I have access to some beautiful baseboard molding that was reclaimed when a church was being torn down. The problem is it was cut into 5′ lengths to store. I was thinking I could buy a finger joint cutter for my shaper and join the ends together. I would first clean up the end cut on my miter saw, and then proceed to my shaper. One pass for one end, reverse the cutter and cut the adjoining piece. Any opinions? I’d like this to work, so any opinions would be helpful.
-Tom
Tom
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Flip the joing piece and not the bit.
If you cut into too much finish you'll ruin your bit.
Good luck.
Who ever invented work didn't know how to fish....
Biscuits, glue,pinch dogs from back to pull tight. If the base is stain grade you could hammer the pinch dogs in from the front if you are using a shoe molding and seperate base cap. The pinch dogs would be at the bottom , holes covered by shoe molding. At top on the edge holes covered by ogee. I prefer to use pinch dogs on back of base , don't have to worry about holes showing.
Scarf joint is usually the way trim is spliced. Butt joining may open up with house/wood movement.
Glue and brad the scarfs.
I've never heard of scarf jointing, could you please explain what cutters/tools I need to make this joint, and how is it accomplished?
-TomTom
Scarf joints are used to butt runs of trim so the joint doesn't open up with movement of walls/floors/etc.
This joint is done with complimentary 45 degree angle cuts from the face of the trim.
Get a piece of 1X material, lay it on it's face, take your combination square and mark a 45 on the edge of the piece.
The cut will be made along that line. The joint will be glued and bradded. The 45 will minimize any joint opening with movement of what ever you're mounting it on.
When done properly, it's almost invisible.
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