Help, please, with skirting board.

[xy mosian]

"Sort of like a controlled B&Q "
Love it!

Me too. Many years ago I had an employee from B&Q (or some other such warehouse) helping me seach for a 'right-hand twisted' 3x2 to mate up with the ones I bought the previous week. I was actually looking for straight ones, but could not resist a sarcastic comment when asked what I was doing. I then had to let the joke run a while. Brought smiles to several faces......

Well thought out. I like that, beats the old "Go to stores and ask for a long stand! "

twothumbs, the advice i was given was not to cut more than 3/4 of the way through .... we'll see.

 

[srp]

I have never used a steam box and it appears to involve quite a lot of setting up for two pieces.
xy

I use an oldish Wickes wallpaper steamer, a length of plastic soil pipe and a couple of big bits of rag to plug the ends. The plastic soil pipe softens a bit, so I keep a length behind the workshop for just this purpose - looks a bit squashed now after many uses, but that doesn't matter. A few blocks screwed to a stout backing board usually does for the former.
(Not suggesting steaming is better than running the moulding on a spindle for this particular job, just a reply to this particular comment).