Realized I was cutting crown molding upside down for 6 months

I was working on a kitchen remodel in Cincinnati last spring and kept messing up my crown molding joints. The gaps were terrible and I couldn't figure out why. My neighbor who builds cabinets for a living stopped by to borrow my nail gun and saw me setting up the cut. He laughed and asked why I had the piece flipped upside down on the saw. I thought you always cut it with the top touching the fence. Turns out I had the whole orientation backwards for inside corners. He showed me how to hold the piece against the fence the same way it sits on the wall. After that one fix my corners came out perfect on the first try. Has anyone else had that moment where one simple trick just clicked for you

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lucas1591d ago

Man, that story hits way too close to home. I did the exact same thing with baseboard once, spent three whole weekends cussing at miter saws before my brother came over and just flipped the board the other way. Felt like such a knucklehead when the gap closed up perfectly. Crown molding's even trickier though, kudos to you for lasting six months without throwing the saw out the window.

michaelcoleman1d ago

Makes you wonder how many other things we're all doing ass backwards without knowing it.