kerf

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In the field the dead sedge was drifted nearly out of sight and the snow stood in razor kerfs atop the fencewires and the silence was breathless.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

After you have chopped the two kerfs in a tree, you will know when it is about to fall by the creaking and the slight movement of its top.

From On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls by Beard, Lina

Wedges are driven into saw kerfs in the tenon before inserting into the mortise; then when it is driven home the wedges spread out the tenon and make it fill out the mortise.

From Handwork in Wood by Noyes, William

The box is mitred and glued in the usual manner, and after allowing sufficient time for the glue to set, saw kerfs are made as shown at a a.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William

After cutting one saw kerf a thicker piece is made and a second saw kerf cut; the waste between the saw kerfs is now removed with an 1⁄8 in. chisel and this completes the groove.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by Fairham, William