GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR WOODWORKING
1. KERF
The material which is removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a
non-through or partial cut.
2. LEADING EDGE
The edge of the workpiece which is pushed into the blade first.
3. SAW BLADE PATH
The area of the workpiece directly in line with and moving towards the saw blade edge.
4. BLADE TOOTH SET
The distance that the teeth of the saw blade are bent (or set) outward from the side of the blade.
5. TRAILING EDGE
The workpiece edge last cut by the saw blade.
6. WORKPIECE
The item on which the cutting operation is being performed. The surfaces of the workpiece are
commonly referred to as faces, ends and edges.
7. RESIN
A sticky sap-based substance that has dried.
8. CROSS CUT
A cutting operation made across the grain of the wood.
9. BEVELLING
An angle cutting operation through the face of the workpiece.
10. MITERING
An angle cutting operation through the face of the workpiece.
11. COMPOUND CUTTING
A simultaneous bevel and mitre cutting operation.
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