Jjmedure Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 i want to make a shooting but i seem to get a little confused when looking at plans. It seems pretty straight foward and simple but the part tha confuses me is from what i gather the blade will be riding aganst the the wood that should be keeping the plane at 90 degrees. It also seems like it would ride aganst the stop that is holding the piece you are planing. By doing this wouldnt the plane cut into both pieces of the jig? Might be a dumb question but its my question! Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Finley Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Not dumb questions! Better to think about it before building it. The blade _will_ cut into the side of the vertical runner, but it won't cut through the entire height of it, since ( as long as you don't use a rabbeting plane) the blade doesn't cover the width of the plane. This means that the first few passes will take material off the runner, but it won't continue to do so. As for the fence, you should set it (or trim it) so that it ends right where the plane blade cuts. Hope that helps! --James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjmedure Posted February 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Not dumb questions! Better to think about it before building it. The blade _will_ cut into the side of the vertical runner, but it won't cut through the entire height of it, since ( as long as you don't use a rabbeting plane) the blade doesn't cover the width of the plane. This means that the first few passes will take material off the runner, but it won't continue to do so. As for the fence, you should set it (or trim it) so that it ends right where the plane blade cuts. Hope that helps! --James that's kinda what i was thinking, just wanted to make sure before i built one. thanks for the feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clavius Posted March 22, 2012 Report Share Posted March 22, 2012 There's a drawing showing Jame's explaination along with plans to build a shooting board here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjgreenwood Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 There's a drawing showing Jame's explaination along with plans to build a shooting board here. thanks for that link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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