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The key to fine carpentry: smart shortcuts

Tips on engineered wood layout, framing, cantilevers, blocking, web stiffeners, cutting, knockouts, duct runs, rim boards, and beams.

How to keep the cuts consistent in less time

When air sealing a house, begin with the biggest holes and work toward the small ones

"In order to maximize the buildable area on the infill lot, we had to go fairly deep and do some extensive shoring." —Dan Whitmore of Hammer & Hand

A flexible drill bit you can knock together in your shop

Holes in walls amount to big walls full of holes unless you seal the hole after you make it

Two ways to spice up stock cabinets

What the HERS index is and how to make it work for you