Specifications

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Glossary of Terms for Woodworking (continued)
Featherboard
A device which can help guide work-
pieces during rip type operation.
Freehand
Performing a cut without the use of fence
(guide), miter gauge, fixture, hold down or
other proper device to prevent the work-
piece from twisting during the cutting
operation. 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.
Kerf
The amount of material removed by the
blade in a through cut or the slot produced
by the blade in a nonthrough 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 operation, is pushed into the cut-
ting tool first.
Miter Cut
An angle cutting operation made across
the width of the workpiece.
Molding
A non through cut which produces a spe-
cial shape in the workpiece used for join-
ing 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 spin-
ning 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.
Molding
Kerf
Cross Cut
Miter Cut
Compound
Bevel Cut
Rip Cut
Dado or
Rabbet
Ploughing
Cut