An accurate setup made from scraps can help you salvage lumber that is too crooked to frame with but could be great for blocking or furring strips

Use scraps to offset the straight edge allowing you to cut each edge of the dado with opposite edges of a router bit

Rather than cover the joint between drywall and door frame, celebrate the gap with an architectural reglet

Masking tape and a sharp knife are hard to beat for production precision

Two reasons: you're not paying attention, or you're doing it wrong

Q: How many holes will Matt cut before finding the leak?

A: As many as it takes!

Created by a cabinet maker, this simple jig allows you to quickly gauge the relative elevation of multiple points.

Wall beds are a great way to add utility to a spare room. The hardware is the heart of the system

From sizing up the job to setting the newel posts on a stain-grade set of winders