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A hand shower brings convenience and flexibility to the shower space.

A hand saw is one of the most basic tools in carpentry. Here is how to use one properly.

On location at the project house, Robert Adam from the North Bennet Street School demonstrates the tools and techniques used to handcraft reproduction moldings. Using a millwork profile found in the Winslow Crocker House, Adam uses a selection of antique hand tools to recreate the molding using century-old techniques.

Tommy MacDonald demonstrates a few of the techniques he employs to create hand carved furniture details. MacDonald lines up the grain of the mahogany and securely fastens the wood to a worktable. After sketching a pattern onto the work piece (in this case a seashell pattern) he uses an assortment of hand tools to shape, refine, and finish the pattern.

Bob meets Peter Mead and learns about hand stitching carpets.

When moving a ladder, use the right technique to avoid injuring yourself and others. The correct way to handle a ladder is to hold it upright against your body. With one hand, hold a rung about thigh level. Use your other hand to hold a rung about head high and on the opposite side of the lower rung. Set the ladder about 2 feet from where you want it and slowly lower it to position.