Unsolicited Praise for the Vogt Shooting Board System

“Hi Tico, I received the order in good condition and am already using the shooting board. Your workmanship is excellent. I am very glad I did not spend the time trying to do this myself.” RB

While it is true that “historically, most shooting boards were disposable items built from available materials” ( Christopher […]

The Northeastern Woodworkers 24th Annual Showcase.

It’s mud season in Saratoga Springs and that means it’s time for the Northeastern Woodworkers Association’s Annual Fine Woodworking Showcase.

I’m bringing the updated Vogt Shooting Board (the name is no longer the Super Chute) with redesigned Bamboo Runway surface and tool steel plate backing the acetal bearing strip.

There is a new […]

Using Every Bit of the Plane Iron.

“I want to shoot a (carcase) miter on a 6” wide 5/8” thick board.”

Someone interested in the Donkey Ear on the Vogt Super Chute needs that capacity. Because it is a ramped shooting board there are built- in limitations relative to the width of the work and the height of the plane iron. On […]

Honing the plane iron for end grain work.

“Since the cutting tool must sever fibers across the grain, a dull edge (or a low rake angle) will drastically deform the wood in compression perpendicular to the grain during cutting. This may result in severely bent-over fiber ends and even splits down into the surface of the resulting cut. For this reason, high rake […]