My Shooting Board & Attachments
My Shooting Board & Attachments
Article and SketchUp file for this video: https://jayscustomcreations.com/2018/01/my-shooting-board-attachments/
Shooting board video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrfzc4hai0
These videos are short project and everyday updates. If you would like to see actual woodworking videos check out my main channel.
Main Channel: http://www.youtube.com/jayscustomcreations
My website: http://www.jayscustomcreations.com
Tools in my shop (affiliate links):
Bandsaw – http://amzn.to/2gMHrjd
Bevel gauge (t-bevel) – http://amzn.to/2eYLB2N
Bluetooth adapter – http://amzn.to/1GDYgFl
Dado blade – http://amzn.to/210w6ex
Dewalt planer – http://amzn.to/1IGqVoz
Dewalt sander – http://amzn.to/1IGt0B6
Dewalt countersink – http://amzn.to/1ThxZQi
Dovetail gauge – http://amzn.to/2bJpxIi
Eclipse quick release vise – http://amzn.to/1PUkyEW
Engineer square – http://amzn.to/2bqS0lA
Festool Domino – http://amzn.to/1IGrQ8u
Forstner bit – http://amzn.to/2fMph1z
Glu-Bot glue bottle – http://amzn.to/1LrKulZ
Gyokucho 372 japanese pull saw – http://amzn.to/1TgnE9i
Irwin Marples 10″ blade – http://amzn.to/1klkIIr
Kreg K4 – http://amzn.to/1V4LTGM
Kreg DB210 pocket hole machine – http://amzn.to/1pFvmwU
Kreg Mini – http://amzn.to/1phH3cQ
Marble router bit or drill bit – http://bit.ly/1HIAZCA
Marbles – http://bit.ly/1OJjQbo
Megapro NAS Driver – http://amzn.to/1OH8H8v
Milwaukee plunge router – http://amzn.to/2gSr5Ci
Mp3 earmuffs – http://amzn.to/1RF5CZq
Narex marking knife – http://amzn.to/2ciT7K2
Ridgid miter saw – http://amzn.to/2h0Xf2s
Rustic pine Briwax – http://amzn.to/1EnC0Jg
Ryobi 18v brad nailer – http://amzn.to/1Q3zZdG
SawStop titanium series blade – http://amzn.to/1OQUXbr
Scraper BAHCO – http://amzn.to/1PTR4Ie
12″ speed square – http://amzn.to/1QY7BKg
T-bevel (bevel gauge) – http://amzn.to/2eYLB2N
Table top hold down clips – http://amzn.to/1MeGnfx
Tudor brown briwax – http://amzn.to/1TnDPxC
Wax brush wheel for drill – http://amzn.to/1PtRYLi
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Woodriver #4-1/2 – http://amzn.to/24pY95R
Woodriver #62 – http://amzn.to/22aF3F0
Thank you for your tips! Newbie here and my cuts never seem to be straight. I picked up a trim block and a small block plane (all that was available at my tiny store) and have already used it to put 45s on trim pieces. Can’t wait to see how much this will help me. As someone says, a good woodworker doesn’t not make mistakes, a good woodworker just knows how to clean up or hide them. 🙂
good information J been wanting to make a shooting board and great attachments for it. Thanks for sharing that.
Thanks Jay. Love the videos. Can you talk a little bit about the doors / wings that are a relatively recent add-on to the mitre-saw workstation? I hope this is clear – looks like they are there to increase dust collection performance. How are they working? I’d be interested to see a video on the specifics of this modification to your mitre-saw station given the you tube fame this project has generated, I’m sure a lot of viewers would be interested. Thanks and take care.
Thanks, Jay…
Video Notes:
-Article and SketchUp file for this video: https://jayscustomcreations.com/2018/01/my-shooting-board-attachments/
-Shooting board video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrfzc4hai0
thank you
A lot of metal planes the side is not at 90* to the sole. My Stanley is way out. If not too bad the iron can be lever adjusted. An alternative is to use a wooden plane and true the side to the sole if needed. Also a block of wood with sandpaper works as smoothly as a plane.
Oh yes love the train whistle……so maybe you could play it at the end of all your videos as a signature sign off like April’s signature wave. 😊
My comment was going to request a video of you doing the Sketchup drawing but you already posted. Would love to see one of those again. Great stuff as always Jay!
Just built a mitered box, and I sure could have used that donkeys ear.
lovely 🙂
Thanks for this, Jay!
ah man.. wish I had seen this video before spending big bucks on a Metabo mitre saw that wasnt accurate on the bevel at all
A great, no nonsense video. Thanks for your efforts.
does the planer remove wood from the shooting board and if not how
I couldn’t keep my eyes off that spalted 2X4.
wow i was just going to message you today about that exact thing. thanks for uploading.
I love the new video style. I remember your video from a few months ago when you talked about having a habit of wanting to perfect your videos and repeating lines a lot in order to get them right. Sure that style was really clean and informative, but it didn’t sound natural. This sounds natural, and I appreciate your commitment to become more laid back with your content. Thank you for all of the work you do in teaching everyone on here.
Dang! Ill be making one as soon as I get into my shop! Thanks!!!
Excellent info Jay! Thanks for the video!
Good information and nice little call back to the train sound. 😉
Ok. I made one of the donkey ear attachments. It works perfectly for 45° mitered edges for my small boxes. Got any ideas on how to hold a piece of wood at ‘any’ angle on a shooting board? I need 22.5° for a project I am doing. I have no clue on how to angle the material or angle the plane. If you think of something good, can you let us know? (No table saw)
Thanks, Jay! I made this exact rig and it works great. Life saver on that end bevel idea.
Jay Great stuff.
Your video, with the differing angles on the shooting board has me wondering… Can a shooting board be used as a sharpening system for Chisels and Plane Irons?
Possible setup would be with a chisel or plane Iron carriage that would shoot. Sharpening stones held, against the fence, by length for maximum sharpening surface area.
Very versatile piece of kit. Thanks.
Nice work Jay – simple and effective!
Very nice, thanks for posting this
Thanks Jay! Another Home Run.
Must be fate, I just bought my first bench plane, a SB #5, and was planning on making your shooting board design but was wondering how to do the 45° mitre add-on
I just finished my shooting board the other night and added the 45 attachment, but I was wondering how I might get a perfect cut for boards on the inside of a box. The donkey’s ear attachment is perfect! Thanks for sharing.
I have 3/8 hole in my shooting board and 3/8 steel rod comming out of my attachments so no clamps for me
Absolutely perfect. Thank you Jay!
Just a curiosity question. I have a 4 1/2 in benchtop jointer. It’s completely useless so Jay gave me an idea with the shooting board. I wonder if I could make a power shooting board by using it’s fence and setting at it’s lowest setting? But would it have enough finesse and would it be a tear out monster?
Nothing to do with a shooting board but what are your thoughts on a DIY Heat Recovery Ventilator for the absolute best air quality in a shop (or home).
Thanks, Jay. I have built a shooting board, now I need to tune up my plane to work a little better.
Hi Great video as always thank you.
I never understood how a shooting board worked… how do you not plane away he piece of plywood that your work piece is on? Your iron is pressed up against it while you’re sliding the plane… I just don’t get how it’s still there after planning against it.
They are two of the best additions to a workshop you could ask for…certainly well made by you too
Thanks for bringing this video to my attention Jay!!
Simple overall but sophisticated thinking with the clamping angle adjustments on the ramp! Thanks for the education, Alan.
Does the fence get damaged from the blade during use?
You keep on talking about super glue. Is this the same type of super glue used on glass and plastic? Cyanoacrylate?
I am used to using wood glue. Never heard of using super glue for wood. Super glue creates a molecular bond so I do not see it being very good for wood.
Also super glue normally comes in a tiny tube so would be an expensive option. Maybe what we call super glue in Australia is not what you are using?
I have been looking for an EASY (and cheap) way of doing the donkey’s ear (carcass miter) shooting board for years. THANK you! Liked & subscribed!
And thank you again. I watched your other clip on building the shooting board with an eye towards needing this attachment. Yes, glueing that small strip for clamping purposes makes perfect sense in my mind. Clearly presented information and application.
Need to make a shooting board. It’s been on my list for about 8 years.
KISS huh, not so much at first…thanks Jay.
Can thinner stock be used for the ‘donkey ear’ miter attachment? You mentioned 3/4"? Can one use 1/2" stock. Cannot seem to find 3/4" anything around here.
Thank you so much Jay, another great video.
Nice! I had shown your previous video to a friend who is taking a foray into woodworking and was having trouble with doing mitres on his first project, because your shooting board attachment looked ideal – Then today you post this! Great timing!
Nice touch with adding some relief to the bottom edge of the hardwood to redirect the clamping forces downwards. I like how you think. I’ve picked up a whole bunch of tips from your videos that I’d have probably not considered otherwise. Cheers Jay!
Greetings Jay
I appreciate the simplicity of your design and the explanations you give. They make sense to me. I attempted making my first shooting board based on the design by Paul Sellers and had moderate success with it. I have used power tools almost exclusively till this winter. I have watched dozens of YT vids on hand tool woodworking over the past six months and built a smallish Nicholas bench using all hand tools. Worked out pretty well. Now I’m working on a Moxon Vice design using pegs and wedges vs. bolts and nuts. It’s all fun and keeps my mind busy.
Thanks for making the video – especially without a music track!!!!
Blessings to you and yours. Handy Andy