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GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Push Blocks (for jointer planers)

Device used to feed the workpiece over the jointer planer

cutterhead during any operation. This aid helps keep the

operator’s hands well away from the cutterhead.

Push Blocks (for table saws)

Device used to hold the workpiece during cutting opera-

tions. This aid helps keep the operator’s hands well away

from the blade.

Push Sticks (for table saws)

Device used to push the workpiece during cutting opera-

tions. A push stick should be used for narrow ripping opera-

tions. The aid helps keep the operator’s hands well away

from the blade.

Resaw

A cutting operation to reduce the thickness of the workpiece

to make thinner pieces.

Resin

A sticky, sap-based substance that has hardened.

Revolutions Per Minute (RPM)

The number of turns completed by a spinning object in one

minute.

Ripping or Rip Cut

A cutting operation along the length of the workpiece.

Riving Knife/Spreader/Splitter (table saws)

A metal piece, slightly thinner than the blade, which helps

keep the kerf open and also helps to prevent kickback.

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.

Set

The distance that the tip of the saw blade tooth is bent (or

set) outward from the face of the blade.

Snipe (planers)

Depression made at either end of a workpiece by cutter

blades when the workpiece is not properly supported.

Through Sawing

Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely

through the thickness of the workpiece.

Throw-Back

The throwing back of a workpiece usually caused by the

workpiece being dropped into the blade or being placed

inadvertently in contact with the blade.

Workpiece or Material

The item on which the operation is being done.

Worktable

Surface where the workpiece rests while performing a

cutting, drilling, planing, or sanding operation.

Anti-Kickback Pawls (radial arm and table saws)

A device which, when properly installed and maintained,

is designed to stop the workpiece from being kicked back

toward the front of the saw during a ripping operation.

Arbor

The shaft on which a blade or cutting tool is mounted.

Bevel 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 both a miter and a bevel angle.

Cross Cut

A cutting or shaping operation made across the grain or the

width of the workpiece.

Cutterhead (planers and jointer planers)

A rotating cutterhead with adjustable blades or knives. The

blades or knives remove material from the workpiece.

Dado Cut

A non-through cut which produces a square-sided notch or

trough in the workpiece (requires a special blade).

Featherboard

A device used to help control the workpiece by holding

it securely against the table or fence during any ripping

operation.

FPM or SPM

Feet per minute (or strokes per minute), used in reference

to blade movement.

Freehand

Performing a cut without the workpiece being guided by a

fence, miter gauge, or other aids.

Gum

A sticky, sap-based residue from wood products.

Heel

Alignment of the blade to the fence.

Kerf

The material removed by the blade in a through cut or the

slot produced by the blade in a non-through or partial cut.

Kickback

A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls,

throwing the workpiece back toward operator.

Miter Cut

A cutting operation made with the workpiece at any angle

to the blade other than 90°.

Non-Through Cuts

Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend

completely through the thickness of the workpiece.

Pilot Hole (drill presses)

A small hole drilled in a workpiece that serves as a guide for

drilling large holes accurately.

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