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Featherboards are used to keep the work in contact

with the fence and table (Figure 32), 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.

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Dimensions for making a typical featherboard are

shown in Figure 32. 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.

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When crosscutting a number of pieces to the same

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

33) 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.

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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”

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