Just figured out I was cutting crown molding upside down for 2 years

I was on a job in Marietta last Tuesday fitting crown in a dining room and the homeowner's dad walked over. He watched me for a minute then asked why I was cutting it upside down. I told him that's how my old boss showed me. He handed me a scrap piece, flipped it over, and the fit was perfect. Now I feel like an idiot but at least my corners don't have gaps anymore. Anyone else get taught the wrong way on something basic?

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finleym4327d ago

Had the same thing happen to me a couple years back with baseboard corners. I was mitering them the same way for like 3 years and always had these tiny gaps I couldn't fix. Then a buddy watched me and said flip the board around so the back is against the fence and it worked perfect on the first try. Felt like such a bonehead but honestly it's one of those things that nobody explains right until someone shows you.

lucasw8227d ago

Man that's rough but honestly I bet half of us learned crown molding wrong at first. I spent a whole summer cutting baseboards with my mitre saw blade tilted the opposite way because I just copied some guy on YouTube without double checking. My landlord walked in one day and just laughed at me for ten minutes straight. Now I always cut a test piece on scrap before I commit, saved me a lot of headaches.

the_holly14d ago

Why mess with test pieces when you can just measure twice and cut once like a real pro?