tongue-and-groove boards

dressed

Descriptive of brick, lumber, or stone which has been prepared, shaped, or finished by cutting, planing, rubbing, or sanding one or more of its faces.

dressed and matched boards, D and M boards, dressed and matched lumber, planed matchboards, tongue-and-groove boards

dressed and matched boards

Boards or lumber that has been planed smooth; cut so that a tongue along one edge fits into a groove cut along the edge of the adjacent piece.

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THREE Attach the first tongue-and-groove board with the groove side butting into the corner, and then nail each side.

Take one bathroom...; . . . AND TREAT IT TO A STYLISH REVAMP. THESE MAKEOVERS WERE RELATIVELY QUICK AND EASY, PLUS THEY EACH COST UNDER pounds 200

The easiest approach is to temporarily assemble the tongue-and-groove boards, using clamps if needed to draw them tight together.

Glue and nail tongue-and-groove boards to it to form the cabinet back.

Pine garden hutch: keep all your gardening tools close at hand in this solid pine cabinet

A power miter box simplifies cutting the tongue-and-groove boards to length and mitering the moldings and shelves.

Start your wainscoting project by replacing your door and window trim with the same species of wood as your tongue-and-groove boards.

Construction adhesive and a pneumatic trim nailer make installing the tongue-and-groove boards a breeze

Figure out approximately how many full-length tongue-and-groove boards you'll need and cut them 59-3/4 in.

Beaded wainscoting: step-by-step instructions for installing this beautiful tongue-and-groove wainscot right over your existing drywall or plaster. (Cover Story)

For a professional-looking job, when butting ends of tongue-and-groove boards together, create a V-groove where they meet (Photo 7).