I need to cut a bead in a 1×10 with the board on edge. I will be using a router table. When I use standard 1x wood for a feather board, it can’t hold the 1×10 against the fence at the cutter. I am thinking of making a feather board from a 2×4 or 2×6 in order to better support the work at the cutter. Is that a bad idea? I can’t find anything about thick feather boards on the FWW site; and I’m not sure that fixing a 1x feather board to another board in order to support my stock higher up will work, or will it?
Thanks.
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Dear Iamlearning,
Here's the thing. There are only a couple of hard and fast rules in the wood shop. Don't cut yourself being one and I forget most of the others.
You're the boss! A 2" featherboard is great if that's what does the holding. You make up the rules as you go because it's your shop. Just double check for safety, make sure you can see the work, keep your fingers in a safe spot and go for it. I think it will work fine. Have fun. Gary
Thanks for the response. I got a number of good suggestions from the people at Knots too. I ended up using two 1x featherboards with a 2x4 sandwiched between. It worked pretty well.
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