Excellent tip! Thanks. FYI I’ve used a Dremel or a grinder to cope in the past. These tools quickly remove a bulk of the material before I bring in the sandpaper.
Just a Tip. Reverse the coping saw blade so it cuts on the push stroke. Then you won't need the clamp and be constantly pulling the work piece up off the bench so violently.
You are amazing my friend!!!!! Updating my trim at home and this is the same technique the original carpenters did. I was so amazed when I noticed it after ripping it off my walls. The guys that installed it did an amazing job. Felt guilty ripping it up. Btw, I’ve been trying to find a video of this technique for weeks now. It’s hard searching for things you have no clue on what they are called. So glad I accidentally stumbled on this video
Nice trick with sandpaper. However I do my coping on my table saw with the blade set about 2 inches high. I bring the molding in parallel to the saw blade and make a series of cuts up to the coping line. I then tweak it with sandpaper stuck to a 3/8 wide stick. Kind of like a file. It works great and It's fast.
I've been using the adhesive sandpaper trick for a long time mostly because its fun.one thing I learned is most papers are too thick and not flexible enough for tight profiles and corners. Porter cable sells an adhesive paper that was meant for their electric profile sander, which is useless, but the paper is meant for following tight profiles. That paper works best for this application.
It looks like you are careful to not back cut (with the coping saw) the very top edge of the baseboard, since cutting it would be visible when the two pieces are joined. Am I understanding this right?
Cool trick for us homeowners, thanks. Gonna try it. Oh, and You say “A little caulk and paint make a carpenter what he ain’t” but then in the video you say to use caulk😂
Learn to use a jig saw with a long fine cut blade. Way faster and better cut. I would never use a pos coping saw. Ain’t nobody got time for that aggrivation
