"Glen" wrote in message
oups.com...
You want to make sure your material that you are making the frames is
straight. A lot of molding that frams are made from isn't. If they
are slightly bowed or cupped over the lenght of the edge of the board
the cut will be off. A miter saw only registers about ten inches of

This is also a situation where a shooting board excels... by using shims
between the shooting board fence and the frame stock you can adjust the
miter angle to correct for stock that isn't perfectly straight. It's amazing
what few layers of paper can do for you...

John