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Overview
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In this video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains how to cope a joint for crown moldings.
Steps:
1 Make a miter-cut on the end of a length of molding.
2 Take a pencil and darken the leading edge of the mitered end.
3 Cut along darkened edge with a coping saw, angling the blade back as you follow the curved profile of the molding.
4 Smooth out the rough edges of the coped cut with sandpaper or a round file.
5 Install a square-cut length of molding first, then butt the coped-cut piece into it to form a tight-fitting inside corner joint -
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5 to 10 minutes per joint
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Tools
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Shopping List
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Difficulty: Easy to moderate
Might be tough at first, but with a little practice and patience anyone can quickly produce perfect joints
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Tools List
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Coping saw,
used to make coped cut on end of molding -
100-grit sandpaper or round file
used to smooth coped cut -
Power miter saw,
, used to make square crosscut on mating length of molding
Shopping List
1. Molding scraps,
used to practice making coping cuts that form inside corner joints
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