A subjective exploration of 11 'lightweight' heavy hitters

Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well. 

Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia?

Installing a floor joist is a relatively easy task in new construction. But replacing one in a house that already stands? That’s a different story.

How much stronger is a house with key parts glued and nailed together rather than just nailed together?

Make a piece of wood and then manipulate it into four walls

Ten options for framers

Soffits should be tight boxes hidden in your ceiling.

Two packages for high performance homes. Vented and unvented roof insulation retrofits and exterior wall insulation details along with rainscreen wall details for furring strips.

Why a rain screen wall is important to the energy and durability detailing on a Passive House.

A Latin American look at concrete, cane, and tropical hardwood

What it is like to design and build houses without CDX and drywall: Freeing, captivating, undulating, and addictive. 

The biggest crack in the house, revisited for #ThrowbackThursday

OMG, the Ogee is an angle!

No nails required.

9 Great sawhorse designs for whatever your needs are.