Cutting Picture Frame Molding

Take a 2 3 piece of decorative moulding and cut an inward facing 45 degree angle in one end to match the baseboard.

Cutting picture frame molding.

Step three if working. Step two find level across the wall. Practice making precision cuts on scrap wood before making the final cuts for your frame pieces. You will feel the pivot arm drop down and lock in as it finds.

Place the stick of moulding against the saw fence. Cutting picture frame moulding. When you make a miter cut on a board that is 1 3 4 wide the inside edge of the board is about 1 3 4 shorter than the outside edge. In this video i will show you how to cut miters for picture frames by explaining several steps.

It is important to place the moulding on the fence. Next hold a level against the wall and draw a horizontal line across the wall. Learn how to cut perfect 45 degree miters for picture frames. When making picture frame moulding the trick to measuring the length needed is to account for the miter cuts you make.

For the long horizontal piece first find the center of the wall frame and the center of. Use masking tape to mark dark colored moldings if pencil marks are too hard to see. Set the pivot of your miter saw to 45 degrees on the right figure e 1. Post number two you are here step one find the center.