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Nailing last row of 3/4" solid HW flooring

… and nail it every 6", even the nails won't keep the board tight. … number of the ends are not cut square. Anyhow, on the borders even … subfloor. I was thinking of using cut nails like these for more holding power when face nailing. http://www …

hardwood floor repair

… circular saw to the thickness of the flooring......plunge cut saw into the center of the board attempting … the grooved piece first.....the tongue side will take additional prying to remove the cut nails....... Use care and protection from flying debris …

Interior Wall Panels and Flooring

Bob Ryley installs a paneling system, while Howard Brickman joins Bob at a sister project. Also, Bob tours the Tremont Nail factory.

Keyhole and Reciprocating Saw

Keyhole Saw Not many years ago, I would see keyhole saws in use almost daily; now, for many carpenters, keyhole saws have been relegated to the category of rarely used tools. The responsibility for this lies with the saber saw, which will perform...

How To: Cut Straight Lines with a Circular Saw

Despite its name, the portable circular saw (or any circular saw, for that matter) cuts only straight lines. The name actually refers to the shape of its blade. To put it to use safely and effectively, follow this procedure. Set the depth of...

How To: Cut Tile

A little patience, along with a little practice and a score and a snap, and you're a tile cutter. While the task can seem daunting at first glance, the execution is not as difficult as you might think. With a few tools at your disposal and a...

Cold, Masonry and Brick Chisels

Cold chisels aren't for cold weather; they're for cutting cold, hard metal. A cold chisel will cut any metal that is softer than the material from which the chisel itself is made. Made of hardened steel, cold chisels have a beveled cutting edge...

Nail Guide

The parts of the nail are the head, shank or shaft, point, and the gripper marks - slight grooves incised into the shank near the head of most (but not all) varieties of nails. The nail functions by displacing wood fibers when it is pounded into...

The Thickness Planer

The planer is a tool for woodworkers who require large quantities of planed stock and who elect to buy it rough cut. A couple of trips through a planer and smooth, surface-planed stock emerges, often at a fraction of the cost of the milled boards...

Clamps

Clamps, specifically hand-screw, bar, spring, strap, pipe, and C-clamps remain the basic tools on which any workshop relies, used to hold assemblies in position while glue cures or while nails or screws are put in place. Clamps are immensely...

Installing the Pre-Cut Paneling System

… Hill from New England Classic as their ready-measured and pre-cut paneling system is installed in the Manhattan Brownstone. This flat- … into place and check for level. A top rail is slash cut along the edge before being installed with adhesive and nailed …

Snips

When I see a pair of giant snips, I think of Laurel and Hardy. Snips do look a lot like scissors, but they tend to be large enough to make great props for a comedy routine. Maybe a Three Stooges skit is more like it: The scene would benefit from...

How To: Work with Plastic Pipe

Plastic pipe requires a minimum of tools and experience. If you can use a tape measure and a hacksaw, you can probably cut, fit, and fasten plastic pipe. There are a variety of types of plastic pipe on the market, most of which are joined...

Unfastening Tools

Pry bars, crowbars, pinch bars, flat bars, and cat's-paws; those are the names of some of the sturdy steel tools that pull nails, pry boards, and perform other demolition tasks. One manufacturer goes so far as to call its crowbar a "Renovator's...

Speed Square

Sometimes called a "magic square," angle square, or protractor square, this tool functions as a square but is shaped like a triangle. One leg of the triangle has dimensions marked on its face in inches; the other has a raised ridge on the top and...

Spokeshaves

Most tools seem to develop in families. There are resemblances from one generation to the next, and cousins are recognizably cousins. But the spokeshave is something of an exception. The spokeshave is a distant relation of the drawknife, I...

Jigsaw

The jigsaw resembles the band saw in that the workpiece is presented to the blade atop a small table (nine inches by seventeen is about average; some brands have larger tables). Curved workpieces can be done on both the jigsaw and band saw, but...

Easy DIY Frame Hanging: No Nails or Tape Measure Required

A cinder block wall in the mudroom and sleeping munchkins in their beds forced us to give 3M Command hanging strips a tr...

Quick Tip: Your Plants Can Cool Your House

Watch Where You Plant Your Trees Most people know that planting a tree to shade your house is a great way to keep it cool. Plants have a kind of built-in air conditioning system called evapo-transpiration. But contrary to what you’d assume, the...

Hardscaping, Removing Rot, and Fighting Insect Damage

Bob is in Melrose, Massachusetts, where salvaged granite is cut, pieced, and set in trenches to create a granite curb that runs … rotting, and threatening to the house. Cranes hoist tree cutters who cut the limbs and ready them for lifting over the ridge of …