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Featherboards are used to keep the work in contact 

with the fence and table (Figure 35), and help prevent 

kickback.  Featherboards are especially useful when 

ripping small workpieces and for completing non-

through cuts. The end is angled with a series of narrow 

slots to give a friction hold on the workpiece, It is 

locked in place on the table or fence with a c-clamp.

portion of the workpiece in front of the blade.
Dimensions for making a typical featherboard are 

shown in Figure 35. Make your featherboard from a 

straight piece of wood that is free of knots and cracks. 

Clamp featherboards to the fence and/or table so that 

the featherboard will hold the workpiece against the 

fence or table. 

When crosscutting a number of pieces to the same 

length, you can clamp a block of wood (A) (See Figure 

36) to the fence and use it as a cut-off gauge. The block 

(A) must be at least 3/4-inch (19 mm) thick to prevent 

the cut off piece from binding between the blade 

and the fence. Once the cut-off length is determined, 

lock the fence and use the miter gauge to feed the 

workpiece into the blade. 

Jigs may be created with a variety of special set-ups 

to control particular workpiece shapes for particular 

cuts. Guidance on how to make specialized jigs can 

be found in woodworking and carpentry websites and 

publications.

1. 

Select a solid piece of lumber approximately 

¾-inch thick, 2 ½-inches wide and 12-inches long.

2.  Mark the center width on one end of stock. Miter 

width to 70° (see miter cut section for information 

on miter cuts).

3.  Set rip fence to allow approximately a 1/4-inch 

“finger” to be cut in the stock.

4.  Feed stock only to mark previously made at 6 

inches.

5.  Turn saw off and allow blade to completely stop 

rotating before removing stock.

6.  Reset rip fence and cut spaced rips into 

workpiece to allow approximately 1/4-inch fingers 

and 1/8-inch spaces between fingers.

4.5”

3/4

”

1/8

”

1/4

”

70º

12”

3/4”