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Joe Tonich
09-13-2003, 7:51 AM
I don't have many planes or "Neander" type tools but I really enjoy reading this forum. Anyone have pic's of their shooting board and can describe how they use it? I've seen them referenced here and at other forums for jointing but never seen or really understood them. :confused:

Thanks,

Joe

Roger Turnbough
09-13-2003, 8:27 AM
http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/shootingboards/shootingindex.htm

http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/rampedboard/rampindex.htm

http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/donkeysearshoot/donkeysearindex.htm

Joe,

Here are 3 links to different style shooting boards. Typically, a shooting board is used to "true" the end of a board, square both ways, along the width of the board and across the thickness. I made a very small one for doing 6" pieces, and using a Lee Valley low angle smoothing plane. This works very well. But you have to remember to keep downward pressure on the plane, as well as lateral pressure to keep the cheek of the plane riding the surface of the shooting board, and to keep the sole registered to the fence.

If you are having trouble with mitre'd corners coming out correctly off of your mitre box, a mitre shooting board will correct that. You must take care to set the fences up correctly when you build this, but once done correctly, every mitre joint will fit correctly after being true'd up with the shooting board.

Hope this helps you out.

Roger

Joe Tonich
09-13-2003, 8:50 PM
http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/shootingboards/shootingindex.htm

http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/rampedboard/rampindex.htm

http://www.amgron.clara.net/planingpoints/donkeysearshoot/donkeysearindex.htm

Joe,

Here are 3 links to different style shooting boards. Typically, a shooting board is used to "true" the end of a board, square both ways, along the width of the board and across the thickness. I made a very small one for doing 6" pieces, and using a Lee Valley low angle smoothing plane. This works very well. But you have to remember to keep downward pressure on the plane, as well as lateral pressure to keep the cheek of the plane riding the surface of the shooting board, and to keep the sole registered to the fence.

If you are having trouble with mitre'd corners coming out correctly off of your mitre box, a mitre shooting board will correct that. You must take care to set the fences up correctly when you build this, but once done correctly, every mitre joint will fit correctly after being true'd up with the shooting board.

Hope this helps you out.

Roger

Thanks Roger,

I put the site with the rest of my "Favorites". Lots of good info. :)

Thanks again,

Joe