Cutting molding

When you make the second cut, cut the piece intentionally long- leave the pencil line and a shade more. Test the fit, take off a shade more, test- continue until it fits. After some practice, you will probably only need to make cut-test-cut-install.

I cut a little outside the mark, then “sneak up” to the line by putting the miter saw blade at the down position, butt the wood to the blade, turn it on, then raise the blade, this cuts off that about 1/32” at a time.

-- Thuan

cut long and sneak up on the linewith the saw like mentioned above. when you get close use a belt
sander with 50 grit. with the sander you can play with it until its just right.
also there are many different trim situations. get a couple of books on trim
from amazon they are full off a 101 tips and situations which we can never address here.

Ok great Thanks!

Will put these tips to good use this week I hope!

-- Kolmar

Basically, you probably just need some practice.
Make sure your pencil is really sharp. In any aspect of woodworking, that can affect your measurement as much as anything. Other than that, I agree with sneakin g up on it. I would rather cut 2 or 3 times than to ruin it the first time.

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

I agree with others, I usually cut the piece a hair bit long and keep trimming it until it fits.

-- Wayne - Plymouth MN