Popular Post woodbutcher Posted March 16, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 So I have been making alot of boxes this winter, and my most recent one I am using mitered liners to keep the lid in place. I didnt want to have to try to nail the fit perfectly off the table saw, so I thought making a shooting board for mitering box parts would be a cool idea. I have a jointer plane to use on the board, at least until i buy a low angle jack. I dont see myself buying a dedicated shooting board plane anytime soon, if ever. But thats beside the point. Anyway, I picked up some Baltic Birch plywood, and milled up some scrap 4/4 cherry Im using up. The last batch of cherry I picked up from the yard, a few of the boards had quite a bit of sapwood in it, so shop projects are a good place to use it, in my opinion. The design for the shooting board is pretty much the one they featured in Fine Woodworking magazine from about a year or so ago. Ill quit rambling now and get on to the pictures. I was pretty unsure of what kind of performance to expect from this thing, being the first real shooting board ive made, but i have been very pleased with the results I am getting with it. I quickly and easily cleaned up the miters on my box liners, and could dial in a perfect fit in the box. Its nice to know i dont have to nail the fit of liner parts right off the table saw. The more i get into using hand tools, the more i enjoy woodworking. Ill never ditch the power tools of course, quite the contrary, I cant wait to acquire more, but the hybrid woodworking aproach is definitely what works for me. Thanks so much for looking and reading. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice! I have one on my short list to do's as well 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted March 18, 2018 Report Share Posted March 18, 2018 Very well made. How does one insure that the 45 degree angle built into the shooting board itself is accurate? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 13 hours ago, Mark J said: Very well made. How does one insure that the 45 degree angle built into the shooting board itself is accurate? It may be blasphemy but I did so with the tablesaw. Mine is just an accessory that sets into the regular shooting board. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted March 19, 2018 Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 That's a great design! I was about 35 years too slow getting into using shooting boards. Now, I wouldn't want to be without them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher Posted March 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 7:46 AM, Mark J said: Very well made. How does one insure that the 45 degree angle built into the shooting board itself is accurate? I, like gee-dub, used the table saw. Just made sure to really dial in the angle of the blade testing on scrap. If I find it to not be perfect, ill use tape to shim where the need be. The miters for my box liner came out pretty nice, so its pretty close to dead on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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