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Issue 100

A straight run of basement steps provides a useful lesson in calculating rise and run, and in cutting stringers.

Granite Countertops

An experienced fabricator explains the process from the templating to the final setting of the slabs.
A Rail-and-Stile Garden Gate

Simple joinery techniques yield a memorable feature for any garden.
Building Hip and Valley Roofs With Trusses

Keep the numbered trusses in order, and entire hip sections can be assembled on the ground and lifted as single units.
An Arts and Crafts Kitchen Remodel

A modern kitchen draws inspiration from materials and methods popular at the beginning of the century.
Faster, Better Drilling for Finish Carpenters

Specialty drill bits and accessories speed work and improve accuracy.
Insulation Comes of Age

Thermal insulation is changing for the better, becoming more user-friendly and safer for the environment.

Flashing Walls

Keeping water moving out and down is the key to effective sidewall flashing.

It's a carpenter thing

We’re remodeling. It’s not that we planned to remodel. Over the years we had discussed moving walls, or putting new windows in the living room, or replacing a family-room mantel,…