How to Cut Cope Crown Moulding

Crown moulding is a decorative trim placed around the tops of walls to make the room look nicer. In order to install the moulding properly around a room, 45-degree angles need to be cut into the end of the moulding to create a seamless transition from one wall to another at the corner. The simple way to cut a 45-degree angle is to use a power miter saw, but a simple coping saw can be used to make the cut.

Crown moulding
Vice
Pencil
Coping saw

Instructions

- 1
  Clamp the end of the moulding in the vice with the textured side facing you and about 4 inches from the end sticking out on the side of your dominate hand.
- 2
  Mark a 45-degree angle from the back end of the moulding to the front side using the pencil.
- 3
  Place the coping saw along the top of the line and make a cut along the line.
- 4
  Continue cutting through the moulding along the line and using long, continous motions.
- 5
  Tilt the saw downward on the front as you saw when you get halfway through the moulding. This will cut through the front edge before the back side, preventing splintering on the front.
- 6
  Cut the rest of the moulding, ending in the back, bottom corner.

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