Glossary of Terms for Woodworking (continued)
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
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
Cross Cut
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.
Thru-Sawing
Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely through the thickness of the workpiece.
Trailing End
The workpiece end last cut by the blade in a ripping operation.
Workpiece
The item on which the cutting operation is being performed. The surfaces of a work- piece are commonly referred to as faces, ends, and edges.
Kerf 
Molding
Miter Cut
Rip Cut
Dado or Ploughing
Bevel Cut | Compound | |
Cut | ||
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Rabbet
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