Featherboard kerf angles - what are yours?

[Eric The Viking]

I need to make up some more featherboards.

They work OK in MDF with bandsawn slots for the fingers, but I'm not sure I've made them as well as I might.
I know it's going to vary depending on the pressure I want to apply, length of featherboard, thickness of stock, material used, etc. The uses will be both router table and bandsaw.

So, rather than busking it, I thought I might be more scientific, slightly.

So, please tell me:

Dims:(HxWxL)   Material    No.fings    Fing-angle    How Used: H/V/Both    "Goodness": marks/10

Add any comments you might want to make, too. Let's see if any common themes come out!

Regards,

E.

 

[The Bear]

For me, 30 degrees (or 60 if looking at it the other way) , about 65 mm long, bandsaw kerf every 3mm. Overall width varies. Usually 18mm ply. Overall width varies. Works for most things I do.

Mark

 

[Eric The Viking]

Thanks. I'll start a spreadsheet, and put it up here when we've got a few replies to work with.