Well done mate! Good video edit as well 👍😁 Like l was telling ya James....don't point out your little misdemeanors and no-one will be any the wiser.....l learnt hat one many years ago 😜 Thanks for letting me part of the vid...ya did well 👍😁🇦🇺
I had to make some 8" wide skirting board in a house built in the 1890's to cover 3 corners by a fireplace where they'd removed a brick built TV Stand . The mitres were easy , the challenge was trying to find a comparable bit for the router . In the end I used two . One to get the basic shape and the second to finish off . The original skirting board wood was amazing , I think it is Ash . Really heavy and good quality wood . It had lots of layers of paint , so the finished item was roughly rubbed and purposefully chipped down so as not to look too 'new' . The original carpenter definitely used a coping saw !! Regards from 🇬🇧
I did a similar thing with dual router bits for a picture frame recently, you can really unlock infinite possibilities combining bits. I considered saving the old cedar boards from this job but I've got a pile of better reclaimed cedar sitting at home already :) Can't save it all.
I like the new plastic baseboards, as they're really easy to cope. A scooped chisel can really edge up to the line quite nicely and easily - no need for a coping saw.
Thanks for the shout-out James! Supporting one of my favorite Aussie makers was a no brainer as you've inspired me (and I'm sure countless others) to give making/woodworking/DIY a crack.
I haven't done skirting in years and that is one of the reasons I buy the simple plain shape skirting if I have to do any... :-/ because I am a simpleton lol
Thank you for this James. As a young houseowner in the 1970's I had heard of fancy saws in furniture factories but it was inconcievable that a hobbyist would ever possess such a machine. We had coping saws, hand saws, tenon saws and hacksaws of course and our only electrically driven item was our trusty Black and Decker drill with attachments if you were lucky. Then there was a circular saw attachment later and an orbital sander! Nothing like what is available today of course. However with cereal packet templates and luck we got through. Great to see Uncle Knackers again! Take care James! Eryk :-)
We are spoilt in this modern age of affordable power tools, but as Shane showed, sometimes the traditional little saw is still the best thing to use. Think I will add one to the kit next time I am called upon to do this sort of job :)
G'Day James. What's a project without a few stumbles? I once had to remove and replace skirting boards but I just reused the old ones which saved from having to cope the corners etc. I did once have to replaced some cornice though. Well that was nightmare material and I think I aged ten years in the process. I could not for the life of me work out those internal, upside down corners. Suffice it to say, my neighbour, a plasterer by trade, helped me out. I still have nightmares about that 😆. Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted out and your sister was happy with your work. Keep up the good work. All the best.
Oh god I dread the day someone asks me to help with cornices 🤣 I think my favourite blue brand has a tool to help with that job but I'd be practicing at home for a day first!
There is a reason why the trim sometimes have to wait years to be put into a renovated room - I think that there are very few who is happy with their trim job no matter the skill level. So far, I've never been able to do a decent job without latex caulk and paint...
Those gaps aren't even big enough for caulk mate ... 2 coats of paint will fill those easy squeezy!! For future ref though. If you're ever going to be too lazy to carry your droppie somewhere again, you could dramatically increase the accuracy of your circ saw mitre cuts by giving yourself a bigger flat plane to ride across. It's only the lifting of your saw plate that is giving you issues. A nice flat mdf backing board & then sacrificial pieces same thickness as, to sandwich your workpiece, should have your saw floating across without dipping.
@Fixit Fingers DIY Replacing skirting boards, yeah so easy if you've got a workshop full of $10k worth of tools, sponsorships from big name companies & mentorship from an international Hollywood/Espanol superstar!
Well done mate! Good video edit as well 👍😁 Like l was telling ya James....don't point out your little misdemeanors and no-one will be any the wiser.....l learnt hat one many years ago 😜 Thanks for letting me part of the vid...ya did well 👍😁🇦🇺
...but without the mistakes, I don't have any content 🤣 Thanks for rescuing this video Uncle Knackers! The cheque is in the mail... honestly. 😉
@@FixitFingers 😂....If mistakes were the criteria for content, l'd have content for years mate😂😂 My pleasure mate...only to happy to help 👍😁🇦🇺
I had to make some 8" wide skirting board in a house built in the 1890's to cover 3 corners by a fireplace where they'd removed a brick built TV Stand . The mitres were easy , the challenge was trying to find a comparable bit for the router . In the end I used two . One to get the basic shape and the second to finish off . The original skirting board wood was amazing , I think it is Ash . Really heavy and good quality wood . It had lots of layers of paint , so the finished item was roughly rubbed and purposefully chipped down so as not to look too 'new' . The original carpenter definitely used a coping saw !! Regards from 🇬🇧
I did a similar thing with dual router bits for a picture frame recently, you can really unlock infinite possibilities combining bits. I considered saving the old cedar boards from this job but I've got a pile of better reclaimed cedar sitting at home already :) Can't save it all.
I like the new plastic baseboards, as they're really easy to cope. A scooped chisel can really edge up to the line quite nicely and easily - no need for a coping saw.
Hmm not seen those plastic ones. Anything that makes the job easier is a welcome innovation. Are they solid material?
Uncle Knackers reaction cam 😂😂. Great video James. .
I asked him for a thumbnail face...he sent some extras. Couldn't let them go to waste! 🤣
Every days a learning day as they say! A bit of caulk and paint and those small gaps will soon be gone. I bet your sister was happy with it! 👍
That was my brother in law's job 😝 She got free labor so the job fits 😅
Thanks for the shout-out James! Supporting one of my favorite Aussie makers was a no brainer as you've inspired me (and I'm sure countless others) to give making/woodworking/DIY a crack.
And a fair old crack you are giving it mate! Loving seeing your workshop and projects come to life. Cheers for the support and kind words :D
Hi James, Nice refresh. Skirting boards are now more beautiful and durable. All the best. Your friend Mehmet
Despite my best efforts they do look a lot better 🤣
Great tip knackeeers!
when in doubt, consult the Knackers Oracle 😉
Nice recap on the baseboard install, James. It's always the inner corners thats tricky. Overall, it is looking good👍
Not up to your standard mate ;) I did remember a trick from your video of picking the entry wall for the first run though :D
I had no idea it was that fiddly to cut and fit a skiting board corner but it's obviously the best way. Cool video.
You can try to just 45s but the thing is the corners are never perfect 90s and the fancy mouldings would cause you grief so coping is the way to go :)
I haven't done skirting in years and that is one of the reasons I buy the simple plain shape skirting if I have to do any... :-/ because I am a simpleton lol
I silently cursed many words when I saw the moulding my brother in law chose 😅
Thank you for this James. As a young houseowner in the 1970's I had heard of fancy saws in furniture factories but it was inconcievable that a hobbyist would ever possess such a machine. We had coping saws, hand saws, tenon saws and hacksaws of course and our only electrically driven item was our trusty Black and Decker drill with attachments if you were lucky. Then there was a circular saw attachment later and an orbital sander! Nothing like what is available today of course. However with cereal packet templates and luck we got through.
Great to see Uncle Knackers again! Take care James! Eryk :-)
We are spoilt in this modern age of affordable power tools, but as Shane showed, sometimes the traditional little saw is still the best thing to use. Think I will add one to the kit next time I am called upon to do this sort of job :)
So, can you now please do a video on replacing, or painting cornices. Need to watch it done before I attempt it 😂
Hahahaha after this little effort I may be leaving that for a while 😅 Kreg have a crown moulding jig that would come in handy if I ever did...
great video mate, not as easy as it looks is it , but with a bit of practice it gets to be fun
I did have fun, and next time with the right tools it will be even more so...hopefully with better results 😅
G'Day James. What's a project without a few stumbles? I once had to remove and replace skirting boards but I just reused the old ones which saved from having to cope the corners etc. I did once have to replaced some cornice though. Well that was nightmare material and I think I aged ten years in the process. I could not for the life of me work out those internal, upside down corners. Suffice it to say, my neighbour, a plasterer by trade, helped me out. I still have nightmares about that 😆. Anyway, I'm glad you got it sorted out and your sister was happy with your work. Keep up the good work. All the best.
Oh god I dread the day someone asks me to help with cornices 🤣 I think my favourite blue brand has a tool to help with that job but I'd be practicing at home for a day first!
There is a reason why the trim sometimes have to wait years to be put into a renovated room - I think that there are very few who is happy with their trim job no matter the skill level. So far, I've never been able to do a decent job without latex caulk and paint...
No more gaps for the win 😉 It certainly takes practice... I need a few more rooms to ruin I think :P
@@FixitFingers Good that you can start practicing on your sisters home!
Onya James
Where would we be without RUclips Uni? ;)
Skirting board in the UK too 😁
Makes sense, Aussie mostly steals and butchers Pommy. It's funny how in building there seems to be many differentiations from 'Merican.
@@FixitFingers ahh, the Mericans....why would you call plasterboard 'sheet rock'??? 🤣
@@MrGeoffreySmith is plaster called powdered rock? 🤔
@@FixitFingers errr, no. Plaster is called 'plaster' 🤣
Calk, and paint makes it what it ain't.
Hahaha luckily that was the brother-in-laws job, I'm just the dodgy free carpenter 😁
Those gaps aren't even big enough for caulk mate ... 2 coats of paint will fill those easy squeezy!! For future ref though. If you're ever going to be too lazy to carry your droppie somewhere again, you could dramatically increase the accuracy of your circ saw mitre cuts by giving yourself a bigger flat plane to ride across. It's only the lifting of your saw plate that is giving you issues. A nice flat mdf backing board & then sacrificial pieces same thickness as, to sandwich your workpiece, should have your saw floating across without dipping.
Whao, whao, whao, hold up there. That sounds like actual legitimate advice. This is RUclips comments, ridicule and mockery only please. Sheeesh! 🤣
@Fixit Fingers DIY Replacing skirting boards, yeah so easy if you've got a workshop full of $10k worth of tools, sponsorships from big name companies & mentorship from an international Hollywood/Espanol superstar!
@@GumtreeHillWoodwork much better 🤣
@@FixitFingers hahaha. I get it now! & the negativity is actually REALLY FUN!!