a narrow strip of wood that is glued in corresponding grooves to join pieces of wood
A beveled or grooved edge that is 45°.
A metal ring secured around a smaller piece of metal or wood to reinforce it.
A small hole drilled in your work that is intended to guide a fastener.
This joint offers great strength and rigidity for box work, especially drawers and case pieces.
To cut a cone-shaped recess in a pilot or clearance hole that allows a flat-head screw to seat flush or below the surface; also, the hole itself.
To drill a hole before driving a nail.
A cut parallel to the grain of a board.
the shaft of a bit or cutter that is gripped in a tool by a chuck or a collet
the wood from any number of flowering, fruit- or nut-bearing trees
a combination or iron, carbon and alloy metal (usually tungsten) used to make hard, brittle but long-lasting material used for cutting edges of bits and blades
the act of making true, as in square, flat, concentric or balanced
The wood removed by a saw blade between the piece you keep and your offcut.
the portion of a screw length below the head that has threads on it
the wood of any coniferous tree
a thick wedge of wood used to fill a gap or make a surface level
a power tool using a vertical, reciprocating blade; used for cutting different kinds of materials depending on the type of blade used
a chisel-like turning or carving tool with a curved edge
A three-sided trench cut with the grain of a board.