Can you give me an opinoin on what a great miter box would be? I have see Jorgenson and Stanley but was wondering what the professional opinoin is on these? What gives the most accurate cut and what size boards can they take without a problem?
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This is the one to have form what I've heard. The blade is under alot of tension like a good hacksaw and it is thin. If I were buying a miter box this is the one I'd buy.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=32926&cat=1,42884
Since you said you would buy one it sounds like you dont own it so please let me know how you heard of it and do you know anyone who really has used one?
I can't recomend it from personal experience. I read something about it over at Fine Wood Working a long time ago. That's the best I can do. Maybe someone else will pipe in.
Sears sells a good looking one under the Craftsman name. Here's a pic. Costs a whole lot less than the one from Lee Valley, and I'll bet it can cut nearly as accurage a joint.
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I did not look closely, but I think the Sears site (and also the Lee Valley site) will show you specs for cut capability in H x W at 90 and at 45.
These look to be more likely used for things like picture frame stock and other small moldings.
This being a hand tool and not something you gotta plug into the grid to run, methinks you will get far more response to your probe if you post over at Knots. That crowd loves acoustic tools like this.
Will sears order that in for you so you can take a look at it? It would be nice to see before you buy.
I'm sure they have a liberal return policy.
So, if you seriously want or need one of these things, why don't you go out and order the Sears one, but do it not by phone or using the web, but by going to the tool department at your local store, and ordering it via a face to face transaction.
Make it clear to the person who takes your order, that if the tool does not work for you and produce good results, you will bring it back and expect a full refund. I am sure he will agree to the deal.
So, miter-box-buyer, go forth! And please, tell us about using it after you have it, by coming back and posting here.
Here's another website where you could probably find more info. on that subject
http://encarta.msn.com/media_461551502_761555928_-1_1/Prehistoric_Tools_and_Their_Uses.htmlView Image “Good work costs much more than poor imitation or factory product” – Charles GreeneCaliforniaRemodelingContractor.com
Don't say that over at the Knots forum.
They'll come at you with their razor sharp scorps and froes!
Yeah I have the Jorgenson, It's very good to what I can tell, has a clamp and stop block, wont chage angle, very well guided
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Before the electric chop saw, there was the miterbox. They had reached a pinnacle of perfection in the 50's & 60's. I learned about cutting trim on a very high end Miller's Falls cast iron box with a 32" x 6" back saw. I still have it. Although the miterbox has been made almost obsolete by the perfection of the electric mitersaw, I believe there still is a place for them.
You might want to check out high end catalogs like Garrett Wade or Highland Hardware. The old Stanleys and Millers Falls were absolutely top of the line saws. I'm not sure what the market carries now.