Equipment

A mixed carpentry kit usually fails at the same point: sharp tools end up sharing a pocket with pencils, rules […]

Build the kit around trim work A trim carpenter’s site kit should handle layout, fitting, fastening, and small corrections without

Start with the work, not the number of pockets First-fix carpentry means measuring, cutting and fastening framing, grounds, noggins and

Dark, open-grained or weathered timber can swallow a pencil line just when you need it most. The fix is not

What a story stick does A story stick is a length of straight stock marked with the positions you need

What dividers do when laying out timber pegs Dividers transfer a distance from one point to another using two sharp

Marking parallel lines along a board’s edge is straightforward once the tool is held against a reliable reference face. For

A scribed fit transfers the shape of an uneven wall onto a board so you can trim the board to

A combination square can look square and still be out by enough to spoil a cabinet carcass, a machine setup,

Heavy chisel work changes what a tool belt needs to do. A belt that carries a tape and pencil comfortably