In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

In article . com,
Jules wrote:
I since read you're not supposed to make mitre joins for skirting
though if possible - one piece is supposed to be cut straight and
the other done with a coping saw to follow the contour of the first,
presumably to create some kind of sliding joint so that any
expansion or contraction of the skirting doesn't produce either a
bowing effect or result in a big gap showing up at the mitre. Be
interesting to know if folk do go to that much trouble though, or if
they just use a regular mitre join! :-)

That technique - called a scribed joint - is normally used for
internal corners. And yes it's used.

Could be a bit of a challenge on skirting board with an intricate cross
section. Fine for simple stuff with a rounded top - although I still
invariably mitre everything.
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Cheers,
Roger
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