Videos

No stair buttons, no problem. Old school stair building and layout with an old-fashioned pitch block and a newfangled calculator

Dope details don't just happen; they are planned and executed

The nuances of measuring are what separates the kids from the carpenters

Dr. Bailes does the math

Home design and retrofitting techniques for wildland wildfire defense

How to overcome jointer-absence, find the center of anything, and measure between two inside corners

Walls that resist earth movement are designed differently than walls that resist wind or water

Why square pencils are better than round ones, and a handful of trick-sharpening methods from a master carpenter

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.

A pretty cool parlor trick that makes trade shows go quickly, and a great way to 'Wow' the kids.

You are 20 bucks away from a speaker that rocks

Step up your joinery skills with a new woodworking technique

Snap a line and stick to it

Many mistakes are caused by thinking about the wrong things

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

Two types of edging tools for forming the edge of a new concrete slab

This front door with built-in levels installs fast, and the composite frame means it will long last

A polyash shiplap siding that is environmentally polite and durable as heck

Window trimout is probably the trickiest part of installing exterior trim work over two inches of styrofoam

Doubling the square footage of a house while cutting the air leakage in half delivers extraordinary value

Integrating a new WRB with existing windows keeps the water- and air-control layers continuous