I  promised  myself I wasn't going to ask a question that has probably
   been asked a gazillion times already but no matter how hard I looked I
   could  not  find  plans on how to make a shooting board or even a good
   picture  of  one  so  I  could try to copy it.  Can anyone recommend a
   source  for information on how to make one and the proper technique to
   join  a board with one.  Currently I am doing it free hand and it aint
   working out so well.

   Thanks in advance.

         Replies            Author        Date
   35994 Re: Shooting Board Tom Holloway  Fri  9/11/1998
   35997 Re: Shooting Board Robert Arthur Fri  9/11/1998
   36001 Re: Shooting Board Ezra Herman   Fri  9/11/1998

At 10:36 AM -0400 9/11/98, Tom O'Neil wrote:
        [snip]
>Can anyone recommend a source for  information on how to make
>[a shooting board] and the proper technique to join a board with one?

        Yep.  a plan (not just a picture), with dimensions and 3-D views,
can be found in Aldren Watson, HAND TOOLS, THEIR WAYS AND WORKINGS, (NY,
Lyons and Burford, 1996, ISBN 1-55821-224-8) p. 400.  The description and
tips on use are on pp. 199-200.  This book, BTW, was originally published
by Norton in 1982.  I found the reprint in Barnes and Noble sometime in the
past year.  It has a lot of galootinous information,and clear plans for
several benches, jigs and fixtures for hand tool use, along with a lot
about the tools themselves.
                Tom Holloway

This book is available from a number of sources.  Amazon.com lists it at
$17.56 in paperback.  Ships in 24 hours.  I bought my copy at Barnes and
Noble.

I love this book.  Few well chosen words.  Lots of excellent pictures and
plans for all the necessary jigs.  It is THE book for newby galoots IMHO.
Run don't walk to get this book.

No affiliation etc., etc., etc.

Rob
rob@p...

At 12:05 PM 9/11/98 , Tom wrote:
>At 10:36 AM -0400 9/11/98, Tom O'Neil wrote:
>       [snip]
>>Can anyone recommend a source for  information on how to make
>>[a shooting board] and the proper technique to join a board with one?
>
>       Yep.  a plan (not just a picture), with dimensions and 3-D views,
>can be found in Aldren Watson, HAND TOOLS, THEIR WAYS AND WORKINGS, (NY,
>Lyons and Burford, 1996, ISBN 1-55821-224-8) p. 400.  The description and
>tips on use are on pp. 199-200.  This book, BTW, was originally published
>by Norton in 1982.  I found the reprint in Barnes and Noble sometime in the
>past year.  It has a lot of galootinous information,and clear plans for
>several benches, jigs and fixtures for hand tool use, along with a lot
>about the tools themselves.
>               Tom Holloway

Hi Tom-

I used the plans in the back of Aldren W. Watson's "Hand Tools,
their ways and workings" with good success, and I'm a rank
beginner at this stuff.

However, I use mine mostly to square end grain, not for jointing.

One thing- make sure that the plane you are using is square to the
bottom on the side that slides on the board.  I know it's obvious, but I
know at least one person that forgot about this...

-Ezra Herman

On 11 Sep 98, at 10:36, Tom O'Neil wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a source for
> information on how to make one and the proper technique to join a board
> with one.