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Fine Homebuilding – September 2020, Issue #293

Featuring: A Practical Guide to Fall Protection; Cabinet Install Secrets; Make Any Tablesaw Safer; Repointing a Brick Chimney; and much more

Repointing a Brick Chimney

Expanding an Opening in a Masonry Wall

How to Enlarge a Hole With a Hole Saw

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These spring-steel pincers simplify glue-ups of cabinet faces, trim, and other carpentry projects.

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