Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Monday, Around Water Cooler Day
I�ve been in the pits, and the head, had set backs, seen muzzle loaders, walking beams, weeping willows, rule joints, peg legs, hanging knees, eye bolts, running boards, and hand money but just heard about a skip tooth. What is it? What is the purpose? What other names of wood related personifications can you come up with?
Re: Monday, Around Water Cooler Day
Some band saw blades have a skip tooth. Not sure but I think it is suppose to clear out the sawdust.
How about Toenail? Or handsaw? or Eye Bolt? Or a Tongue from a Tonge and Groove?
Re: Monday, Around Water Cooler Day
What about finger joints, head and tailstocks on a lathe ?
Re: Monday, Around Water Cooler Day
Chairs are loaded with such terms, legs, knees, backs, shoulders, feet...
Tenons have haunches, butt chisels, butt hinges, butt joints....hmmm...lotsa butts in woodworking eh? ;-)
Tommy
Re: Monday, Around Water Cooler Day
Dove tails flies right to mind.
How about....
....clear-cut, tongs, widowmaker, cant-hook and boardfoot?
Let's not forget all those joints ...
and finger joint, lap joint, butt joint and making them with cheek cuts, etc....
Answer
It depends on which manufacturer and what kind of saw you are using. Some Skip Tooth blades have a zero set between rakers. Some are blades with widely spaced teeth or even a missing (skipped) tooth, and others have an extra deep gullet. In all cases the purpose is to allow space so that the saw teeth can clear sawdust. They are used a lot on resawing and softwood. They can also be used on soft metal. Ken gets kudos.
As to the other part of trivia I'm thinking toenail and widow maker as two of my favorites. Though not often wood linked, the non architectural mental image of female pilot--a flying buttress makes me chuckle. Don't come down on me too hard. The term came from a woman Major (Helo pilot) in the Marines. She said that the person's nickname in the air was "Chartres"