On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:56:57 -0500, "Dick Snyder"
wrote:

I am making a stand alone kitchen pantry for my daughter and son-in-law out
of oak plywood. I plan to dress the visible edges with strips of 1/8" solid
oak. For those of you who have done this before, do you butt the oak trim at
the corners or do you miter it? If you miter it, what do you make the cuts
with? I have a hand miter box but the saw is still too coarse to cut
something that thin. I guess I could make a 45 degree cut on a wide board
and then cut off the 1/8" strips if it is worth the trouble because mitered
corners look that much better than butting the edges. What do you think?

TIA.

Dick Snyder


Miter the corners. Something that thin needs a fine-toothed saw blade
such as a dovetail saw--even a hacksaw might work well. One-eighth
inch is a bit narrow--I'd use 1/4" thick or more. You can also back
the strips up with scrap for more support while cutting. Best tool is
be a miter slicer, the kind used in making picture frames.