I've been using a Mitre Jack for a couple of months. Particularly for cutting 45 degree mitres for the sides of small boxes. I've found it so useful I even bought a second which has been faced with aluminium plates. It makes the cutting of mitred corners with hand tools far easier and more accurate than other methods I've tried.
I mainly use a Melbourne Low Angle Smoothing Plane and a Philly Skew Miter Plane with the Mitre Jack. Of the two the Philly works the better - the large block being convenient to move across the face of the Mitre Jack. However, I like using the Melbourne to start the cut off and get most of the waste off, and then switch to the Philly for the finer cuts. I'll also trim with a chisel on occassions.
I quite fancy make a Mitre Jack and notice Benchcrafted have a kit of the hardware needed. Though I can't find it available this side of the pond. It's also worth a visit to the Benchcrafted site to see a nice video of how to use a Mitre Jack.
Here is another video on how to use the Mitre Jack which I think is worth a watch:
Do we have any other Mitre Jack aficionados on the site?
I mainly use a Melbourne Low Angle Smoothing Plane and a Philly Skew Miter Plane with the Mitre Jack. Of the two the Philly works the better - the large block being convenient to move across the face of the Mitre Jack. However, I like using the Melbourne to start the cut off and get most of the waste off, and then switch to the Philly for the finer cuts. I'll also trim with a chisel on occassions.
I quite fancy make a Mitre Jack and notice Benchcrafted have a kit of the hardware needed. Though I can't find it available this side of the pond. It's also worth a visit to the Benchcrafted site to see a nice video of how to use a Mitre Jack.
Here is another video on how to use the Mitre Jack which I think is worth a watch:
Do we have any other Mitre Jack aficionados on the site?
