A shooting board is a jig for woodworking used together with a hand plane to trim and square up the edges and ends of boards, typically on a workbench. A board whose edges have been planed flat by this method is called an edge shooting board.
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Introduced When (Circa)Date is for Stanley's earliest known commercially manufactured shooting board (No. 52); the jig itself is older and was traditionally shop made, so its true origin date is undated Connections
Used In
Shooting Board is used in Woodworking.
Sources
1. Shooting Boards (Popular Woodworking)
Article, Stanley No. 52 collector noteQuote, Article, Stanley No. 52 collector note
The No. 52 (which included the plane and cast iron shooting board) was offered from 1909-1943.
Shooting board (Wikipedia)
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A shooting board is a jig for woodworking which is used in combination with a hand plane to trim and square up the edges and ends of boards.
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