GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Anti-Kickback Pawls (radial arm and
table saws)
A device that, when properly installed
and maintained, is designed to prevent
the workpiece from being thrown
toward the front of the saw during a
ripping operation
Tree
The shaft on which a blade or cutting
tool is mounted.
Beveled Cut
A cutting operation made with the
blade at any angle other than 90 ° to
the table surface.
Compound Cut
A cross cut made with a miter and a
bevel angle.
Cross Section
A cutting or shaping operation made
across the grain or width of the
workpiece.
Cutterhead (planers and planers)
A rotating cutting head with adjustable
blades or blades. The blades or knives
remove material from the workpiece.
Die Cut
A partial cut that produces a square-
sided finish or lowest point on the
workpiece (Requires a special blade).
Wooden Board
Device used to help control the
workpiece by holding it firmly against
the table or fence during any ripping
operation.
FPM or SPM
Feet per minute (or strokes per
minute), used in reference to the
movement of the blade.
Free hand
Make a cut without the workpiece
being guided by a fence, miter gauge,
or other supports.
Rubber
A sticky residue based on the sap of
wood products.
Heel
Alignment of the blade to the guide.
Cut
The material removed by the blade in
a cross cut or the groove produced by
the blade in a non-partial or partial cut.
Kickback
A hazard that can occur when the
blade binds or binds, throwing the
workpiece back toward the operator.
Miter Cut
A cutting operation made with the
workpiece at any angle to the blade
other than 90 °.
Partial cuts
Any cutting operation in which the
blade does not extend completely
through the thickness of the workpiece.
Guide Hole (drills)
A small hole drilled in a workpiece that
serves as a guide for accurately drilling
large holes.
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