Farmhouse Style Trim Carpentry Techniques - How-To Details

[@andrewbassett3159]

I trim this style the exact same way… from adjusting the reveals to fastening everything together. And finally!!! Another carpenter who knows how to make real, multi functional criminal and long lasting saw horses!

[@tc9148]

Terrific details. Thanks for sharing.

[@elizabethjohnson475]

I love the Farmhouse style. My husband did that in his last build of a custom house. The owner wanted his old barn remodeled to be his house. James was on that job 3 years: house, shop, pool house, and complete landscape.

[@herrickkimball]

Wow. Three years. That's job security. And an appreciative customer. 👍

[@JustPlainCommonSense]

Those look great! Thanks for sharing.

[@tomkovacic2736]

Another great video Herrick ! I have enjoyed all your videos. Loved when you used to write for Fine Homebuilding.

[@herrickkimball]

Wow. Remembering me from my "Fine Homebuilding Days" makes you an old friend. That was a wonderful experience. Everyone I worked with at The Taunton Press was a class act. They treated me very well. I had an opportunity to write a 4th book but decided against it. My life was taking another direction. It's sad to see how the internet has decimated the Taunton publications. 😕

[@hilbert551]

Most excellent vid and tips on the details. Love the results. It is getting harder to find quality lumber to work with.

[@herrickkimball]

Yes it is. 👍

[@PecosNM]

Beautiful work!

[@Roy-ij1wq]

Great video. I will be using the same techniques to upgrade the trim on a mid-century modern house with clamshell moldings. There is tool called a Radi-Plane that works the same way as the antique. You can limit catches by paying attention to the wood grain and always go down hill.

[@herrickkimball]

I forgot about the Radi-Plane. I had one long ago and liked it. Very well made. I have no idea what happened to it. Some of my tools have a way of disappearing. And, yes, it's important to "read" the grain. It helps. Thanks for the comment.

[@harrytinker2328]

My house, which was built in the late 19th century, has no reveals where the casing and jambs meet. I definitely prefer to have some reveal when I install casings. Also, they make it easier to caulk.

[@herrickkimball]

😮What were they thinking?? Thanks for the comment, Harry. 🙂👍

[@danjustthinking1188]

Really great video and information. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! For the plaster patch, are you using plaster of Paris and mixing it per direction or leaving it a little thicker?….Never mind, I see this info In an earlier video you posted! Thanks 😊

[@herrickkimball]

Glad you found the video. It's Easy-Sand 45 that I use. Not pure plaster, but primarily plaster. For anyone else interested in this, here is the video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnvaiGuNaN6Yicksi=G70PxZ1Wl7-nu0O_