Hot take: I was taught to always cut crown flat against the fence, but a framer in Spokane showed me his method of cutting it upside down and backwards.

He said it's faster and more accurate for compound angles, but my old boss swears the flat method is the only 'correct' way. Which side are you on for installing crown molding?

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3 Comments

young.emma2mo ago

Listen to the framer from Spokane. Cutting it upside down and backwards lets you use the miter saw's base and fence like you're cutting baseboard, so the angles just make more sense. Seanfisher is stuck in the old way, but that flat method is way harder to visualize for a lot of people. The backwards method is faster once you get it, and you get a tighter joint. My old boss would fire me for saying this, but his "correct" way wasted a lot of good trim.

the_troy2mo ago

Upside down and backwards is the move for sure.

seanfisher2mo ago

Disagree completely, that's a great way to mess things up. Honestly, doing it the normal way is just simpler and works every time. No need to overcomplicate a simple task.