A tight air barrier is the best way to build an energy-efficient house. Outside the sheathing are many chances to make it better.

It is time to think about the fact that many carpentry jobs may be automated—soon

A Chinese TV show that never made it on the air—until there was a YouTube.

Tips on engineered wood layout, framing, cantilevers, blocking, web stiffeners, cutting, knockouts, duct runs, rim boards, and beams.

When air sealing a house, begin with the biggest holes and work toward the small ones

A carpenter's take on less wood in walls

 

A flexible drill bit you can knock together in your shop

 

Two Japanese carpenters demonstrate the mortise joinery used to assemble a built-up beam. The claim is that the joined beam is as strong as a solid one. #I'mBuyingIt

It depends on a lot, but here are some things to think about

Scouting photos for an upcoming video shoot covering moment frame, walls, foundation, and rim joists.

Wall cabinets have a quiet and important job description: Hold heavy glassware and ceramics up in the air. Do not peel away from the wall—just sit there and look pretty.

The demo digs deep into the house to repair the rubble foundation and rework the workflow

A no-nonsense approach to efficient deck building

How to draw and manipulate multiple sets of structural engineered lumber

If you have kids, build this fort. If you don't have kids, build. Build like crazy because once you have kids, it will take twice as long to build anything

The lead extends like a razor knife, and stays razor sharp

Traditional shipbuilding lives on in coastal homes

Plywood and paint make extinguishers what they ain't