Educational woodworking for home and school (1908)
Park, Joseph C · New York, MacMillan · leaf 75
enters into the construc-tion of a saw tends to give efficiency to the tool, and thatefficiency is measured by the amount of force required todo a given amount of work. The cut which a saw makesin wood is called the ^ kerf. A thick blade will makea wider kerf than a thin blade, and more force is… … -^1 FOR HOME AND SCHOOL 57 The amount of set also determines the width of thekerf. In sawing hard woods Uttle set is required,while in sawing soft and spongy woods more set is re-quired. 31. Rip Saw.—A rip saw is a saw having teethespecially adapted for dividing wood in a directionparallel to its…
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