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Welcome to our Glossary of Woodworking Machinery. Feel free to edit and add terminology to this research page. Please follow the general guidelines as outlined below.

• Add only woodworking terminology that is widely used in the crafts, arts, trades and industry of woodworking.
• Avoid entering terminology that is used locally, or regionally.
• Please research your own entries, before entering them here, and verify that they are indeed accurate and reliable.

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Bench grinder - Entry needed

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Combination machine - Entry needed

Compound miter saw - Entry needed

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Drill press - Entry needed

Dust collector - Entry needed

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Horizontal boring - Entry needed

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Lathe - Entry needed

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Mortiser - Entry needed

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Planer- See various types below:

• Double side planer -

• Four side planer -

• Jointer planer -

• Thickness planer -

Pin router - Entry needed

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Saw - See various types below:

• Bandsaw - A bandsaw (also written band saw) is a saw with a long, sharp blade consisting of a continuous band of toothed metal stretched between two or more wheels to cut material. They are used principally in woodworking, metalworking, and lumbering, but may cut a variety of materials.

• Chop saw -

• Compound miter saw -

• Miter saw -

• Panel saw -

• Radial arm saw -

• Scroll saw -

• Table saw -

Sander - See various entries below

• Combo -

• Drum -

• Edge -

• Wide belt -

Shaper - Entry needed

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Table saw - 1 A table saw is a woodworking tool, consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor. The blade protrudes through the top of a table, which provides support for the material, usually wood, being cut.

Tenon machine - Entry needed

Thickness planer - Entry needed

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