Mike Neuhaus thank you, It’s not something I do on all my corners cause it’s time consuming, but for situations like this where there is an existing molding, it works perfect.
Thank you thank you thank you. I needed this video for my bathroom baseboard project i"m doing. You just saved me a ton of time. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and keeping it simple. :)
If using this method, do you only have cope cut one of the two baseboards? I know you had one base board that you didn't want to remove, but if I am installing all new baseboards, can one of the two baseboards that meet in a corner be installed without even having to cut a 45-degree angle?
I am new to the concept of coping cuts. When measuring the length of the baseboard you're making your coping cut on do you measure up to the edge of the existing baseboard or all they way flush to the wall that the existing baseboard is installed on? I hope that makes sense.
@@AnthonyScolaro1 I am also new to coping cuts. i may have already messed up, i am trying to cope at both ends of a baseboard, two walls already has the finished edges of the base board and now im trying to cut a board to go in between them, measuring wall to wall i couldnt even get the baseboard in, so should i measure from baseboard to baseboard now since that would be the edges the coped baseboard is going to be fitting into?
Good job Anthony, looks good but now you have to splice the other end as you cut it to short to meet the corner, looking forward to how you make your splice joints. Ah just kidding, looks good.
Raj Dann not in this situation cause the other side already has an existing base molding, if I wanted to miter it, I would have to remove the existing baseboard and cut a miter and then reinstall, re-caulk, and repaint it.
Hi, I have no knowledge on doing baseboard and I need help. Doing 45 degrees on corners is a requirement right? And if you opt to doing that just get a corner piece? Because coping is so hard...
Kirc Angel first get yourself an angle finder to make sure the corners are 90 degrees, most will not be 90. Then cut both pieces to that angle, if it’s a 90 degree corner, cut one 45 on the miter saw to the left, then swing the saw to the right and cut 45 on the other piece.
Anthony Scolaro thanks for the prompt reply, I will look for an angle finder but coping the other piece using coping saw is the only way? That seems to be hard, is that what pros do?
Kirc Angel I use a jigsaw with a coping foot when I do crown molding and base on a job site. Much faster but takes practice, skill and finesse. If you are doing base, just find your angles and cut both pieces and fit them into the corner.
If you already have a baseboard installed on the old wall and you’re adding new baseboard to the existing one, this will prevent you from having to remove the old one. Another reason is if the corner is out of square and the wall out of plumb, which 99% are, you won’t have to measure any angles to make it sit perfect.
@@nowayjose20 it’s also a very good technique for really bad corners, I use this technique for crown molding all the time. I have a recent video on my channel on how to cope crown molding, the title is “Can you cope?” You’ll see how this technique can make any corner look amazing without measuring angles.
Dan Mcpherson this is for a homeowner not a pro carpenter on a job site. Most of the people watching this particular video are not concerned about their speed of production.
@@stephenblack1616 sorry, that part of the basement had terrible lighting and that was an old camera that wasn’t very good at compensating the exposure, however the important parts were decently lit.
This video wasn’t meant for instructing people to do a whole house by hand coping saw. It’s meant to show the technique to tie in to an existing baseboard that dies into a wall. Production coping is done with a coping foot and a jigsaw, like the video I did titled- can you cope? In that video I show how to cope crown molding quickly with a coping foot for an entire room.
Even with a new wall, framing is never at a true 45 degree angle. The proper way to do all inside corners is to cope. otherwise you will end up with an open joint at the 45 that is filled with a bunch of ugly caulk that is smooth and doesn't follow the trim profile with nice crisp lines. It looks bad and is the hallmark of an amateur.
Nice video Anthony, short and sweet. I've heard guys talk about coping but never seen it done, now I understand it, thanks.
Mike Neuhaus thank you, It’s not something I do on all my corners cause it’s time consuming, but for situations like this where there is an existing molding, it works perfect.
Nice video as always, you're a good teacher. Keep up the good work sir!
Jamie Majerick thank you, glad you liked it
Nice hear it coming from a Newyorker. I live in FL now.
Thank you thank you thank you. I needed this video for my bathroom baseboard project i"m doing. You just saved me a ton of time. I really appreciate you sharing your knowledge and keeping it simple. :)
You teach very well.
Coping looks so much better but fuck the time it takes to long just 45 it and caulk it. Winning
Fuggeddabouddit! You're a coping maniac! Nice job!
Great video! Thanks
If using this method, do you only have cope cut one of the two baseboards? I know you had one base board that you didn't want to remove, but if I am installing all new baseboards, can one of the two baseboards that meet in a corner be installed without even having to cut a 45-degree angle?
Yes, you cut a butt joint on one side and cope the other side.
@@AnthonyScolaro1 Thanks
Put a little caulk in that corner and it will look perfect !!
sounds like a job for my brother. ayooo!
doing this on Saturday.
I am new to the concept of coping cuts. When measuring the length of the baseboard you're making your coping cut on do you measure up to the edge of the existing baseboard or all they way flush to the wall that the existing baseboard is installed on? I hope that makes sense.
Shane Wallis measure to the wall as if you were making a normal miter cut
@@AnthonyScolaro1 I am also new to coping cuts. i may have already messed up, i am trying to cope at both ends of a baseboard, two walls already has the finished edges of the base board and now im trying to cut a board to go in between them, measuring wall to wall i couldnt even get the baseboard in, so should i measure from baseboard to baseboard now since that would be the edges the coped baseboard is going to be fitting into?
Good job Anthony, looks good but now you have to splice the other end as you cut it to short to meet the corner, looking forward to how you make your splice joints. Ah just kidding, looks good.
Dead Wax66 lol, that’s next weeks video. Stayed tuned for that.
This apply to square edges too?
Absolutely, if it’s 90 degrees, it works just as well
Thank you so much!
Is there any benefit to using this method with an unprofiled baseboard (i.e. just a rectangular board)? Thanks for sharing.
Stephen Cannon no, with a straight board without a profile, I would just find the angle of the corner and either miter it or use a butt joint
Thanks for your kind reply, big fella.
Is the baseboard resting directly on the floor, it looks like it is raised up a bit?
Floor is not level, a way to solve that is by scribing the bottom of the baseboards, then trimming to lay flush with the flooring.
Awesome,,,thank you👍
So how bout you measere the inside angle and divide by 2 ..wont that work?
Raj Dann not in this situation cause the other side already has an existing base molding, if I wanted to miter it, I would have to remove the existing baseboard and cut a miter and then reinstall, re-caulk, and repaint it.
My teacher
Hi, I have no knowledge on doing baseboard and I need help. Doing 45 degrees on corners is a requirement right? And if you opt to doing that just get a corner piece? Because coping is so hard...
Kirc Angel first get yourself an angle finder to make sure the corners are 90 degrees, most will not be 90. Then cut both pieces to that angle, if it’s a 90 degree corner, cut one 45 on the miter saw to the left, then swing the saw to the right and cut 45 on the other piece.
Anthony Scolaro thanks for the prompt reply, I will look for an angle finder but coping the other piece using coping saw is the only way? That seems to be hard, is that what pros do?
Kirc Angel I use a jigsaw with a coping foot when I do crown molding and base on a job site. Much faster but takes practice, skill and finesse. If you are doing base, just find your angles and cut both pieces and fit them into the corner.
Perfect I was pulling my hair out trying to match up two 45s.
Looking good 💯🎯
How do I handle basic moulding that just has the gentle curve on top?
Karen Runge exactly the same way I did here in this video. The profile on top of the molding will not change anything.
@@AnthonyScolaro1 Thank you!
this guys gotta be from long island
Nope
Hmmm, I for some reason don't understand why you don't just do two 45° cuts for inside corners.
If you already have a baseboard installed on the old wall and you’re adding new baseboard to the existing one, this will prevent you from having to remove the old one. Another reason is if the corner is out of square and the wall out of plumb, which 99% are, you won’t have to measure any angles to make it sit perfect.
@@AnthonyScolaro1 Makes sense. I figured it had to do with matching old work.
@@nowayjose20 it’s also a very good technique for really bad corners, I use this technique for crown molding all the time. I have a recent video on my channel on how to cope crown molding, the title is “Can you cope?” You’ll see how this technique can make any corner look amazing without measuring angles.
Right?
No one cuts the straight with a coping saw. And prob get the sack taking that long lol
Dan Mcpherson this is for a homeowner not a pro carpenter on a job site. Most of the people watching this particular video are not concerned about their speed of production.
it would be nice if one could see what is actually happening rather than half the image
I’m not sure what you mean by half of the image, everything being done is completely in the frame.
What i meant was there are too many shadows ad dark pictures.
@@stephenblack1616 sorry, that part of the basement had terrible lighting and that was an old camera that wasn’t very good at compensating the exposure, however the important parts were decently lit.
"Fugget about it"
Dang, he's fine!!!
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Too time consuming, especially if you're doing a whole house with new baseboards
This video wasn’t meant for instructing people to do a whole house by hand coping saw. It’s meant to show the technique to tie in to an existing baseboard that dies into a wall. Production coping is done with a coping foot and a jigsaw, like the video I did titled-
can you cope? In that video I show how to cope crown molding quickly with a coping foot for an entire room.
Don't get it ... why not just make the cut on the miter an opposite 45?
Kapt!n Obviouse the molding is already butted into another wall, to do two 45 cuts, I’d have to remove the existing molding on the other wall.
Even with a new wall, framing is never at a true 45 degree angle. The proper way to do all inside corners is to cope. otherwise you will end up with an open joint at the 45 that is filled with a bunch of ugly caulk that is smooth and doesn't follow the trim profile with nice crisp lines. It looks bad and is the hallmark of an amateur.
I don't know dude this confused me more.
Great video, thank you Sir!