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Band Saw Some cabinet makers claim that the band saw is the single most impotant stationary tool in the workshop, because the blade ... |
 
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Bench Construction The wood has arrived for the perimeter benches and Bob and Ryley begin their construction. The wood is a cypress, which is ... |
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Blade Check If your wood gluing work is less than successful, check your blades. If the blade in your saw is getting dull, it can loosen ... |
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Blade Choices You should choose a handsaw based on the type and size of wood you're cutting, and the direction of the cut - either cross ... |
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Blade Height Before turning on your table saw, make sure that the height of the saw blade is no more than 1/2-in. and no less than 1/8-in. ... |
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Blade Kick Always wait for a circular blade to completely stop before pulling from a cut. Otherwise it may bend or kickback. |
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Board Division A rule can be used to quickly divide a board into equal parts. Lay the rule on the board with the start of the scale against ... |
 
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Building a China Cabinet Bob confers with cabinetmaker Brian Comeaux as he builds then installs a dining room china cabinet for the Studio City bungalow. |
 
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Building a Medicine Cabinet Bob shows the plan for the handcrafted medicine cabinet and Ryley shows Bob the wood that will be used in its construction. ... |
 
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Building a Redwood Deck and a Redwood-Cedar Fence Bob helps Ryley build a redwood deck. Bob emphasizes the use of stainless steel nails when working with redwood due to the ... |
 
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Building a Shallow Hip Roof The 5 by 16-foot mudroom addition is framed, weathertight, and ready for a roof. This three-pitch roof will have a standing ... |
 
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Building and Installing Cabinets Bob confers with carpenters David Ives and Bob Ryley as they construct and install cabinets in the Loft Project in Boston. |
 
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Building Bathroom Vanity Boxes at the Cabinet Shop Bob visits the shop where vanity cabinets are made and gets a hands-on demonstration of how the units are constructed. |
 
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Building Exterior Stairs Bob meets with the carpenter at the accessible house in Roxbury, Mass. and builds a temporary set of exterior stairs. |
 
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Building Stairs Bob and Ryley explain the process of building a simple set of stairs for the Cape-Style home. Several factors, including the ... |
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Circular Saw Safety Here are some of the basics behind using a circular saw safely and effectively. |
 
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Constructing Clapboard Sunburst Fan for Gable-end Bob meets with Brian Quinn, the siding contractor, and installs beautiful gable-end fan sunbursts from clapboard siding. Brian ... |
 
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Creating a Gingerbread Railing Bob meets Ryley outside the Victorian style house in Massachusetts to help him with the railing. Ryley starts with two by six ... |
 
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Creating the Built in Cabinets and Doors Bob meets with Ryley to discuss the site-built, built-in cabinets of ¾” Birch plywood. The cabinets were all precut in the ... |
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Cross Cuts Cross cuts are cuts the go against the woodgrain. Once you've properly measured and marked your piece of wood, guide the side ... |