by John Ross

Replacing a door threshold
Replacing a door threshold

Learn how to make and fine-tune the template, then measure, cut, and replace the threshold like a pro by Gary M. Katz

The Secrets Behind Hidden DoorsOnline Membership Required

Trim placement and special hardware make possible the tight tolerances that eliminate telltale gaps by Joel Wheeler

Installing a lockset
Installing a lockset

The keys to a successful installation are careful layout and sharp tools by Tom O'Brien

Mortising a hinge with a chisel

A step-by-step guide to laying out and cutting a mortise for a door hinge by Tom O'Brien

No-Trim Door Jambs
No-Trim Door JambsOnline Membership Required

For a clean, contemporary look, create a door jamb, stop and casing from one piece of wood by Kevin Luddy

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