Hello,
So, I'm thinking about making a shooting board. I think it would be helpful when you just need to take just a hair off rather than trying to take it off on the table saw. I have plenty of scraps to make one. I only have two hand planes, a Stanley low angle block plane and a Stanley #5 Jack Plane. Would either of these be usable for a shooting board? The Jack plane seems kinda big.
Also, a couple questions. It would seem to me, the shooting board would wear out from the plane blade. Does the plane create a rabbet or should I make one? I saw a video by Rob Cosman making one and he puts a bow in the base. I don't understand why he did that. Is that necessary? Wouldn't be hard to do as he did but just trying to understand.
TIA
So, I'm thinking about making a shooting board. I think it would be helpful when you just need to take just a hair off rather than trying to take it off on the table saw. I have plenty of scraps to make one. I only have two hand planes, a Stanley low angle block plane and a Stanley #5 Jack Plane. Would either of these be usable for a shooting board? The Jack plane seems kinda big.
Also, a couple questions. It would seem to me, the shooting board would wear out from the plane blade. Does the plane create a rabbet or should I make one? I saw a video by Rob Cosman making one and he puts a bow in the base. I don't understand why he did that. Is that necessary? Wouldn't be hard to do as he did but just trying to understand.
TIA