The Most Important Trick for Perfect Casing & Crown Miters - ROLL IT!

"Rolling Miters" This is a must watch video and a must understand concept. If you want to execute perfect trim work even in bad situations, this is a necessary skill to understand and possess.

0:00 A Better Way to Tweak Miters
1:05 Why Your Miters Don't Fit Tight
1:36 You Need to Know The Offset
2:28 The Miter Rolling Secret - Cut Miters "Nested"
6:22 Sometimes We Have No Choice But To "Roll" Miters
8:39 Can You Roll Miters & Preassemble???
9:36 How to Preassemble a "Rolled" Miter
11:17 Understand the Concept of Cutting Nested
12:19 An Extreme Example
13:56 For Perfection, Cut How It Will Sit on The Wall
14:23 Don't Do This Will Flat Profile Casing

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[royordway]

I've got 46 years as a carpenter under my belt and never thought of this and none of the people I have worked with brought it up. Thanks for the tip.

[mjrwey]

20 years of finish carpentry and I've never seen this trick. Really appreciate you making these videos

[shinnick]

Old guy I worked with years ago showed me this trick but he used a shim and marked it. Game changer.

[Dave-nmxc]

This kid is the best trim carpenter I've seen on YT. 💯

[michaellatour]

Spencer you are truly a wizard. I'm so impressed by your work ethic, problem solving skills and overall aptitude for this trade. You have made me want to be a better trim carpenter and I appreciate you so much.

[gregstewart]

I am embarassed to say how many years I have been a carpenter and never have I seen someone with such a simple, reliable solution to problem of wonky extension jambs. I enjoy your orderly approach to the work ith details like your cut list holder.

[leomannpictures]

I learned a new term and trick today: "nested position". This is a game changer for me. Thanks Spencer!

[tonybrown]

It’s already been said but I’ll say it again. 30+ years as a carpenter and never seen this trick. Thanks Spencer. 👍🏻

[robertwagner]

This carpenter is spot on. I’ve framed 1000 homes and trim them as well as a carpenter contractor.
When the window jamb is protruding past the drywall we sometimes power planed the jamb flush.
I learned the method of tipping the trim piece exactly the way it would sit on the wall. Thicker casing is harder to do if you don’t tip while cutting.
The problem with today’s windows is the jamb is not as wide as the wall due to the added weather proof tape and Tavel paper. Also when the windows are installed they have tendency to compress against the sheathing plus or minus. His method works . I did it with the miller falls manual miter box back in the day 1970s. When the jamb is not out far enough you either beat the heck out of the drywall or add jamb extensions

[axxeman]

I'm only a DIY'er but what a great video and just love the no nonsense presentation; no robot voices or stultifying "muzak". Simply brilliant and brilliantly simple. Great job. 10/10

[oscarjaeger]

Been in home improvement 50 yrs. I learn something new everyday. Great video

[andyfox]

I have over 35 years experience and this concept never entered my mind. I really appreciate the tips !

[kennethwills]

My older brother, who is a trim carpenter, showed me this concept years ago. One thing that is new to me is the drill bit trick. That is slick. Thanks for a great video. I have never subscribed to a YouTube channel before. You are the first. I just looked at the website for the step gauge and the price is awful. The same thing can be done with a marked shim or tapered piece of 1x. Slide it next to the proud jamb, mark it with a pencil, and use that to set the saw. Way cheaper, especially if you don't do it all the time.

[capt_bry]

i've got 128 years of being a Finnish carpenter, and something something never seen this before. Thanks for making this!

[Drtyred]

I’m just a DIY’er here and I have some hack work that happened because of me not having this information…As a mechanic, I understand nothing beats experience and a trained professional and I understand why it cost a pretty penny to have good work done at your home…

Thank you much for this video….🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾…I really can’t explain how valuable this video is to humanity….LITERALLY…

[markhedquist]

I'm not even gonna read a single comment. I already know what they say. This is just plain carpentry gold here. I feel the same about looking back at how I fought these joints. Thanks so much for this!

[MikeyBLial]

Dude. You are the man. Seriously…where has this channel been all my life?? You are incredibly wise and equally kind for sharing all of these tricks. Thank you, Spencer!

[lanceleavitt]

What an amazingly simple idea. The only thing wrong, that I can see, is that I didn't think of it.
Thanks you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[duaynenaugle]

I owned a trim company and over the years trimmed out about 1500 houses. I never thought of this. I tried setting the chop saw at a slight angle but found it in accurate. We all had very sharp block planes and used them to touch up any joints that were not the best. You get pretty good at it after a while.
Wish I would have thought about this back then.
Nice work your doing on the channel

[awesometopics]

It really isn't amazing how long it took us to figure this out.. Thank you for that.. You just allowed me to learn this after twelve years of doing it