Trim Guys

[Silvertree]

I just installed crown in my bedroom, my wife got some custom wood blinds so I painted the windows with 3 coats SW enamel, Pro Classic brushed on and that layed pretty flat.

Then 3 1/2" MDF crown, coped corners everything tight as a knats a**.

Last piece coped on both ends and I screwed up and had to cut a scarf joint. 22.5 degrees just laid flat on the fence.
Glued and pinned a backer piece and ended up nice except for a small 1/16" gap (fat 16th) if you know what that means:rolleyes3:

Filled with Elmers wood fill from a tube, will sand and its getting 2 coats of enamel.

Could I have done anything better?

I'm thinking the cut will disappear with the filler and 2 coats paint.

[Eieio]

Could I have done anything better?

Yeah you could have hired a carpenter to installed it. :rolleyes3:

[ChrWright]

Looks like a "strong" 1/16th. :grin:

Acrylic enamel or Alkyd?

I'd think it should be fine. I like Min-wax High Performance Wood Filler over regular wood filler... It's a bondo-like product (2-part). No shrinkage and doesn't crack.

[Silvertree]

You know, I was wondering who the first wiseazz would be, gotta admit your fast.:surrender:

[WarnerConstInc.]

looks more like a strong 1/8"

[Silvertree]

Acrylic.
Yeah, you could say its a strong 1/16th:laugh3:

That's why I used strong filler:laugh3:

Corners are good, but only carpenters types look at those. Wife likes the crown so I'm good.

[ChrWright]

"Caulk and paint, make a carpenter what he ain't." :laugh3:

[Silvertree]

looks more like a strong 1/8"

No, No its a weak 1/8th, the filler is redwood color, its the first thing I found in my shop.
I'll be damned if I had to go back to the lumber yard on a Saturday, thats when the place if full of woodworkers.

[naptownCr]

I just installed crown in my bedroom, my wife got some custom wood blinds so I painted the windows with 3 coats SW enamel, Pro Classic brushed on and that layed pretty flat.

Then 3 1/2" MDF crown, coped corners everything tight as a knats a**.

Last piece coped on both ends and I screwed up and had to cut a scarf joint. 22.5 degrees just laid flat on the fence.
Glued and pinned a backer piece and ended up nice except for a small 1/16" gap (fat 16th) if you know what that means:rolleyes3:

Filled with Elmers wood fill from a tube, will sand and its getting 2 coats of enamel.

Could I have done anything better?

I'm thinking the cut will disappear with the filler and 2 coats paint.

And you call yourself a professional
This is hack work done by a hack who doesnt know a coping saw from a chain saw.

Do you have a license and insurance because the HO is going to come after your ass for that ugly hack POS job.

I hope the owner didn't pay you for it you HACK

What is your name i am going to report you to the MDOHC ( Minnesota department of hack contractors.)




Your name is silvertree what kind of a name is that




OH s*&t this is your site






I am sOOOO f*&^ed






never mind

[naptownCr]

did I manage to use the work hack enough in ^

[ChrWright]

Hack it up Paul... as long as you get lucky tonight, that's all that matters... :laugh3:

[loneframer]

:2thumbsup:I just installed crown in my bedroom, my wife got some custom wood blinds so I painted the windows with 3 coats SW enamel, Pro Classic brushed on and that layed pretty flat.

Then 3 1/2" MDF crown, coped corners everything tight as a knats a**.

Last piece coped on both ends and I screwed up and had to cut a scarf joint. 22.5 degrees just laid flat on the fence.
Glued and pinned a backer piece and ended up nice except for a small 1/16" gap (fat 16th) if you know what that means:rolleyes3:

Filled with Elmers wood fill from a tube, will sand and its getting 2 coats of enamel.

Could I have done anything better?
I'm thinking the cut will disappear with the filler and 2 coats paint.
I would've tried shimming each end out on the adjacent corners, make up that 1/8" easily without cutting the double cope in half.
:2thumbsup:

[Silvertree]

:2thumbsup:
I would've tried shimming each end out on the adjacent corners, make up that 1/8" easily without cutting the double cope in half.
:2thumbsup:

I knew I'd hear something that would work better.:2thumbsup:

The trim will look good, if I didn't think I could make that disappear I would have bought another piece. I hardly ever buy extra because I hardly ever need too.
For a customer, I would have bought another 16' piece of crown. The one thing I don't like about MDF is how it flops around. Other than the roundness on the edges painted MDF looks pretty good.

[tomstruble]

i would of said some other hack did it;)

[Msargent]

Paul I wont say anything about your work but I woke up to you this am coffee rocks!!! nice flavor.Good job on the Coffee keep working on those carpentery skills lol .:grin: