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

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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[@philipchandler330]

Thanks so much I always learn a lot from your videos

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You are so welcome

[@justin-tv3pc]

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.

[@darrensmall4313]

Thanks for sharing this. Great work.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@derf9465]

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

[@stephenclingerman4865]

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]

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!

[@allanblount2449]

Right on, building jigs, fixtures, and woodworking tools seems to exceed building projects.

[@cindyharrison4191]

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

[@kmherethere]

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]

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.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Great to hear!

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.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

You are very welcome

@@JohnMcGrathManInShed thanks

[@22busy43]

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

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you found it useful

[@vfswan54]

As always top tutorial John 👏

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Vincent glad you enjoyed it

[@tonwanten6417]

great video, thank you!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

No problem

[@jerrybrown1446]

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.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad it was useful.

[@camilookuinghttons2690]

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!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

I'm glad to help

[@jimfromri]

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

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Hope it helps

[@projectrebuild908]

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.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sal1964]

Nice jig i will make one thank for the video

[@tonyw8529]

Great use of hand tools 👍

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Cheers Tony

[@lesharrison4213]

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!

[@allanblount2449]

Great, thanks for sharing your experience. I'm considering abuild at 22.5 degrees for Military Flag Display Cases. *You have convinced me to go for IT.

[@guentherkoffler9408]

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....

[@Annaisineire]

Super stuff John!!!

[@aminek2217]

In the first shooting board you can just pull the fence back to the middle and you will be able to do the same thing

[@Scrollsaw53]

Very Helpful thank you!!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

No problem Graham

[@douglashopkins8070]

That is a neat little jig.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you like it

[@cindyharrison4191]

Great

[@philipquinlan1045]

Thanks John. Especially the demo at the end that shows how this type of jig is used.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

No problem Philip

[@jerrynix5206]

Thank you John for the great video, looks like a pretty handy little jig! I really enjoy your videos, your a pretty good teacher.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Jerry

[@BDBMX]

Thanks for this John, I just made one the other day using this as a guide and I'm over the moon with it. Already done the job for two small mitre projects so it's definitely a keeper. I think if we compare the design to some other options there's a downside in that you probably can't use it for shooting thicker boards, eg something more than maybe 3/4 inch thick due to the amount of blade exposed above the fence, but that might be something can be tuned with other shape boards. On the plus side I think it probably works better than the equivalent upside down jig for doing the ends of longer boards due to the way you end up holding them.

[@reaper060670]

Yeah even my saws are trash John.. haha! I'm gonna to make a shooting board bcos I recently bought couple of block planes and a #3 & #4 plane.. I'm still getting used to sharpening them and setting them up correctly. It's not that easy to get right but I'm sticking with it like everything new John mate.. Great video man. Keep them coming

[@kimerickson9940]

Nice work :)

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Kim

[@jjustinengineer]

Terrific skills. I can't understand why the edge of your jig doesn't get shaved off together with the proud piece that you are mitering. Very magical!

[@michaelallenyarbrough9503]

The edge does get shaved off! ... But only to the depth the plane blade protrudes, a few thousandths of an inch, and except for a few millimeters of wood near the bottom of the rail, where the plane does not cut due to the blade not spreading to the very edge of the plane. The plane rides on the bottom part, and unless you tilt the plane up off the runway while shooting, it doesn't cut into the rail any further. After the plane shaves as far as it will go, this unshaved ridge keeps the plane from engaging further with the rail (a rabbet plane with the blade going edge to edge will completely eat up the rail). All shooting boards work like that!

[@allanblount2449]

​@@michaelallenyarbrough9503Exactly right, it's just a little unnerving for the 1st build of any jig. BUT it gets easier . . .good times 🪚

[@Gotmovezlikejagga]

Nice build, great demo on getting a 45 degree angle with a hand plane. That groove looked a little painful with the plough plane though. Thank you

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

The blade could have done with little sharpen up to be fair

[@ianpearse4480]

Very cool, what happens if the mitre has to be bigger than the size of the plane?

[@chairfarmer1511]

Fair play from New Hampshire US John. Found this yesterday and built mine today. Since I needed a third hand lining up the mitres I reached for the two sides tape and lined them up dead nuts on. Placed my screws, removed, did the glue and rescrewed. I will use for mitred boxes with a full width hidden spline now. Never liked the horizontal splines showing on the corners. All the best!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Nice! Really glad the video was useful

[@donaldfrederick6814]

That's a cool idea, what Wii you use to cut the groove for the hidden spline?

[@BishjamIC]

I have a cremation urn project that this will come in perfect for the get those perfect corners

[@Tome4kkkk]

Good video, I enjoyed it through and through. One point of critique though. In my opinion the explanations at the end of the video should be presented at the beginning. If not moved, then at least a jist of the explanations borrowed for the opening. At the very minimum, the inside/outside concept, with solid pieces representing the walls.

[@myfaceback100]

Handy little jig for small pieces like picture frames and boxes. Nice use of a few scrap bits Where did you get the idea for it John.

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Its a style of jig that has been around for ever can't remember where I first saw it. Look up Donkey ear shooting board.

[@andrewknots]

Great video, but why did you use the combi square, rather than setting your marking gauge to the width of the board?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

It gave me a line on the end to work to and achieved the same thing, either way will work

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

John another awesome video gutted I can’t see it. This sounds pretty interesting specially for me it would be ideal keep me away from them electrics tools. Might have to see if someone can help me make one hope you’re okay are in sunny island

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Thanks Paul, hope you are doing good too!

[@Samho1982]

What is that plane you use?

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Might not be called a donkey ear, the attachment I made for my original shooting might be a donkey ear

[@markluxton3402]

Couldn't one just make a regular shooting board, but two sided? The plane can slide on either side.

[@allanblount2449]

Hey Mark, Handtools basement shop woodworker here. Of course short cuts can be made. And there are the group who really enjoy building jigs, fixtures, and woodworking tools. I've built them for my shop and friends. *Handtools, they never get old 🪚👍

[@margaretkrantz1469]

Great video! Thanks!

[@JohnMcGrathManInShed]

Glad you liked it!