A few really cool tricks and a Master Class at the end

An icon of Craftsman joinery, the pegged mortise, faceted with a file and chisel

Make the most of what you've got... and then pile on a little more

A man, a plan, and some Baltic birch plywood becomes a stand-alone portable woodworking shop.

What you need to know about wood siding, stucco, stone, and brick installations. From one of the top design/build/remodeling companies in the US.

When reroofs are piecemeal rather than systemic, little things like drip edge can snowball. #HonorYourCraft

One of those "If I help, will it save me money?" jobs. But not in a bad way.

... and the results to the Trump Vs. ShopVac poll are also in. Our winner was on the right side in both instances.

I spotted this interesting roof construction in Cuenca, Ecuador: Branch logs as rafters; purlins of split branch logs with thin brick overlaid in two strata

The air sealing process for a high-performance home with double-stud walls.

A subjective exploration of 11 'lightweight' heavy hitters

Tight makes right behind tubs and showers—because they can be *ruff* to retrofit

Homemade bricks ready to become walls

Kirk Giordano, aka Mr. Plaster Fantaster, shows us yet another way to kill time and amaze your kids while waiting to get into a job: Spin a hawk on a trowel.

Four tips on sizing, dealing with frost, choosing hardware, and preventing uplift

You can dig in to the roof without adding more insulation, but you can't dig far

Large flat panels of fiber-cement make a modern-looking siding. Metal track keeps the lines clean

Thermal shorts and good design don't mix

From the Earth, basic materials become the building blocks of a home—nature nurtures native spaces.

Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well.

Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia?

A rather biased view on whether or not to use biscuit joiners for slab glue-ups—but what do you really think, Jesse?

Step flashing, chimney flashing, and pipe flashings keep water out of the roof, but only if installed well

Installing a floor joist is a relatively easy task in new construction. But replacing one in a house that already stands? That’s a different story.

Little details make a difference in how a siding job looks—and lasts. Sweat the details