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Awesome video about the use and benefits of a shooting board. Also, awesome shout out to Rob Cosman. Yes, he is a great woodworker and instructor. I like his method of teaching. I was blessed to be accepted and attend the May 2023 Purple Heart Project class. Cannot say enough good things about Rob Cosman, the Cosman family, and the crew.
Ive been woodworking for over 40 years. I'm still finding things to learn from Stumpy. One of the top five all time channels for woodworkers of all skill levels.
C'mon, Scott, don't hold out on us now! We need to know. Or at least I need to know because there's a lot of dreck being passed off as knowledge. I do like stumpy's style though. Straightforwardly and clearly explains the ways things should or should not be done.
It is awesome Stumpy gave kudos to Rob Cosman and his shooting boards. Also, The Purple Heart Project (PHP) is in fact inspiring. I have been follow Rob Cosman for years. I had applied for the PHP back in the later part of 2019. Well we all know what happen in 2020. Well, I was blessed and accepted for the PHP. I attended the May 2023 PHP class. The whole experience was awesome. They fed us three meals each day. I'm talking full spread meals made with love and compassion. The "Training the Hand" workshop class instructions was great. I have a new skill set. I am now an owner of hand tools provided by Rob Cosman including the 18" shooting board. It makes a world of deference. Rob Cosman, the Cosman family, and crew are just humbly compassionate group of people.
Great video James! I love Rob Cosman’s videos, he’s the master with hand planes!! Love your content too, learned a lot from your channel after being away from woodworking for decades!!
A swipe of wax to the down side of the plane body will significantly decrease drag. One other nice benefit to shooting boards is that they can be built for us lefties as well.
A shooting board is a terrific tool. I made one after watching Rob Cosman. I also bought a Woodriver 5 1/2 because of his recommendation. His work with the Purple Heart Project is also phenomenal!
@stumpynubs giving away all the secrets. You are EXCELLENT sir! At 15 on a construction site, this 80 year old carpenter taught me about these. Only after having me build one- piece by piece.
Also incredibly useful with a sanding block. I do mostly luthiery, and use a shooting board for a lot of precision sanding of parts like nuts, saddles and bridges.
Yeah it's become an invaluable tool jn my shop( also lutherie)since I built a couple. Even built a nice adjustable one for things like tapered fretboards and tapered multilaminate necks.
I have used different planes for my shooting board. I recently got a old Stanley No. 7 and it’s now my favorite shooting plane. It makes it easy to keep things perfectly square and the weight creates momentum to avoid stuttering through the cut.
And love knowing you watch Rob too n love your hand tool videos. I understand reason for changes but loved old stumpy nubs! Great video time to enjoy a cold one, you earned it my friend lol
Mr. Nubs, I truly appreciate all the priceless tricks, (now called hacks), that you are continuously sharing on your channel. Let's hope this next generation of young craftsmen and women are paying close attention. I personally had the advantage of learning much of what you teach, from my maternal Grandfather who lived with my family all my young life. I can't help but wonder, who taught you? Thanks, Dan
Just received the 18” shooting board. Exceptionally well packed and a beautifully constructed & finished piece. I am sure this will up my woodworking level too. Thanks so much for the always valued insight and link to this fine craftsman!
I’ve been using my #6 and like the extra length and weight. I think the real revelation came when I realized how well the shooting board works from my kitchen counter. It lets me work while supervising my kids’ Lego or craft time while I get to do woodworking inside.
Your presentations are so concise, the amount of info so compact, the skill so apparent…thanks for sharing! I also admire your ability to handle the comment section…I doubt any RUclips channel I could create would last long! 😂😂😂
I make guitars and I use a shooting board all the time. They are so useful in fact I use them so often they are a constant presence on my bench. A must have jig for sure. Incidentally I use a no. 6 plane with mine. I have a veritas shooting plane but find the no. 6 easier to set up and use. Thanks great videos 👍
I am, for all intents and purposes, a beginning woodworker. One of my early projects was a large turntable for some parts cabinets. I wanted a lip around the perimeter to keep the cabinets from slipping off as I rotated the turntable, so I used some cherry trim molding strips. After cutting the molding close to the final length, I used my shooting board to trim the miters to fit. In the end, the very first miters I ever assembled were perfect. Yep, I'm all for using a shooting board.
I own the veritas shooting plane and their dedicated shooting board. It was a big investment for me but I never think of the money I spent. I only think of the joy I get everytime i use it. It is amazing for small fittings like tenons or miters and more importantly it allows me to get away with using an inexpensive circular saw to roughcut everything and then dial it in with handsaws and my shooting plane
That was my plan before, rough cutting and then finishing on the plane. But there's zero repeatability... it gets old and tiresome quickly. Just to state, i don't own the planes you mentioned and the dedicated shooting board but still, very close.
You are an incredible wealth of information when I need to learn about how to use a tool or where to buy it or a technique on how to use it, your web site has everything I need to know, I mean, you don't need to go anywhere else on the Web. Thank you for the information you put on your RUclips videos!
Thanks for the video, I also built a shooting board after watching Rob Cosman's videos, it works great, I splurged and bought the Lie Nelson 5-1/2 it works great, unbelievable quality.
Donkey ears attachment for creating box miters. I built one and it works perfectly. Plus, I have a dedicated Veritas Shooting plane. Made for the operation.
I just learned what shooting boards were a few days ago. Since 98% of what I do is making picture frames (I'm a portrait photographer...), making a pair of boards seems like a great idea for me. Thank you!
Hi, I love your videos dude!! I decided to build a stitch and glue canoe during the covid lockdowns and stumbled soon your RUclips channel, which really got me into woodworking, the way you explain techniques is so natural. I converted my garage into a workshop recently and took to wood turning in a big way. Now I'm starting to sell my turning's at craft fairs, and hopefully turn (no pun intended) it into a full time job. Thanks for the inspiration!!
The shooting board is used on every project I do! I learned about it through Rob’s videos and workshops. I have two of his boards. Invaluable tools! Bench hooks and shooting boards are specific tools I am glad you are talking about as they make it easier to cut and square wood. Great video thank you for sharing. Take care!👍🏻
It's been a while since I had the time to visit your site Stumpy because I've been following the war in Ukraine. I needed to see something positive and life affirming so I came to you. You never fail to educate and impress me with your skills and you always give your viewers an easy solution to a common problem. I am referring to corner chipping when working with end grain. So simple yet so effective. Thank you for another great video.
Great video James. I have made several shooting boards using Rob's methods and a picture of one of them is on his website in a gallery. Thanks for sharing.
I am an incredibly novice wood worker, working on my first big project. I am building a trestle farmhouse table with plans a bought from the woodsmiths shop. Every time I use hand tools for something, I start to enjoy them more and more. Right now I am cleaning up through mortises that I started with a forstner bit. I am learning the importance of having good, sharp chisels. Anyway I find using hand tools to be relaxing and really enjoyable (provided they are good tools that are sharp). Now I am looking forward to sharpening and tuning up my great-grandfather's old Stanley no. 4 and 1/2 and eventually getting a no. 5 and 1/2. Thanks, James for the great tips and videos!
Well bless your heart James. Thank you for the great video. I remember years ago seeing Paul Seller's video on shooting boards. Yours is just as good, if not better.
I used to just catch your videos here and there but man after seeing the knowledge you have, the old school classy craftsman vibes and the amazing and well thought out videos, I watch even when i don't necessarily need the info. But I guess knowledge is power.
Outstanding video. Grateful for your extensive library of content. My go to channel at the start of most of my research. Would you consider doing a video of the 5 to 10 best woodworkers that have passed away and 5 to 10 of the best living woodworkers alive today?
6:35 if you look at enough old furniture, you can spot the remnants of that chamfer in places, just a sliver of a gap, usually pronounced by years of wax and furniture polish buildup. Not enough to look bad, but proof this technique is as old as woodworking.
It is very interesting that you come up with that video got too many people forgot about hand tools and tell the electric power is gone then they realize that got stuck every now and then it's very important to use hand tools it's very important so yes that was a great video you share
I like your videos, presentation and knowledge. I am unclear about the recommendation of the RC board. The permanent fence seems odd to me in that it will a) wear causing chipout and b)get out of square. The tip of creating a bevel is neat, but a sacrificial fence eliminates both those concerns in a more simple manner? Something like the Tim Rousseau "Build A Shooting Board that Handles 5 Jobs" or the Lee Valley shooting board fence. In other words, it would be nice to have a word on those issues lest this video come off as native advertising (given the RC board is some 300$). thanks for the videos, helped a lot over the years.
@@StumpyNubs Thank you. Probably, I am doing something wrong? dunno. But by virtue of just planing it with a blade that has various projections, I find mine gets pretty chewed up so being able to inch it forward and/or re-square it handy. Might just be me. Maybe Im way over thinking things. I defer to those with more experience
The edge of the planes sole next to the mouth of the plane prevents it from advancing deeper into the shooting board's platform or fence. It may cut a bit the first time you use it (though not on Cosman's boards since his has a rabbet that maintains a tiny gap between the plane and the fence), but it should not continue to cut or splinter after that.
@@StumpyNubs I was more thinking from taking heavier or lighter cuts, at some point you will lose your zero clearance, that may or may not be a problem.
Another gem James. Thanks for your information. Love my shooting boards. Some of the most trustworthy videos and info out there. Keep it up. Happy holidays.
One thing I don’t understand even after seeing several videos about these…how does the plane not cut into the shooting board? I’d be worried about ruining the jig!
If you look at the sole of the plane you will see there is a bit of cast iron on each side of the mouth where the side meets the sole. This means the plane does not cut across it's full width. That 1/8-inch or so of non-cutting sole rides on the edge of a rabbet at the base of the platform.
Ahh, @@StumpyNubs, the rabbet is the detail I was missing. I guess that also explains why the fence isn't helping with tearout. Thanks for clearing it up!
On first glance some of Rob Cosman's prices may seem steep, but a portion of all purchases go to support his Purple Heart Project. The project's mission statement is "to introduce physically or mentally combat Wounded Warriors, still suffering from the negative effects of combat, to the peace and joy that can be found through the therapy of traditional hand tool woodworking". The Project is open to combat-wounded veterans from all over the world, and is completely free of charge to them. I know a vet who went through the program, and he loved it.
Keeping your hand moving, even with the plane, is a new concept for me. I’ve not had much luck with shooting boards, and I think it’s because my piece always moves. But I’m going to try your technique!
Good topic...it really goes deep in various, similar types of shooting boards. And shooting planes specifically for this type of work. Lee Valley has a serious rig for this work.
Love your videos and have found them extremely helpful! I also live in the Tri-cities area and would be very interested if you ever open your shop to sight see or have local training or workshops.
Another great video. After seeing Rob's video, I made one of my own and use it often. And, of course, I learned a few things in yours. Keep 'em coming!
Please help! I'm fairly new to woodworking and recently bought a couple of general purpose hand planes. I noticed their sides are not square so when I tried using this method, I was left in frustration as my plane kept tilting as a slid it along the shooting board. Are there certain plane styles that have square sides, or is it a plane quality issue? Thanks for all the great vids!
Better late then never lol but I got you with a like n comment on everything I catch, even go back to make sure I ain't missed one cause your my boy blue n wanna still be watching stumpy nubs referencing one of his videos on a future version of old timey workshop 😆
Question about the feeler gauge . . . because the toe of the plane is registering the cut on the end grain, how is the feeler gauge on a perpendicular edge going to change how and where the plane removes material?
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Awesome video about the use and benefits of a shooting board. Also, awesome shout out to Rob Cosman. Yes, he is a great woodworker and instructor. I like his method of teaching. I was blessed to be accepted and attend the May 2023 Purple Heart Project class. Cannot say enough good things about Rob Cosman, the Cosman family, and the crew.
Ive been woodworking for over 40 years. I'm still finding things to learn from Stumpy. One of the top five all time channels for woodworkers of all skill levels.
What are the other 4.
Post all five!
C'mon, Scott, don't hold out on us now! We need to know. Or at least I need to know because there's a lot of dreck being passed off as knowledge. I do like stumpy's style though. Straightforwardly and clearly explains the ways things should or should not be done.
Nice credit to Rob Cosman; well done!! His Purple Hert Project is inspiring.
It is awesome Stumpy gave kudos to Rob Cosman and his shooting boards. Also, The Purple Heart Project (PHP) is in fact inspiring. I have been follow Rob Cosman for years. I had applied for the PHP back in the later part of 2019. Well we all know what happen in 2020. Well, I was blessed and accepted for the PHP. I attended the May 2023 PHP class. The whole experience was awesome. They fed us three meals each day. I'm talking full spread meals made with love and compassion. The "Training the Hand" workshop class instructions was great. I have a new skill set. I am now an owner of hand tools provided by Rob Cosman including the 18" shooting board. It makes a world of deference. Rob Cosman, the Cosman family, and crew are just humbly compassionate group of people.
Great video James! I love Rob Cosman’s videos, he’s the master with hand planes!! Love your content too, learned a lot from your channel after being away from woodworking for decades!!
Good choice buying a Rob Cosman shooting board. He’s a true craftsman.
After all these years, Stumpy still gives EXPERT advice! For free! You're a damn hero!
10 years ago last July I spent a week with Rob Cosman using nothing but hand tools, best week I ever spent in 60+ years of woodworking.
Paul Sellers was my first exposure to a shooting board.
I watch all three of ya! Good stuff as always.
A swipe of wax to the down side of the plane body will significantly decrease drag. One other nice benefit to shooting boards is that they can be built for us lefties as well.
Buying and learning to use one of Rob's shooting boards was a game changer. Incredible investment!
A shooting board is a terrific tool. I made one after watching Rob Cosman. I also bought a Woodriver 5 1/2 because of his recommendation. His work with the Purple Heart Project is also phenomenal!
How do you like it? I need a new jack.
I like it, but it's also the only brand of "nice" plane that I've ever owned. I've never tried a Lie Nielsen or Veritas jack plane.
@stumpynubs giving away all the secrets. You are EXCELLENT sir! At 15 on a construction site, this 80 year old carpenter taught me about these. Only after having me build one- piece by piece.
I made one a couple of years ago, and found more and more uses. I eventually even bought a shooting plane for it. It's a beast!
When I was at school in the UK in the early 80's the first assessed/graded piece of work in woodworking class was to make a shooting board.
You are a blessing to this craft.
Also incredibly useful with a sanding block. I do mostly luthiery, and use a shooting board for a lot of precision sanding of parts like nuts, saddles and bridges.
Me, too.
Yeah it's become an invaluable tool jn my shop( also lutherie)since I built a couple. Even built a nice adjustable one for things like tapered fretboards and tapered multilaminate necks.
I have used different planes for my shooting board. I recently got a old Stanley No. 7 and it’s now my favorite shooting plane. It makes it easy to keep things perfectly square and the weight creates momentum to avoid stuttering through the cut.
And love knowing you watch Rob too n love your hand tool videos. I understand reason for changes but loved old stumpy nubs! Great video time to enjoy a cold one, you earned it my friend lol
Rob is great. So much info on use of hand planes from him. Thanks for a great summary of this precious shop jig
Mr. Nubs, I truly appreciate all the priceless tricks, (now called hacks), that you are continuously sharing on your channel. Let's hope this next generation of young craftsmen and women are paying close attention. I personally had the advantage of learning much of what you teach, from my maternal Grandfather who lived with my family all my young life. I can't help but wonder, who taught you? Thanks, Dan
Just received the 18” shooting board. Exceptionally well packed and a beautifully constructed & finished
piece. I am sure this will up my woodworking level too. Thanks so much for the always valued insight and link to this fine craftsman!
I’ve been using my #6 and like the extra length and weight. I think the real revelation came when I realized how well the shooting board works from my kitchen counter. It lets me work while supervising my kids’ Lego or craft time while I get to do woodworking inside.
Your presentations are so concise, the amount of info so compact, the skill so apparent…thanks for sharing! I also admire your ability to handle the comment section…I doubt any RUclips channel I could create would last long! 😂😂😂
Rob Cosman is a master! I mainly watch yours, his, and 2 other channels for reference material.... (Next Level and Brent Hull are my other go-to's)
Thanks for the reminder. I’ve been meaning to make one of these.
Cosman is terrific and another great teacher.
I make guitars and I use a shooting board all the time. They are so useful in fact I use them so often they are a constant presence on my bench. A must have jig for sure.
Incidentally I use a no. 6 plane with mine. I have a veritas shooting plane but find the no. 6 easier to set up and use.
Thanks great videos 👍
I am, for all intents and purposes, a beginning woodworker. One of my early projects was a large turntable for some parts cabinets. I wanted a lip around the perimeter to keep the cabinets from slipping off as I rotated the turntable, so I used some cherry trim molding strips.
After cutting the molding close to the final length, I used my shooting board to trim the miters to fit.
In the end, the very first miters I ever assembled were perfect.
Yep, I'm all for using a shooting board.
His information is always top notch. His hand tool knowledge and tips are next level.
I own the veritas shooting plane and their dedicated shooting board. It was a big investment for me but I never think of the money I spent. I only think of the joy I get everytime i use it. It is amazing for small fittings like tenons or miters and more importantly it allows me to get away with using an inexpensive circular saw to roughcut everything and then dial it in with handsaws and my shooting plane
That was my plan before, rough cutting and then finishing on the plane. But there's zero repeatability... it gets old and tiresome quickly. Just to state, i don't own the planes you mentioned and the dedicated shooting board but still, very close.
You are an incredible wealth of information when I need to learn about how to use a tool or where to buy it or a technique on how to use it, your web site has everything I need to know, I mean, you don't need to go anywhere else on the Web. Thank you for the information you put on your RUclips videos!
Thanks for the video, I also built a shooting board after watching Rob Cosman's videos, it works great, I splurged and bought the Lie Nelson 5-1/2 it works great, unbelievable quality.
Donkey ears attachment for creating box miters. I built one and it works perfectly. Plus, I have a dedicated Veritas Shooting plane. Made for the operation.
Rob taught me so much... I always keep my shooting boards under my bench, handy for most of my jobs. I couldn't live without them 🙏🏻🌞
I just learned what shooting boards were a few days ago. Since 98% of what I do is making picture frames (I'm a portrait photographer...), making a pair of boards seems like a great idea for me. Thank you!
Hi, I love your videos dude!! I decided to build a stitch and glue canoe during the covid lockdowns and stumbled soon your RUclips channel, which really got me into woodworking, the way you explain techniques is so natural. I converted my garage into a workshop recently and took to wood turning in a big way. Now I'm starting to sell my turning's at craft fairs, and hopefully turn (no pun intended) it into a full time job. Thanks for the inspiration!!
those are really helpful words and views at 5:34 - thank you
The shooting board is used on every project I do! I learned about it through Rob’s videos and workshops. I have two of his boards. Invaluable tools! Bench hooks and shooting boards are specific tools I am glad you are talking about as they make it easier to cut and square wood. Great video thank you for sharing. Take care!👍🏻
it's one of those jigs that you never realised just how useful there are until you have one
Amen!
There is no question about it. This video says it all. 👏🏻
It's great for gluing up
Thank you Mr. Nubs, I have a shooting board, but didn't know about the feeler gauge trick. I use a no 7 with mine, works like a charm.
What prevents the plane from shaving down the side edge of the shooting board?
Great piece 👏 👏 👏 thank you.
You are a lifesaver. Thanks a lot.
It's been a while since I had the time to visit your site Stumpy because I've been following the war in Ukraine. I needed to see something positive and life affirming so I came to you. You never fail to educate and impress me with your skills and you always give your viewers an easy solution to a common problem. I am referring to corner chipping when working with end grain. So simple yet so effective. Thank you for another great video.
Shooting Boards are awesome!
My shooting board was absolutely a game changer! Thanks for a few tips I didn't know about!
Great video James. I have made several shooting boards using Rob's methods and a picture of one of them is on his website in a gallery. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the video, always enjoy watching!
Stumpy a good round up of a very useful tool. +1 for a shout out to RC, the David Marks and New Yankee Workshop successor.
I am an incredibly novice wood worker, working on my first big project. I am building a trestle farmhouse table with plans a bought from the woodsmiths shop. Every time I use hand tools for something, I start to enjoy them more and more. Right now I am cleaning up through mortises that I started with a forstner bit. I am learning the importance of having good, sharp chisels.
Anyway I find using hand tools to be relaxing and really enjoyable (provided they are good tools that are sharp). Now I am looking forward to sharpening and tuning up my great-grandfather's old Stanley no. 4 and 1/2 and eventually getting a no. 5 and 1/2.
Thanks, James for the great tips and videos!
Well bless your heart James. Thank you for the great video. I remember years ago seeing Paul Seller's video on shooting boards. Yours is just as good, if not better.
A feeler gauge!? Slapping my forehead, say, "Well duh!" We don't dare skip one of your videos! Thank you, James.
Handtools have a place in the power tool shop!
I used to just catch your videos here and there but man after seeing the knowledge you have, the old school classy craftsman vibes and the amazing and well thought out videos, I watch even when i don't necessarily need the info. But I guess knowledge is power.
Outstanding video. Grateful for your extensive library of content. My go to channel at the start of most of my research. Would you consider doing a video of the 5 to 10 best woodworkers that have passed away and 5 to 10 of the best living woodworkers alive today?
6:35 if you look at enough old furniture, you can spot the remnants of that chamfer in places, just a sliver of a gap, usually pronounced by years of wax and furniture polish buildup. Not enough to look bad, but proof this technique is as old as woodworking.
Another great video love watching your channel
My father keep120 tooth blades in his table saw always good info
It is very interesting that you come up with that video got too many people forgot about hand tools and tell the electric power is gone then they realize that got stuck every now and then it's very important to use hand tools it's very important so yes that was a great video you share
Great Job James, valuable information in this video. Stay safe and continue the good videos. Fred.
you convinced me!! thank you!
I made a black plane shooting bored right after I seen robs video on it. I need to make one for my 5½. Just haven't gotten around to it.
I used my shooting board all the time. Makes a huge difference for joinery and getting square pieces.
Nice video. Love it
I like your videos, presentation and knowledge. I am unclear about the recommendation of the RC board. The permanent fence seems odd to me in that it will a) wear causing chipout and b)get out of square. The tip of creating a bevel is neat, but a sacrificial fence eliminates both those concerns in a more simple manner? Something like the Tim Rousseau "Build A Shooting Board that Handles 5 Jobs" or the Lee Valley shooting board fence. In other words, it would be nice to have a word on those issues lest this video come off as native advertising (given the RC board is some 300$). thanks for the videos, helped a lot over the years.
The fence that the wood goes against? I don't know how it could wear to any noticeable degree, even after many, many years of use. How could it?
@@StumpyNubs Thank you. Probably, I am doing something wrong? dunno. But by virtue of just planing it with a blade that has various projections, I find mine gets pretty chewed up so being able to inch it forward and/or re-square it handy. Might just be me. Maybe Im way over thinking things. I defer to those with more experience
The edge of the planes sole next to the mouth of the plane prevents it from advancing deeper into the shooting board's platform or fence. It may cut a bit the first time you use it (though not on Cosman's boards since his has a rabbet that maintains a tiny gap between the plane and the fence), but it should not continue to cut or splinter after that.
@@StumpyNubs I was more thinking from taking heavier or lighter cuts, at some point you will lose your zero clearance, that may or may not be a problem.
Thanks
Great video Stumpyz thanks for sharing🙌😊🙌
Very good video! Very helpful. Got to try the chamfer trick to test for blade alignment.
And gracious of him to defer to Rob.
Another gem James. Thanks for your information. Love my shooting boards. Some of the most trustworthy videos and info out there. Keep it up. Happy holidays.
Great information here! Anyone who wants to build acoustic guitars should build a shooting board first for jointing edges on tops and backs!
One thing I don’t understand even after seeing several videos about these…how does the plane not cut into the shooting board? I’d be worried about ruining the jig!
If you look at the sole of the plane you will see there is a bit of cast iron on each side of the mouth where the side meets the sole. This means the plane does not cut across it's full width. That 1/8-inch or so of non-cutting sole rides on the edge of a rabbet at the base of the platform.
Ahh, @@StumpyNubs, the rabbet is the detail I was missing. I guess that also explains why the fence isn't helping with tearout. Thanks for clearing it up!
On first glance some of Rob Cosman's prices may seem steep, but a portion of all purchases go to support his Purple Heart Project. The project's mission statement is "to introduce physically or mentally combat Wounded Warriors, still suffering from the negative effects of combat, to the peace and joy that can be found through the therapy of traditional hand tool woodworking". The Project is open to combat-wounded veterans from all over the world, and is completely free of charge to them. I know a vet who went through the program, and he loved it.
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Great video! To see two different takes on shooting boards from traditional hand tool woodworkers, watch Richard Maguire and Graham Blackburn.
Feeler guage? Guess I'll have to dig out my old toolbox and find the one used way back when my buddies and I used to work on our cars. Great video.
Wish this video came out yesterday when I was doing 45 trim!
Keeping your hand moving, even with the plane, is a new concept for me. I’ve not had much luck with shooting boards, and I think it’s because my piece always moves. But I’m going to try your technique!
I remember using a shooting board as a ten-year-old at school.
Nice nod to nor Cosman
Great video. I'm a great fan of using hand planes to true things up. I use shooting boards, but learned something here. Thanks!
Looks like I'm going to be digging out my hand plane and figuring out how to set it up. I've never been much good with it.
Spend time learning to sharpen the blade really well. It will turn your plane into a preferred tool for many tasks.
Great job as always thanks
Really excellent tips, James! Thanks! 😃
I really need to make one of those!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊
I always love seeing your name in my notifications. I know that I am going to watch a consistently well-produced, substantive, video. Thanks!
Excellent tips! Simply loving it. So well explained and to the point. Thank you!
A fantastic video as always. Lots of useful information, I have been meaning to make a shooting board for a while. Keep up the good work.
There's just something viscerally rewarding when you get those uniform paper thin shavings (and that kashunk sound). Woodworking ASMR, I guess!
Good topic...it really goes deep in various, similar types of shooting boards.
And shooting planes specifically for this type of work. Lee Valley has a serious rig for this work.
Love your videos and have found them extremely helpful! I also live in the Tri-cities area and would be very interested if you ever open your shop to sight see or have local training or workshops.
Another great video. After seeing Rob's video, I made one of my own and use it often. And, of course, I learned a few things in yours. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you. I’ve gotta become more involved with hand planes. The use of a shooting board and an excellent plane is, as I’ve seen pretty much vital.👊
Everything was going well for a while. Do you have a jig that can make the board longer instead of shorter?
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@@StumpyNubs lol, of course you do.
A great "shim" device to keep in your reach is a simple and inexpensive deck of playing cards 🃏
Please help! I'm fairly new to woodworking and recently bought a couple of general purpose hand planes. I noticed their sides are not square so when I tried using this method, I was left in frustration as my plane kept tilting as a slid it along the shooting board. Are there certain plane styles that have square sides, or is it a plane quality issue? Thanks for all the great vids!
Kept tilting? It's not stable?
@@StumpyNubs Both actually. The side of the plane riding on the board is not 90 degrees to the cutting edge. Is this just poor quality planes?
Love your work 👍
What do you do when the stock you are trying to plane square is wider than the plane body/iron? Like 50% for example.
Better late then never lol but I got you with a like n comment on everything I catch, even go back to make sure I ain't missed one cause your my boy blue n wanna still be watching stumpy nubs referencing one of his videos on a future version of old timey workshop 😆
Question about the feeler gauge . . . because the toe of the plane is registering the cut on the end grain, how is the feeler gauge on a perpendicular edge going to change how and where the plane removes material?
The plane is not registering on the end grain, it is riding on a rabbet along the edge of the platform.
@StumpyNubs thanks Stumpy. Love your channel!