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M any aids to hand-tool woodworking were actually fairly ingenious, very efficient and simple to use because they acted as positive guides to the tools. The shooting board in all its various forms is one such device. The shooting board ensures perfect intersections between boards, whether flat boards or moulded and mitered trim. These tight joints were once a matter of course in the pre-compound-chop-saw era of woodworking. Making a basic shooting board is a fairly simple process requiring minimal skill and time. Once you've made one, you will have it for a lifetime, and its accuracy is positively stunning provided you use a keenly sharpened, well-adjusted plane. How a Shooting Board Works First of all, the purpose of the shooting board is twofold. The first and primary function is to simply support the wood while holding it at the correct angle and, A shooting board lets you trim cuts to perfection, one shaving at a time. by Paul Sellers Paul began his woodworking career 40 years ago as an apprentice in England. Today he teaches in Texas at the School of Woodworking (cfeeschool.com). second, to line up and guide the plane as it passes along the fence and carriage to trim off minute thicknesses of wood at exactly the right angles. Shooting boards must be pre cisely made. Though there is no adjustment in the shooting board itself to correct any inaccuracies, you can readily change the settings of the plane itself by using the depth adjustment to increase 66 Popular Woodworking December 2006 |
