Antonyms for kerf
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kurf |
| Phonetic Transcription : kÉœrf |
Definition of kerf
- As in cut : noun incision
- The cut is made on the pulling stroke, and hence the kerf can be very narrow.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- When the kerf is well started, the whole weight of the saw may be applied.
- Extract from : « Handwork in Wood » by William Noyes
- Make the notch, or kerf, large enough to avoid pinching your axe in it.
- Extract from : « Shelters, Shacks and Shanties » by D.C. Beard
- The teeth should cut a kerf just wide enough to clear the blade.
- Extract from : « Farm Mechanics » by Herbert A. Shearer
- The first chips that flew were ten inches long, but they quickly dwindled as the kerf sank in.
- Extract from : « Two Little Savages » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- Where the whole body of the tooth is bent, the saw will run smoothly and easily through the kerf and produce a smooth-cut surface.
- Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
- Cut your kerf on the side toward the landing place, let the notch go half-way or a trifle more through the trunk.
- Extract from : « The Book of Camp-Lore and Woodcraft » by Dan Beard
- Little by little the axe bit through the tough wood, until the kerf was well past the heart of the tree.
- Extract from : « Everyday Adventures » by Samuel Scoville
- By letting the saw run in the kerf thus made, you can cut pieces off square.
- Extract from : « Woodworking for Beginners » by Charles Gardner Wheeler
- When the first kerf is finished begin another one on the opposite side of the tree a little higher than the first one (Fig. 114).
- Extract from : « Shelters, Shacks and Shanties » by D.C. Beard
Synonyms for kerf
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