What is a Miter Trimmer or Miter Shear
Vložit
- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Getting the perfect miter is not always easy and a shooting board is sometimes difficult to master. for most picture frames and household trim, the miter shear can do amazing things. SO what is a miter trimmer? it is a tool to quickly and easily cut perfect Miters at almost any angle you want.
Miter trimmer: amzn.to/2Kxhf8z
--Tools I Use--
www.woodbywrigh...
Shop apron I use - amzn.to/2xuzxTm
--Book I am Listening to in the video--
Fight or flight (Magic 2.0 Book 4) (8 out of 10) - amzn.to/2DuTWqX
Audible membership I use - amzn.to/2nPw0rs
Top Patreon Supporters:
Erich Keane - github.com/eri...
Kyle Prince -
Travis Reese -
William Fleming -
////Help this channel grow\\\\
www.woodbywrig...
////You Can find me:\\\\
www.woodbywrig...
////Creators Colective Live\\\\
/ @creatorscollective6591
Music By. Tim Sway timsway.net/
I own this same mitre chop tool and use it almost every day to chop maple oak and sapele. Its a great tool for any mitre work that requires 1x2 inch stock cut ar 45 degrees.
The old Oliver ones are really cool. The cutters ride on an arch as they go from side to side
I picked up a Lion at a yard sale for $10 and I’m in love with it. It has really taken my work to the next level.
I found one of these in a family barn. Man, I got some work to do!
As a teen I irked with a very smart trim carpenter who used one of these extensively. When doing high scaffolding work, he would pre cut all his wood and up he would go!
Between this tool, a hand plane, pull stroke saw and and a small assortment of hand tools? He would kick out the most exacting work fast......only coming down when absolutely neccessary! Never realized how truly spectacular this man was with his craft until future experience finishing behind other carpenters revealed his skills by comparisons. An incredible tool that is as valuable today as it was (when first introduced) in the 1880’s. (Basically unchanged too and sure cuts down on job noise.)
It is amazing what some of the old skilled Woodworkers could turn out. Just amazing!
My father used one for close to 50 years and now I have it and love it. Been working as a finish carpenter and cabinet maker for over 40 years. I tried for years to get him to give it to me after he retired, however even though he parted with many tools he wouldn’t give it up until he passed. You do need to be very careful because when sharp the blades are literally as sharp as razor blades. I have nicked myself just trying to move wood shavings, use a brush or scrap, keep you fingers clear at all times. It is most definitely my favorite tool for water tight meters and I love how clean each cut and how tight each fit.
I have a bench mount and a trimmer with the ships wheel. Both are in working condition. I would love to sell them and make some room in my garage.
Just picked up one today and would not have known what it was if not for your video. Thanks
Sweet. Don't have too much fun.
Hi Jim we had one in the joiners shopbi worked in in the UK also good for circumcision of young apprentice joiners
LOL nice!
Mmmmm...yes!
I know right!
nnnhhhh...sensing new tools going to be rescued. Bolt yours down james
Just bought the Rockler version. Sharpen your blades it cuts much better and easier
I've always wanted one of these since I went to a professional picture frame shop once. They really do a number.
That is the perfect place for one too.
I have a Lion I bought (maybe) 35 years ago. I don’t use it often, but it’s great when I need it. No warning labels. They expect you to be smart enough not to stick your fingers in the sharp things!
Lol yup. A good tool when it is used.
I love this tool!
I just made a couple of shooting boards and can see the utility in that heavy steel slicer.
Thanks for showing us this neat tool.
thanks man!
I saw this years ago on The New Yankee Workshop with Norm Abrams. It's a good tool but very specific. If you do a lot of miters, it's a must have.
great for trimmers or people doing picture frames.
Just got mine from Rockler for $180 with a coupon, then the attachments from Amazon (the lowest price considering shipping), but you can also find the attachments at Grizzly Industrial.
Thank you for making this video. I just got one myself and this makes it so much easier to explain this tool to friends.
Thanks. Glad I can help.
I’ve seen these before and was like you kinda skeptical, but now I’m going to keep my eye out for a used one because if there’s one thing I don’t like doing is miter joints. Very cool tool take care my friend
thanks Thom!
What an incredibly useful, beautifully simple and terrifying tool ;) Be sure to inventory your fingers when you're done!!
LOL yup it has no problem with fingers!
My thoughts exactly! :)
Yes, and high up on a shelf, away from the kids!!!
Thankfully it has a lock
Thank you so much for this demonstration. I've just bought one of these in a picture framing job lot and had no idea what it was for or how to use it. Thanks again!
Glad I could help. Thanks.
I have an old one in my shop. I got it 12 years ago, I have only ever used it twice. Ill probably sell it so it can be used
Yeah. They're great if you do a lot of picture frames but for most woodworkers you almost forget you have it sometimes.
Oh man, I wanted to see the manicure part. Great for the glue making process too I bet.
I had not thought of chopping up rawhide. that would be fun. so many good and not so good uses.
Another tool I didn't know I can't live without. Gotta find me one of those.
LOL yup. those keep poping up!
Wow its very old and legendary tools i have ever seen. Nice cut too.
thanks. It is a ton of fun to mess around with!
Now that's an oldie but a goodie👍
OH YA. the best kind!
Hey wow i use this at my work !! I do some interior for business aircraft and this tool we youse alot to fit moldings in the aircraft ! The cabinet guys use this for a lot of there build 👍🏼🇨🇦 Thx for sharing 😜
yup they are common for cabinet and trim installers. such a useful tool for that.
From what I was told these are very popular with picture framers! Just gettin that slither of perfection on that 45° cut. That would be a very awesome idea James if you did some videos on restoring these old tools as that's what I'm into. Most people cringe when I show them some tools that I have in my collection that are refinished, they say that is very beautiful but you should have left it alone, or "THE PATINA, THE PATINA ITS GONE......NO NO NO. To each there own I say and I enjoy giving ols tools new life. Makeing them look brand spanking new again. I like to strip it down and make it look brand new again. I know "Hand Tool Rescue" rescue is right below me in the comments (also subbed) and he does some amazing, amazing work but it would be fun to see you do some rest-o projects too. Also could you elaborate more on what this Mid-West Tool Collectors Association is? I've looked it up but haven't found much, is it a club or a membership? I would like to get involved as I'm very into the old tools and restoring them. I find holding a wooden handled screwdriver much more satisfying than a plastic one. Call me crazy!!! Thanks James, great video keep up the good work
Thanks. I feel the same way. all the blue tools in my shop are ones I have restored and I paint my own tools blue. I just like the way it makes the shop look. I have over 75 videos on tools I have restored. and I will be doing more this summer. it is something I enjoy greatly.
As to MWTCA it is a group that organizes tool shows around the US and a few in other countries. we are trying to get shows in every state and many more countries. You pay a yearly membership of $25 to get invited to the sales, and there you find every antique tool you could imagine. here is a video I did a while ago at one of the national events. czcams.com/video/dGM-MFsDiZ0/video.html
WOW!!!.......Ive never seen one of those medevil torture looking things......and to be honest with you.....I wouldn't have actually thought they would work as well as that.......now I know what Ill be hunting for as a new addition to my shop.......Thnx a lot for forcing me to spend more $$ James......Im actually very impressed with that!!
Lol one can never have enough tools.
that's right
I did not expect that. Pretty impressive. Im surprised these havnt been re-manufacturer. Or maybe they have and i havnt seen them.
they have been you can buy them on Amazon now. there is a link to one in the description. they are common for people doing picture frames.
I remember getting to use one of those when I was at school back in the early '70s. They are fun :)
they let this thing in the school?
We had a lot of fun stuff in school back then. Now they won't teach woodwork at all as it is classed 'dangerous'. In the 3 years I did woodwork there were no accidents at all.
Thanks, there one of these for sale at local restore for 90$ you have convinced me I need it.
Nice! they are fun!
Is this likely to handle a chunky 3 inch walnut picture frame? Also, do you need to do a preceeding cut so the shear is only cutting off a thin sliver? Otherwise I'm guessing you get into a problem of internal tension building up within the offcut.
I got one today. Dosch custom
I always use my when installing baseboard 👍
I’ve been using one for years. The Lion miter trimmer was the US company that made them. They are out of business now. Mine is a import.
ya most all now are made by one company now out of the country they just all rebrand them.
I’ve seen those but never actually in action. One really would be handy for framing.
oh ya. makes is so quick and simple!
We have two large, floor standing, foot operated frame cutter machines at a framing workshop I attend that are the industrial versions of the tool you show here. They're extremely fast and efficient and can cut two angles at once. They make cutting frames very easy. This is the first time I've seen the small ones though.
I have gotten to use one of those. So much fun!
Looks just like the one I have, complete with rust! Was really hoping for instruction on how to set the 45 deg fence stops back to "default". Mine has taken quite a few knocks over the years. Tried a speed square against the fence and blade, but there must be something better.
Yes for that you actually trim the ends of two boards and then check them against 90° square when you put them together. Then go back and adjust and do it again, You usually have to do it 5 to 10 times until you can dial it into exactly 90.
@@WoodByWright That is what I thought, but was quite dreading it. Thank you for the quick response!
Wow! I wish I could make something like that!
that would be fun to try!
That is so cool thanks for sharing James
my pleasure.
Yeah, this is an awesome tool. Not the sort of thing I can justify dropping $200 for no good reason, but this is definitely getting stored in the ol' memory bank for when it comes time to make a bunch of frames.
see I offer to make frames for my wife just so I can buy the toy. lol
"Yeah honey, I can definitely make you [x] .... I guess this means I have to buy a [y]."
YEAH, JAMES I BEEN WANTING ONE FOR AWHILE ALSO. HOPE YA HAVE SOME FUN. WHO MAKES YOURS ?
thanks. mine is made by Steelex, but almost all of the new ones are made by the same company and rebranded. Wood River, Grizzly, Steelex, Rockler, and several others.
I'm happy for you. Thank you for sharing.
my pleasure
New tools are fun. Looking forward to seeing it cleaned up and sharpened. It looks like the handle is very loose. Does it have an adjustment to tighten it up? Lots of play sideways? I still prefer my shooting board and an incredibly sharp bench plane. (I am getting a new shooting board plane soon).
the handle is just lose there is no way to tighten it up. a good shooting board and plane is so much when they are sharp and tuned up!
Lion Trimmer , was its name also and yes they did a lions share of the work of miters .
man I wish they were still in business. now almost all of them are made by some company overseas and rebranded for each company.
You got a bargain there James. My local shop is selling them new for $375 Australian.
I was very happy to pay it. well worth the money.
It's obviously the best tool for the job but I don't want to buy another large space consuming and would rather make do by hand and swear at myself in the garage all day long.
That's a pretty cool tool. How big of a stick can it take?
you could fit a 3X3 in it. I have done 2X3 of hickory.
That is really cool.
thanks Greg!
No measuring arms. Hard to cut molding for picture frames without precise measuring arms with stops. I own a frame shop.
I saw one of those a while back at the flea market.The guy wanted $75.00 for it.I thought ahh come on Just like you did.Dam I should have acquired it.
that would have been a good buy if it was all there.
Omg, I just watched in awe, then realized my mouth was open...
LOL don't let your tongue get too close!
one of my 90 degrees cam adjustment screws spins freely, i must have loosened it too much. any ideas?
I bought this tool this morning but I try to cut a couple pieces of oak and poplar (1/4 x 3/4) trim and I can't cut so smooth like the video or the others videos at you tube cuts very forcefully and leaves the cut bruised, as soon as it has a chance to return to the store
It needs to be sharpened. Just like a plane blade. They normally do not come sharp.
I love it 😍
me to!
Really cool James! 👍😀👊
thanks Fred!
Looks like fun...
It is a lot of fun!
très jolie machine, ca a plus de charme une machine moderne
Tellement vrai! et c'est une tonne de plaisir à jouer avec.
Je n’en doute pas une seconde.
Merci de prendre le temps de répondre et surtout en français 😉
mon plaisir!
Could you do a video on a miter box?
I did one a while ago. I restored two of them.
I just bought one of these used as well. What is the purpose for the big wings on the sides? Are these just handles?
I honestly do not know. wish I did though!
You can get a miter as clean as you can. When you use the trimmer on it you realize how much slop was really in it. I sort of am afraid of mine as it is crazy sharp.
ya the blades on this one are slightly dull I would love to see what it can do when I sharpen them.
The very thin shavings on end grain almost look and feel like leather.
Perfect! A guilotine for wood!
I thought about starting the video off lopping off a head of a doll
Super cool!
and fun!
Frightening James! Is this a guillotine for wood or fingers? Can’t have this in the shop with children. The inventor must be related to…
LOL I thought of doing the intro with chopping off a doll head! there is a lock on it so I do not have a problem with the kids in the shop
Please help me, I don't know which tool to buy to cut laminate flooring planks. I found a cheap jigsaw on eBay & the proper laminate flooring cutter is more expensive & not electric, looks like a guillotine. Will the jigsaw work?
that depends on the laminate that you have but for most of them a fine tooth in a jig saw will do the trick.
Hey James, do you recommend going to one of those MWTCA meets? I've been on the fence.
Definitely. They are a must go to if one is within four or five hours of me I'm definitely there. Most of the nationals I'll drive 12 to 15 hours to get to one of those.
Want to make it even better , try honing those blades and get it to perform as intended ... ;-)
Trendle powered table saw.
I would love to get one. the old barns ones are so expensive but would be a ton of fun in the shop.
Sir how to sharpen the blade
I might have to do a video on that. But basically it's done just like a plane blade. Set it bevel down on the stone and rub it back and forth.
Very cool. Watch you fingers
what fingers?
Very 😎
OH YA!
😮
"Honey, can I buy a pepperoni slicer?"
LOL. I thought it was a cheese and lettuce slicer too. for that matter anything in the kitchen!
Easier to get a yes if it's for the kitchen. LOL
I think, if you are going to keep restoring old tool, you are going to need a bucket of rust remover and a special wrench. @handtoolrescue
LOL yup that is a joke between the two of us. one of these days I want to make it up to his place!
Way to open fresh wounds with that compass plane... 😢😭
LOL sorry man!
Well, I guess I can forgive you. Only because you posted a video about a cool tool I've never heard of which seems easy enough to make myself. 😁
I would love to see what you come up with!
Looks more like a dark ages questionares device
I got it from a mafia member!
No, don't put your stick in there!
wait let me guess it trims miters ;)
how did you know?
Wood By Wright Just one last thing, don't call cops but can you decapitate body's with it ;)
This will have to be the first tool you show to the boys when your daughter starts dating 😈
Lol yes. "You do know what this is for.. Right?"
Don’t trust me with this tool.
Lol.