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•Continue working around the room, coping inside corners and mitering outside corners.
•If the ceiling height changes and the molding must end in the middle of a wall, cap it with a return. First, make an outside miter cut, as in Step 6, at the point where the ceiling height changes. Then, take a molding scrap at least a foot long and cut an outside miter on its end. To make the wedge-shaped cap, set the saw to 90 degrees and hold the scrap with its back flat on the saw table, cutting the piece so that it comes to a point at the bottom edge. Avoid splitting the small piece by gluing the return in place rather than nailing it.
•If the ceiling height changes and the molding must end in the middle of a wall, cap it with a return. First, make an outside miter cut, as in Step 6, at the point where the ceiling height changes. Then, take a molding scrap at least a foot long and cut an outside miter on its end. To make the wedge-shaped cap, set the saw to 90 degrees and hold the scrap with its back flat on the saw table, cutting the piece so that it comes to a point at the bottom edge. Avoid splitting the small piece by gluing the return in place rather than nailing it.
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