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=====Description=====

A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coping_%28joinery%29 '''Scribed Joint'''] is used mainly where two mouldings meet at an internal corner. Rather than being '''[[Mitre Joint|Mitred]]''', the end of one piece is shaped to fit the profile of the other.


=====Applications=====

When fitting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseboard '''Skirting Boards'''] for example, it is best practice ''(when using natural timber)'' to use a '''Scribed Joint''' for all internal angles and a '''[[Mitre Joint]]''' for external angles. This is because timber will tend to shrink across its width and this would cause a '''[[Mitre Joint]]''' to open up on an internal corner.


'''Scribing''' is also known as '''Coping''' and it is for this purpose that a '''[[Coping Saw]]''' was developed.


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