Wood Shop Safety

Glossary

Cross cut. A cut that is made perpendicular to the wood grain.

Faceplate. Metal disk that is attached to large stock to be turned on a lathe. The faceplate is threaded so it can be attached to the lathe. Faceplates are most often used for turning large bowls.

Fence. An adjustable guide bar on a piece of equipment.

Jig Saw. Reciprocating saw used to make intricate cuts.

Kick Back. When the stock being cut binds between blade and fence or miter gage, and is ejected from the saw with tremendous force.

Miter. To cut an angle other than 90 degrees. Most often use to describe a type of saw used to cut various angles a Miter Saw.

Pitch. Gummy resin in wood.

Plane. Tool for taking down wood, smoothing rough surfaces, shaping, rabbeting, routing and grooving.

Push Stick. A piece of wood used to push a board through a circular saw, jointer, etc. It is a safety device.

Rip Cut. A cut that is parallel to the wood grain.

Stock. Wood in standard sizes. Commonly used to refer to a work piece or material that is being processed.

Turning. The process of shaping wood on a lathe.

Wood Grain. The direction in which the fibers in a piece of wood run.