Right, I think we're talking the same thing, but just with a little different twist. I think sometimes it's hard to put these things in words at times and I appreciate all the valuable info/input I've received.
tnx On Jul 7, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Dale Leavens wrote: > Not sure I understand you exactly however let me try. > > You are cutting the end of the board to match the shape of the face > of the board it goes up against. You could just trace the shape of > the face of the trim and saw that shape into the end of the board, > so, the end of the board would be cut straight up from the bottom > but then curve out toward the end at the top the same shape as the > quarter round top edge of the board it is going up against. > > The main reason you cut a miter first, which you then cut off is > that this gives you the exact shape to cut by following the point > where the miter meets the face of the board. > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
