Bench Dog 10-030 Bullnose Trim Gauge

A friend of mine told me about this device, but I could not get it to work for me. I completely take responsibility as user error, and hired a guy to finish the job. The guy I hired used the same tool, so I guess he should have written the review!

Easy to use, better then judging by eyesight..

Recently finished a home remodel and changed the 90 degree corners to bull nose corners. I struggled with finding the correct length for baseboards, but this makes it easy to hit the correct length/angle every time. Instructions are included on the package, are straight forward, making installation easy. This gauge though doesnt make the cuts and measures for you, you must have some skill with tools required to carry out your project.

I bought this tool for my contractor. We have bullnose corners in our home. While replacing our baseboards, the contractor didn’t want to make the cuts for the rounded corners. I bought two of these in order to make it so easy; how could they refuse? They used the bench dogs and I got my job done!

Simple, effective tool to allow accurate, tight bullnose miter joint cuts at a great price.

Tool helps with cutting standard 3/4 Bullnose baseboard, but due to corners not being exactly 90 degrees and excess mud, it is best used as a guide. I found that cutting about 1/8 long and then form fitting by shaving off a small amount at a time worked best for getting tight fitting corners. I use a DeWalt 12 compound double bevel miter slide saw.

If youre doing trim around bullnose, youll want this. Its worth it. My one gripe is not embedding magnets so it could stick to the corner (assuming you have metal corner bead like me). They have little holes for nailing to the wall, but thats ridiculous. Either way, theres not much choice with this type of product and sticking it to the wall isnt that important - so just get it.

This simple tool will save you a lot of headaches. If you are installing baseboard on a bull nose corner you have a couple of options. You can buy the corner caps or make a small filler piece to round the corner. I prefer the small filler piece. The problem is knowing how far into the corner to start making the cuts and making it even with the other side. How this tool will help you. Simply place the tool on the bull nose corner and make two lines. These lines are what you will use to take your measurements and make the 22.5 degree cuts. The center filler piece will be 5/8 wide on the inside and also cut 22.5 degrees. Worked every time! The tool is made of a good quality plastic and worth every penny.

Works as expected.

What a life saver. My wife was impressed with my work. It was really the tool. Shhh! Don’t tell her. She thinks I’ma hero.