Bullnose corners are great, but what about the baseboard trim?
You’re familiar with bullnose corners, right? Rounded, elegant, rich-looking. But what do you do about the baseboard moldings? You can’t very well finish them off with standard squared-off, 90-degree...
View ArticleNew online magazine from a rock star of carpentry
Gary M. Katz, right, travels the country teaching enthralled carpenters how to do perfect their craft. Typically, the workshops and clinics are crowded or standing room only. Gary has become like a...
View ArticleWhat is it with men and wood?
Today I came across a headline in the Los Angeles Times about Patrice Pinaquy, who makes wooden furniture so intricate that it seems to come from the 17th Century. Oh goody, I thought, a story about a...
View ArticleDowned Walnut Tree Milled Into Kitchen Cabinets
The cabinets in this South Dakota home were milled from a felled black walnut tree. If you’ve ever had to cut down a tree around your house, you know how sad that can be. On one hand, the tree might...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston’s Sumptuous Bed: DIY Instructions Here
When Jennifer Aniston’s home turned up in Architectural Digest last month, the bed in the master bedroom really caught my eye. As you can see above, it’s an oversized platform with two “ears” for...
View ArticleNew York Carpenter Remembered as Hero to New Orleans Fire Department —...
As the casket was carried out of the church, a group of New Orleans firefighters wearing dress blues snapped to attention and saluted, choking back tears. Gerry Crimmins, of the New York District...
View ArticleMississippi Tradesman Rings the Opening Bell at New York Stock Exchange
Congratulations to this handsome hunk of a man, Delwyn Thornton, of Brandon, Miss., who won a skills contest — gripping, marking, clamping, sawing and drilling — put on by Irwin Tools. As part of his...
View ArticleWould You Sacrifice Square Footage for Charm?
When famed kitchen designer Susan Serra visited Copenhagen this month, she stayed in this apartment and sent back this photo. In this living room, I was struck by the deep-set windows, which add so...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Barter Works
So what do you do when your prized market umbrella goes flying off in the wind and breaks two spokes? And what do you do when your avocado trees are putting out so much fruit you fear the boughs will...
View ArticleWill You Choose the Cheap Contractor? Or the Artist?
A few months ago, my friend (who I’ll call Clare for the sake of this true story) was in the position to choose a contractor for the small, charming century-old house she gutted and is bringing back to...
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