How to Make Crown Molding Corners
Cutting crown molding corners is not exactly easy, even professionals think it's one of the more difficult tasks involving crown molding. A crown molding piece generally lays on a wall at a 45 degree angle and this is what makes cutting crown molding corners more difficult. The reason this is a difficulty is because that 45 degree tilt makes it so that a simple 45 degree cut will not allow you to fit a crown molding corner, you have to make an indented cut into the profile of the crown molding along with the 45 degree angle across the piece. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Set your powered miter saw at a 45 degree angle horizontally by using the protractor tool on the base of the miter saw. It is best to use a powered miter saw because they allow you to move the blade at an angle both vertically and horizontally. These miter saws can be purchased at just about any hardware store, or online (see Resources for examples).
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Set your powered miter saw at a 45 degree angle vertically by using the protractor tool on the back of the saw.
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Cut the first piece of crown molding at one edge. The saw will create a cut that is 45 degrees across the face of the wood and 45 degrees across the profile of the wood.
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Set your powered miter saw at a 45 degree angle horizontally on the opposite side using the protractor tool on the base of the miter saw.
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Cut the second piece of crown molding at one edge. The result will be the same as the result of step three except that on the opposite side of the piece of crown molding so that the two fit together into a 90 degree angle corner.
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