Router Table

Before we discuss how to make a featherboard. Let’s start off describing what a featherboard is. It is a 3/4x 3 x11 inch piece of wood that is cut from a piece of larger wood that has a straight grain.

The featherboard is cut cross ways at a 30-degree or 45-degree angle with many fingers or "feathers cut 1/8 of an inch" apart across the grain of the featherboard. In this way, the fingers will bend in the direction that the piece of wood will travel.

Now, that we know what the featherboard we can see why they are used.

More than a woodworking accessory, a featherboard is also known to be a safety device. It is an even wood piece which has notable elastic, slender fingers on the other side of the plane.

There is a concrete reason why it is called the featherboard. It is basically a board that has a string of fingers formed on the other end of it that motions much like a feather.

The purpose of these fingers is to give steady force to clasp the stock steadfastly alongside fences and tabletops. The angle permits stock to go through in a linear course while simultaneously refusing to go along with the motion in the opposed track.

A good way to utilize this is when using it conjunction with motionless power cutting devices such as router table, radial arm saw and the table saw.

Believe it or not, creating router templates is actually really easy. It might sound complicated for first timers in the woodworking business, but you'll find it not difficult as you go on. I can teach you how to make router templates in this article and it won't even take a lot of your time. Templates are handy in woodworking, especially if you are trying to make some cool furniture.

Templates are also often used for designing wooden materials. This is ideal for bed frames, headboards and even tables that you would want to have some cool details on. It would also be a cool business on your end should you become really dedicated and good at it.

Before we proceed to the step-by-step procedure on how to create router templates the right and easy way, you must be aware of the prerequisites first.