Lumber and Sheet Goods

With plywood strips and hot-melt glue, you can make a template that guarantees a perfect fit

A box-bay window brings light into a bath that includes a sliding medicine cabinet and curved mahogany trimby Alan Jencks

If you know how to handle a few tricky spots, this elegant detail can be a snap to installby Rick Arnold

The final result looks like custom trim, but it's painless and affordable to make by combining stock profilesby Rick Arnold

Stock molding and MDF panels transform a roomby Gary Striegler

Alternative trim may not be cost-effective when you buy it, but it becomes cost-effective after you've saved money on maintenance or replacementby Gary M. Katz

Coping moldingsby Tom O'Brien

by Roe A. Osborn

It's a stable and less expensive alternative to solid woodby Michael Standish

A valance of MDF and crown molding hides an unsightly shadeby Mike Guertin

Don't replace the whole board; cut out the damage and make a perfect patchby John Michael Davis

For a clean, contemporary look, create a door jamb, stop and casing from one piece of woodby Kevin Luddy

A simple jig and a couple of pattern blocks reduce the risk of cutting at the wrong angleby Tom O'Brien

Complicated profiles require custom knives, but installation is a cinchby Sebastian Eggert

by Jeff Jewitt

A cabinetmaker re-creates period detail with redwood salvaged from wine vatsby Miles Karpilow

A curving plywood beam and laminated trim solve some of the problems associated with working in the roundby Len Schmidt

A molding head on a radial-arm saw shapes the coves, and plywood forms support the moldingsby Barrie Graham

by Larry Hart