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Glossary of Terms for Woodworking
Anti-Kickback Pawls
Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to
stop the workpiece from being thrown towards the front of
the saw at the operator during ripping operation
Arbor
The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted
Bevel Cut
An angle cutting operation made through the face of the
workpiece,
Compound Cut
A simultaneous bevel and miter crosscutting operation
Crosscut
A cutting operation made across the width of the work-
piece
Dado
A non thru cut which produces a square sided notch or
trough in the workpiece
Featherboard
A device which can help guide workpieces during rip type
operation
Freehand
Performing a cut without the use of fence (guide), miter
gauge, fixture, hold down or other proper device to pre-
vent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting opera-
tion Twisting of the workpiece can cause it to be thrown
Gum
A sticky, sap based residue from wood products,
Heel
Misalignment of the sawblade such that the blade is not
parallel to the miter gauge groove,
Kerr
The amount of material removed by the blade in a
through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non-
through or partial cut
Kickback
An uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the workpiece
back toward the front of the saw
Leading End
The end of the workpiece which, during a rip type opera-
tion, is pushed into the cutting tool first
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation made across the width of the
workpiece
Molding
A non through cut which produces a special shape in the
workpiece used for joining or decoration,,
Ploughing
Grooving with the grain the length of the workpiece, using
the fence (A type of non-through cut)
Push Stick
A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw
during narrow ripping type operations which helps keep
the operator's hands well away from the blade
Push Block
A device used for ripping type operations too narrow to
allow use of a push stick,
Rabbet
A notch in the edge of a workpiece, (A type of non-
through cut)
Resin
A sticky, sap based substance that has hardened,
Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)
The number of turns completed by a spinning object in
one minute
Rip Cut
A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.
Sawblade Path
The area of the workpiece or table top directly in line with
either the travel of the blade or the part of the workpiece
which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.
Set
The distance that the tip of the sawblade tooth is bent (or
set) outward from the face of the blade,
Throw-Back
Throwing of pieces in a manner similar to a kickback,
Thru-Sawing
Any cutting operation where the blade extends com-
pletely through the thickness of the workpiece
Trailing End
The workpiece end last cut by the blade in a ripping oper-
ation
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being per-
formed The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly
referred to as faces, ends, and edges
Molding
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Cut
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Ri Ploughing
Rabbet
Bevel Cut Compound Cut