The #1 Beginner Trim Mistake & How to Avoid It / How to Measure & Cut Mitered Corners

This is how you measure and cut inside and outside miter angles for trim, baseboard, crown molding, or anything else that needs an angle bisected and then calculated for a miter saw or a miter gauge on a table saw. Measure the angle with an angle finder or protractor. Subtract that number from 180. Then divide the number that you get by two. The number you are left with is what you set your saw to. There are tools that can do the math for you, but it's good to at least know how to do it.

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[joelwinter]

I'm not a carpenter, but I've been woodworking for 15+ years. Honestly, I thought I was pretty smart. But as obviously simple as this is, I never, ever knew this, nor considered it! Thanks for teaching me ANOTHER thing. Your channel is a gift, from start to finish--thank you!

[BGladWoodworkings]

I've said it before but i really appreciate these videos. Not long and to the point. I love longer build videos and such but these shorter ones are quick and i immediately gain new knowledge. Thanks!

[csimet]

Good explanation. Simple and to the point with no fluff.

[BRaff-hlip]

After years of using filler on my mitre joints I finally understand where my mistake was made. Thanks Dude and thanks you tube.

[gusbub]

Just stumbled across your channel a couple of days ago and gotta say it's easily the most useful and concise I've seen. No filler, no junk, no long-winded personal anecdotes no one cares about. I'm appreciative that I know I'm gonna learn something useful every time. Thanks for your time and efforts.

[skigglystars]

You described my home exactly. Not one single corner is 90. So these tips are a fabulous addition to my bag of tricks.

[pixellake]

How am I only learning about this now?! As a DIYer, I was driving myself mad as to why I couldn’t cut and install molding effectively. This might be the reason why. Thank you!

[BigBrotherIsTooBig]

For peeps who don't know why this trick works, it's because on a miter saw, when the blade is perpendicular to the fence, the scale reads 0° when it's actually 90°. I never understood why manufacturers did this.

[mindyhall]

Never gets old telling you how awesome your channel is; thanks for another GREAT lesson!

[paulschraith]

Awesome tip! This really takes the “trial and error” out of process to get that perfect fit, the first time! LOVE YOUR CHANNEL, so much KNOWLEDGE!!!!

[jbn]

Keep these educational videos coming. I love how simple your explanations are!

[selvinH]

I just bought a finding finder, and I had no idea how it worked and this gentleman has clarified it to me 👏

[JimFleming]

LMBO! "You need a new home?" That's hilarious!!! 😂😅😊

[bradleytuckwell]

The information you provided on woodworking has helped me immensely. I’m so glad I found your channel

[saboorsaboor]

this guy is a life safer. I have a job to install some baseboards tomorrow morning in my friend house. I did measure some angles at the job side and I was getting 88 to 92 degrees and I was going to simply divide that number by 2 to make my cut...that would have been a real head scratcher for me...but not any a lot

[carolwingert]

First video I have watched on your channel. Just bought a miter saw. Had I not seen this I probably would have gotten frustrated and stopped right there. I can not thank you enough.

[martincaruana]

Yet another video to save and refer to. Thank you for making things easy to understand.

[shaynesabala]

Man, another super helpful tip, and just in time. I'm about to do the base board throughout my entire house. Thank you.

[fakeitormakeit]

Thankyou so much for this ! I have run into this recently and my mind is just blown! Thankyou!

[XxStratAttackxX]

This is how I teach my apprentices. I'll just send them this video now 😂 thanks for your content man.