kp91

Choose a decent piece of hardwood, 12 x 3 or so, and cut end at 45 deg angle. cut 1/4 in wide fingers about 4 inches long in board. Make sure fingers are 'long grain' so they flex, but do not snap.

I have learned a cheat from some cheap plastic featherboards, to cut the first finger about 1/4 inch shorter than the rest. This lets you set the proper 'spring' easily.

The real cheap ones from harbor freight actually work real well, but take the cheap plastic anchors off and put T nuts.

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Alright! Three people have told us how to make one of these and did a good job of it!
Julie
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Thank you all for additional comments and contributions!

I still have the orginal one I did a looooong time ago.... It was one of the first addons I did when I got my own first table saw. As you can see by the others instructions you have a lot of options for building these. Hardwood, plywood, the one pictured is out of pine, they all work. The angle is not something you even need to measure, 20-30-45 degs and most anything between. You can cut with a table saw, band saw, hand saw, jig saw.... I might skip the router for this job by that might even work. I personal like to take off a little material from both sides of the wood where the fingers are so you can be sure they will not "catch" on the table or fence when bending/flexing. Also look for knot free wood...... I guess that's most of it. And I have to admit I own maybe a half dozen store bought ones too......

Ed

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