Pro tip: My dad said to always cut crown molding upside down in the miter box

I argued with him for years, but after messing up three pieces on my living room project, I finally tried it his way and the joints fit perfectly on the first try. Anyone have a different trick for tricky inside corners?

4 comments

4 Comments

corap213mo ago

My dad's been right about everything since the day I was born, it's super annoying lol.

robertcarr3mo ago

Got to disagree, I've cut hundreds of feet of crown right side up with zero issues. Sounds like your miter box was off or your angles were wrong.

the_rowan3mo ago

Your dad's been right about everything" is a universal truth.

jamie_adams1mo ago

Gotta say I see it different. Crown molding is one of those things where there's a right way and a wrong way depending on the spring angle and how your saw is set up. My dad taught me to cut it upside down and backwards too but I've watched plenty of guys flip it right side up and get perfect results. If the cope cuts are tight and the miter joints close up nice it doesn't matter which side is facing up really. Sometimes people just get stuck on what their dad showed them and forget there's more than one way to get the same fit.