A Sticking Board?

Sticking boards are an excellent benchtop appliance when cutting mouldings by hand. A proper sticking board is an L-shaped device that holds the wood you want to “stick” (the old fashioned term for “cut mouldings.”)

 

 

Why do you need it?

The fence on top of the sticking board prevents the wood from bowing along its length when planing. The adjustable stops at the end (screws in the example below) restrain your wood while you cut your mouldings. They aren’t hard to make, but they can take up a lot of space when you aren’t using them. A full-size sticking board should be about 8’ long but I made mine 4-1/2' long. I can always make another.

Details

You adjust the screws up or down depending on the piece you are holding. Flat head screws are best.

 

 

There are clamps, located at each end, that hold the sticking board to the bench top as shown.

 

 

Here's the workpiece on top of the sticking board.

 

 

You can see that I have already planed it using the 1/4" Side Bead Moulding Plane that I made. 

 

 

Note: Normally your stock should not be higher than the fence height. If it is then you will have to double up with another board screwed to top of fence.

Cheers!

Thanks for looking! 

MrRick 

Hey all.... what do you think? Do you like it?

Quite creative Rick. Thanks.

12 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said:

Quite creative Rick. Thanks.

You are more than welcome @Grandpadave52 !