scott wrote:

If I use the planer to reduce the thickness of the front trim, it won't
fit with the side trim right, correct? trimming off the back side of
the trim on the planer isnt' going to make the 45deg trim anylonger,
would it?

Correct. But ask yourself what happens if you take the same amount off
the back of the pieces it is supposed to mate to.

Look at what happens to the length of the top line in this drawing if
you take material off that surface. (Assume that the bottom line is the
exposed face)

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At issue, and not something we can know because (IIRC) you didn't tell
us: how thick the pieces are or how much of an error you made or if
there is any reason why the pieces MUST be a certain thickness and
CANNOT be planed below that point. You'll have to make that call.

If your error is only a 1/16th or an 1/8th, AND the trim is sufficiently
think to start with, quite possibly you can gain enough length from
planing the back to close the gap. Remember that you have to plane the
matching pieces, too ... and (assuming a 45 deg. miter) they will
account for 1/2 of the needed growth.

Otherwise, look for a different answer. Actually, I like the idea of
cutting out a nice big hunk from the middle and inserting a contrasting
piece of wood or just making a narrow cut to get the length you need and
applying some sort of escutcheon over the cut (if the design style will
permit this). IIRC, the design style you are using calls for mostly
straight lines so you MAY need to simply bite the bullet and use the
trim piece on the matching table you were planning on making all along. ;-)


Bill
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I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.

Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)


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