Donkey's ear shooting board styles

[Bob D.]

Might be a little off track, but since you brought them up Derek, why and when would a LH shooting plane be advantageous over a RH plane. I read through your reviews of the Stanley, LV, and LN planes and didn't see where you spoke about this. Other than aligning with a person's preference to use their left over the right (I'm a lefty but do many things right-handed), is there a reason from the perspective of working the wood that one might be preferred over the other and if you have only one does it really matter which one? I can't think of an application where left would serve better than right other than to better suit the user.

 

[derekcohen]

Hi Bob

Shooting both sides enables mouldings to have a complimentary fit ...

You need a plane that can be flipped over. The one above is a low angle (bevel down) strike block plane I built. One could also use a plane such as the LA Jack.

Regards from Perth

Derek