Tight Fitting Miters

By Robert Robillard

Perfect Tight Fitting Miters Perfect tight fitting miters are only a small part of finish carpentry. Finish carpenters must develop an eye for proportion and detail.  They must learn to visualize the steps, to measure, mark and cut more accurately and work with smaller tolerances. It’s easy to misread the tape measure, confuse numbers and…

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Use a Test Piece To Avoid Carpentry Mistakes

By Robert Robillard

Carpenter’s Tip – Use a Test Piece for Tight Fitting Parts Practice makes perfect I always say, but so doesn’t test pieces. Whenever I’m doing finish work and I’m making what I call a “money cut,” which is a cut that has to be perfect, I always cut a test piece out of scrap wood. …

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