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Add Character with a Box-Beam Ceiling Online Membership Required

Hollow beams transform a room’s trim detail while making it easy to integrate lighting and run wiring by Chris Whalen

Q & A: Not-so-common trim detailsOnline Membership Required

by Sarah Susanka

Video: Mastering the Miter Saw

Finish carpentry DVD teaches skills from basic to advancedby Gary M. Katz

Using a Story Pole to Lay Out StairsOnline Membership Required

A simple full-scale pattern takes the confusion out of figuring consistent and safe stair-tread heightsby Lon Schleining

Trimming Windows

Get the jambs flush with the drywall, and the miters come easilyby Jim Blodgett

Editors PickInstalling Crown MoldingsOnline Membership Required

Careful layout and accurate miters make installing a two-part trim an easier processby Joseph Beals III

Q & A: Shrinking stringersOnline Membership Required

by Stephen Smulski

An Elegant Site-Built DoorOnline Membership Required

Build a custom interior or exterior door with common job-site tools and readily available materialsby John Birchard

Making a Bullnose Starting StepOnline Membership Required

You don't have to buy this classic detail; kerf-bending oak is easier than it looksby Stephen Winchester

Site-Built KitchenOnline Membership Required

Construct base cabinets with a carpenter's pragmatism and a cabinetmaker's precisionby Anthony Simmonds

Hybrid Cabinet ConstructionOnline Membership Required

This system combines traditional looks with efficient assembly techniquesby Jim Tolpin

Installing Stair SkirtboardsOnline Membership Required

Notching the skirtboard over the risers for a better-looking jobby Bob Syvanen

Building an L-Shaped StairOnline Membership Required

Basic construction techniques for a stair with a three-step winderby Larry Haun

Making Curved CasingOnline Membership Required

Strip-laminating arches to match straight casing profilesby Jonathan F. Shafer

Design Guidelines for Safe StairsOnline Membership Required

Getting the details right might save a lifeby Gregory Harrison

Drywall DetailingOnline Membership Required

An alternative to wood trim around doors, windows and skylightsby Dennis Darrah

A Site-Built StairOnline Membership Required

Using readily available materials and on-site carpentry techniques to build a tasteful staircaseby Alexander Brennen

Building a Federal-Style MantelOnline Membership Required

Neoclassical detailing in poplar and ceramic tileby Stephen Sewall

Installing Crown Molding

Upside down and backwards is the secretby Tom Law

A Staircase Comes Out of the ClosetOnline Membership Required

An Arts and Crafts stair becomes the focal point of a house searching for a styleby Miles Karpilow

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