Bench Dog 10-030 Bullnose Trim Gauge

This is actually a very handy tool. When replacing all the trim in my house, this tool does tell me exactly where to measure to cut the trim that will fit around a bull-nosed corner. Its super easy to use and it does make the job faster. But heres why I didnt rank it 5-start (and why value for money is only 3): One: mine came with no instructions whatsoever. Oh sure, it seems that it should be intuitive, but theres nothing but the tools label printed on it. And there are four small holes, two on each side. If you arent familiar with the tools use, you might think that one of these holes is where to place the pencil to make your measuring mark. Theres no where that points out that you ACTUALLY make the mark on the inside edge of one of the leaves. Two: it seems a little over priced for what amounts to a wedged piece of injection molded plastic that serves only one purpose, and thats outside corner miter cuts on bull-nosed walls. Overall its a great tool, but honestly not something you couldnt rig up a quick jig to do the same job for mere pennies, instead of the $13 plus shipping.

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.

Very useful

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!

Very easy to use and saves time so you get very tight joints. I’ve done baseboard and crown without this clever little tool before but this takes a lot of the guesswork and double cutting out of the job.

My first time making bullnose drywall trim cuts; it worked perfectly! My corners look as good as the pros. It helps to have an accurate power miter saw.

Works as expected.

Husband loves it. Made the job so simple.

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 do a ton of trim work as a carpenter. I just finished a job where there was over 1000 ln/ft of crown molding with a ton of outside angles on rounded corners. By the time I finished the job I bought this. Why? Because once you have done something a million times over and it still takes you time to make sure you are getting the perfect measurement you look for a way to get it right the first time without any question. This is the solution to that!