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Builders' Tip: How to Cope-Cut Quarter-Round Trim
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Click for larger image. | I recently had to install a lot of 3⁄4-inch quarter-round trim.
I prefer coped corners to mitered corners, but given the amount of trim required by this job, I had to find an expedient way to cut it all.
As shown in the accompanying drawing, I devised a rig that yields accurate results with a minimum of effort.
- I started with a scrap piece of 2x6 about 14 inches long.
- Using my table saw, I plowed a 3⁄4-inch by 3⁄4-inch groove the length of the 2x6 to accommodate the quarter-round trim. The groove holds the trim as it is cut by a 1-1⁄2-inch diameter hole saw from above.
- As shown in the drawing, the hole saw is guided by a 1x4 guide block. I made this block out of oak because it holds up well after repeated cuts.
Using this rig makes coping quarter-round trim a breeze.
For quarter-rounds of a different radius, simply cut a groove to fit the trim, and use a hole saw that is twice the radius of the trim.
— M. P. Whipple, Afton, N.Y.
Tips & Techniques provided by Fine Homebuilding.
©2008 The Taunton Press
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