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Blue Board and Cabinet Installation

Bob explains the construction and installation of cabinets and installation of blue board on a long, gradually curving wall. In addition, he shows the tape embedding coat of plaster.

Big Innovation, Small Package

…indispensable but mostly overlooked carpenter s pencil. It may only be exciting to…
…way it would hold up to a wood pencil. But it's strong (made of…
…than the standard lead in a carpenter's pencil. (As we all know, it s not…

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Carpenters Drop Your Pencils

New fix to an old problem the updated carpenter's marking pencil. We've all seen those ratty pencils that need sharpening…
…that features the on-demand character of a mechanical pencil coupled with the durability of high-impact ABS plastic…

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Six-Mark Rule

…Even on rough carpentry projects, such as laying out a wall or partition with a carpenter's square, sharpen your pencil after every six marks. Using a blunt pencil could add as much as an inch to the overall dimensions over about 20 feet. This…

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Sheathing Cuts

…carpenters will make quick work of cutting fiberboard sheathing by making their cut marks with a chalkline instead of a carpenter's pencil. Hook the end of the chalkline on one end, hold down the other end, and snap to make the line. The same idea…

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Hardnes testing

…for hardness levels: 1. A TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) meter. This small device which looks similar to a carpenter's pencil, is placed into a small amount of water and a button is depredd on the top. A small window will show a digital…

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Let me guess, you hit your head on the door again...ATTENTION EVERYONE! NEW PRODUCTS ALERT!!!!

…prevent cross-connections!) A tool organizer for the top of your step ladder: www.theladdercaddy.com Carpenter's Pencil Sharpener (I bought one, it works great!) www.chhanson.com Handyman How To is the Official Magazine…

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plane

…hand planer and shave off as much as the bow as possible. Carpenter's don't hand plane anymore like they used to but you can…
…straight stud and lay it next to the bowed ones and make a pencil line on the side of the stud to shave.

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