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Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Danny in Houston - 01-29-2015
Hi Y'all
After a year off, I've started working in the shop again, this time with hardly any electrons. I'm making a bathroom cabinet, which will be painted, so exact precision is not necessary. Never knew how much I would miss my table saw, so for my birthday tomorrow, my fiance' just bought me a LN #51 shooting plane!
Now I need a shooting board, would love to see some ideas on how I will build my own.
Photos are welcome, other instructions or links would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - cputnam - 01-29-2015
Does not do miters, does have adjustable fence.
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Guest - 01-29-2015
Since this photo was taken, I've built a donkey's ear attachment for this board that attaches against the fence with the shoulder bolt you see in the foreground.
Hank
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - hbmcc - 01-29-2015
[blockquote]Danny in Houston said:
I'm making a bathroom cabinet, which will be painted, so exact precision is not necessary.
Having painted previously shop made cabinets, I know, for a fact, that painting highlights every flaw, every crack, every rough stretch, *everything* in brilliant accentuation. Make it look cheap ghetto amateur--no squares, and freehand--or you will literally go crazy.... I know...
Throw away the shooting board, this time.
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Herb G - 01-29-2015
OK, I'll bite. WTH is a "shooting board"?
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - cputnam - 01-29-2015
hbmcc said:
[blockquote]Danny in Houston said:
I'm making a bathroom cabinet, which will be painted, so exact precision is not necessary.
Having painted previously shop made cabinets, I know, for a fact, that painting highlights every flaw, every crack, every rough stretch, *everything* in brilliant accentuation. Make it look cheap ghetto amateur--no squares, and freehand--or you will literally go crazy.... I know...
Throw away the shooting board, this time.
Since he needs precision, I would think the shooting board would give him more, not less.
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Joe Bailey - 01-30-2015
Herb G said:
OK, I'll bite. WTH is a "shooting board"?
A "shooting board" (sometimes written "chuting board") is a jig which holds a workpiece at a right (or other pre-determined) angle and has a track ("chute") in which a plane, used on it's side, rides.
Its purpose is to allow the accurate planing of end or edge grain, following rough cutting.
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Herb G - 01-30-2015
Joe Bailey said:
[blockquote]Herb G said:
OK, I'll bite. WTH is a "shooting board"?
A "shooting board" (sometimes written "chuting board") is a jig which holds a workpiece at a right (or other pre-determined) angle and has a track ("chute") in which a plane, used on it's side, rides.
Its purpose is to allow the accurate planing of end or edge grain, following rough cutting.
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Thanks.
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Derek Cohen - 01-30-2015
Danny in Houston said:
Hi Y'all
After a year off, I've started working in the shop again, this time with hardly any electrons. I'm making a bathroom cabinet, which will be painted, so exact precision is not necessary. Never knew how much I would miss my table saw, so for my birthday tomorrow, my fiance' just bought me a LN #51 shooting plane!
Now I need a shooting board, would love to see some ideas on how I will build my own.
Photos are welcome, other instructions or links would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Danny
For the #51, which has a skewed blade, I would build a flat board, such as Curt's. If purchasing one, Rob Hansen (Evenfall) makes an excellent version. The skewed blade is not ideal for a ramped board, which will counter the effect of the skew to a small degree.
Of course, if you can find one, a Stanley #52 would be your grail shooting board ...
Regards from Perth
Derek
Re: Show Me Your Shooting Boards - Corneel - 01-30-2015
I am an advocate of keeping it simple. Forget about fancy adjustment mechanisms. And if you want a 90 degree board plus a mitering board, it is easier and a lot quicker to make two simple ones, then to try to adapt one for both tasks.
Here's a video showing how you can make a simple one. I've posted this before
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