Anyone tried the Lee Valley Shooting Board Fence?

[Rob Luter]

Greetings to my fellow Neanderthals -

I find I use my shooting board quite a bit but shooting angles is a pain. I've made some angled fence inserts but getting things dialed in is a tough trick. Is anyone using the Lee Valley fence or track? I've had their shooting plane for a couple years now and it's super nice with my shop made board and fence.

[Joshua Lucas]

Wood by Wright on Youtube has it and seems to be a fan.

[George Yetka]

I should have picked it up but I built a shooting board when I bought their shooting plane. I spent alot of time on it and got discouraged when I started making the donkey ear for it. Havent used it too much since. this was about 6 months ago.

[Dennis Droege]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a donkey ear?

[Rafael Herrera]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a donkey ear?

It's a type of shooting board. Let's you push the same plane from both directions with the piece's reference side always against the fence. With the LV design you have to buy _two_ planes ;-).

[Phil Gaudio]

I've found the Veritas Shooting Board quite useful. At the time of purchase, I had made the decision to buy rather than build a SB and the Veritas model was just the ticket. I have plans to make another SB at some point, but there is only so much time in the day, and loads of project waiting to be tackled.

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[Todd Zucker]

I have it and like it a lot. Have not done a bunch of angles; basically 45 and 90, and I did make a donkey ear for it that works well even though clamping it down is fiddly.

If it looks strange it is because it is left handed.

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[Mike Allen1010]

I have the nonadjustable version – i.e. just for 90° angles. I use it all the time, however I do struggle with keeping the guide rail tight so it does not develop excessive side-to-side play in use. I think this is probably user error by me. Best fix I've found is a quick spray of WD-40 in the metal track before use.

[George Yetka]

Pardon my ignorance, but what's a donkey ear?

Its big advantage for me was box making. It allowed me to perfect the miters or shrink the box side by a slight amount. as I wouldnt be able to ro it standing up on the regular board

This is similar to the one I made and tossed
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I need to remake it

[J. Greg Jones]

I build a shooting board just for the Veritas shooting board plane, and I still use it for my 90* work. However, I did buy the the LV board and fence when it came out, and it is excellent. I just used it this past weekend to make a picture frame for my son.
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[Dennis Droege]

Thanks, Rafael. I hadn't encountered the term.

[Rob Lee]

Hi,

We have a Donkeys Ear ready to go…just waiting on capacity, and hopefully lower Baltic birch prices….

Cheers,

Rob

[lowell holmes]

I once made a shooting board with a 48"x7'x 3/8 plywood with a 1/2 " strip straight edge down the center of it. I used it on my 10" table saw.

[Mike King]

I have it and like it a lot. Have not done a bunch of angles; basically 45 and 90, and I did make a donkey ear for it that works well even though clamping it down is fiddly.

If it looks strange it is because it is left handed.

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and upside down!

[Matthew Eason]

Hi,

We have a Donkeys Ear ready to go…just waiting on capacity, and hopefully lower Baltic birch prices….

Cheers,

Rob

Rob,

Any updates on this? It's been a while.