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miter box

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miter box
n.
A fixed or adjustable device for guiding handsaws in cutting miter joints or in making crosscuts, especially an open-ended box with slotted sides.
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Noun1.miter box - hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter jointsmiter box - hand tool for guiding handsaws in making crosscuts or miter joints
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands


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A good miter box (preferably, a 10" power miter saw) is needed for precision miters, crosscuts.
A drill can be worth its weight in gold, and you will also want to consider things like a level, a measuring tape, a miter box, and screws.
 You can use either a Power Compound Miter Saw or a combination Miter Box and Back Saw to make your mitered (angled) cuts.
 
 
 
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