Originally Posted by
Malcolm Schweizer
I had been using a Veritas low angle jack, and when the shooting plane came out years back I decided to pull the trigger. I really thought I was going to regret spending that much $$$ when the low angle jack did well enough. Let me tell you- the shooter is awesome! It's partly the heft, partly the skewed blade, and partly the adjustable handle that make the difference over the low angle jack. In my humble opinion, a shooter is something that should come later in the game if you are short on $ and purchasing one tool at a time, but it is certainly nice, and it's a game changer for fitting miter joints. If you already have a good quality jack, jointer, smoother, and block plane, then go for the shooter. You won't regret it.