Pete Howlett
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Replaced my old shooting board with this one. An enjoyable half hour tool making...
A shooting board is not a straight-edge 'guide'... This is a mis-conception. I'll do a video to explain this next week.
God bless all you guys who can use a shooting board. While it works well some some woods I never had much success with it on figured woods. And I don't like sanding a critical joint. Here's my version of a shooting board, consisting of an under- bench mounted router and some wood scraps. One pass any it's a perfect joint every time. Saves me a huge amount of time. The straight edge is the key here. I think it was every bit of fifty bucks through Lee Valley, and worth it. (On second thought it could've been more.) And spiral bits are the only ones that will give a smooth cut.
A shooting board is not a straight-edge 'guide'... This is a mis-conception. I'll do a video to explain this next week.
So then the plane's sole runs against that uncut strip as a straight edge. Simple and elegant solution.
What is holding the shooting board in the first picture?
I use tape for gluing up, no need for any clamping jigs. Since beginning to use HHG, I no longer see the glue line clogging belts on the wide belt sander.