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• Q&A: Clipped-Head vs. Full-Head Nails

  Q: What are the pros and cons of clipped-head versus full-head nails? Are there any framing nailers that drive both kinds?

• Low-Cost, No-Cost CAD

  If all you need are a few sketches for clients or subs, there’s no need to drop $1,000 on a professional CAD program — not when these free-or-cheap offerings will do the job.

• Q&A: Duplicating Old Moldings

  Q: I often get into projects in old houses where I need short runs of molding that are impossible to match. It’s very costly to have the molding manufactured in local woodworking shops in my area of Maine because they have to grind special knives. Is there a source for old or unusual moldings?

• Q&A: Unventilated Crawlspaces

  Q: Since 1983, we have been using unvented crawlspaces under many of our energy-efficient housing projects. Our county has recently hired a new building inspector who is unfamiliar with this building practice and can find no provisions for it in the BOCA code. He would like us to provide evidence...

• Letters

  Safety railings & OSHA, cathedral ceiling design, lumberyard CAD criticized

• Q&A: Simple CAD Solution

  Q: What simple CAD program can you recommend for generating low-tech working drawings?

• Q&A: Vapor-Retarder Paints

  Q: Do "vapor-retarder paints" really work? Can I rely on them as the sole vapor barrier in an old house? If so, can you recommend some brand names?

• Building With Style: Climbing the CAD Learning Curve

  Learning to draw with CAD

• State-of-the-Art Contractor: Mac's System 7

• State-of-the-Art Contractor: Fast 3-D With MiniCad

  Computer drafting on 3-D