By the way, so far I have been pretty successful in achieving nice tight
corner joints and I am also using copper finishing nails (purchased over the
Internet at [log in to unmask]) which, to the naked eye, match the
color of the cedar nearly exactly. Even though there are potential issues
with the cedar extractives reacting with the copper, for an inside
application I was willing to take the chance. Looks pretty nice so far.
Now if I can only find an aesthetically compatible filler, I'd be all set in
this particular room.....
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> From: Cubberly, Donna R (Donna)
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 2:54 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Western Red Cedar Crown Molding
>
> Thank you for your response. Yes, previously I had lap cut crown molding
> for another house. Problem with this house is that the room is radically
> out of square and it seemed easier to patch than to play around with the
> variety of angles that would be involved in getting sections to mate
> perfectly. At $6.53 per linear foot over a 72-foot linear distance, the
> material cost is at a premium.
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> From: JRhodes[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To: Chapel of the unPowered nailers.
> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 2:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Western Red Cedar Crown Molding
>
> Re Donna R. Cubberly's "product available that could be used to fill
> in the smal gaps created by butt-joining western red cedar crown
> molding around the ceiling of a living room"
>
> The traditional trick is to not cut the molding square butted, but
> lapped on a 45 degree angle, and nailed thru the lap. Even if the
> joint opens up a bit you don't see a dark gap through the pieces.
> Outside corners are customarily miter cut, inside corners coped, not
> miter cut (that's the tricky part because you often have to undercut
> the coped piece without disturbing the coped line. I've used this
> technique on wood and in cutting pressed metal moldings around "tin"
> ceilings, and with neat work, looks pretty good even after quite a
> few years of settling in. As for blending with western red cedar,
> you may have to stain up your own filler, experimenting until you
> get
> a decent match.
>
> Tell us how it comes out.
>
> Rev. Jim
>
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