Just realized my old way of cutting baseboard corners was a total waste of time

I was doing a job in a big old house in Springfield, and the trim was all over the place. For years, I'd been coping inside corners with a coping saw and a file, taking maybe 15 minutes a corner to get it just right. Then I watched this other guy, a finish carpenter from the next town over, use a jigsaw with a fine blade. He had the same cut done in under two minutes, and the fit was just as tight, maybe even cleaner in the back. The key was he'd make his first miter cut on the chop saw, then just follow that line with the jigsaw, no fuss. I tried it on the next room and saved myself over an hour on the whole install. It's one of those things you don't think to change until you see a better way. Has anyone else switched up a basic trim method like that and been shocked at the time saved?

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henryt189d ago

Under two minutes with a jigsaw" is a game changer I heard about on a jobsite too.

colescott9d ago

What kind of cut are we talking about here? That sounds way too fast for anything but a straight line.

the_claire8d ago

Seen this happen with every tool, henryt18. Someone finds a crazy fast way to use it and it just becomes the new normal.