Damaged molding along the floors and ceilings of your home need replacing, but some moldings are very ornate, especially if the house is old. Here’s how to use a simple tool to capture the profile of a molding so you can replace it.
In this video from the This Old House YouTube channel , contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O’Connor how to use a profile jig, or a contour gauge duplicator as some may know it, to easily capture the shape of fancy molding. All you have to do is push the flat set of pins into the molding and pull it away.
