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Shooting board - 8 ft long

Project by POPSHOP posted 141 days ago 763 views 2 times favorited 4 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Here is an 8 foot long shooting board that I made from a $20.00 straight edge guide and a section of 3/4 BC plywood . You can see the connection joint ( I drilled through the guide after setting it up to within .006” deviation for parralelism across the entire span .The guide extends approx 3 ” at each end . This jig has proven to be fast to setup ( 2 clamps ) , NO MORE CHAULK LINES and almost splinter free ! . Hope the idea helps the L J family . POPS

-- POPSHOP ,


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patron

2392 posts in 236 days


posted 141 days ago

we always knew them as a ” texas ” guide ,
on job sites .
every one made their own for their own saw .
i was in cal years ago ,
and found a 4” and an 8” alum. ones ,
that have a replacable masonite shoe ,
that is adjustable ,
for moving and cutting new straight edge as it gets trashed !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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TopamaxSurvivor

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posted 141 days ago

Not quite what I expected for a shooting board ;-)) No plane!! Looks like it should do it’s job though.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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Splinterman

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posted 140 days ago

Hey Popshop,
I agree with Topamax…......but I am sure a lot of LJ’s would be happy with one like this…..good job.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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Bob #2

3040 posts in 916 days


posted 140 days ago

You can get double duty from the board by setting the opposite side up to handle your router.
In that case it becomes the “Alberta Guide” <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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