Woodworking from www.DaveOsborne.comWe have articles and plans for the do it yourself person on home renovations, home improvement and home repair from a construction expert.Stairs 6: Installing Hardwood on Stairs- June 6, 2008 The fifth article is entitled: Installing Hardwood on Stairs. Its topics include: Top and Bottom Risers; Inspect Your Stringers; Install Risers Before Treads; Installation Details.http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/hardwoodstairs.php Stairs 5: How to Install an Inside Handrail- June 6, 2008 This fifth article is about installing an inside handrail on a set of stairs including around a landing and the floor opening. Spindles and newel posts are also discussed. The diagrams in this article include: Spindles and Newels; Stair p...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/handrail.php Renos 8: How to Install a Hardwood Floor- June 6, 2008 This article explains how to get started, laying out the boards, the doorway and the stair nosing when installing hardwood floors. Details covered include which direction to lay the grain of the wood, how to start the layout, how to secur...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/hardwoodfloor.php Renos 4: How to Frame a Wall- June 6, 2008 Framing a wall is not that complicated, if one learns a few basic principles. In this article, I explain the terminology of the parts of a wall, framing in doors and windows, headers, laying out the walls, studs for an intersecting wall a...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/framing.php Roof 3: How to Frame a Hip Roof- June 6, 2008 In this article I discuss how to frame a roof as well as the terminology of the hip roof. I include three drawings to help explain: the common rafters in a hip roof, dropping a hip, the layout of an intersecting hip and valley roof. I als...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/framehiproof.php Jigs 4: Feather Wedge Jig- June 6, 2008 Sometimes we need a small feather wedge to lift a cabinet or shim something. Here is a quick way to make up some thin wedges. This article contains two drawings. One is the dimensions of the jig itself and the other is an example of usin...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/featherjig.php How to Build a House 2: The Foundation- June 6, 2008 This is the second article in the how to build a house series of articles and focuses on the foundation and excavation. The following drawings are included: excavation with batter boards; forms for the footings and wall; a detail of a con...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/foundation.php Seasonal 1: Fall- June 6, 2008 This article gives six points that a homeowner should follow when preparing his or her house for Fall.http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/fall.php Cabinets 2: How to Build Face Frame European Cabinets- June 6, 2008 This is the second article on the cabinet series of articles. This article discusses the framing of modern cabinets with their European design which incorporates the best of the Euro look with the 70s design of the wider face frame. The a...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/faceframecabinets.php Jigs 1: Feather Board- June 6, 2008 This is the first article in the jigs series of articles and focuses on the feather board. The following drawings are included: the feather board in relation to the saw blade on a table saw. In this article I explain how to make a feathe...http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/featherboard.php |