kerfrelatedness
Kerfrelatedness refers to the phenomenon where the kerf, or the width of a saw blade, affects the quality and accuracy of a cut in woodworking and other precision cutting applications.
A kerf is the amount of material a saw blade removes in a single pass, measured in
Kerfrelatedness can manifest in several ways. For instance, when cutting multiple pieces of wood at the same
In other cases, the kerf can cause increased wood waste or difficulty in handling the cut pieces.
To minimize the effects of kerfrelatedness, woodworkers and engineers often select saw blades with narrow kerfs