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Installing crown molding (or moulding). This page is the last page in the tutorial and is a step by step photo essay on making a crown moulding mantle shelf using a crown cut flat as the example.
If you are still having trouble cutting in the flat position this may help.
Owner Tutorials - How to install crown moulding
A crown shelf step by step photos to help you understand cutting crown in the flat position
How to install crown on flat by example page
Owner Tutorials installation by example
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Top to fence
Miter
Miter setting
Bevel setting
Bevel
Measure from one inch at bottom for lengths
Outside right cut
Mark and deduct the inch
Miter setting
Bevel setting
Bottom to fence
Outside left cut
Save right side of cut for both outside corners
Both corners cut for returns at the mantle sides
For wall lengths you measure at the bottom
6 1/4 inch mantle returns
But for returns you measure from the top
Then cut straight from that mark
Line up with other return and mark
6 1/4 return and a 7 inch shelf marked at 3/4
The mantle side set back 3/4
The mantle front on the set back line
Now router the shelf
1/2 inch round over for shelf bottom
Glue inside line
Glue return and place on lines
Align corners and pin
Cut bottom out of 1/2 MDF pin and glue in place
Repeat for other side and pin front
Rip a bevel at 30 degrees about 3 inches wide out of 3/4 stock
Pin and glue into the back
Cut to 38 degrees
The bevel will act as a hanger the arrow to the wall
Fill the nail holes
Repeat for other side and pin front
Prime Mantle shelf paint and you are done
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This is the archived version of my Tutorial for the new site visit:
NEW TUTORIAL SITE
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