Concrete & Masonry

Cutting the bottom edge of concrete step forms at 45 degrees so a float can reach the whole tread below while the form stays in place.

Slotted forms that shape the footing, never get stripped, and remain as a dead-level perimeter drain with daylight and radon outlets.

Riding a wood block along a natural rock face to transfer its profile onto a slab, then cutting the curve with a wet saw.

Using a hay hook as a handle to lift and adjust heavy stone slabs without fingers underneath.

Hot-gluing rigid strips into an exact template of an irregular opening, then cutting the workpiece to match — one cut, first-time fit.