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Whip-poor-will

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21. Compound miter

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:05 PM

12 hrs ago

45 degree face cut 42 degrees stair rake angle.

At this piont three coats of bondo with the last coat fiinishing off with a light sanding. PRIME FIRST before a final coat

Use a 4/6" putty knife to flow the profiles together.

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Any geometry geniuses here? [View all] LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago OP

No idea, but I'm great at cutting corners. multigraincracker 14 hrs ago #1

Haha! Me too! LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #3

DY failure pfitz59 14 hrs ago #2

So you are saying to add a third piece at the corner? LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #4

I've become a square, Lucky. Harker 14 hrs ago #5

I think I'm just going to... LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #6

That's brilliant! Harker 14 hrs ago #7

Chihuahua LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #8

I nearly blew a mouthful of twenty year old pu'er out through my nose. Harker 14 hrs ago #9

. LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #10

Say the corner isnt there. Kali 14 hrs ago #11

If both pieces were on the same plane... LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #13

If I had to do it I would slap decorative stone at base and run to that Kali 14 hrs ago #12

You can put a corner block that wraps around each side of the corner... LuckyCharms 14 hrs ago #14

This might be exactly what you should do: Ptah 13 hrs ago #15

But... LuckyCharms 13 hrs ago #16

I've seen you own quite a few tools here. Harker 13 hrs ago #17

Well, a lot of people call me a tool. LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #19

I know I like to be useful. Harker 12 hrs ago #20

A screwdriver? sorcrow 12 hrs ago #18

Compound miter Whip-poor-will 12 hrs ago #21

This sounds like something I can look at, but... LuckyCharms 12 hrs ago #22

If you have replacement Whip-poor-will 12 hrs ago #23

I was great at geometry but have since forgotten applegrove 8 hrs ago #24

Not a genius of any type Alpeduez21 5 hrs ago #25

Measure twice, cut once Niagara 5 hrs ago #26

I think you're looking for a wood worker more than a geometric whiz FullySupportDems 4 hrs ago #27

Can you use a ticking stick and an old school coping saw? Brother Buzz 4 hrs ago #28

A Post Maninacan 4 hrs ago #29

It is impossible to make that a perfect join Pobeka 4 hrs ago #30

Cut three times, measure once Niagara 3 hrs ago #31