Shooting Board

one slick shooting board.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Those are some sweet shooting boards, Clay. I like the idea of using phenolic plywood (that is phenolic ply, right?). I plan on making some of these after I finish my bench.

-- "hold fast to that which is good"

Great looking shooting boards, and that workbench is not shabby either, but what I really like is that low angle plane. Thank you for sharing.

-- As ever, Gus-the 74 yr young apprentice carpenter

That’s a nice shooting board, is that like a laminated top?

Also whats the difference btw a shooting board vs a bench hook?

Carlos

Very nicely done.

I’m a big fan of jigs that are mulit functional.

Great job.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com

Thanks guys! They’ve been pretty useful.

Brandon, phenolic is correct. I was going to use MDO because I’ve used it before on houses and was sure that it wouldn’t swell up from moisture. Then I read about phenolic ply and thought it would be better for the plane to slide on. It’s the first time I have used the stuff and so far so good. The only down side was the price. I could have got a 4×8 sheet of MDO for what I paid for 2×4 phenolic.

Carlos, I think all three are bench hooks because they all “hook” the side of your bench. The shooting board is the specific one used to shoot the end grain. Maybe someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I think that’s right. It does look like laminate but that’s just how the phenolic plywood looks. The outer layers of the plywood is kind of like plastic.

-- Clay Ortiz, North Georgia

Those are very nice boards – on my favotites list!

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