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Clayton DeKorne

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New York, Washington, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: The Journal of Light Construction, Zonda, This Old House, Builder Magazine, CE Center, ProSales Magazine
on the JLC editorial team; blessed with four daughters and one son; most challenging and passionate pursuits: toque flamenco
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Thirty Seconds That Matter

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By Clayton DeKorne Verified
| The Journal of Light Construction Verified
It was a crisp morning under a bright Colorado sky in late summer, 1979. I had recently graduated from high school and gotten a job on a framing crew building condos near the Beaver Creek ski resort. We were all living on the jobsite. I slept in a tool shed because I didn’t have a truck; the others—except two local boys hired as helpers—either slept in their trucks or bivouacked onsite.
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Freud Industrial Glue-Line Ripping Blade

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By Clayton DeKorne Verified
| The Journal of Light Construction Verified
While working with Brian Campbell recently on an article, he turned me on to Freud Industrial’s 30-tooth LM74R010 Glue-Line Ripping Blade. This is not the thin-kerf model, but the full-kerf (1/8-inch-thick) version that retails for around $80. Brian mentioned using it to rip oak and other hardwood boards for a finished edge on stain-grade work without having to run the edges through a jointer.
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Tools to Test for Hot Wires

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By Clayton DeKorne Verified
| The Journal of Light Construction Verified
Q: What’s a safe way we can test to see if wires we find in walls during demolition are hot? A: Chief Editor Clayton DeKorne responds: I have always relied on a simple two-wire circuit tester like the one on the left in photo above. You need to place the leads on bare wires (both hot and neutral legs); when a line is energized, the small bulb lights up. These are foolproof if you have good contact on bare wires.
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