When the humps don't match the bumps, you need a second molding profile—or you can eliminate the plumb cut
Q: How many holes will Matt cut before finding the leak?
A: As many as it takes!
A couple of sticks are all you need to scribe smooth arcs that cover wide work pieces
Four jigs are all you need to set up a mobile cabinet shop
Created by a cabinet maker, this simple jig allows you to quickly gauge the relative elevation of multiple points.
Split a detail with the first cut and then inch up to the second cut. Slowly.
A quick and dirty crown molding tip
An organic post base connection that sheds water and looks like a million bucks
From sizing up the job to setting the newel posts on a stain-grade set of winders
A film on the many aspects of woodworking that go into building things with wood—including a pre-robot look at technology displacing workers
Use scraps to offset the straight edge allowing you to cut each edge of the dado with opposite edges of a router bit
Furniture-grade cabinetry with simple joinery
18 videos on hardware, screws, and designs that deceive the eye
Many remodels require matching an existing trim profile for new doors or windows. When an old profile isn't available, you can make new pieces with a little bit of 'millwork magic'—and a giant pencil
Additional layers of flooring can bury baseboards making them look squat (bad) and difficult to remove (worse).
Nice boxes, no-shift
Kitchen cabinet carcasses are just four-sided cubes made with plywood and simple joinery. Repetition is the name of this game.
Put away the abacus, Hoss—here's a Visual Construction Calculator for your proportional processing ponderances
One way to build drawer boxes fast, efficient, and repeatable
Heavy-duty drawer hardware and a simple cabinet turns a blind corner into roll-out storage
