Glossary Of Woodworking Terms - Genesis GMDB1215LF Manual Del Operario

GLOSSARY OF WOODWORKING TERMS

Workpiece
-- A piece of wood on which the cutting operation is being performed.
Anti-Kickback Pawls
the workpiece from being kicked back toward the operator during the operation.
Arbor
-- The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted.
Bevel Cut
-- A cutting operation made with an angled blade.
Compound Miter Cut
Cross Cut
-- A cut or shaping operation made across the workpiece.
Dado
-- A non-through cut which produces a square sided notch or trough in the workpiece.
Feather board
-- A device used to help control the workpiece by guiding it securely against the table or
fence during any rip cut operation.
Freehand
-- Performing a cut without using a fence, miter gauge, fixture, hold down clamp, or other
proper device to keep the workpiece from twisting during the cut – not recommended.
gum
-- A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.
Heel -
- Misalignment of the blade. Heel can cause binding, kickback, excessive force burning the workpiece
or splintering
Kerf
-- The amount of material removed by the blade in a through cut, or the slot produced by the blade in
non-through or partial cut.
Kickback
-- An uncontrolled grabbing or throwing of the workpiece back toward the front of the saw,
associated with the workpiece closing the kerf and pinching the blade or otherwise placing tension on the
blade.
Leading End
-- The end of the workpiece, which during a rip type operation is pushed into the cutting
tool first.
Miter Cut
-- A cutting operation made with the wood at any angle other than 90 degree to the blade.
Moulding
-- A cut which produces a special shape in the workpiece, used for joining or decoration.
Non-Through Cut
thickness of the workpiece.
Push Block --
A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw during narrow rip type operations
where a push stick can not be used. It also helps keep the operator's hands well away from the blade.
Push Stick -- A device used to feed the workpiece through the saw to help keep the operator's hands well
away from the blade.
rabbet -
- A notch in the edge of the workpiece.
resin
-- A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.
rip Cut
-- A cutting or shaping operation made along the length of the workpiece.
rip Fence
-- Adjustable guide used in ripping cuts to keep the workpiece parallel to the saw blade.
rPM
-- Revolutions per Minute. The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute.
Saw Blade Path
-- The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade. As it applies to the workpiece,
that area which will be, or has been, cut by the blade.
-- Device which, when properly installed and maintained, is designed to stop
-- A single cut made with both a miter angle and a bevel angle.
-- Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend completely through the
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