Educational woodworking for home and school (1908)
Park, Joseph C. (Joseph Charles), b. 1872 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 77
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 requiredin using a thick… … e —— 00 -c^ tsI FOR HOME AND SCHOOL 57 The amount of set also determines the width of thekerf. In sawing hard woods little 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…
Woodwork (Manual training)
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