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Donkey Ear Mitre Shooting Board, Hand Made for Hand Tool Woodworking!! Inside and outside Mitre Jig!

John McGrath (Man In Shed)

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In this video I make a donkey ear mitre shooting board by hand, for hand tool woodworking, this is a great jig and can be used for inside and outside mitres including moldings.

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20 Comments

@justin-tv3pc 2 years ago

hey dude. I am newish and didnt think id do a great job of that 45 with handplanes. I contemplated even trying it for days. today I sat down and took my time on it. It appears to be perfect. thanks so much.

@derf9465 3 years ago

Cut the rabbet before cutting the first 45 deg. Holds better in a vice.

@kmherethere 4 years ago

I think instead of using the combination square to find the angle, use the marking gauge to find the depth of the stock, then scribe your line with that measurement will produce a more accurate 45.

@mixxmstrmike 3 years ago

Finally had an opportunity to make this jig. What a tremendous help this is to fine tune the inside miters for boxes. Well done on this tutorial.

@camilookuinghttons2690 3 years ago

John, I have been looking for 45 degrees shooting board for a long time, and none of them was something I liked very much. The one you just taught me in this video, it's great and covers all my needs, moulding and little boxes. A big thanks, and I congratulate you for your carpentry ideas!!

@cindyharrison4191 4 years ago

Just what I need for redecorating my bathroom. Scerting board and t@g cladding

@stephenclingerman4865 3 years ago

Both shooting boards are great! They’ll even be better with my new Lie-Nielsen No. 61😊! Using a table saw is a real pain if it’s just a few miters, so being able cut them by hand will help me a lot.

@jerrystark3587 4 years ago

Excellent video. The donkey ear shooting board is a traditional tool with a long history that is still valuable (even essential) for modern hand-tool woodworkers.
Many thanks!

@guentherkoffler9408 4 years ago

Hi John, did you consider to marknin the width of your board? Would result in perfect 45degrees without risk of slight tilt on the combination square....

@jimfromri 4 years ago

Another great video. I appreciated that you built the jig using mostly hand tools. Thanks!

@vfswan54 4 years ago

As always top tutorial John 👏

@lesharrison4213 3 years ago

I made two of these, one 45 degrees for rectangular/ square box sides and one 30 degree for octagonal boxes. I had used this donkey ear design in the past to create accurate box miters using crown moulding. No other jig will work for this exacting miter. I too had a O.1 degree error after gluing but I could easily take that 0.1 out of it by using a card scraper. It worked perfectly, and was easy to control how much and where to shave the error off. Its a classic design and if you want to make fine miters on pre shaped stock like crown moulding this jig is essential! Nice video John, well done!

@Rhonda_swanson222 8 months ago

Again another great find! Will make making box mitres possible with very few hand tools! Thank for the great video. 😁

@Şahanebilgiler-j8i 4 years ago

Hello John,
It's a good idea for neat and accurate squares. I like this project. Thank you for showing the details. See you. Big greetings.

@22busy43 4 years ago

I’ll be building this. Nice demonstration of building this with hand tools.

@HaroldBalls3 4 years ago

This jig is exactly what I was looking for. I made a miter attachment for my shooting board and it’s not working out very well. I wish I’d found this channel sooner.

@philipchandler330 2 years ago

Thanks so much I always learn a lot from your videos

@projectrebuild908 4 years ago (edited)

Glued,Screwed and in our Grove. I can see that being on some Man in Shed merchandise in the future.

Great video. Some lovely techniques going on there.

@tonwanten6417 4 years ago

great video, thank you!

@ianmurray3820 1 year ago

Just a couple of things I find easier :- mounting the stock somehow so they your planing flat, and skewing the iron slightly to correct the cut keeps the sole flat on the stock for the full stroke rather than the plane rocking on the high point.!? works for me..!!