Crown Moulding Cope Or Miter Joints?

basswood

No MDF in my work. I get good air-tight coped joints I assure you. I'll be coping at least 100 stain-grade joints in the next 3 weeks (installing a Greek Revival trim and columns on a commercial job).

Later this month I'll be in a photo shoot for an article I wrote for Fine Homebuilding Magazine for the Master Carpenter column on guess what... crown molding.

I won't argue with you any more. I'll just say that we certainly disagree on this issue.

Carry on,

Bass

loneframer

What's wrong with MDF?

willworkforbeer

Haha all you coping guys probably drive Dodges too, Fords rule!

loneframer

That's mine front and center

m1911

SAY WHAT?

Have you been sniffing the 2P-10 accelerator again?


Inside corners are always coped. The only time I miter is on certain MDF profiles because they are soft and coping a sharp edge doesn't hold up. Also the fact the MDF is more stable lets you get away with glue joint in place of coping. Otherwise, coping is a must in most inside miters for the reasons basswood mentioned above...

m1911

damn I type slow...

As a matter of fact I do have a Dodge!

willworkforbeer

Uh huh...

Sooner Pesek

Drive a Dodge and a Chevy, if that matters.


A coped joint, as stated above, I believe is the correct way to apply crown.

This is my opinion and is backed up by previous comments in this thread

A mitered inside joint is more likely show when it shrinks, as a coped joint can be "caressed" into a tight fitting position-therefore less shrinkage will be visable.


That's my story and I'm stickin' to it,
Roger

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Gus Dering

This is a Dodge. If I had known it was as inferior as a coped inside miter I would have gone another direction.
Darn IT Stupid me



Who is this guy?
You know how when you are at a party and a few people start dancing then more and more and you are the only one not dancing? All of the sudden you either need to get with it and cope with yourself dancing or cope with yourself being the stick with the beer in his hand not dancing.
Either way you have to cope.
Just thinkin aloud is all

loneframer

Hey Gus, is that you in the pic? You don't look like a pickle smoocher. I for one never dance unless it's slow and personal, I ain't no Fred Astaire, and I certainly ain't a balet dancerGuys in Fords are always in a hurry to get somewhere, those in Dodges are already where they want to be.

basswood

I drive a Ford.

However, Mitered inside corners are for those who can't cope.

Here is what another expert has to say:

"Mitering trim joints works, but its not the method most pros prefer. Making an airtight coped joint is easier than you might think -- and more durable too. Coped joints do not require perfectly square corners as miter joints do, and coped joints are also less likely to open up after a few seasons of expansion and contraction." --Coping moldings by Tom O'Brien

http://www.taunton.com/finehomebuild...-moldings.aspx

Willie T

There's another truck besides Ford?

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loneframer

Yup, the stylish ones.

Gus Dering

[quote=loneframer;636185]Hey Gus, is that you in the pic? You don't look like a pickle smoocher.

I'll be sure to let Norm know your gaydar puts him in with the breeders.

He was haulin ass to get out of the pic. Not quite fast enough though

m1911

Found On Road Dead

Fix Or Repair Daily

F'd Over Rebuilt Dodge

loneframer

[quote=Gus Dering;636199] When you spend 4 years with a balet mistress, you can pretty much pick 'em out of a lineup.

Gus Dering

[quote=loneframer;636204]
I know I know. You aren't gay but your boyfriend is

m1911

"Not that there's anything wrong with that..."

Gus Dering

No heck no.

I'm a card carrying honorary Lesbian. Proud of it.
I live in the San Fransisco Bay area, I better be alright with it.

loneframer

[quote=Gus Dering;636207]Funny thing is, that guy right there could kick our asses and not break a sweat. By the way I'm not a homo, I'm a no mo sexual, I gotta get another girl. Homie please.