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Fixing a non flush bevel at 45 degrees (the picture explains it all)

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I know this sounds strange but the picture below will illustrate what happened. I made a cherry picture frame this weekend but during the clamping one of the corners slid up so the top of the face isnt flush. The problem with cleaning this up is tricky to me because i have cut bevels in the face of the frame. For the flat reveal i can use my block plane, but how do i flush up the bevel? Thanks

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My thoughts are to take apart that joint from the back use a coping saw to get part way through and then drive a chisel in to split it. My concern is that even if you get it apart how are you going to get glue back in there. My more radical suggestion is use the miter saw and cut through all four joints and start over. The ends will be clean of glue and you won't lose much in size.
 
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without breaking the joint, the odds of making the error disappear are slim leaving it as unnoticeable as a missing front tooth.

If the miter joint is just butted (no spline/biscuit/tenon) then you should be able to use a hammer to break it, remembering to use a small scrap of wood as not to dent the frame

Good luck
 
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