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8.0 Glossary
• Cutterhead (A, Figure 5) – metal cylinder that
holds the planer knives or the molding cutters.
• Table – part of machine over which the lumber
passes.
• Feed Rollers – two rubber covered cylinders
that push lumber through the machine.
• Planer Knife – one of three knives found in
the cutterhead used for planing. (B, Figure 5)
• Molding Cutter – one of three cutters in a set
with a patterned edge used for cutting a
decorative design into wood.
• Gib – metal bar with adjusting screws that
holds planer knives or molding cutters in the
cutterhead.
• Depth of Cut – depth of cut from workpiece on
a single pass through the machine. (Figure 6)
• Snipe – depression on either end of a planed
board caused by feeding the board into the
machine at an angle to the table or letting the
board end drop down when exiting the planer.
Figure 5
Figure 6