Shannon

I built one for 90 degrees with a LN #9, but hadn’t quite figured
out what I’m going to do for 45 degrees for picture framing. Now I know.

I’ll buy one of yours and be done with it. I saw the pics from Cian and the reviews.

Thanks,
Dave

Greg,

The planing forces on the work are focused in the direction of the plane chute. Pivot bolt location is important. It should be close to the plane shoot, otherwise Archimedes will show up and use the fence as a lever. If the pivot bolt for the fence is near the plane chute, the fence cannot act as a lever, and calibration has a chance.

The pivot bolt is a tight hole on the fence, it cannot slip, only pivot. The steel is all firmly bedded in the base. This absorbs all the force from the plane.

Planing forces should not be overly high. End grain is the toughest cut for any edge tool. High level sharpness is key, and a thin shaving in the range of .001 thickness is most appropriate.

The left side of the fence has room for all the calibration adjustment, but interestingly planing forces are such that much of that force is trying to pivot the work away from the fence. So here where the fence could slip, the forces upon it are extremely low.

The base and fence are finished to 150 grit, so it is a semi rough finish offering traction. The Shooting Board is really a work holding fixture, so one hand should be over the work and fence as a work holder as you plane, as this offers further pressure so that things won’t move.

The fence calibration is stable, and as accurate as any drafting triangle. I have not observed any problems keeping my fence in place after I have calibrated with just a finger tightening of the thumbscrews.

Thanks for your question, and again, thanks to all who have commented and expressed interest!

Bests,

Rob

I built my first shooting board last year, and used bolts to fasten the fence so I could square it. It seems that no matter how hard I tighten those nuts, the fence always moves out of square. How does yours keep from slipping like that? After my lack of success, I don’t know if I want to try building another. Yours looks like it’s got everything I want and need.

Greg

Bob