Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A flat, usually narrow piece of wood or plastic having a series of close cuts made at an angle along a comblike edge, used to hold a piece of wood against a fence as the wood is pushed along a table saw or router.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word featherboard.
Examples
-
For one, the approach to the feathers themselves is novel, and the fact this featherboard is designed to work at the point the workpiece encounters the bit and not before (or after) is really interesting.
Stu's Shed 2009
-
It can also be used mounted to the table as a horizontal featherboard, and again would need a T Track in the table for this.
Stu's Shed 2009
-
Onto the product itself - it is called the Feather-Guard, and is, surprisingly (ok, not so surprising once you actually read the components of the name), a featherboard and a router bit guard in one.
Stu's Shed 2009
-
What's more, while positioning the height, guides keep the featherboard parallel to the fence or table.
-
They mold the Paralign featherboard from high-impact plastic and round the feather tips so they won't leave marks on the workpiece.
-
A single Paralign featherboard will run you $22, while a double set will save you a few bucks at
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.