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  "name": "What is the difference between coped and mitered joints on kitchen moldings?",
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      "name": "What is the difference between coped and mitered joints on kitchen moldings?",
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        "text": "Coped joints are the professional standard for inside corners, while mitered joints are used for outside corners. A coped joint involves cutting a 45-degree angle on one board to trace its profile, then using a coping saw to back-cut the contour so it nests cleanly over the adjacent flat-cut board. While cutting simple 45-degree miters for inside corners is faster, dry Colorado air causes wood to shrink across seasons, causing mitered inside corners to pull apart and expose gaps. Coped joints hold a tight visual appearance even as wood expands and contracts.",
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        "description": "Mitered joints join two 45-degree cuts, while coped joints cut one trim piece to overlap the other's exact profile, preventing gaps from seasonal wood movement."
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  "description": "Mitered joints join two 45-degree cuts, while coped joints cut one trim piece to overlap the other's exact profile, preventing gaps from seasonal wood movement."
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