The 'Back' in the term Back (Saw) or
the back of the saw refers to the top length of the saw blade.
With dovetail, tenon, gents and other specialist saws this usually
refers to a steel or brass spine running along the top of the blade.
The Front refers to the bottom length of the saw blade; the length of the blade with the teeth.
The Toe refers to the furthest end of the saw blade where the tip of the blade is.
The Heel refers to the part of the saw blade nearest to the handle.
The Saw Teeth are the series of sharp points on the bottom edge of the saw blade ('Front').
The Gullet is the gap or the valley between each saw tooth.
TPI = Teeth Per Inch.
Saws are usually measured by the number of teeth there are in an inch.
The fewer the teeth per inch the rougher the cut, the more teeth
per inch the finer the cut.
The Kerf is how far the teeth are splayed
outwards, basically the width of the cut.
For most saws a Kerf which is wider than the thickness of the blade
is needed.
The Kerf allows the saw to flow through the cut piece of wood because
the Kerf on the teeth is wider than the thickness of the blade.
Without this Kerf, the saw is likely to jam (Bind).
The Rake is the angle of the teeth when looking at the saw from the side.
Binding - There are different meanings for the word 'Binding', in terms of the woodwork 'Binding' word, it means when a tool gets jammed in the wood. It is a term often used with a saw when sawing.
Rip Teeth are a series
of sharp teeth specially designed to allow a saw to cut with the
grain down the length of wood.
The rip teeth setup are effectively a series of chisels.
The teeth work by rapidly chipping out a series of grooves.
Due to the design of rip teeth setup, rip teeth are not suited to
cut across the grain.
The teeth angle on a saw with rip tooth configuration are set at
an angle between 60 - 90 degrees.
See also
What Is A Rip Saw?
Crosscut Teeth are a series
of sharp teeth specially designed to allow a saw to cut across the
grain of a piece of wood.
The crosscut teeth setup are effectively a series of knives.
The teeth work by rapidly cutting and severing the wood fibres with
the sharp points.
The teeth on a crosscut saw have an angle of 75 degrees on the front
side of the tooth. The teeth are also bevelled on both sides of
the tooth in order to give the teeth points a super sharp point.
The final part of a crosscut tooth setup is the teeth are set where
each tooth is splayed outwards (Kerf) to give the thickness of cut.
This is achieved with the use of a sawset tool.
See also
What Is A Crosscut Saw?
Universal Teeth are a series
of sharp teeth specially designed to allow a saw to cut along the
grain (rip) and across the grain (crosscut).
The universal tooth setup is a good all-round tooth setup however
it may not necessarily be a master of one or the other.
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