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

Condense all of the critical measurements of a room onto the sides of one stick

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

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

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

The key to fine carpentry: smart shortcuts