CNT wrote in :



Do featherboards normally go bad? To tell if it's bad is if it isn't
stiff anymore? Also, no matter what brand, they all will become soft?


I wouldn't think it. Especially with your qualifier "normally".

I have two of the "Amazon" ones, one Bench Dog brand and a few home-made.
So far, none have lost their 'push'. Seems to me if they do, you'd just
snug them up a little tighter.