I used to fight with my miter saw for every single cut on crown molding

Diana Singh · 2026-03-11T17:00:08.666512+00:00

For years, I'd set the bevel and angle, hold the piece upside down and backwards, and hope I got it right. Then about three years ago, a guy on a job in Eugene showed me his trick of making a simple jig from scrap plywood. You just cut two blocks at your spring angle, screw them to a base, and drop the molding in. Now I make one for every job, and it takes maybe ten minutes. Has anyone else found a jig that saved them a ton of headache?

luna8197mo ago

Honestly, that "upside down and backwards" part gave me flashbacks.

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kaibarnes7mo ago

Been there, hated that.

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riley_taylor7mo ago

Man, that jig is a total game changer. I had the same fight with my saw for way too long. My version uses some scrap two-by-fours with the spring angle cut on the ends. Just clamp it to the saw fence. Sliding the crown into that little cradle makes every cut feel foolproof. It turned the worst part of the job into the easiest.

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