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Cut and Join Crown Molding

Knowing a cope works before you're up on a ladder trying to manage 12-feet of wood is handy information.

Get-started crown molding advice for first-timers and idiot-proofing for pros.

Knowing a cope works before you’re up on a ladder trying to manage 12-feet of wood is handy information.

I adore crown molding. I like installing it, too. I’ve also been lucky enough to share demonstrations all over the country on installing crown and other trim and have noticed that people have almost the exact same questions everywhere I go.

The first assumption many people make is that it’s ‘easy.’ Yeah. No. If you bite on that hook, you’re gonna be another fish flappin’ on the DIY boat to Why-doesn’t-this-work-ville.

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Mark

Mark is a licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor. He writes about home improvement and tools for national magazines and websites, and teaches hands-on clinics for other remodeling professionals. Check out his book, The Carpenter's Notebook.

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