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Arbor: The shaft on which the cutting tool is mounted. Bevel Cut: A cutting opera-
tion made with the blade at any angle other than 90° to the plane of the workpiece.
Chamfer Cut: A cut removing a wedge from a block of wood so that the end (or
portion of the end) is angled other than 90°°
Compound Miter CUt: A cut with both a bevel angle and a miter angle.
Cross Cut; A cutting or shaping operation made against the grain of the workpiece.
Dado Cut; A non-through cut that produces a square-sided notch or trough in the
workpiece (requires a special blade),,
Gum: A sticky, sap-based residue from hardwoods.
Kerr: The material removed by the blade in a through cut, or the slot produced by
the blade in a non-through cut or partial cut°
Kickback: A hazard that can occur when the blade binds or stalls, throwing the
workpiece back towards the operator°
Miter CUt: A cutting operation made with the blade at any angle other than 90°to
the fence.
Non-Through Cuts: Any cutting operation where the blade does not extend com-
pletely through the thickness of the workpiece, such as a dado cut.
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.
Saw-Blade Path: The area over, under, behind, or in front of the blade, as it applies
to the workpiece, or the area that will be or has been cut by the blade.
Set: The distance that the saw-blade tooth is bent (or set) outward from the face of
the blade.
Spindle: The shaft on which the cutting tool is mounted. Also called the Arbor.
Through Sawing: Any cutting operation where the blade extends completely
through the thickness of the workpiece.
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