My Dad and his brother built the house that I grew up in (1948). I always thought my Dad was sort of a perfectionist, and he considered his brother a perfectionist, so I guess his brother was a super perfectionist. He told me that all the corners in that house were square. They were not professional carpenters but grew up poor, in a large family during the great depression, so they learned a lot of mechanical skills. They could build houses, pour concrete, and were good auto mechanics. If it was mechanical they could probably fix it.
Awesome instructions! I cant tell you how much time Ive wasted just staring at an angle cut, scratching my head, and trying to remember my highschool geometry. I now have the formula memorized. Every woodworker needs to memorize this useful tip!
Need to pass along a quick story. 2 weeks ago I was replacing some counter top trip. I could not get the angle. Kept trial cutting and trial cutting. Finally, I got the angle. I hadn’t even looked at my miter saw to see what it was. I was so frustrated that I installed the trim and shut down for the day. I just remeasured the angle then used your formula for Obtuse angles and came up with a figure. Went to my miter saw and it was still set to the last angle I cut. It was set after trial and error at exactly what your formula calculated. Wish I’d see this earlier. This is a great tutorial. Thanks much!
Very well done Sir! It had been a long time since I did any trim/finish work and I completely forgot the formulas and your video was spot on. I appreciate you for taking the time to share this with us. Thank you!
Great job guys! One of the best, easiest videos out there! The trick is remembering that miter saws are set @ 90 degrees already. You have to deal with that 90 degrees when figuring an obtuse angle. These guys did a great job.
I moved to small town where no one wants to work during the pandemic. I need all the baseboards and trim replaced. I now feel very comfortable to try it myself. Great video, thank you very much. And thank you for showing me how to practice before I start.
Great explanaition! I struggled with getting the right degrees and then how to take that to the saw and get it right. I'm very bad at math but this couldn't be more clear! Thanks a lot! I've been searching for a good video for a while now and this is the one i needed!
Thanks for solving my miter issue mr. "sawdust" guy. Bought an old house. It is well made with lots of non-square angles. Watched you do stuff...now i can do it. Thanks.
Beyond helpful to wrap up my bathroom project, house from 1890 it's literally different measurements every 6-8 inches everything is so settled and shifted over the years. Appreciate it 🙏🏻💯
Hi Chris. Been watching your videos for most of the day. You make everything so easy and enjoyable You should of called your site "The mitre or angle king" it's very addictive. Thanks so much for the enjoyment and most of all the education. Keep on educating us please Chris. Cya mate. Paul. Liverpool UK.
Super-helpful video. I'd spent ages trying to work out a couple of obtuse angles for a picture rail and was pulling my hair out!, After using your calculations, I got it first hit. Thank you so much.
For once, youtube suggestion got it right, lol. I've watched countless baseboards how to videos. Your description on cutting inside corners is by far is the best. Thank you👌
This video is the best explained and demonstrated on the issue of cutting angles! I am so grateful to have found this, it has helped tremendously! Thank you!!!
Thank you for this explanation! This was exactly what I needed. You made this seem so easy...I don't feel so overwhelmed now. I went out and bought an angle finder. Now to put this into practice. Cheers!
man awesome explanation! I've struggled with angles my whole life with my home projects. Thanks for the easy explanation. My wife is going to think I'm a genius for our upcoming projects. Thanks so much!
Thank you. This was clear and very helpful. Practice was a good thing. I needed to lock down odd degrees on the saw so they don't move. I hope you do more videos.
By far the best explanation on cutting angles I’ve found on RU-vid!!! I’ve watched soo many different videos and you give the best explanation, with many different examples. I’m currently building a console style subwoofer box that has a bunch of angles and I’m struggling to figure out how to join the angles. Thank you for this video. You saved me a bunch of headaches!!!!!!!
Great video and explanation! 🙌🏼 It saved me so much time and kept me from wasting a bunch of materials. Otherwise I'd would of used my typical cut and test method.
Chris - A great video and clearly explained tutorial. Great job. I have the same Husky Digital Angle Finder and wanted to point out a feature on this angle finder that simplifies your math calculations for obtuse angles. On your Husky angle finder, please note the two red buttons next to the digital readout. 0/On and REV. 0/On = zero calibration/turn unit on REV = show the reverse angle from 180 deg. After you take your first obtuse angle measurement (reference 4:40 in your vid) of 110.0 degrees, rather than do the math one of the two different ways you show, there is a third way. With the Husky Digital Angle Finder display reading 110 deg as in your video, press the REV button. This gives you the reverse angle which will read 70.0 on the digital read out. Simply divide 70.0 (the reverse angle) by 2 and you have the correct angle, 35 degrees, for your miter cut. Math simplified! FYI, I'm not affiliated with Husky of Home Depot in any way. I'm just an interested retired handyman around the house. I really enjoy your videos.
Thanks! Very clear, easy to follow instructions. I was struggling with my fireplace trim - outside corner 135 degree angle. I didn't have an angle finder so I put two rulers together with a wing nut then used an online protractor. Worked perfectly.
I just watched your video explaining the speed square and now this one. I really enjoyed them. You made it quick and easy to learn how to use them properly. Determining angels and cutting them with my Miter Saw is no longer intimidating!
Excellent video! This is beyond helpful, I was cutting every degree until my pieces matched up it was a nightmare. All of the people who disliked the video must have a learning disability because this was both easy and informative.
I put tow metal rulers together with a wing nut and used an online protractor. www.ossmann.com/protractor/conventional-protractor.pdf. Worked like a charm.
Thanks I was able to finish my stairs in the garage and added edge trims, I had one edge with 167 degrees and you helped me cut them into a perfect fit. From Seattle Wa
Excellent Excellent job explaining. Great step x step. One question that I have is that, when measuring for the length of a piece of baseboard or crown molding corner to corner or even from a door way trim to a inside corner... Do I measure just the exact length like I would anything else, or would I measure a little extra bc I’ll be cutting off the ends for the angles? I’m doing my baseboards for my dining room today, so I could really use the advice. Please and thanks. I have to first go and buy a digital angle measure guide. Hope their not too expensive? Thanks again. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours. I’m now a new subscriber after watching this video. 👍🏻
Thanks you so much for the kind words. You can get the angle finder I have for $20 at home depot. To answer your question when you are cutting an inside corner you don't need extra but an outside corner you will need to let the board run a little longer so you can cut it. Just measure the length you need, cut the first angle for one side. Then use your tape measure and mark for the next cut if it is an outside corner make your saw blade hit that mark on the outside of the mark. I hope this helps its hard to type how to do this maybe I'll make a video showing the process. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks for watching and subscribing and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours as well. Good luck with your project
You rock! Thank you for the formulas at the beginning! I was thinking of it mathematically like that but didn’t know if what I come up with would work or not but makes complete sense when I see it written down! Thank you so much!
Wish I would of watched this before I did my cuts on my project today!!! This seems so easy and yet I was so confused and frustrated with the angles I just glued it together and called it good 😕
How much for you to come on bay the house and finish my quarter round... I'm just tired of buying material and screwing it up. Lol Ty I'm going to go buy an angle finder and hope for the best...
Thank you for making videos like this helping all the dyers like me while I am learning how to cut miters inside and out. Thank you . Now I will be able to do this on my own. Keep making more videos like this so we all can learn more
Your a trim carpenter. I know your traits when cutting these boards. Plus, Chances are very slim the guy who is not a carpenter would know these formulas. I’m a carpenter but chose a little different way to find my angles. I precut my angles in trim pieces and because the angles on a wall would often be a degree or two off because of Sheetrock mud or due to the rock not being nailed off correctly. Great video and refreshed the math for me. Thanks!! Also, you have to be in south Louisiana or at least south of Shreveport. I know the slight accent. Are you Cajun? I’m from northeast Texas about 10-15 minutes from Louisiana. Thanks again, friend!!
This video turned the light on for me, great job explaining...I do have one question though...if you have to miter both ends, I struggle to cut the board to finish to the correct length...what and where do you measure from?
The last part of my patio fence has an angled handrail cut like this. Exactly the video i needed to see. Super clear and easy to understand. Thanks mate.
this is a good video but I think the information for an acute angle is a little misleading. Please forgive me if I missed it in your video, but it seems that your information is stating that any acute angle is simply divided by 2 and that is the cut you make but that is not correct. if you have an 85 degree inside corner, and you divide 85 by 2, you would get 42.5 and two 42.5 cuts would not make that corner. you need the complimentary angle to make that cut. so you need to use your same math, 180-85=95 and 95/2=47.5. so you need to make the cut at 47.5 to get the 85 degree corner. Did I miss that point in your video? if so my apologies
I want to say thank you for taking the time to make this video and for the very easy to understand explanation. I could not figure out how to use the angle finder and when I saw your video it worked perfectly. I had to cut some quarter round trim on a window seat that had unique angles all the way around and your tips and formulas worked so well. Thank you again.
Thank you! I've put off finishing the trim on one of our walls because I couldn't find good directions on cutting inside obtuse angle trim. Yours were clear and detailed! Now I can finish our wainscoting and baseboards!
Great stuff! A clear and simple explanation that clarifies the entire process. This goes to show that the BEST teachers aren't the ones with all the fancy academic degrees and certifications, but people who actually practice what they're trying to teach. As the saying goes: "Those who can DO, Do. Those who can't DO, Teach.
Thank you so much for this information, it helped me a lot. I've watched other videos but yours is so simple and not confusing at all. I'm doing crown molding in my kitchen tomorrow and you just made my life so much easier. I have quite a few obtuse angles with vaulted ceilings from 12' to 8' and visa-versa. I did my living room and dining room last week, and these angles drove me crazy. Thanks again and God Bless.
Hi Chris, you are an absolute Godsend. I was using a mitre block and hand saw; what a joke! It nearly got me drinking alcohol again. Great vid and easy to follow instructions. Keep up the good work mate.
