Looking for a kickass workbench? Look to your local theatre company

Some original bones and mashed up meat make a door whose secret is safe

Overspray will get everywhere, so make sure the booth is contained, and make sure your tools are out of the booth.

Careful scribing, a thoughtful process, and a couple of third-hands make multiple-segment faux beams "look like they grew there."

Main sections of the process are broken into 3-5 minute videos and nifty tips are broken out into 30-second - 1-minute video clips below.

Look at walls like they're Classical columns to find the right proportions and shapes

Orders of architecture are like ancient rules of thumb for design

Putty and paint make a carpenter what (s)he ain't, and knowing how to scribe makes a carpenter who doesn't need excuses...

Becoming a master carpenter is a series of small steps, not a giant leap; learning what a smooger is, why it matters, and how to make one are three of the steps

Forget about upside-down and backwards, just lay it on the table and cut it

...Works for any spring angle and (almost) any size crown.

Fast-setting glue and sacrificial guides keep your workpiece smooth and snipe-free

Spice up plywood cabinets with solid wood inlays. Spice up solid wood inlays with cleanly cur dado slots

Sometimes a blade thickness is waaay more than you need to cut off. If you need to take 1/32 off the end of a board, here's how to do it quickly.

Adjust the boxes to the hardware, and then to each other. Rotating the panel gives a little extra wiggle room

Assembling a big box with a big back that anchors the bed cabinet to the wall

A little extra space helps, and can be tightened with a washer if needed