Coping MDF Baseboard
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An old carpenter showed me a trick you might appreciate after coping a corner like this. What you do is attach a piece of finer sandpaper to a scrap piece with the the same profile trim you’re using then rub it along the cut line for a perfect finish. You always have your CA around for gluing so I’m sure it would be easy enough to do. Great videos man!
Brilliant
Alright. This one is going to the job with me tomorrow. Been coping crown for 3 days now
An old timer at a company I worked for as an apprentice taught me this trick many years ago! Works great. Especially for someone such as myself who never had enough patience to master my cope cuts. Perfect finish every time!
Awesome idea
What a skill! Nice to see young men who carry on these old carpentry traditions.
Doing a bunch of stain grade base at my house. This is the video I needed. Thanks. You would be surprised how difficult it was to find a video about this basic skill that was easy to grasp.
I'm a working carpenter, and I come home after a day of working, and watch you do carpentry. Thanks! ;)
Another here!
After watching a bunch of "How to cope" videos, I am so happy I found this one. It's nice watching and listening to an articulate professional do the job without boring gaps of whizbang in between the important parts. Right to the point and I love that reverse 45° miter backsaw move on the straight part. A super time saver and thanks again for an outstanding educational video.
I totally agree. After viewing a number of coping vids, this is by far the best one.
I also agree, but I’m not gonna kiss his ass. A simple thank you will do it.
As just a home owner I do some small trim work around the home. I thought my work was good enough. After watching your videos I feel like ripping all my work off the walls.
Exactly!!! Haaaa
Me too. Keep working at it because I’m going to keep getting better myself
@@briand2614 Caulk and paint make a carpenter what he ain’t my friend lol
Me to,unfortunately.Every corner of my old house was so out of plumb that I spent more time on doing the corner joints then I did any other part of the renovations.And I still don’t like the look.
😂 that’s how I feel, but right now I’m installing ceramic tile so guess what, I’ll ripped off my trim and going to redue it all, so I been watching lots of his videos to learn more tricks
Joel A. - I am a home owner and have struggle with baseboard corners, you do a great job simplifying and explaining the process.
I’ve been a custom cabinet maker, woodworker for almost 40 years, and I never cope anything unless there’s existing Molding on the wall that I don’t feel like tearing off. The argument could go either way, but I gotta tell you you appear to be a pretty darn good teacher and you do some sweet work well at least that Cope job I saw looks really nice. 🏆🏆😎😎🌮🌮
You might wonder why I added a 🌮 well. Duh, everybody loves tacos. 😉
Great video. You explain details really clearly, Like using the tools properly. Plus you have an excellent attitude toward the details including the use of PPE, which is important in general but really important when working with MDF. New subscriber!
I just moved from Northern Texas watch your show frequently I've been a carpenter for 35 years excellent education keep up the great work stay away from this hundred-dollar paint brushes
Thank you! Just what I need for the super off inner corners!!! 65 year old home, multiple previous baseboards etc.
It’s really nice to see some people still are craftsman. I always look and have not seen coped corners in homes in forever even in very nice homes!
I was taught as an apprentice in the UK (1959) to stand in the doorway of a room and plan the cuts so that you never looked directly into a joint. In an old house with a ballroom in it the skirtings were 16 inches high and very ornate. Back in those days we didn't have skill saws and the coping saw was second nature. We also had to leave on the top of the skirting just sand down the squared off piece and rub candle wax along the edges so any errors pushed out the wax and scrape up with a chisel. Also as it was timber we tapped the end of the coped piece to bed it is before cutting the next mitre....... I like to say that those were the days....... but looking back I cant sadly.
Yes m8 if you're standing in the doorway looking into a room, always start on the far wall opposite the door, can't go wrong, everything scribes into that skirt, square edge both ends
Ive been coping my baseboards not too long ago... to be honest, since you posted this video, cause unfortunately on our jobs we have to rush rush rush
But i had enough doing 45 degree cuts and 90% of the time i have to fill it up with alex caulk, but one day i literally got a few cheap baseboards at home depot and practiced at home over a weekend just to be faster on the job site and since that weekend ive never did a 45 degree cut, i always cope my trims and it only takes 10 more seconds just to make my job so much nicer
So after a year or so from posting this video
I sincerely thank you, thanks to you ive been installing trims like ive never did and i can say that thanks to you i am very proud of my finished product
Good tip I have coped base that way for well over 30 years. You are the first one on RUclips that I seen do it that way. Most people use coping saw and fiddle and feness to get a straight line. On wide base it's the fastest way to go. Great job
Thank you Rick. I try to teach the traditional hand tool methods as every diy'er should learn them before progressing to power tools. That way when there is no power on site you can keep working. Have you bought a Studhawk saw guide set yet - you will be amased how accurate they are and if you want to splice something in situ then you can't put a chop saw onto a fixed architrave. Studhawk saw guides are great for studwork, architraves, plastic pipes, guttering, mouldings and woodwork joints such as half housings tenons etc.
Coping internal joints on baseboards is the correct way for several reasons:-plasterer's never plaster perfectly square.A coped cut opens up less with shrinkage and yes MDF shrinks often more than solid wood which is up to 3% on length. So when carpenters say the wood has to be aclimatised in the room for 6 weeks it is for good reason !
Sorry I've never seen anyone use a coping saw like that or have to file afterwards
Excellent hands on demonstration, including advice about wearing the proper equipment to protect eyes and lungs. Many thanks!
I've never heard of coping, I'll never install trim like this, but did I watch the whole video? Hell yes!
I just want to thank you for taking the time to make these videos. I am finishing my basement and will start the trim soon. I have been watching your videos- among others- you are an excellent teacher. Thank you again.
Really like the way you inform listeners of How-to exactly, very precise and acurate. Very Helpful.
been scribing (coping) like that for years, i always do the straight with the saw. you should have mentioned the the whole purpose of scribing (coping) is so you dont see into the joint. if you just do an inside mitre (which to me would tell me your a novice) and the house moves, the inside mitre will open up and there is no good way to fix that and coping prevents that altogether.. nice job young fella. also what you call a reveal is a quirk, your backset is really your latch, the big hole in the door is the actual backset,and the reveal is like the window jam.... thats what we call it in Australia anyway, but i only been doing the for 35 years. i really like you vids and thank you for calling me rare. as i do a lot more and as doing my own renovations i had to learn multiple trade. During the boom it was very difficult to get other trades to come and quote your job (ie plasteres) so my plasterer mate taught me how to set and do cornice work. I love wainscoting but there isnt much call for it here,,,unfortunately.
just started watching today.; I like the way that you take your time , think EVERYTHING out. And use proper tools for each job your doing. Iv been doing finish work for 5 years and im learning cool shit from you. Every ol' timer has there way of doing things.m You have as fresh, young approach to the same work I do.
Your method and video saved me a lot of time over the way I used to do it (tracing the profile on the back). It fits better too. Thanks for the video and you are one of the few that stresses safety on videos.
I keep a five gallon bucket with me on the trailer all the time, just in case there's not one on site. I lay the base across the bucket, which is upside down, that way I can use my knee to hold the base instead of struggling to hold it with my other hand. It's always worked out nice for us, I know everyone is different, but just thought I'd throw it out for anyone that might be interested in trying it. You gotta great channel man, full of useful information, I appreciate what you're doing. You've showed me quite a few new things, especially on the wainscoting.
Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something. You’re my favorite RUclipsr! In the last scene in your video you have an adjustable extension to your miter saw table. What is it called and where can I get one. Can it also be used as an extender to your table saw? Thanks for all the great tips!!!
Hahaha!!! I need to re-do EVERY moulding in my home because of you!!! DAMN YOU, FINISH CARPENTRY!!!!
Love your work, young man!! Really enjoy watching. And I also love how ridiculously laid back you are...just like my son, and NOTHING like me!!
Great job. Thanks!
Great job showing us how it’s done. Thanks for the reminder about cutting MDF - that stuff is nasty & makes a messy cloud of lung-killing dust. Good job cutting it outside (when the TX heat allows).
Thank god I was just about to do mine in the new place and decided to "watch some youtube videos for ideas" before going ahead... this was 2 weeks ago, now I'm slowly doing mine and applying your tips into my trim adventure... I've done trim before but of course 45d everything, lol. Thanks @Finish Carpentry TV.
Excellent demonstration. This video brought together two from other youtubers that weren't helping me 100% as a raw beginner and so I messed up three pieces. This one filled in all the gaps in my knowledge and skills. I made my first practice corner piece after this video and it was so satisfying to get this process right in one go.
I just did about 500 feet of this style base on a job and did half with the collins foot and half with the coping saw, when it comes to this base I don't have a preference so just mix it up as the day goes on. Great videos though, i'm always looking on youtube for new tips and tricks. And absolutely wear a mask when working with this stuff, great advice.
I’m not very experienced nor a carpenter but I do have a tip from personal experience I would like to share on coping. Using a DREMEL tool with a 60 grit or lower drum sanding attachment you can touch those edges of trim faster, easier and closer than the file. WEAR YOUR RESPIRATOR when doing this due to high airborne mdf dust!
Just did the floors and baseboards in my house and you sir made me look like a pro! I love that CA glue you use too, it made it so easy to get the cuts flush. Seriously it was awesome of you to share these tips. Thank you!
I'm a novice and coping, while relatively easy to do just kills my time! However, seeing you explain why you cope the joints makes absolute sense and couldve saved me a lot of time trying to get tighter corners! Thank you for the awesome video and also the tip about the mdf!
I really enjoy watching your videos. You are a very good instructor and appreciate your expertise. After watching your videos I find myself going through my house and seeing how those that were part of the construction did not take their time and do a good job but I now know how to correct their mistakes! Thanks again!
I'm with ya Paul Jenkins! He's not like some of these dudes that either don't explain things well in their vids, or go on and on and on and on, or drag the video out for 15-20 minutes (talkin in circles or going over unnecessary shyt) instead of 4-5 minutes...i'm sure he doesn't swing my way...but I just had to throw tha compliment out there....MANUEL, BRO YOU ARE SOOOO SOOOO SEXY!!!! I HOPE WHOEVER YOU ARE WITH IS TREATING YOU THE WAY YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED!!! LIKE A KING!!! WOW WHOEVER THAT PERSON IS.....IS LUCKY A F!! ALRITE IM GUNNA END THIS B 4 I GET TOO DIRTY N DESCRIPTIVE :D
Thanks for the tips.
I was very frustrated with my miters until I noticed it was the saw. I figured out how to calibrate the saw to 90 and 45 using your yellow angle finder. Also using my grinder for coping.
Another great video! something else that is good about coped joints is they stay tight with seasonal changes
Corey Young They don't, it's just that you can't see right to the back of the joint.
Exactly so in trying to do an internal mitre you are leaving the joint susceptable to shrinking if you don't use a coped cut.
Tried it, worked great, thanks! Just a home owner doing his own carpentry work for 40 years.
Wow eye opener on the mdf. Thank you, seriously!
Thanks for the extra safety emphasis, I never took it seriously before but I will from now on. 🙂
Your the man bro. I've been a jack of all trades for years mostly rough framing residential and commercial and siding . I like what you said in the other video about mastering a skill . Finish work makes it all come together after the framers and the rock guys . After all the phases of construction . A good finishan can make it look great. You saved me a lot of caulking and paint prep , and my work will look way better . Thanks keep the videos coming
Totally didn’t know about the MDF having formaldehyde in it. Makes complete sense about it causing cancer. I just cut a bunch and didn’t wear a mask or eye protection and my nose and eyes were killing me. I would love to do wood baseboards in our next house. Thanks for the lesson. I have a lot of baseboards to cut next week and this has taught me something
Your attention to detail is wonderful. Around here the finish guys cut two 45 degree and shove em into place then fill any gaps with caulk.
Thank you for the tip about the cancer. You've helped me and someone else... :)
It is really nice hearing about safety precautions.
I have to admit although I am not a joiner but done plenty of skirting board installation I have never seen an internal scribe done like this before. I will be doing it like that the next time though. Brilliant.
Well dang Mr Diablo lol. It’s about time you went back to it. I know you were just looking for a return on the blade that came with your new rig. I’ve never worn a full face shield when cutting mdf. Prefer half mask and safety glasses and try to cut down wind. I do custom painting and always wear the full 3M when shooting clear coat. Those isocyanates will do you in way faster than the “cancer board”. All good stuff. I actually think that was the first time I saw you cope on a job. Keep rock’n it Richard, Semper Fi.
I had no idea about the mdf board. You may have saved my life. Thank you.
So that’s what a clean cope looks like. Love your work. It’s helped me with my crown and base projects.
Not a pro, but done some work for a few friends plus all the trim around the house everytime we remodel and replace, we've used mdf... I couldn't ever get the coping saw under control enough around the curves in the profile to keep from screwing it up. So, did the same trick with using the miter saw to back cut the straight parts, to save time, then using a barrel shaped grinder bit in the dremel, I was able to precisely back cut (grind) around the curved portions. Could dial in the amount I took off to make it fit like a glove. It does throw a lot of dust, so eyeware and facemasks are a must, but I'm not doing it daily either. Thanks for the video...always love learning tips and tricks from the pros.
you sir are the first person besides myself who prefers cutting on the pull. same with hacksaws when I need to cut metal. I flip the blade around
I've done it both ways, cope and inside miter, and it is more traditional to cope but cutting miters is a significant time saver. Working for time and materials it's not a big problem but on fixed, paid jobs got to get it done fast and at a acceptable finish quality.
Thank you so, so much. I have had major frustration when I have measured exactly and am still left with a gap, then mitering in increments. Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge. I am striving for near perfect niters.
I do a 15 degree backcut....but you share excellent advice. Thank you
Thank you. This made my project simpler and much faster. I appreciate you sharing your experience!
Man, I watched this video a year or two ago and saved the video - sure came in handy this weekend trimming out the master bedroom.
I just gave this a shot with a few inside corners, come out perfect. Awesome tutorial man
A fine young man for sharing his knowledge.
Great video. I have heard of coping and I have tried it, but I never had good success with it. Now that I have watched the video, I can see where my mistakes were. I got a lot better results with my coping on the upward cut then the downward. It took more time for me but what I found out was that I was putting too much force or pressure when I cut on the downward stroke. Great tip and thanks. Tim
CRAP!!! I just re-trimmed my WHOLE 3,200 sq. ft. house a year ago with that exact same profile base board, and I WISH I would have known about this technique back then!!! That's too cool!
So well spoken, succinct and accurate. Thanks for sharing
Your are clearly one of the best on RUclips, thanks
Thanks, great video. In all my DIY years I've never tried molding but this weekend I tried it out. Your video just helped considerably to figure it out...I appreciate it.
Like your calm explanations,I subscribed.
Wasn’t aware MDF was so dangerous.Thanks for the heads up.
this is the best video i've seen for coping after watching so many!!! thank you! i've not been liking how some miter cuts are coming out, so i'm ready to give this a try.
Tried this after giving the tracing method a go. And this is brilliant way of doing the corners by far quicker and easier. Thanks for the video.
Wow! Well done, a true professional!
You are as authentic as the morning and the evening star sir ( I had to edit before clicking because I typed morning and evening saw).
That's the prettiest cope I've ever seen ! 👍
I wish I could have seen this before I started to replace the baseboards in my house. My internal miters are awful - I only have a couple of internal corners left and I am 100% not using internal miters again. Thanks for posting this video!!
I'm doing the base in a couple of rooms and using that exact base so your video is exactly what I needed. I've coped before but really didn't know all the ends and outs and your video is perfect. Thanks.
Don't cope...you're a dope. I use a cordless Dremel with a little drum sander to clean up the edge. Great video...clear and concise. Well done...you're a natural.
I don't know if this is the video where you demonstrated how to use an angle grinder with a 40-grit flap disk to do the coping, but I am using that method to cope baseboard and it works great.
Perfect coping skills, this is the next level carpentry!
I try not to cut a back angle on the scribe. In the UK the nearest profile we have to this one you're using is Torus. The only difference is the top lip is square. So instead of leaving the point we cut it square. Looks great when you get a good fit. Good video.
Excellent Video! I didn't know about the formaldehyde in MDF. The tip about doing the straight part on the mitersaw, sweet!
6:10 just cut it off square where the flat part is. theres no room for the little sliver piece. it has to bend up out of its original position to fit on the next piece of base
Bro, i may be late to the game, but the filters you have on that respirator are for vapors. They block some particulate matter, but ehyre most for working with aeresol-type-materials like spray paints. I recommend grtting the particlate matter filters theyre pink disks. Good job being safe and promoting it.
I am glad you take precautions with your work and wear a mask. A lot of people in construction work don’t think of how it may affect them later in life when they don’t wear a masks. I myself was a painter and did remodeling work in my 20s. I remember some guys thought it wasn’t necessary to wear masks and protection while working. Now with all the fake fabricated woods and materials it’s even more important. Wood floors are bad with the formaldehyde’s as well.
Great video. Ive done more shoe molding but now ive got a better idea to cope. Nice to see a pro draw out room measurements. I remember doing that but I was also nervous so i drew out closet measurements and after all those fit and none of that running back and forth I drew out all the measurements for the other houses i trimmed out. Thanks for sharing chief
Hi there, I enjoy watching and learning from your videos! I came across another channel on youtube where the presenter uses a cordless makita barrel shaped brushless Jigsaw. He said he chose the barrel gripped version because it allows him to perform coping by flipping the jigsaw upside down and it has a coping attachement that fits on the saw! Anyway just adding a tip you might not know about :)
I give this channel 5 stars plus
I'm a custom shower installer but I love the way you do with hands off to you my man
Great videos, learning a ton of stuff from you and saving myself having to replace lots of trim due to trial and error fails! keep the videos coming. Also, great to see a young guy minding details and doing things the right way rather than just pounding through stuff in a lazy, sloppy way.
Yeah what I learned is your skilled Craftsman thanks for sharing your knowledge in your field
best demo ive seen using this technique! thanks for posting.
I'm a caulking expert but I love what you do.
The video, audio and editing of your channel has improved by leaps and bounds. Great work
Best video I have seen for coping. Please do an outside corner video and explain how to read a protractor. Thanks
Awesome ! I shave my copes on my table saw works great angles it back and everything only do it with mdf
Can you create a video about different skirting profiles and what you recommend for houses based on architecture or wall height and remind people that baseboards should match doorways
You provide the best and most efficient instructions! Make it look way to easy lol.
Challenge!!!!
How do you cope/scribe regular family room crown, into kitchen cabinet crown? They both different profile crown mouldings. This is a problem we run in to when installing cabinets in kitchen. You should make a video about it. I’m sure I’m not the only one struggling with it.
Nice careful working as usual Richard with the usual considerate voice- will echo some of the others in saying I’m not sure how anybody would choose to use MDF in their home- in Florida it’s a recipe for disaster with all the flooding that people experience due to the storms- ruins entire interiors of room enhancing thousands of dollars worth of mold damage, just because they tried to save pennies on baseboard
@6:18: I use a knife for that little point: I'll make the cut wide with my scoping saw, and clean it up with my knife. Now I add another trick: that sanding block made with the scrap piece of trim trick I just leaned the other day from your video! :)
@ 7:40: any angle greater than 90 degrees from the plane of the material being coped will suffice for coping. Be it 90 plus 45 degrees or 90 plus 1 degree: it will hug just as well, right? And the shallower your angle, the stronger the tip.
Great one, again. I'm the rough carpenter who wished he worked as a finish carpenter also. So the base in my house blows and I'm going to re-do my work.
Use the coping saw as it is designed. The same as a frett saw, you have the blade as you have and clamp your work, instead of standing above sit and pull down. You will not have to hold on to the board and you can control your cut far more easily. Check out jewelry making videos to see what I am talking about. I have been a carpenter for forty years and almost never brake a blade with this method. It is also very easy to get a 5 degree back cut to allow you to tweak the final joint and give you so play for out of square inside corners. Another benefit is you will not chip out the finished face by down cutting, especially on prefinished molding, and base.
Thanks for the warning and the excellent demonstration.
Dumb question...do you have to leave your piece a little longer than the desired finished length to factor in the material you remove when you back cut?
Thank you for sharing how bad it is the breathe the dust from mdf!!
So many people don't think twice about breathing that poison!
Breathing paint fumes is another bad one! Concrete dust and using toxic chemicals without gloves as a barrier are other ones that construction worker do all the time!!
This has been the best coping tutorial that I've seen! Thanks for all the great info!
Thanks for the nice clear teaching and for sharing your experience with others.
Thanks great video just a mellow guy explaining things I can totally understand I appreciate it