Donkey's ear shooting board

[Ozziespur]

Hi guys,

I've used timber lying around the shed to whip up a shooting board for myself and whilst it's not pretty to look at, it does the job.

I'm looking to mitre some longer pieces of timber to make some boxes and have seen something called a donkey's ear addition to a shooting board. Has anyone heard of this or has made one ? Looking for plans or advice on how's one is put together.

Appreciate any advice or being steered in the right direction. Or even if some one has ideas about other ways to mitre longer pieces manually ?

Regards,

Scott

[enelef]

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/ShootingBoard2.pdf
Accidental Woodworker: donkey's ear jig........

Never heard of this jig type before - but try these two out

[dr4g0nfly]

I made one for my shooting board. A little shorter than those shown in the link but effective none-the-less.

Does not get many outings but when you need it, you can't beat it.

Always a good accessory to have.

[starr]

A donkey ear shooting board is great for fine tuning mitres for boxes etc. In addition to using a plane, I use a long block of wood to which I attach sanding paper for a final cleanup if necessary (just glue a strip of laminate along the botton to ride against the bottom edge of the shooting board).

[enelef]

I will have to give this a go now.

But i will have to get a plane or two first - hmmm

[derekcohen]

I have built a few.



Link: http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furnitu...tingBoard.html

Another article: Shooting for Perfection

Regards from Mont Tremblant

Derek

[ClintO]

Always curious about trimming mitres. Don't you end up chasing yourself in circles trying to get 2 pairs of sides of equal length

[dr4g0nfly]

I have built a few.

This one looks remarkably like mine. I used laminate flooring for my Plane slide though, I find it great stuff for jigs and things that need to slide.