MITRE JOINTS
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One of the most common joints in wood working is the mitre joint, this is simply a joint that joins two pieces of wood together by dividing the angle of the two pieces of wood in half, so if you had two pieces of wood that required joining at 90 degrees then you would cut each mitre at 45 degrees.
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There are various types of mitre saw available from the very basic mitre block and tenon saw, to the sliding compound saw. I once mitred all of the joints on a complete house, from every door architrave to every skirting board with a cheap mitre saw costing less than £10.00.
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Two inexpensive but effective tools for cutting a mitre.
The "Daddy" of all saws, the Dewalt sliding compound mitre saw!
REMEMBER-
MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE!
KEEP IT TIGHT YOU GET IT RIGHT AND IF YOU DON'T YOU WONT!
Cutting perfect mitres simply requires patience and practice!
You will find that a lot of internal and external corners are not square and this is where potential problems arise, this is where an angle finder comes in useful-
When the angle finder is used with a compound mitre saw perfect mitres are easily achievable.
Another useful product is Mitre fast by everbuild, This is a two part glue, consisting of the glue itself and an activator. Apply the glue to one piece of wood and the Activator to the other and the glue sets in about 15 seconds.
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