Glossary of Terms for Woodworking Anti-Kickback Pawls Device which, when properly maintained, is designed to stop the workpiece from being thrown towards the front of the saw at the operator during ripping operation Arbor The shaft on which a cutting tool is mounted Bevel Cut An angle cutting operation made through the face of the workpiece, Molding A non through cut which produces a special shape in the workpiece used for joining 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, Compound Cut A simultaneous bevel and miter crosscutting operation Crosscut A cutting operation made across the width of the work- piece Dado A non thru cut which produces a square sided notch or trough in the workpiece Featherboard A device which can help guide workpieces during rip type Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one minute operation Freehand Performing a cut without the use of fence (guide), miter gauge, fixture, hold down or other proper device to pre- vent the workpiece from twisting during the cutting opera- tion Twisting of the workpiece can cause it to be thrown 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, Throw-Back Throwing of pieces in a manner similar to a kickback, 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, Kerr The amount of material removed by the blade in a through cut or the slot produced by the blade in a non- through or partial cut Kickback An uncontrolled grabbing and throwing of the workpiece back toward the front of the saw Thru-Sawing Any cutting operation where the blade extends com- pletely through the thickness of the workpiece Trailing End The workpiece end last cut by the blade in a ripping oper- ation Leading End The end of the workpiece which, during a rip type opera- tion, is pushed into the cutting tool first Miter Cut An angle cutting operation made across the width of the workpiece Workpiece The item on which the cutting operation is being per- formed The surfaces of a workpiece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges Cut )ado or Ri Ploughing Molding \ Cut Rabbet Bevel Cut Compound Cut