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Shooting Board

A cat's whisker. That's the difference between a Most shooting boards are little more than a narrow,

perfect-fitting miter and one that "almost" fits. But rabbeted board with a fixed block of wood to act as a

trying to shave such a small amount off the end of a stop. This shooting board is different in a couple of ways, workpiece with a table saw or compound miter saw is First, it has a pivoting stop block with automatic set-

almost impossible. For a delicate procedure like this, a tings at 45° and 90°. But you can also adjust the_:stop

sharp hand plane works much better. The trouble is that block to any angle in between. Plus, the shooting board

it's difficult to hold the workpiece at an exact angle while has sliding fences that can be adjusted to completely

planing the end. That's where a shooting board comes in. back up the workpiece and prevent tearout.

A shooting board not only helps to steady the work- To help set up and use your shooting board, we've

piece, it guides the plane at the same time. So you can included a separate article that begins on page 16. It fea-

take a paper-thin shaving off the end of a workpiece. tures some tips on getting the best results.

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