My New Friend Jack

Ok, that looks perfect. So when are you going to start selling off your power tools?

-- John, British Columbia, Canada

Nice, I can see where Jack could be helpful around the shop…..

-- My mind is like lighting, one brilliant flash, then its gone.....

Iv’e seen a few in the antique stores, kinda pricey and needed TLC. Use plans of any sort or just winged it? I’m liking what I see and looking forward to a report on its use!

-- "With every tool obtained, there is another that is needed" DonW ( Kevin )

Like a Fancy Shooting board?

Would it be possible to make some Inserts, etc. that would fit into your existing vice?

That’s COOL… never saw one like that before.

Thank you.

-- Have Fun! Joe Lyddon - Alta Loma, CA USA - Home: http://www.WoodworkStuff.net ... My Small Gallery: https://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/index.php?media/albums/users/joe-lyddon.1389/

i wish i could spend some time with you , i see and my mind says wonderful, beautiful, , but then it says , but can you do this, i love having a tutor…it helps, but i guess i hae to be braver, and do, but…if you happen to come to alabama, i would love for you to visit, beautiful job..

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Wow. You have really turned.
Did you use hide glue too? And I think it is missing your trademark logo on the end :)

I am missing something about these shooting board things. Doesn’t it get chewed up every time you use it? The plane will gouge (or at least plane) some of the wooden structure away.

Neat though. I could see liking that.
Steve

-- -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Can’t get a tighter miter then that.
Your new friend Jack is really something !

that is cool! this one is going in my favorites (half is of your stuff)...

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

Paul, when I get over “cowboys at the opera,” I may build one of these. Nice post.

-- Big Al in IN

Nicely done. I think I may have a few veneer screws sitting around somewhere… hmmmm…

-- When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. -- John Muir

Looks cool but I don’t know how it works…I don’t know jack….

-- gbear, Carmichael, CA

Great post Paul! Don’t they call it a donkeys ear as well? That or I’m going crazy…

-- I never finish anyth

I don’t know Jack either, but I can smell a galoot a mile away. And this sure smells galoot-ish. But it is so cute it just makes me want to build one too. Too cool Paul. I do agree, it is lacking a circle logo.

I can see where the Donkey’s Ear keeps the plane from changing the jig, however, Jack looks vulnerable to the plane.

-- Backer boards, stop blocks, build oversized, and never buy a hand plane--

very nice miter jack, it falls in line with the shooting boards and donkeys ear. They were once called “screw miter shooting clamp.”

-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, NC https://whitdaniel.com

John, no power tool clear out sale anytime soon I’m afraid, sorry.

Kevin, plans from Shop Notes. I added a link to the post.

Joe, you can add a cleat on the bottom to suit whatever vice you want to use. Mine seems to work well in the wagon vice.

Steve, of course it’s hide glue and yes the jig does get chewed occasionally. I asked Patrick the same question and he said that you just need to re-surface now and then. I can live with that.

Philip, check out the plan link. The dog’s ear is a little different and it’s included in the link.

Rance and Steve, OK tomorrow I’ll add my cypher.

Thanks all for the comments.

-- Paul M ..............the early bird may get the worm but it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese! http://thecanadianschooloffrenchmarquetry.com/