Crosscut Saw Manual
Glossary
Back of the saw--(figure A) The edge opposite the toothed edge.
Bevel--(figure B) The bevel of a cutting tooth is the angle the intersection of the two filed surfaces makes with the plane perpendicular to the plane of the saw.
Circle of the saw--(figure A) The toothed edge of most crosscut saws lies on the arc of a circle.
Clearance angle--(figure C) The angle the inside face of the raker tip makes with the direction of saw travel.
Cutter tooth--(figure A) The tooth that scores the wood on each side of the kerf.
Inside face--(figure A) Face of a cutting raker tip that faces the raker gullet.
Jointer--(figure D) Tool used to file the cutter teeth so the tips all lie on the circle of the saw.
Kerf--Slot the saw makes while cutting.
Outside face--The face of a cutting raker tip that faces the sawdust gullet.
Pin gauge--(figure E) Gauge used to determine when the raker has been swaged to the desired depth.
Plane of the saw--The plane that passes through the saw equidistant from both sides of the saw.
Rake angle--(figure F) Angle that the outside face of a raker tip makes with the line perpendicular to the tangent of the saw circle.
Raker--The tooth on a crosscut that clears the shavings from a kerf.
Raker gauge--(figure G) Used to gauge the final raker depth.
Raker depth--The difference in height between raker and cutter teeth.
Raker gullet--The "V" notch in a raker tooth.
Raker face--See outside and inside face.
Raker tip--Supports the cutting edge of a raker.
Sawdust gullet--The gullet between a raker and a cutter tooth.
Set--(figure H) The distance by which the tip of a cutter tooth is bent away from the plane of the saw.
Set anvil--(figure J) A block of metal over which the tip of a cutter tooth is bent when setting.
Set stake--A tool used as an anvil for hammer setting the cutter teeth.
Spider--(figure K) A gauge used to determine when the set is correct.
Swaging--Putting a curve in the outside face of a raker tip, generally by hammering on the inside face.
