Have you ever cut two pieces of woodwork at 45 degrees and go to put them together and they do not match? This happens when you cut perfect 45 degree angles with your miter box saw, but the room corners are not 90 degrees. How do we fix this? Cut corners like the old German carpenters. Cope the corner.

It is not necessary to cut angles on both pieces of trim. Cut a straight edge on one piece and place it in the corner. Then you slide the other piece with the profile cut on the end into the first piece. How do you do that?

You can either trace the profile onto the piece of trim from the other section. But that is to hard. An easier way is to use your miter saw. Cut a 45 degree angle with the outside angle. Then take the coping saw and cut the wood at the point where the face of the woodwork meetings the cut end. Cut it back at a slight angle.

This will match up with the other piece with very little or no gap at all.

There are lots of tool rentals stores in the Cincinnati area. These stores have an assortment of tools, large and small, to make your job easier. Here are some of the items you can rental.

Man lifts are great for inspecting your roof, cleaning gutters or painting your house, if you do not like using ladders.

A wood chipper is a great tool to rent if you need to get rid of some brush in your yard. Or if you are removing a tree. You can create your own mulch with these chippers.

Baby backhoes are great for working in a small area or getting between houses that are close together.

There are electric jack hammers available. They come with a variety of bits for busting that hole in your concrete.

Need a hole in a brick or concrete wall? Rent a demolition hammers. Insert the bit and blast that hole in the wall.

Have a ceramic tile project coming up? Try a diamond tile cutter. They are water cooled and go through tile like a hot knife through butter.

A vibratory compacter is like your own personal steamroller. They are great for compacting soil, gravel for that patio or large blacktop patches.

Tool rental places also rent small hand tools, such as routers and drills. Check them out when you need that special tool for your next home project.

Using a hammer and a nail set is a dangerous way at drive in finish nails. You can miss the nail and mark up the woodwork you are installing. A great alternative is a nail gun. There are two types - pneumatic or impulse nails.

The pneumatic nail gun requires an air compressor and air hose. These are now available in smaller sizes for the home owners. They handle a variety of nails from small finishing nails to nails 2" in length.

There is another style nailer that does not require an air compressor. It has its own built-in engine. It has a fuel cell, a battery and a spark plug. This gun can be taken any where with no air hose. Just pull the trigger and it fires the nail.

These nail guns are affordable or you can rent them if you have a one time project. These nailers make your job look better, go faster and a lot more fun.