How Do You Mitre Cut-Wood Molding?
Most homes feature some sort of wood molding, either on the walls along the floor and ceiling or framing doors and windows. Almost all of these moldings will meet at 90-degree angles in corners, so ends of the pieces receive a mitre cut — a 45-degree cut that, when butted against another mitre cut, forms the full 90-degree angle. With the proper tools, making these cuts is quite easy. The tools do the work for you. After measuring the molding to make sure it is the right length, mark the cut line with a pencil. Set the mitre saw to a 45-degree angle. Set the molding into the saw and cut the end of the molding off, following your cut line. Measure and mark the second piece of molding. Set the mitre saw to the opposite 45-degree angle and cut the end of the molding off, following your cut line. If your mitre saw allows only a single 45-degree angle, turn the molding upside down to get the opposite angle in your cut. Hold the two pieces of wood together to complete a 90-degree angle.
