when cutting an outside mitre with rope molding ,Is there as special way so the profiles line up exactly. I have always come close and used my nail set to roll the mitre. (rope molding used at the bottom of crown).
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sorry its almost imposible
a little judicious filing and staining will hide the problem unless you want to spend hours matching the profile
thanks steve you confirmed my belief , I did spend an hour playing with the mitre and only got it looking good by sanding and so filing, thanks for the reply
if you were willing to spend about fifteen minutes on each o/s corner, you could try the following:
cut the miter so that you leave most of the helix. when you join the miter, this gives you more meat to shape with a file or chisel.
good luck rg