document updated 1 year, 9 months ago, on Feb 20, 2023
precise miter boxes, for hand saws
There are plenty of plastic miter boxes, of course, but I'm more interested in very precise ones.
- metal versions of the plastic miter boxes
- several by ZonaTool.net [amazon]
(the thin-kerf version is ⅞" high, 2" inside width, and 6½" long; kerf is 0.14")
- by Excel Blades [amazon]
(kerf is designed for a Japanese saw; 1.18" high, 1.59" inside width, and 5.25" long)
- by Firstinfo, the 9.8" long version that includes a clamp [amazon]
(2.5" high, 3.4" inside width, and 9.8" long; kerf is 1.2mm / 0.04")
- by Firstinfo, the 5.5" long version [amazon]
(0.79" high, 1.57" inside width, 5.5" long)
- sold by Hobby Lobby (it looks very similar to the Firstinfo one)
(1¼" high, 1⅞" inside width, 5⅜" long)
- by Crain Tools
- the Dobson Miter-Rite
(made from plastic, but it's beefy and designed for a Japanese saw; ⅝" inside height, 2" inside width)
- by Craftsman
- by Lee Valley
- by Jorgensen
- by Wolfcraft
- and there are numerous vintage miter boxes
- instructions for building your own
- at the VERY high-end is the Bridge City Tools Jointmaker Pro [video 1] [video 2]