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The Hedgehog is a spiral featherboard that helps you be more productive and work safer in your wood shop.

Please take a look at the website to learn more and order online. Please see the About page: https://www.featherboards.com/about/

14/10/2026

Hopefully you've seen my posts about the upcoming 4-inch Ball Valve that will replace blast gates in dust collection systems. When I demonstrated the prototype motor controller at IWF in Atlanta in August, people were absolutely blown away! And Fine Woodworking Magazine said it was one of the coolest things they saw at the show.

This is the current sensor that will detect when equipment such as a table saw or router table or jointer is turned on. The prototype I showed at the IWF was a basic little cube and someone asked me why it looked like that (it was because that was the smallest package possible), which made me reconsider its design. So after many, many iterations I came up with this more aesthetic little package (it's about the size of a key fob).

That last image is a screenshot of the sensor development folder. I'm definitely sweating the details. Stay tuned.

11/10/2026

Check out my website at featherboards.com to get on the list to be notified when the new Ball Valve is available, which will be in just a few short weeks 🙏🏽

07/10/2026

IWF in Atlanta a few weeks ago was amazing! I had very engaging and wonderful conversations with woodworkers ranging from small shop owners to business partners running industrial shops with large equipment. The questions they asked became new ideas that I immediately came back and implemented in designs I was working on.

If I talked to you at IWF, you might recognize this if you squint a little bit. It's not a rechargeable kayak or a medical device - it's a current sensor for the future motor controller for my new 4-inch Ball Valve that will be available by late November.

27/08/2026

The new Hedgehog Ball Valve is being shown this week at for the first time! It replaces 4-inch blast gates that are known to be problematic- they stick, they leak, they rattle, and they whistle. The Ball Valve solves each of those problems.

Available November 2026!

Use the Contact form on my website at featherboards.com to be added to my mailing list to be notified when they are available.

26/08/2026

Check out my prototype sensor and motor controller for the new Hedgehog Ball Valve! The ball valve will be available later this year, and the motor controller sometime in 2027. IWF Atlanta

07/08/2026

Can you find the unintentional Easter egg? 🔍

I am hustling to get my trade show displays ready for in Atlanta from Aug 25-28. If you can make it this year, come and see me in Booth A10109.

People think The Hedgehog brand is a larger company with sophisticated facilities, but in reality it's just me and this is my humble shop. This is where the original Hedgehog Featherboard started and where I've been refining my next product which I am excited to be showing later this month. 🦔♥️

28/07/2026

Hey guys, it's been awhile! I have been hustling to get ready for this year's IWF Atlanta 2026 which is Aug 25-28. I'll be in Booth A10109 so I hope if you are attending you will stop by and say hello. I've got a couple of very exciting new products I've been working on this year that I will be revealing there. Stay tuned!

14/02/2026

Happy Valentine's Day to all you lovers out there! 🦔🩷

08/02/2026

We are going IWF this year! But, when I say we, I really mean I am going to IWF - it's just me, you know. I'll be bringing the familiar and iconic Hedgehog Featherboard, Push Block, and Mini Hedgehog, as well as a couple of new products that I am excited to show off.

Are you a small business who has had a booth at IWF in the past? If so, please comment below or DM me so we can chat.

If you are attending IWF Atlanta this year and are walking the floor, I hope you will stop by and say hello.

18/11/2025

I am back in action on Amazon! After a stressful 24 hours of being deactivated on Amazon due to a glitch in the system, my products are once again available for sale. Thank you for your support and generous comments on my previous post. 🦔♥️

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