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I am wondering what you guys think of this idea. It was windy and rainy in my area the other day and I needed to install base shoe in a few rooms. I didn’t want to set up outside and I try not to cut inside. I decided to grab my cheap hand saw miter box. I brought it around the room with me marked the piece cut it and nailed it on.
As I was doing this I thought if I got a hand miter box that had a little better action and put some felt on the bottom this might be faster than making a list and cutting outside. It was nice to not have to keep inventory on all the small pieces.
It is also worth noting that I never cope base shoe unless there is an existing piece that I am joining into. For as small as the profile is I have never had a problem with the miter and I don’t like the small piece that laps up on the top when you cope. I might try this idea a time or two and realize I hate it. That happens half the time. It definitely got the job done yesterday. We will see if I do it again.
As I was doing this I thought if I got a hand miter box that had a little better action and put some felt on the bottom this might be faster than making a list and cutting outside. It was nice to not have to keep inventory on all the small pieces.
It is also worth noting that I never cope base shoe unless there is an existing piece that I am joining into. For as small as the profile is I have never had a problem with the miter and I don’t like the small piece that laps up on the top when you cope. I might try this idea a time or two and realize I hate it. That happens half the time. It definitely got the job done yesterday. We will see if I do it again.