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Gary now lives in southern Oregon, where he struggles with a critical decision: whether to work on remodeling his home or go fishing. He is also the publisher of, an e-magazine devoted to carpenters and carpentry. His books include Installing and Hanging Doors (The Taunton Press, 2002) and Trim Made Simple (Taunton, 2009), and he has a 10-part DVD series, Mastering Finish Carpentry. Gary is a contributing editor to Fine Homebuilding and has been a frequent contributor to the magazine since He also produces and appears in the Katz Roadshow, full-day carpentry clinics hosted by lumberyards, tool stores, and national trade shows. Katz has specialized in finish carpentry, working on everything from commercial buildings to high-end residential projects. (Later, the sides were nailed into the edge grain of the For more than 30 years, Gary M. I started by ripping and cutting strips to form the spine of each assembly. Where beams intersect, I used a cross-shaped backing in midspan locations and where beams terminate against a wall, I used a U-shape. I made the backing in two primary shapes. I planned to space the backing so that I could span irregularities in the ceiling and still maintain the straight lines and square intersections that make it easier to assemble the ceiling components and get tight joinery.

KatzĢ JUNE/JULY 2014 Master Carpenter Build all the backing and the parts first The backing consists of three-sided 1x pine boxes that are glued and nailed to the ceiling at coffer intersections and midpoints. 38 FINE HOMEBUILDING Photo this page: courtesy of Gary M. With that work done, we returned to the house, where we did the layout and installed the coffers in a fairly compressed time frame. I calculated the size of the rectangular grids and gave the measurements to the crew, who could then help me cut, finish, and assemble the components off-site.

After measuring the space, I designed and built a mock-up with the molding profiles, then used it to check my design in the room. I approached my own job the way I would any other job where the clients were living in the house.
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By the time I was ready to install the ceiling, I was living in the house and didn t want to make a big mess. I also didn t have the budget to do the work while the house itself was still being remodeled.
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There were complications, such as a completely out-of-square room and a badly cracked plaster ceiling that undulated like the ocean.

The rectangular grid of clear-finished moldings and box beams would be a strong complement to the room s tapered columns. I ve always been a fan of the Craftsman style and wanted to install one of the style s signature details, a coffered ceiling, in the living room. After making the house structurally sound, we started to attack the interior. I hired a local contractor to help me and to keep the work progressing when I was on the road. KATZ Recently, I moved from suburban California to a 50-yearold house in rural Oregon that needed a lot of work. 1 The Craft of Coffered Ceilings A trim carpenter problem-solves a tricky installation for this sought-after detail BY GARY M.
