Stupid question, Joe.....but how do you measure the lengths of your mitered wood? If i wanted to go off the inside edge, my tape measure has nothing to grab. I ran into this issue recently.
I'm not sure if it's the best way, but I cut a slot into a piece of scrap board. It is important to make sure the slot is square with the edges of the scrap to make alignment of your work piece easier. Then I align my inside miter corner with the forward edge of that slot. I now have a place to hook my tape measure that is aligned with the inside miter corner.
For easy repeatability just mark on your scrap at the length you want and transfer this mark after aligning your miter corner with the slot.
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@ArcherWoodworking said:I'm not sure if it's the best way, but I cut a slot into a piece of scrap board. It is important to make sure the slot is square with the edges of the scrap to make alignment of your work piece easier. Then I align my inside miter corner with the forward edge of that slot. I now have a place to hook my tape measure that is aligned with the inside miter corner.
For easy repeatability just mark on your scrap at the length you want and transfer this mark after aligning your miter corner with the slot.