Cutting / measuring odd angles for miter cuts

If you have to do it with a miter the easiest way to do it is to take two pieces of stiff paper, lay them on the two walls at the corner, then draw a line along the edge of the one piece of paper on the other piece. Then divide that angle in half with a compass and straightedge and use that angle to set your miter box.

nate

Vic-

For molding, the "correct way" for corner joints is a coping saw (but it's one detail of finish work at I'm to lazy to do),

wrt to greater than 90 deg "miter" cuts......use a square cut chunk of

It's a little tricky when the "round" face needs to be against the block.

cheers Bob

Lots of hints & tips here:

Inside or outside corner? I've made 22 degree +/- cuts to get around bullnose corner bead.

Even look at the book while at the orange store.

------------------------------------------------------ Here is a suggesstion that works: Half of your corner angle is 135/2 =3D 67-1/2. Use a 1x4 scrap piece of wood and a mitre saw to shape a right traingle jig with a 22-1/2 degree angle (meaning the triangle will have one 90-degree angle, one 22-1/2 angle, and, of course, one