Grand Finishes: Step-By-Step Jobs

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Molding Installation Projects
By Matt Nikitas

A home carpentry guide anyone can use... Whether you want to learn tricks of the trade of just the basics, "Grand Finishes for Carpentry" can help make your home carpentry project a fun, simple, and rewarding experience. In this easy-to-understand manual, Matt Nikitas takes both the unskilled beginner and the seasoned pro through molding installation, with emphasis on each step of the process and the tools it takes to make for yourself the home you've always wanted.

Writing in a non-intimidating, straightforward manner, Matt Nikitas has amassed a loyal following with his Grand Finishes series of books.

"Matt's Grand Finishes for Carpentry gives even first-time carpenters confidence to do it themselves... and provides answers to any questions that come up along the way."
– Susan Powell, Host of Discovery Channel's Home Matters

"Sometimes the finishing touches are what makes or breaks a project. Nikitas, a contractor who has appeared on various TV shows, guides readers who wish to finish their homes with crown moldings, wainscoting, or new door and window casings. Geared towards beginners, this book explains tool use, calculation of how much material is needed, which joints to use and their construction, and how to finish the completed project. Sidebars titled "The Voice of Experience" illustrate tricks of the trade and things to watch for. This is an excellent introduction to a popular subject and will work well in most home improvement collections."
– Library Journal


	Just a few of the topics this guide covers:
	•	How to assess and purchase the molding stock
	•	Base moldings in your home: both single and multiple-piece
	•	Quick and easy picture molding installation
	•	Wainscoting design
	•	Wood and its durability
	•	Multiple-piece crown moldings
	•	The three carpenters: the Framer, the Millworker, and the Interior Finisher
	•	Various window header configuration
	•	MDF (medium-density fiberboard)
	•	Cutting odd inside and outside corners - other than 45 degrees
	•	Finishing with paint or stain and polyurethane


	Book Series Grand Finishes for Tile Grand Finishes for Carpentry Grand Finishes for Walls and Floors

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For only $17.95, you'll receive a signed copy of Grand Finishes for Carpentry, as well as a complimentary signed copy of the first book in the series, Grand Finishes for Walls and Floors. Shipping and handling is included in the price.

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Grand Finishes
P.O. Box 14403
San Francisco, CA
94114-4403

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