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kerf

 (kûrf)
n.
1. A groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an axe.
2. The width of a groove made by a cutting tool.

[Middle English, from Old English cyrf, a cutting; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.]
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kerf

(kɜːf)
n
the cut made by a saw, axe, etc
[Old English cyrf a cutting; related to Old English ceorfan to carve]
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kerf

(kɜrf)

n.
a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
[before 1000; Middle English kerf, kirf, Old English cyrf a cutting]
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carf, kerf - A cut or notch in timber is a carf or kerf—which are also used to describe the width of such a cut.
See also related terms for notch.
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Translations

kerf

nKerbe f, → Einschnitt m
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The blades are available in a variety of cutting-edge materials, including cast alloys and carbide, and now they have even thinner kerfs; as thin as 1.0mm for the main blade and 0.8 for scoring.
The MZ Project reportedly reduces waste with a kerf of only 1.5 mm (0.06 in.), while CNC routers often have kerfs of 0.375 to 0.75 in., the company says.
Quadratic means of upper and lower erosion base width, that has been found out, by measuring at five equidistant points along the kerfs are shown in the Fig.
Working closely with Kerfs accounting and finance department, he identifies the third-party payers that reject the greatest number of pharmacy claims and works proactively with those payers to eliminate rejects and reduce bad debt.
To make it easier to bend, you may have to CUt some horizontal saw kerfs across the plywood where it follows the curves of the runners.
Make one by cutting a long piece of scrap at 45 degrees at one end and using a band saw to cut a series of kerfs about 1/4" apart.