Scott LaVoy
03-10-2010, 1:39 PM
Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for any expert advice I can get on cutting miters and copes on very small pieces of really tall baseboard on a basement bar I'm working on. You can see what I'm trying to build in the attachment. My problem is I have to cut the small pieces of baseboard to wrap around the 4 fluted pilasters on the front of the bar which project out from the bar front a little over 1.5". The way I see it I either 1.) have one long piece of baseboard with a cope on each end (which would really stink!), or 2.) I have to cut a cope and a miter on the 8 really short pieces projecting outward from the bar front (also really stinks!). I think the end product will look better if I go with my second option because the coped ends will be pointing inward toward the bar front. The problem with this option is that I have to cut the cope first then the miter and I have to get the miter perfect on the first try and I usually like to leave the miters a little long on the first try and then shave a little off if I have to. My Dewalt 718 sliding miter saw can only handle a 6 1/2" tall piece standing vertically, so I have to lay them flat and bevel cut the small pieces. Any suggestions or ideas for a jig to cut these small pieces without having to get them perfect the first run?
I'm looking for any expert advice I can get on cutting miters and copes on very small pieces of really tall baseboard on a basement bar I'm working on. You can see what I'm trying to build in the attachment. My problem is I have to cut the small pieces of baseboard to wrap around the 4 fluted pilasters on the front of the bar which project out from the bar front a little over 1.5". The way I see it I either 1.) have one long piece of baseboard with a cope on each end (which would really stink!), or 2.) I have to cut a cope and a miter on the 8 really short pieces projecting outward from the bar front (also really stinks!). I think the end product will look better if I go with my second option because the coped ends will be pointing inward toward the bar front. The problem with this option is that I have to cut the cope first then the miter and I have to get the miter perfect on the first try and I usually like to leave the miters a little long on the first try and then shave a little off if I have to. My Dewalt 718 sliding miter saw can only handle a 6 1/2" tall piece standing vertically, so I have to lay them flat and bevel cut the small pieces. Any suggestions or ideas for a jig to cut these small pieces without having to get them perfect the first run?