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Applying the Wood Moldings

After Bob and Ryley check out progress in the basement, they take a look at some of the finish carpentry techniques for applying the moldings.
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Applying the Wood Moldings

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" This side of the basement is primarily where you gonna have the administrator people located. So that------"

" This is the receptionist's area. The mansion administrator has an office back here."

" Yes."

" And then on, on the opposite side, mansion security is there for your------"

" Security, the TV cameras and all of that."

" TV cameras and all of that."

" Yes."

" But then the actual staff, the people that run the place and put together the entertainments here have the rest of the place."

" This is the key hall, they've got storage closets, they've got big storage rooms, laundry room for the whole place."

" Yes."

" And everything's getting trimmed down."

" It's all in?"

" Yes, they're about half way through with the trim now and what they we're using here is, is the poppler again, everybody seems to be using that."

" Poppler is a very, very good wood for this kind of work especially where it's gonna be painted."

" It's gonna be painted so that it's very, it's free of knots, which is the, which is a, a, a good thing and it's stable and is well."

" This is a very, very authentic detail how this casing has been put together."

" Right."

" Because this is after all a restoration job and you do wanna look like it's still 1810 or 1813."

" And it's, it's got this inset bead which is really what I like."

" Yes. That's been milled so that that rounded part which we call bead is already let in there."

" Yes."

" And then you got, is this a back-to-back pan"

" [unk] that goes right on the outside of the casing."

" Which slips right over the casing and gives you that beautiful look? Yes."

" But this is a tricky miter. "

" It's not so easy is it?"

" No, because when you get up here, you've got a 45 [unk] at this point here but then it extends past and you've got a butt joint. So, it's a little tricky."

" The Jetson [unk] is one of the restoration builders of Virginia. finish carpenters who's doing all this work. And Jetson,[unk] you guys are doing all the mansion right? All the trim work?"

" That's right."

" Big contract. Yes."

" So this is tricky work. Tell us about how you go about cutting?"

" Well, I'm marking the short point on the in, on this inset bead to make my 45 so I can keep an even reveal all the way down."

" Right."

" Okay."

" And do you make that cut by hand or------"

" Well I do a portion of it with the miter saw and then I finish it up with the, with the hand saw."

" Then I crack this on and get it approximately where it should be."

" Yes."

" That was a great plan [unk]"

" Oh Yes."

" Then I'm able to hold my header piece up here. That work. Those will mark the short point again."

" So again, you're eyeballing it?"

" That's right."

" Then this is the part that, that gets both the miter saw and the hand saw."

" I try to give it a little back cut so that only the face is seen."

" A back cut means you're putting a little bit of an angle into the cut away from the forward circles."

" That's right."

" Then I take this over the table so I will get rid of this bead. Then I usually clean it up with my utility knife. Once again, only the face of this will be seen so I try to remove any meat that might be left in the way."

" Yes."

" You can see it's a little more time consuming than just a regular forty five."

" Exactly. [time:00:04:00]"

" Why wouldn't you put up the two vertical pieces first and then the header?"

" Well, I like to work my way around with all this, this fitting of, of the header."

" From joint to the end."

" I try to work myself around and so I have a little more room for adjustment."

" Right."

" Then I fit this up here, hold that in place, work my way around, mark the short point again."

" You can hold this side."

" Then I just repeat the process again. Then I usually leave, leave this portion raw so I can match this up here, make sure everything is looking good. And mark this."

" And of course, these ends are gonna be covered by the back mould."

" That's right. The back band will cover these ends so this, this cut isn't as crucial."

" Alright. Are we ready to shoot it in?"

" Think so."

" Great."

" Now even though it's restoration work, we're still not hammering by hand coz it is commercial work."

" It's commercial work, right. And everybody's got the pneumatic nail [unk] . There's probably out back some two or three compressors on the job here."

" Right. And this speeds it up by a hundred percent. I mean if you were doing all this by, by hand you'd get------"

" Right."

" maybe a couple of doorways done a day."

" Right. Plus it eliminates all those things that can happen."

" You know Jetson [unk], I don't have an exact count, but I knew there's somewhere between 80 and a hundred doors that you have to trim on this building."

" Something like that."

" Yes."

" Good luck."

" Thanks."

" Nice work."

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