Carpenter . e art of coping. This word is used in contradistinctionto mitering, a method entirely used forjoining pieces of woodwork of continuousgrain on exterior angles. Webster givesthe word cope as, to cover; to matchagainst; a covering. So it is admirablyadapted and very appropriate, as when acarpenter copes he really covers andmatches against. Coping is generally used for moldings,square and flat surfaces being fitted to-gether, one piece abutting against theother but curved or molded profiles andsurfaces can only be coped to a successfuljoint. Mitering interior angles is often faultyand
Carpenter . e art of coping. This word is used in contradistinctionto mitering, a method entirely used forjoining pieces of woodwork of continuousgrain on exterior angles. Webster givesthe word cope as, to cover; to matchagainst; a covering. So it is admirablyadapted and very appropriate, as when acarpenter copes he really covers andmatches against. Coping is generally used for moldings,square and flat surfaces being fitted to-gether, one piece abutting against theother but curved or molded profiles andsurfaces can only be coped to a successfuljoint. Mitering interior angles is often faultyand is rarely done by mechanics of ability,on account of one or the other joints slip-ping past its fellow, spoiling the intersec-tion and exposing end-wood added to thedifference of the profiles of machine-runmoldings. Against plaster the insidemiter is useless, as one piece is almost cer-tain to draw away and open the joint asit is being nailed into the studding. Thebest way then to make this joint is Fig. 1. Figure 1 represents a simple cope, being a common shelf cleat with a chamfered edge coped or fitted square to another. As will be seen, it is the end cut to fix over the other and against it so as to appearas if mitered. In order to gain this joint the piece isfirst placed in a miter box and cut on theside to which the joint fits—in this casethe right-hand side. When this is donethe piece is sawn through from the facekerf line and slightly under so that thejoint may close on every point. Whenfitted on an obtuse angle it must be bev-eled back to suit the angle. Placed in position if cut slightly, a hairlong, the joint will be close and fit well,but the strip coped to must always benailed well back and solid before markingthe piece to be coped, as it is certain toyield to the concussive blows of the ham-mer. The above is a plumb or verticalcope.
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