4 years old and STILL BY FAR the best and most comprehensive instruction. No DIYer should start a crown molding project without watching this video. While watching, I was initially disappointed that inside cuts didn't include coping. But just a few minutes later, that instruction was given as an upgraded approach and fully covered. I especially loved the tips on gluing outside corners at 90 degrees, even when it initially doesn't appear that will work on your imperfect walls... and the reasoning why. Very nice.
Without a doubt the best explanation of working with crown molding that I have ever seen! Jim I have been in the trades for 50 years and installed a lot of crown but your methods by far are superior. Your tone, demeanor and method of teaching really brings the process all together……THANK YOU!
Well said! When working with any reverse measurements, my brain has really hard time dealing with. I found a solution for my case, I work on upsidedown position, not confortable but works!🤣🤣 Joking, but it's a issue that I can't fix. Something in my brain that reversing thoughts is not for me, when I have to do set ups like in this video.
After searching dozens of crown moulding installation videos, I finally found THE one that was beautifully done with closeups and a perfect instructional style by Jim Heavey. This is the ONLY video that used common sense and provided clear instructions. I now feel more confident in tackling my crown moulding projects. THANKS!!
I have watched so many videos on how to install crown molding. And NONE of them taught me a thing until I watched this video. This was the best learning experience I have had in a long time. I know have a set of templates that I will keep and add yo my collection. Great job. Thank you Wood Magazine.
After 2 weeks of frustration and temper tantrums, I found this video and was able to put up crown moulding in 2 rooms over a weekend. Absolutely the best video on how to this. Thank you so much.
Mr. Heavey, you may not read this, but I wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I had never done crown molding in my life before I found your video. I always found it intimidating and I was nervous to do it. Your instructions were precise and very well explained. I used your advice on creating my templates and it worked perfectly. I have a miter saw but never payed attention to anything other than zero or 45 °. Again thank you for your professional instruction.
Jim I was an instructor for 45 yrs of my working in the field; thus I tend to be very sensitive when it comes; to how given instructors teach. Thus, I must say this; kind Sir, you have an innate (one can not learn that) teaching extraordinaire talent; that I have seen little in my many yrs over many.. Thank you so much for doing what you are doing. What ever you make working for "Wood" working; they should double your salary dear man. Amen!~
I so agree. He's obviously a humble man with the ability to explain ...to teach precisely each step...These qualities are so rarely found in the trades. I agree with the previous comment " Without a doubt the best explanation of working with crown molding that I have ever seen!". I wish he had his own show !!! But wait he does... its the video Thank God for Utube
This man is the GOAT. I was wasting a bunch of expensive crown molding trying to get my cuts right for my cabinets. I gave up and searched YT and found this video. Thank you sir. I was done in an hour and the cuts are perfect. I’m keeping the templates for future use.
I watched many tutorials not only about cutting crown molding but this one is by far one of the best. I think this man could teach you about any other subject he knows and make it better to watch, listen and understand. Thank you Sir!
I have watched literally dozens of videos about crown molding cut and installation and found only this video making sense. All other professionals make it too difficult to understand except Jim. Thank you so much for making my DIY life easier.
Appears to be the BEST video on cutting crown molding I've found, and I've watched dozens. The method is the easiest out-there. I'll be keeping my four samples for some time. Thank You!
Great video, Jim! Your directions are easy to understand also. When measuring for molding, what I do, is use the tape and measure out, say, two or three feet, make a mark. Turn the tape to the opposite wall, measure to the mark just made and add that measure length. 3'mark and add the 7' 3/4" making wall 10' 3/4" total. Just use the tape, quick and done!
Fantastic instruction. This is the method that I was seeking with the explanation that I needed. Now I know why those tick marks are on my mitre saw. A million thanks!
I had done two rooms several years ago using an old miter box, placing the pieces at 45 degrees and cutting, no problem. This go I have a wider crown molding and cannot make the miter box work; bought a compound, sliding, 12" miter saw and thought all would be a breeze. This video will help me tommrow - all the pointers in the video were exactly what I needed help with! Thank you very much, Doug
Thank you so much!!!!....We installed crown molding in our entire house following your tips, samples, advices, examples, etc...you are the best...everything came out perfect, adjustments had to be made due to the angles of some corners but everything came out great...again thank you soooo much!!!
Hello Jim, you did an excellent job explaining the ins and outs of cutting and fitting crown moldings! Thanks for sharing and keep up your great work/videos!
This is best explanation and method of cutting crown molding that I have ever heard. There seems to be no specific method to cutting molding using the nested method, which seems assume that a person can walk backwards and upside down at the same time. Also, this video showed me how to use the angle chart on how to set your mitre and bevel, kind of the same idea as the CRC Standard Mathematical Tables I used in school.
I definitely prefer this method. I credit Mr. Heavey for teaching me how to do crown molding that looks amazing. I was able to do stain grade using this method(no caulk) and it was TIGHT. I do, in paint grade however, like to use Jeff Thorman's method of putting spackle in the nail holes, instead of caulk. It does not shrink. Did an entry way with casing and trim on both sides, tacked about 60+ nails in the whole project. There are exactly TWO that are visible(only because the nails didn't go in all the way)-and barely visible/difficult to find. It is absolutely impossible to find the others- they are gone.
Thank you ! Jim I have to say since I watched your company video I had no idea how much easier and safer it was to cut crown. It wasn’t perfect but it was acceptable. The cabinet company wanted to send someone over to cut my piece of crown for $616.00 which included their piece of crown $347.00 for a 8 ft. Piece! What a sucker they must have thought.
Fantastic video, exactly what I needed. I want to try and find a geometry video explaining how those angles all relate to eachother in three dimensions even though I might not grasp it all.
With so many expert on the web you are the only one whit the knowledge to cut the crown flat on the mitre saw. That tells me that the majority of the teachers doing tutorials are worth only 50 cent
It looks like these are the measurements for 52/38 moulding. For 45/45 (with 90 degree wall angle) I think the measurements for the templates are 35.3 miter and 30 bevel. Am I right?
good vid. however, with my miter saw the correct bevel was 34.9 degrees and the correct miter was 35 degrees. after an hour of hit misses on angles, I finally found the sweet spot. a bit of advanced geometry with this type of project. the springer angle on my molding was 52 degrees.
I’m wondering what I’m doing wrong because I followed your steps to the letter and when I join the pieces, they are not close to a 90° angle. I just want to let you know that your videos are very insightful and educational and I love them and have built quite a few jigs that you have recommended. This failure has me perplexed and I’m hoping you can help. I checked both the blade is 90° to the fence and 90° to the table so I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong
I finished a luxury closet last year using 6.5" walnut crown. I wish I had known about this technique. I ran into the exact problems he mentioned when cutting upside down and backwards. It was difficult keeping the heavy crown in constant contact with the fence, and I also had finish cutting the last 1/2 inch by hand because of the depth.
I like your method of making templates. But here is my problem. I have an odd ball outside corner = 133 degrees. The chart says miter = 17.09, bevel = 16.37. Two settings virtually impossible to achieve. So far I have not been able to get the answer to the question: which is more important, miter or bevel? It seems to me that miter is more important, because miter error leaves a gap at top or bottom. If bevel is too much then less surface area making contact, bevel too small means outer edges do not meet. Am I visualizing this correctly, or have I missed something?
I think you missed one contingency - where the ceiling goes up at some angle. I think this is what is called a cathedral ceiling. Otherwise, an outstanding video. Thanks.😊
Question How do you do butt joints when you have a long room. What deg 22.5 or 45 so you can hide the cut ??? I always like your videos great information
My question is: one ceiling line is level but the ceiling line where I make the inside corner rises higher away from the corner. How do I make crown molding but up flush at corner?
I would get some drywall compound and skim from the corner until it’s level. Or if it’s really not that bad, then put up the crown level leaving the gap and then fill it with caulking. You can then skim the ceiling out from there.
I think the cons of cutting crown flat outweigh the convenience. For one, there are a confusing number of spring options that require complex math to determine the miter and bevel settings. Secondly, it’s difficult to predict where a beveled blade will travel through the wood, making precise length cuts tedious.
Always prime raw wood prior to caulking if not the wood sucks all the moisture from the caulk and never caulk nail holes that's what painters putty is for and if it's stained wood do not caulk it
4 years old and STILL BY FAR the best and most comprehensive instruction. No DIYer should start a crown molding project without watching this video. While watching, I was initially disappointed that inside cuts didn't include coping. But just a few minutes later, that instruction was given as an upgraded approach and fully covered. I especially loved the tips on gluing outside corners at 90 degrees, even when it initially doesn't appear that will work on your imperfect walls... and the reasoning why. Very nice.
Without a doubt the best explanation of working with crown molding that I have ever seen!
Jim I have been in the trades for 50 years and installed a lot of crown but your methods by far are superior. Your tone, demeanor and method of teaching really brings the process all together……THANK YOU!
Amen, amen and AMEN!
Well said! When working with any reverse measurements, my brain has really hard time dealing with. I found a solution for my case, I work on upsidedown position, not confortable but works!🤣🤣 Joking, but it's a issue that I can't fix. Something in my brain that reversing thoughts is not for me, when I have to do set ups like in this video.
After searching dozens of crown moulding installation videos, I finally found THE one that was beautifully done with closeups and a perfect instructional style by Jim Heavey. This is the ONLY video that used common sense and provided clear instructions. I now feel more confident in tackling my crown moulding projects. THANKS!!
I have watched so many videos on how to install crown molding. And NONE of them taught me a thing until I watched this video. This was the best learning experience I have had in a long time. I know have a set of templates that I will keep and add yo my collection. Great job. Thank you Wood Magazine.
X2. Great video.
After 2 weeks of frustration and temper tantrums, I found this video and was able to put up crown moulding in 2 rooms over a weekend. Absolutely the best video on how to this. Thank you so much.
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Mr. Heavey, you may not read this, but I wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I had never done crown molding in my life before I found your video. I always found it intimidating and I was nervous to do it. Your instructions were precise and very well explained. I used your advice on creating my templates and it worked perfectly. I have a miter saw but never payed attention to anything other than zero or 45 °. Again thank you for your professional instruction.
I wish I had found this video a month ago before I started DIY crowning. This is one of the best tutorials I've ever seen.
Jim I was an instructor for 45 yrs of my working in the field; thus I tend to be very sensitive when it comes; to how given instructors teach. Thus, I must say this; kind Sir, you have an innate (one can not learn that) teaching extraordinaire talent; that I have seen little in my many yrs over many..
Thank you so much for doing what you are doing. What ever you make working for "Wood" working; they should double your salary dear man. Amen!~
I so agree. He's obviously a humble man with the ability to explain ...to teach precisely each step...These qualities are so rarely found in the trades. I agree with the previous comment " Without a doubt the best explanation of working with crown molding that I have ever seen!". I wish he had his own show !!! But wait he does... its the video Thank God for Utube
Thank you. This is the most informative video I have seen on this topic. Bless your heart. Blessings also to all those you love and who love you.
a million videos on how to do this and this is the best of the best. Thank you!!!! Thank you!!!!!!
This man is the GOAT. I was wasting a bunch of expensive crown molding trying to get my cuts right for my cabinets. I gave up and searched YT and found this video. Thank you sir. I was done in an hour and the cuts are perfect. I’m keeping the templates for future use.
Ditto to other comments. This is the best instructional video on TH-cam on DIY crown molding installation. Kudos to Jim.
You were the only tutorial video I saw that suggests cutting the trim flat. Every one else suggests cutting it at an angle. Any comment? Thank you.
I watched many tutorials not only about cutting crown molding but this one is by far one of the best. I think this man could teach you about any other subject he knows and make it better to watch, listen and understand. Thank you Sir!
I have watched literally dozens of videos about crown molding cut and installation and found only this video making sense. All other professionals make it too difficult to understand except Jim. Thank you so much for making my DIY life easier.
Appears to be the BEST video on cutting crown molding I've found, and I've watched dozens. The method is the easiest out-there. I'll be keeping my four samples for some time. Thank You!
This is the best video guide for crown molding I ever seen.
Thank you so much
Very good video
Best video I’ve seen on crown molding. Thank you for explaining it plainly.
that is the best instructional video on crown molding that i have ever seen , very simply and completely explained
Thank You Sir , for simplifying Crown Molding ! If I can learn and understand your teachings with one video , you are a Master Teacher !
Jim Dominate the Wood industry and teach as no-one does. Finally I found the guide that I need .Thank's
Great video, Jim! Your directions are easy to understand also. When measuring for molding, what I do, is use the tape and measure out, say, two or three feet, make a mark. Turn the tape to the opposite wall, measure to the mark just made and add that measure length. 3'mark and add the 7' 3/4" making wall 10' 3/4" total. Just use the tape, quick and done!
Thanks a million. Glad there sill people with class that takes pride in a craft. Bless you.
Fantastic instruction. This is the method that I was seeking with the explanation that I needed. Now I know why those tick marks are on my mitre saw. A million thanks!
Wow, this is the best how-to I have found! I have spent 2 days wasting molding...Now I get it. Thank you.
I had done two rooms several years ago using an old miter box, placing the pieces at 45 degrees and cutting, no problem. This go I have a wider crown molding and cannot make the miter box work; bought a compound, sliding, 12" miter saw and thought all would be a breeze. This video will help me tommrow - all the pointers in the video were exactly what I needed help with! Thank you very much, Doug
Superb. Was told briefly many years ago what the marks on the saw were for...
First time doing the job and the results were perfect. Thank you.
I used your method and it worked great for me. It’s still easy to screw up if you loose your concentration and cut the wrong end.
Has to be the best explanation that I've ever seen.
The best explanation. I love your educational videos for woodworking!!!
Thank you so much!!!!....We installed crown molding in our entire house following your tips, samples, advices, examples, etc...you are the best...everything came out perfect, adjustments had to be made due to the angles of some corners but everything came out great...again thank you soooo much!!!
Thank you for this wonderful video.
First time doing crown molding it came out beautiful thanks to you.
The very best installation video so far, thank you cause i can't get anyone to install it so i'll do it myself.
Absolutely the best video for cutting crown out there! I see one thumbs down... Really.. Must have been looking for a cooking video.
This by far is the best video I’ve ever seen that clearly teaches you how to cut cloud crown molding. Very well done!
such a thorough explanation of how to cut crown molding. It came just in time to tackle the job i dreaded the most.... Thank you!
I made the templates, printed, and posted the spring angle chart on my workshop wall. Thanks so much for the help.
Great video, I've been going crazy trying to figure out the cuts. Best video out there for sure.
This is awesome! The best and easiest "how to" I've seen on cutting crown molding. Thank you!
Viewed a lot of similar videos but this one is by far the best. Thank you!
Hello Jim, you did an excellent job explaining the ins and outs of cutting and fitting crown moldings!
Thanks for sharing and keep up your great work/videos!
This is best explanation and method of cutting crown molding that I have ever heard. There seems to be no specific method to cutting molding using the nested method, which seems assume that a person can walk backwards and upside down at the same time. Also, this video showed me how to use the angle chart on how to set your mitre and bevel, kind of the same idea as the CRC Standard Mathematical Tables I used in school.
Your explanation of how to calibrate and verify calibration of you mitre saw was excellent information. Thanks.
Very helpful. Thanks for posting. I was having all kinds of trouble with the angles until I watched this video
I definitely prefer this method. I credit Mr. Heavey for teaching me how to do crown molding that looks amazing. I was able to do stain grade using this method(no caulk) and it was TIGHT. I do, in paint grade however, like to use Jeff Thorman's method of putting spackle in the nail holes, instead of caulk. It does not shrink. Did an entry way with casing and trim on both sides, tacked about 60+ nails in the whole project. There are exactly TWO that are visible(only because the nails didn't go in all the way)-and barely visible/difficult to find. It is absolutely impossible to find the others- they are gone.
Thank you ! Jim I have to say since I watched your company video I had no idea how much easier and safer it was to cut crown. It wasn’t perfect but it was acceptable. The cabinet company wanted to send someone over to cut my piece of crown for $616.00 which included their piece of crown $347.00 for a 8 ft. Piece! What a sucker they must have thought.
That was a fantastic video, thank you! Great information!
Thank you for making this video so easy to learn from!
Thank you Jim, that was so helpful on my project.
Making the templates and the whole video has helped me a lot thanks so much for making this
Well done tutorial. Thank you for sharing this valuable information.
Please Mr. Heavey Make more utube videos.. You are a fantastic teacher..
such a great instructor!!
I have learned so much from you. Thank you so much.
You are the best that’s the best video that I ever seen on crow molding
Best video on crown install
Perfect explanation 👌
Well done. Very informative 👏.
Excellent Instructions, wish I saw this video long ago!
Hi Jim. Great explanation for crown work! But what if my crown has 45/45 spring angle?
Wonderful. Thank you so much.
Fantastic video, exactly what I needed.
I want to try and find a geometry video explaining how those angles all relate to eachother in three dimensions even though I might not grasp it all.
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!
You just saved my sanity thank you!!
Thank you so much, cant wait to start my project
With so many expert on the web you are the only one whit the knowledge to cut the crown flat on the mitre saw. That tells me that the majority of the teachers doing tutorials are worth only 50 cent
That was excellent! Thanks..
Thank you!
It looks like these are the measurements for 52/38 moulding. For 45/45 (with 90 degree wall angle) I think the measurements for the templates are 35.3 miter and 30 bevel. Am I right?
Brilliant !!
Great video, I'm doing crown and was having a hard time with inside miters
I love you. Thank you for this video!
good vid. however, with my miter saw the correct bevel was 34.9 degrees and the correct miter was 35 degrees. after an hour of hit misses on angles, I finally found the sweet spot. a bit of advanced geometry with this type of project. the springer angle on my molding was 52 degrees.
Thank so much for sharing great tips 🤝
I’m wondering what I’m doing wrong because I followed your steps to the letter and when I join the pieces, they are not close to a 90° angle. I just want to let you know that your videos are very insightful and educational and I love them and have built quite a few jigs that you have recommended. This failure has me perplexed and I’m hoping you can help. I checked both the blade is 90° to the fence and 90° to the table so I don’t understand what I’m doing wrong
What formula can you use to calculate the saw tilt angle when it comes to other measures than 45 degrees?
thank you for this video i learned much! time to make some money $.
I finished a luxury closet last year using 6.5" walnut crown. I wish I had known about this technique. I ran into the exact problems he mentioned when cutting upside down and backwards. It was difficult keeping the heavy crown in constant contact with the fence, and I also had finish cutting the last 1/2 inch by hand because of the depth.
What about 16' long walls? Your folding tape measure still good? We also cope our inside corners...rarely just miters.
I like your method of making templates. But here is my problem. I have an odd ball outside corner = 133 degrees. The chart says miter = 17.09, bevel = 16.37. Two settings virtually impossible to achieve. So far I have not been able to get the answer to the question: which is more important, miter or bevel?
It seems to me that miter is more important, because miter error leaves a gap at top or bottom. If bevel is too much then less surface area making contact, bevel too small means outer edges do not meet.
Am I visualizing this correctly, or have I missed something?
Hi sir please send me a catalog about crown molding thank you so much for your information..is great explained...
Thanks
Nice video. How do you splice and join 2 pieces on a long wall using this bevel method?
thanks
Great video! Curious what u do when its stained, do you still caulk the top and bottom of the crown to hide the gaps?
Don’t use caulk to fill the nail holes when staining, they don’t stain the same as the wood and is a terrible eye sore.... I’ve done it
You should be a teacher of some sort, you simplified this with clarity, Thanks .
you can use a chaulk line, just use blue use a damp cloth. works everttime
I think you missed one contingency - where the ceiling goes up at some angle. I think this is what is called a cathedral ceiling. Otherwise, an outstanding video. Thanks.😊
Question How do you do butt joints when you have a long room. What deg 22.5 or 45 so you can hide the cut ??? I always like your videos great information
I have the same question
My question is: one ceiling line is level but the ceiling line where I make the inside corner rises higher away from the corner. How do I make crown molding but up flush at corner?
I would get some drywall compound and skim from the corner until it’s level. Or if it’s really not that bad, then put up the crown level leaving the gap and then fill it with caulking. You can then skim the ceiling out from there.
How would you install it on concrete walls let me know thanks
So the black mark on the piece goes opposite to the fence. Got it.
How do you measure a length that is longer than the wood rule
I think the cons of cutting crown flat outweigh the convenience. For one, there are a confusing number of spring options that require complex math to determine the miter and bevel settings. Secondly, it’s difficult to predict where a beveled blade will travel through the wood, making precise length cuts tedious.
Pinche Maestro!!!!@
No wood glue?
This guy is off his rocker, lots of crown molding is 45°.
Always prime raw wood prior to caulking if not the wood sucks all the moisture from the caulk and never caulk nail holes that's what painters putty is for and if it's stained wood do not caulk it
The tip of the chalk……..hahaaaa