0:00
I've got a situation here with this open veranda that I'm working on and I want to show you
0:16
a trick that has usefulness in a lot of different situations. I'm installing this skirting board around the veranda
0:24
There'll be another board that kind of sticks out further than this, but the thing I want
0:28
to show you is the way there's a gap here, an uneven gap
0:33
It's tight at the bottom between these two boards and there's a gap at the top
0:37
And this is very common. No matter how accurately you make these cuts ahead of time, there's always going to be
0:44
some kind of a mismatch. And in a case like this, I want a nice tight joint
0:49
So the solution is quite simple and involves a process called kerfing
0:54
So you'll see there's a wider gap here and it's tight there
0:59
What I'm going to do is I'm going to use this multi-tool with a wood cutting blade on it
1:05
and I'm just going to, with this board held in place, I am going to plunge this in all
1:13
along the length of this joint. The kerf of the blade will cut more down here where it's currently touching than it will
1:22
cut up here. So I won't cut anything up here. And then when I've created a kerf along the whole width of the joint, I'm going to move
1:31
the board over a little bit, hold it in place, and then do it again
1:35
And after three or four of these attempts, that gap will disappear
1:41
So here's what it looks like. So, I've kerfed all the way through
2:17
If I've done a good job, then this board moves just a little bit closer
2:22
So now we're still touching there. That's the interference spot. But you'll see this gap here is getting smaller
2:28
I'll take one more shot and it'll be as tight as I need it to be
2:33
So let's give it that second shot here. There we go
2:55
Now that's as tight as it needs to be. Still a little bit of a gap up here, but I have a second skirt that goes down about this far
3:04
So really all that's going to be seen is this area. The full joint of the second skirt will be seen
3:10
But that doesn't really matter. The idea is kerfing and how you can take a not so tight joint and make it tight pretty
3:19
quickly with multiple cuts through the joint with a blade. Thanks for watching
3:27
Click here to join the thousands of people who get the Bailey Line Road hands-on how-to
3:32
newsletter for free every Saturday morning. Learn more at www.plastics-car.com
