angled shooting board question

[Steven Lee, NC]

I have seen pics of shooting boards where the plan cuts the end grain at an angle but haven't been able to find what angle I should use. Any suggestions?

Whats the maximum board width that I can realistically shoot as well. All the videos I've seen show pretty narrow pieces around a couple inches wide.


thanks

[Derek Cohen]

I assume you mean a "ramped shooting board". If so, the ramp is 5 degrees.

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Regards from Perth

Derek

[Jim Koepke]

My mind was going in a completely different direction until reading Derek's post. He answered the first question.

As to how thick of stock that can be trimmed on a shooting board, that depends on the plane's blade width and the platform thickness.

The platform holding the work will subtract from the total width the blade can cut. Just a hair less than the distance between the top of the platform and the top edge of the blade will determine the limit.

jtk

[Steven Lee, NC]

thanks, looking at the pictures, it sure seems alot steeper than 5 degrees