You'll also need a saber or
coping saw, a drill with a 1-1/4-inch #8 screw pilot, wood glue, sandpaper, a rasp, and paint or stain for finishing.
Sticks became rifles, and soon a borrowed
coping saw helped me turn planks into imaginary machine guns and mortars.
If you're coping baseboards or other moldings that have a relatively long straight section, cut the straight section with the miter saw instead of your
coping saw. You'll get a straighter cut and save time.
Follow the outline with a hand-held jigsaw or
coping saw, then sand smooth.
You'll need a hammer, electric drill with 1/2-inch bit, and a saber, band, or
coping saw.
This cut leaves an edge along the face of the trim that acts as a guideline for your
coping saw. Cut along that edge and the resulting shape will fit against an adjoining piece of crown.
Razor knives were used to remove the box lids, and a
coping saw was set up on a piece of heavy cardboard in case someone wanted to alter a shape.
The necessary tools include a small welder and two different tubing benders (to handle 1/2" and 1" EMT), as well as a hacksaw, an electric drill with bits, a screwdriver, a round file, a measuring tape, a pipe wrench, and a
coping saw. If you're purchasing new electrical conduit (in 10' lengths), you'll need two complete 1" sections, one 3/4" piece, and three 1/2" lengths to handle most of the job.
Then remove the molding and complete the cut with a utility knife or
coping saw.
Materials: Green thermoplastic (1/8" x 3" x 5"),
coping saw, drill with 1/8" bit, sandpaper (medium and fine), clamps to hold work, two small blocks to hold plastic when drilling, graver or other sharp point and drawing paper.
deep kerf in one end of handle with a hacksaw or
coping saw. Then saw or belt-sand 60-degree shoulders on both sides of the kerf so you can hold the scraper at a low angle.
The children master the chisel and gouge, rasp and file, plane, back saw,
coping saw and crosscut saw.
