Picture shelves & frameless picture

[HaMeR]

Diane wanted the Kids & Grandkids in the dining room on the wall. So rather than just hang pictures from a nail I decided to show her what we could do with some Red Oak crown molding & flat boards.



She took this pic about 18mos ago. Beautiful picture & I had it printed on a 30x40 canvas for her. I had no idea how to frame it tho. At 1st  wanted an elaborate frame but decided the frame should never be seen on a pic that she absolutely loves!!

[FinsnFur]

Nicely done
I was never very good at that little stuff. Especially miters and trim and stuff. You clearly got the knack for it.

[HaMeR]

Thanks Jim!! It really helps to have a VERY good miter saw for those angles. And dont let anybody fool ya none on crown molding miters!! I know a couple of extremely anal trim carpenters & even they will sand the outside of a miter joint a little from time to time. I sanded mine a little as well. 

Diane took that pic a while back. It's the Jefferson Co CH here in Steubenville,Ohio. She is very proud of that one so I ordered it on canvas in a 30x40. 

[FinsnFur]

One of the trimmers at work told me once to pretend the saws deck is the room. If your cutting ceiling cove, lay the cove on the back stop of the saw deck like its touching the ceiling and the wall. If your cutting base trim lay it down on the deck like it will be on the floor.
I thought....  ewww kay

[HaMeR]

Crown molding is simple. Lay it on the miter saw upside down & backwards. Purdy simple really. The saw bed becomes the ceiling & the fence becomes the wall.  But yes you do want a gap between the crown & the fence/table. You've never cut crown molding?? 

Todays miter saws have detents to lay the crown flat & use your bevel/miter detents to cut it. Takes the upside down & backwards guesswork out of it.

[FinsnFur]

Never done it 
I redid my bathroom not too long ago and used 3/4 cove mould and struggled with that.

[HaMeR]

    I don't like trim work either. Over the years I've learned a tip or two here & there. If it's painted trim then caulking is your BFF. Stained trim is not as easy but that's what those colored wood filler sticks are for. Clear coated trim work is,,, well it's just tough.

My main problems are outside corners. I use a coping saw, files, & sand paper on the inside corners for a sweet joint. Maybe I need to make a video showing how to cut crown molding. 

[FinsnFur]

There ya go! We'll call it Caulk Free Crown

[HaMeR]