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Seriously Fred, look back at your comment and tell me WHAT it contributed to the discussion of the article content. Unless of course you are one of those mystical wood wizards who NEVER had to learn ANYTHING from ANYBODY. Your implication is that NO ONE that has only entry level skills is/should be reading this article, thus it has no business being published…correct? I read a LOT of stuff that I know is entry level, doesn’t discount the quality of the content though now does it…especially if you are an entry level carpenter. It was like a light when on in my head! ReplyĪt this point in my career as a fine trim carpenter or any of the guys work for me can’t figure it out with out the tool telling them what to do it becomes time to hang up the tool belt. Way to go Jesper! I remember when I first learned this. I woudln’t have responded to your comment if it didn’t think it was important for other readers. If your miter saw reads ‘0’ degrees when you’re cutting a butt cut at 90˚, then are two methods you can use to find the correct ‘protractor’ angle: you can subtract 180˚ from any angle you read with your protractor, or MUCH SIMPLER, you can correct the angles on your miters saw with a sharpie, so that they work easily with a protractor. I believe the author of the article has made a huge mistake. That tells me at what angle to set my miter saw. I usually subtract the reading on the protractor from 180 degrees and bisect the difference. He often draws inspiration for his finish carpentry work from classical architectural details that he has photographed in cities throughout Europe, such as Paris, Rome, and Seville.Ĭomments/Discussion 74 Responses to “Miter Angles and Miter Saws” Recently married, he and his wife, Julia, spend their vacations traveling Europe and visiting castles, museums, and other historical sites.

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Jesper enjoys SCUBA diving, mountain biking, and especially photography, which he practices in his free time. He is currently a Project Manager at Millworks By Design, a finish carpentry company located in Agoura Hills, CA. More recently, he has focused on high-end finish carpentry.

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He has worked in the construction trade for over 10 years, gaining experience in everything from movie sets to tile installation. He grew up in family homes in both Sweden and Denmark until the age of 18, when he moved to Los Angeles, CA. Jesper Cook was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1977. In fact, some manufacturers include protractor angles on power miter saws: The easiest way to solve this whole problem is to use a Sharpie to mark your miter saw gauge with protractor numbers. But when you set your saw at 43 degrees and cut the piece, the miter is NOWHERE near close! That’s because 43 degrees on a standard power miter saw gauge is really 47 degrees.

You first bisect the angle and determine that the miter should be 43 degrees. Miter saw gauges like this one (see photo, right) were easy for finish carpenters to use, and didn’t cause another problem: Let’s say you’re installing base molding at a corner that measures 86 degrees. Back before framers used miter saws, finish carpenters could use a protractor to read corner angles without any confusion. Miter saws didn’t always come with miter saw gauges that were set 90 degrees off from protractors. You can’t cut that miter on a miter saw without an acute angle jig. A 22 1/2 degrees angle is an ACUTE angle.

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