Woodworking DIY Project - Installing Crown Molding on a Cabinet

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Woodworking DIY Project - Nothing dresses up a cabinet like crown molding. The best way to fasten the molding is with glue and brad nails. Check out these tricks for keeping your crown molding installation neat and professional looking.

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[jlh]

Hey WoodWorkers Guild of America - thanks for taking the time and effort to product this video tutorial on the installation of crown moulding on a cabinet - I learn a lot about what to do as well as what not to do.

[juliegordon]

I'm less interested and applying the glue than I am some tips on cutting the compound mitre

[JonJon-guxy]

Do you have a video of putting together the gussetts or w/e they're called?

[suewelk]

Great video, answered the questions I had. Thanks for sharing!

[Betterwoodworkingplans]

Great tips. Crown molding add a great look to any cabinet or room.

[Wwgoa]

It may take a tiny bit of putty, but often you can push on the wood with your fingers a little and the fibers will form right over the top of the pin hole.

[noahandgabrielsmum]

Fantastic adhesive, Titebond !
My favourite choice. Any surplus run-off, just wait and leave and then very carefully pare off. Hardly any staining at all.

[sevencorsa]

Very well done, Thank you for sharing your skills !!

[Wwgoa]

I set the saw at 45-degrees and hold the crown against the fence and table at the same angle at which it will be installed.

[Wwgoa]

I use CA glues like 2P 10 all the time. Very useful. CA glue offers the advantage of curing very quickly, but doesn’t have the shear strength of yellow or white glue.

[fredfrenchy]

And what angle are you cutting it because that's the whole point

[mrmvfalcon]

Thank you for posting such a great video. I'm installing crown molding on my cabinets and want to add a "staggered" effect and I'm using 4" wide molding. How would I secure a riser/ filler to the top of the cabinet to creat that look?

Also, exactly how did you secure those gussets to the cabinet? Did you just glue them or nail them from the bottom?

[sparkey]

instead of pin nails i like to use kraig jig through gussets from behind and no glue. just make the gussets wider and put more of them on.

[Gghh-mdzi]

How long we're the gusset pieces and what size of wood did you use?

[kickpublishing]

I do like a strong gusset to grab hold of

[caleb_helm]

Can you go over what angles you set the miter saw at to get the crown molding to fit just right?

[efb]

Nice video. The critical commenters are missing the point that this isn't about how to cut miters, it's about how to attach the cornice securely. One comment: I was taught to size end grain when gluing up because the end grain draws moisture from the glue and weakens the bond. So, best practice is to apply glue to end grain, let it soak but not dry, then reapply. What that means here is that I'd probably apply glue to the end grain on the miters (both halves) as the very first thing and also along the gussets, then apply along the length of the cornice. When the long glue line is brushed out, I'd then go back and hit at least the miter end grain again, at least lightly. It shouldn't run onto the cabinet face. I'd probably hit the tops of the gusset miters too.


The one question I have is, why not do the gussets afterwards? You'd be able to push them up against the cornice to locate them exactly.

[Wwgoa]

It’s a 23-gauge pinner. Fasteners should be at least twice as long as the material they’re going through.

[Mrcrisis]

need to add 1x6filler to take cab to ceiling for crown

[Wwgoa]

No, no video on the gussets. But they’re simple…just brackets cut at the spring angle of the crown molding, fastened to the top of the cabinet.