Dear Pat: I had a room added to my house. I want to do the finish trim carpentry myself to save money, but things are not fitting properly. What are the proper techniques to get a good-looking job? —- ...

Fine-tuning a miter for a perfect fit is often a trial-and-error process. Practice on smaller test pieces until you get your miter saw set to exactly the right angle ...

“Oh, he makes his life as a carpenter/he works his hands in wood/and he lives the way his granddad/might have liked and understood.” Dan Fogelberg, “Song for a Carpenter” Trim carpenter Tim Reidy, of ...