Pro tip: I was cutting all my crown upside down for years

I was installing crown molding in a house in Charlotte last month, and the homeowner asked why I had the piece flipped over on the saw. I told him that's how you always do it, with the bottom against the fence. He showed me a video from a guy who cuts it flat against the table, with the top against the fence. I tried it on the next piece and the fit was way tighter in the corner, maybe a 30% better joint. How many of you cut crown flat instead of upside down?

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josephb359h ago

How long did it take you to figure that out? I did the same thing for a solid year before another guy on a job site showed me the flat method. It felt wrong at first, but the corners just close up so much nicer.

josephs267h ago

You still use the flat method, @josephb35?