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Stairmathter: Use SketchUp to Master the Math for Stairbuilding

TheTimberTailor, member | February 25th, 201113 comments

Create a digital layout using jobsite dimensions and let SketchUp do the math to calculate cutting dimensions and angles for stair stringers accounting for finish floor thicknesses and other pertinent information.

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Digitile: Use a SketchUp Model to Layout, Estimate, and Build a Takeoff List for a Tiling-Job

TheTimberTailor, member | February 9th, 20114 comments

No, digitile is not a typo for digital, its just my (lame?) title for using digital tools to layout, plan, and quantity of materials for a recent floor tile project. Here I give a brief overview of the process I used... see what you think.

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Handy little nailset

JFink, Senior Editor | July 1st, 20104 comments

This review was emailed to me by a long-time Fine Homebuilding tipster Don Mathis: Any old fool can drive nails under good conditions, but in hard to reach places (like hardwood tongue & groove...

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