Swingman wrote:
: "Jeffrey Thunder" wrote in message

: Nope ... exactly you said is: "when the angle isn't 45 degrees, one cut
: will be longer than the other" .. and "the joint will look bad".


And JT is completely right.

: While I will grant you that the "length' of cut becomes an issue the
: _wider_
: the stock, you are apparently assuming that most miter joints cut this
: way
: are done in wide stock and the angular error is great enough. From
: practical
: experience, that is NOT the case in typical woodworking projects.


False. Try a 1 1/2" joint, like for a medium-sized picture frame.

: ?? 45 degrees _is_ the complementary angle to 90 degrees.

Um, no. Way, way no.

- Andy Barss