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Baseboard and Crown Molding using the
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Installing Baseboard and Crown molding
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This is the whole #J-FK-P pack (it is also available un-painted)
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Three different toolsets that can be used for cutting molding
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The Miter Box has a lip on the bottom that hooks on the table edge
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hold the molding up-side-down for a miter aimed the other direction...
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Cut the Front Molding first (the length in back is the same)
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The right angled cut (molding is up-side-down)
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... but the saw keeps dropping off the cut making it ragged
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The other side molding, mitered and cut to fit
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Paint the ends of the front baseboard so there's no darkness in the joint
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Spread light spackle on the end of the side moldings
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Spackle fills the corner and squeezes out - clean up with a paintbrush
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Clothespins and weights to keep the baseboard tight while the glue dries
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Tracing the front of the stairs (away from you in this picture)
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Cut on a cutting board - this is not a Miter Box angle
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Do not glue in this piece until after installing the stairs
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Do not glue in this piece either if you are going to use landing rails
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Use the taped-together template to cut the attic baseboard
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