Finish Carpentry

Whether the door is new or old, Tucker Windover's technique produces a perfectly aligned door that closes properly and stays closed when you want it toby Tucker Windover

A pitch-block jig and a deadman stand are two keys in transforming a jumble of parts into a continuous handrail

A shop-built jig creates a combination butt-miter joint that looks good year roundby Scott McBride

Making square cuts on wide stock is quick, safe and easy with this simple jig that you can build in a dayby Rex Alexander

A hollow post made of mitered panels is easily detailed with stock moldingsby Lon Schleining

You can't cope polyurethane molding, but a template, a simple jig and a little bit of luck make it possible to preassemble perfect miter jointsby David Mills

A full-scale drawing and some shop-built jigs can ease the assembly of expensive stair partsby Lon Schleining

With a housed stringer on one side and an open, mitered stringer on the other, these stairs look harder to build than they areby Andy Engel

Preassembling the jambs and the casings makes for a faster, more accurate jobby Jim Britton

Modified tools and custom jigs expedite staircase assemblyby Michael von Deckbar-Frabbiele

Biscuit joinery and a simple jig solve a perplexing trim problemby Eric Blomberg

A carpenter uses router templates, laminations and fiberglass packing tape to trim a staircaseby Jeffrey Janssen

Hand-planed hardwoods and high-grade plywood coupled with dowels and dovetailsby Rex Alexander

Interior detailing with a router and latheby Joseph Beals III

by Bob Grace

by Sam Yoder

by Harry W. Stangel