to cut a piece of wood in order to make it thinner.
the largest pair of long-grain surfaces of a board.
a man-made sheet material made from medium-sized particles glued
together to make a moderately smooth-faced, stable product (coarser
than MDF).
wood fibers that are oriented perpendicular to the surface of a piece of
lumber (as seen on the ends of a board).
a piece of wood or plywood placed on the back side of a workpiece in
order to provide support or minimize tearout
an angled edge or end, where the entire surface of the edge or end is
angled (different from a chamfer).
a cylindrical block with knives or cutters positioned around its perimeter.
a safety device with a broad base and handle used to guide a workpiece
past a cutter, blade, or bit, thereby keeping the operator’s hands at a
safe distance.
man-made sheet material, like plywood, melamine, or MDF.
the smaller pair of surfaces (relative to the face) on a board that exhibit
long grain.
the cylindrical fibers (like soda straws) which make up lumber, oriented
along the vertical axis of a tree.
an angled surface on the edge or end of a board that spans from the
edge or end to the face (different from a bevel).
a carrier consisting of a base and fence for controlling a workpiece
during a cutting operation, typically guided in some way (by runners or
an external, stationary fence).
a safety device with a broad soft base and handle used to guide a
workpiece past a cutter, blade, or bit, thereby keeping the operator’s
hands at a safe distance.
the part of a piece being cut that is on the far side of a blade and is
therefore not typically held or controlled by the operator.
on a belt sander, to adjust the belt to run true on the machine and not
off to one side.
a device (usually on a router) that clamps a bit in place, sized for a
specific bit or shank diameter, e.g. 1⁄4” or 1⁄2”, and utilizing one or two
wrenches to operate.
a beam or board used to guide a workpiece past a blade or bit.
a lumber defect describing stock that is not flat; the four types of warp
are cup, bow, crook, and twist.
the piece being worked (same as Workpiece).