You can add character, detail and historic charm to your home with the addition of beadboard wainscoting and a chair rail.
Step 14: Plane the molding edge down to the line. Using a hand plane, plane the edge down to the line. Leave a slight bevel so that the inside edge facing the wall is just slightly higher than the outside line. The idea is to have a smooth, beveled edge that follows the scribed line exactly. Use a hand plane to plane the edge down to the line.