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    Default Cutting skirting

    Just after the method of cutting internal corners I know there was a thread here somewhere explaining the process but can not find it .Went something like butt one lenght against wall mark profile to second lenght cut with copping saw.(but in more detail)

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    A search on "coping skirting" or maybe "scribed corners skirting" should find a few threads.

    Mick
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    See this article:
    http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=17803&pageIndex=1

    Scroll to the end of page 1 where you see links to pages 2 - 6. Page 5 deals with inside corners.

    HTH

    Mike

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    It's called scribing the joint.

    My technique, for what it is worth, involves cutting a 45 degree bevel on the end of a board. Then use a coping saw or a jigsaw to follow the 45 degree profile. It should then fit snugly at right angles to another board of the same profile.

    I also found that, for simple profiles (like a half splay), you can cut a short (40mm) piece from the end of one board. Trace the profile of this onto the face of another board, then cut around this with a coping saw.

    I was painting my skirting boards, so any gaps etc could simply be filled with gapo and painted over. If you wanted a clear finish on timber skirts, you'd need to take a lot more care.

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    Mike, page 5 didn't open for me but i found this which i assume is the same. http://www.rd.com/content/openConten...03&pageIndex=3

    Zendo the principal of scribed joints is that as one enters a room you do not see a joint, ie the first skirting board placed is at the far end wall and is just a square cut butted between the two side walls. These corners for the two boards coming into each end of the first board are scribed, the other ends are again just square cuts into the next corner, or with one butting into the architrave, and then repeat for the next.

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    Rod,

    I'm not sure why page 5 did not open for you. I just tried it - worked fine although it took some time for page 5 to display (the headings came up fairly fast but the rest is blank - just wait for say 20 seconds for page 5 to show) The heading on page 5 is "Easier Adjustments for Inside Corners".

    Incidentally, your link brings up page 4. That's OK - as previously advised to the OP, scroll to the bottom of page 4 and click the link to page 5.

    Regards,

    Mike

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    I posted this a month or two ago

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/showthread.php?t=50399

    Same technique as Trav mentions

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    Thanks everyone page 4 was exactly what I was after pictures make it so much clearer.

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