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HOW TO MAKE A FEATHERBOARD
• Clamping a featherboard in front of the blade can increase safety during non-through cuts, like
grooving and rabbeting, and through cuts.
• Select a solid piece of lumber approximately 3/4 in. thick, 2-1/2 in. wide and 12 in. long.
• Mark the center width on one end of stock. Miter width to 70° (see miter cut section for information
on miter cuts).
• Set rip fence to allow approximately a 1/4 in. “nger” to be cut in the stock.
• Feed stock only to mark previously made at 6 in.
• Turn saw o and allow blade to completely stop rotating before removing stock.
• Reset rip fence (T) and cut spaced rips into workpiece to allow approximately 1/4 in. ngers and
1/8 in. spaces between ngers.
3/4 in.3/4 in.
12 in.12 in.
70˚70˚
2 1/2 in.2 1/2 in.
1/4 in.1/4 in.
1/8 in.1/8 in.
HOW TO MAKE A PUSH BLOCK
• Select a piece of wood about 4 in. wide,
6 in. long and 1 to 2 in. thick (a cuto
from a 2 by 4 makes a good blank for a
push block).
• Drill a hole in the block and glue in a
dowel to use as a handle (you can angle
the hole to provide a more comfortable
grip on the handle).
• To nish o the block, glue a piece of
sandpaper or some kind of rubber
material (old mouse pads work well) to
the bottom of the block.
2 in.2 in.
6 in.6 in.
4 in.4 in.
Wooden
dowel
Sandpaper or
old mouse pad
material
BEFORE OPERATING
PUSH BLOCK
FEATHER BOARD
PUSH STICK
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