Cut N Crown

[tiralie]

Like an experienced carpenter and wood turner recently said: "You don't need more gear. What you need is practice."

+1 Definitely true for me.

 

[Ken Nagrod]

I have no personal experience using the Cut N Crown, other than seeing it at a builders show years ago.  It was kind of pricey for some plastic jigs and I was seriously considering buying it.  Don't remember who it was, but they talked me out of it (no it wasn't my bank account  [big grin]).  I will say that I cut crown without fully understanding why I was doing things until I bought Gary's DVD's and learned how easy it was to cut crown without cutting small mockups to visualize stuff (shameless plug for Gary?  [wink]).  In my opinion, every single one of Gary's DVD's has been extremely helpful and worth the money.  His aren't the only ones I've purchased for carpentry or other trades.  Small price to pay for continuing education and self improvement.

 

[JLB builders LLC]

http://www.youtube.com/user/GaryMKatz8

 

[MrMac]

I have no personal experience using the Cut N Crown, other than seeing it at a builders show years ago.  It was kind of pricey for some plastic jigs and I was seriously considering buying it.  Don't remember who it was, but they talked me out of it (no it wasn't my bank account  [big grin]).  I will say that I cut crown without fully understanding why I was doing things until I bought Gary's DVD's and learned how easy it was to cut crown without cutting small mockups to visualize stuff (shameless plug for Gary?  [wink]).  In my opinion, every single one of Gary's DVD's has been extremely helpful and worth the money.  His aren't the only ones I've purchased for carpentry or other trades.  Small price to pay for continuing education and self improvement.

Yup, I've got the DVD's as well. I re-wound the wainscot one about 10 times, and I think I've got it now years of frustration trying to figure out spacing etc. no more! DVD's are worth every penny.
If one ever comes out on stair spindles etc. it's mine!

Laurie

http://www.lauriescustomfinishing.ca

 

[tiralie]

In my opinion, every single one of Gary's DVD's has been extremely helpful and worth the money.  His aren't the only ones I've purchased for carpentry or other trades.  Small price to pay for continuing education and self improvement.

Agree 100%.
Way cheaper than going on a course, and the extra's (articles, jigs etc.) makes these DVD's a slam dunk.
Tim

 

[billg71]

Has anyone used the Cut N Crown System ?  As a non-pro and not having worked much with crown molding I was hoping this could shorten the learning curve and provide quality results.

I'm sure I'm missing something here?  ???

Instead of taking a few seconds to bed a piece of the crown I'm actually using in the saw, make a pencil line on the fence to mark the bed position and make the decision whether to swing the saw right or left.....

I need to haul around a bag of jigs, decide which one to use, then decide which way to turn the jig and make another decision whether to lay the crown face up or down? Just so I don't have to know whether I'm cutting right or left? And pay a hundred and fifty bucks for the privilege?

Like Peter said "Crown molding is not as difficult as people make it out to be.". Or as Gary said "Like an experienced carpenter and wood turner recently said: "You don't need more gear. What you need is practice." "Upside down and backwards" isn't really that difficult a concept and practice is cheap. A lot less than $150 will buy you enough crown to practice on to get the idea and ideas don't take up space in the truck or have to be hauled out and set up for every job.

No disrespect to whoever's marketing this setup but it looks to me like just another solution desperately seeking a problem....

Bill