I’ve got a question about the attached picture.
I would probably call the trim a “reeded casing”, but is there a specific name for the type of miter joint shown?
Thanks for the help!
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I think reeded casing is a good term. I have never seen anything quite like it - any idea on the date?
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I can give you a very exact date -- the work was done in December 1941. The house itself is small and modest -- just two bedrooms. There are lots of houses in the area (more than 100) done by this particular builder.
I have seen that style before.
Mostly in 1930-40's house. Maybe Art Deco influence with the double 22 1/2 mitres? Also have seen the same style but with rounded corner blocks of the same profile.
I think reeded casing is a good term
Our local lumberyard actually stocks a profile nearly identical to this one. They call it "calypso", but I have no idea why.
They stock another profile that is similar; I used it in a client's house a few years back because it seemed to stylistically fit with some of the original detailing (from the late 30s). See the attached picture of the addition -- you'll see the new "reeded batten" used as window and door casing.
Man that room is the room of stripes between the trim, beadboard and striped wallpaper.
I like that casing definately stylish.
Do you think the cutoff corners on the OP picture require special corner pieces?
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Man that room is the room of stripes between the trim, beadboard and striped wallpaper.
Actually, the "striped wallpaper" is more beadboard! The client wanted it installed vertically on one wall. I wasn't quite sure what to think of it at first, but the room turned out nice, and she loves it.
Do you think the cutoff corners on the OP picture require special corner pieces?
It doesn't appear to require "special pieces"; it looks like all you need to do is cut a 45-degree wedge from common stock.
We call that a bullreed.
The more classic reeded I've seen is with smaller reeding between two perimeter bands each jhaving a flat spot. The reeding is recessed between instead of so pronounced as this. Looks like a millwork attempt to emulate tri-ordered arch work
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http://www.customouldingknives.com/Casings.html
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Piffin,
I looked at your link; CMK206 is nearly identical to the "reeded batten" out here. There's not a real good match for the "calypso", but I'm sure you can tell that by the picture.
http://www.blueoxmill.com/SampleCasingPatterns.htmhere is another site where they call some of them beaded casing, but that is not what you wopuld get here if you asked for beaded. Our beaded with have a 3/16" round bead milled into the edge corner of the casing. CS8 and CS18 here are similar to what I've worked with more.
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Looks like a millwork attempt to emulate tri-ordered arch work
What's tri-ordered arch work?
In mediveal and earlier architecture in Europe, an arch with stepeed layers was referred to as ordered. Three steps would be triple order, Four would be quadruple or four-ordered.http://www.rsai.ie/index.cfm?action=obj.display&obj_id=107It is a different use of the word order from the more commonly recognised Tuscan order, Doric order, Corinthian Order, etc...http://www.panix.com/~reynolds/photography/35mm/images/arches1.jpg
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Thanks for the links, Piffin. I can see the strong similarities between the pictures you linked and the parallel reeded lines.
As to the trim carpentry itself, do you have any idea what the"double miter" trim technique (pictured in the OP) might be called?
No - never seen one before and honestly don't think I like it. Would be a PITA to do unless you table joined it and set the whole case to frame all at once.
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Interesting.
When the industry first came out with "Round" (3/4" radius) sheet rock corners here they didn't stop the radius above the floor by 4-6 " like they do now.
Every builder wanted the finish carps to miter the base around the radius corners. Didn't matter if the base was cheap 2 1/4" casing or 6" high , you still mitered the the corners with 22 1/2 deg. cuts to get it to lay closer to the radius the corner.
Major PITA because it was so difficult to figure out a way (if you even could) to lay it up on a table.
Makes doing the double miter on the door casings look easy by comparison.
Custom milled moldings?