Miter vs bevel vs compound

What's the difference? Let's get after it. Let's start simple. My miter and bevel are both set to zero. This is a cross cut. You'd use this anytime you're simply cutting something to length. A miter cut is when I rotate my blade left or right and my blade stays straight up and down. Now I'm going to rotate the saw to 45°. That's a miter cut. Miters are really common anytime you're creating corners. For example, two 45° miters come together and make a 90. You'll see this all the time when you're doing finishing work. I used miter cuts to trim out this window. Now a bevel cut is different. I keep my miter at zero and instead I tilt the blade. So now instead of angle cutting across the face of my board, I'm going to angle cut through the thickness of it. That's a bevel cut. Now you might be thinking, "Couldn't I just turn the board and make a miter cut?" In some cases, absolutely. And reorienting the board can create the same finished angle. But depending on the size and shape of your material, that's not always practical. I could try to miter this, but my saw isn't going to cut it all the way. Now if I tilt my saw, I can make a bevel cut. But what if I need my cut angle in two different directions? Change your miter angle, change the angle of your bevel. The miter gives me an angle in this direction and the bevel gives me an angle in this direction. And when I use both of them at the same time, it's called a compound cut. Now we have an angle in both directions. A compound cut is most commonly used in crown molding. Cross cut, miter, bevel, and compound cut. I hope that helps. Anyways, I'm going to cut up out of here. I'll catch you guys later. Peace.