Featherboard Table Saw Fence

A featherboard serves two important purposes.

Featherboard table saw fence.

The kreg featherboard fb only gave a max clearance of 1 when mounted on the kreg fence. The low profile makes it ideal for smaller tables. And it prevents the sawblade from dangerously kicking the board backward which could cause serious injuries or damage. Fence mounted featherboard holds stock firmly against table since it provides downward pressure after clamp mounting onto your table saw fence.

It holds the board you are cutting tight to to your tablesaw fence which makes for cleaner straighter cuts. At 8 5 x 4 x 2 3 inches and 2 lbs the reversible featherboard can be used on small tables band saws and fences. Swmiusk true flex featherboard saftly table saw push block pack of 2 table fence for woodworking t slots miter slots on tablesaws router tables and band saws 25 99 25 99 save 10 with coupon get it as soon as thu sep 17. The featherboard mounts with the included heavy duty t bolts and large easy to grip threaded knobs.

Featherboards work essentially like a flexible spring loaded fence with angled fingers that only allow a board to slide freely in the direction of the sawblade. My research in amazon lead me to two other fbs designated as fence featherboards one by rockler and one by peachtree woodworking. It can be placed anywhere on the cast iron or steel fence. The included jigs can be used separately if you have other jigs or fixtures.

Standard featherboard presses workpiece horizontally against the fence as you make your cut fits standard miter slots.