The humble drop cloth, protector of floors and furniture from paint drips and sawdust and fragments of fiberglass like stiffer bits of spiderweb ...

Zero-clearance inserts reduce tearout and improve safety on a tablesaw

Keeping it #oldschool and building double-hung windows like they used to

 

 

Fitting finished stair parts that are too narrow and too deep

Matt Jackson demonstrates how to use a paper bag as a buffer after spraying catalyzed laquer on coffered ceiling parts.

How to wrap a rough 4x4 post with solid wood and mitered corners

Budget-consious, stain-grade stringers with some non-traditional joints.

The trick to a long miter joint is flat, straight stock. And a lot of clamps.

So a guy calls and asks me to trim out a stairway that he and his buddy built.

 

A handful of tips that will speed your process, reduce mistakes, and yield a better-looking finished product.

When bridging an opening in the base cabinets, don't rely on the wall to dictate cabinet placement. Use a straightedge to align the faces of the cabinets on either side. 

Bring scale and proportion to a room without using armloads of trim stock.