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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

Jigs for jambs (and other door-hanging advice)
Jigs for jambs (and other door-hanging advice)

Measuring and cutting jigs make for fast, accurate, sturdy door-hanging by Jim Chestnut

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

New Life for Old Double-Hung WindowsOnline Membership Required

With new weatherstripping, weights, pulleys, and ropes, you can improve performance without compromising historical authenticity by John Michael Davis

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

Shim gauge
Tip: Shim gauge

by Justin Fink

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

Quick, accurate shims
Tip: Quick, accurate shims

by Nils Omholt

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

Installing a lockset
Installing a lockset

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

Perfect Miter Joints Every Time
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Perfect Miter Joints Every TimeOnline Membership Required

The trick is to assemble door and window trim with biscuits first, then nail it in place by Jim Chestnut

An Elegant Site-Built DoorOnline Membership Required

Build a custom interior or exterior door with common job-site tools and readily available materials by John Birchard

Casing a Double-Hung WindowOnline Membership Required

A job you can do quickly and well by Bob Syvanen

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