On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 8:15 AM, Ed Minch  wrote:

> Good point.  Could we add a small extension to both sides of the plane -
> like a thin piece of wood clamped to each cheek - for the plane to ride on
> the jack?  I am picturing a 1/16" piece of flat steel just smaller than the
> plane sole sitting on another flat piece, then clamping a piece of 3/8
> hardwood onto each cheek so that it fully contacts the lower piece of steel.
>  Too much trouble - like GAM says - just be careful.
>
> Ed Minch
>
> Ed, This does sound pretty complicated and it would not allow the use of a
shoulder plane to work right up to an edge on the piece to be mitered.  I
found that I needed to use a shoulder plane to square the joints in my
triple miter tenons.  See the second to the last photo of my story on
Wiktor's site.

I did occasionally gouge into the surface of my mitre jack with the plane
while making my joints, but it really isn't a problem until you mangle it
sufficiently to mess up the geometry.  Even then, it is not too difficult to
bring it back with a few minutes of careful planing of the surface.

Regards,
Ted
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