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Hacksaw
A handsaw that holds a blade at both ends and has a handle at one end, usually used for cutting metals
Half Pin
In dovetail joints, the two outside pins of a row, named because they are angled only on one side (not because they are half the width of others)
Half-Blind Dovetail
Dovetails that are visible only on one side
Half-Blind Dovetail Joint
A classic drawer joint offering strength and beauty, the half-blind is more difficult to cut than the through dovetail, either by hand or machine. Typically the piece that does not show the joinery is used as the drawer front.
Hand Plane
A type of cutting device that shaves wood with a blade held in place at a fairly steep angle; there are many kinds (block, bench, bullnose, spokeshave, router, scraper, rabbet)
Hand Screw Clamp
A type of clamp that uses two parallel pieces of wood connected at both ends by threaded rods with handles, it can clamp odd-shaped items
Handwheel
An adjustment wheel on a piece of woodworking machinery
Hang
The angle of the handle on a hand saw
Hardwood
The wood from any number of flowering, fruit or nut bearing trees (see softwood); Any lumber from a deciduous tree
Haunch
A secondary shoulder cut into the edge of a tenon haunched mortise-and-tenon joint (n) — Similar to the blind mortise-and-tenon joint, this is used mostly with frame-and-panel doors. The groove for the panel is allowed to run through the end of the stile, simplifying the work. The haunch on the tenon fills the groove.
Heartwood
Lumber taken from the center, dead portion of a tree; mature wood that forms the spine of a tree
Heat Treating
The process of heating a piece of steel (typically to 1,450° to 1,500°) to harden it so it will take a keen edge. After the steel has been hardened and quenched it will be brittle and so it must be then tempered at a lower temperature (325°) to toughen the edge for cutting wood.
Hide Glue
Adhesive made from collagen extracted from the skins of animals
High-Speed Steel (HSS)
Heat-resistant metal alloy used to make cutting tools
High-Volume Low-Pressure (HVLP)
A type of sprayer system generally used for finishing in which a large volume or material is sprayed under low air pressure (abbrev. “HVLP”)
Highboy
A tall chest of drawers with a legged base
Hold-Down
Something used to fasten an object in place
Hole Saw
A type of saw with teeth arranged around the bottom of a cylinder used for cutting larger holes
Hole Saw
A circular cutting tool mounted in a drill with a pilot bit in the center and teeth around the perimeter, designed to create larger-diameter holes than are generally practical with standard drill bits
Holidays
Areas void of paint or varnish unintentionally skipped during application
Hollow Grind
A concave appearance of a bevel formed on a grinding wheel
Hollow-Ground
A concave-cut blade that requires less effort to cut but has a less-durable edge
Hone
A small stone used to give a fine edge to cutting tools; to sharpen
Honing Guide
A jig designed to hold a chisel or plane iron at the correct angle for sharpening
Horsepower
A measurement of work power equivalent to 746 watts; determined by multiplying voltage by amperage; (abbrev. “hp”)
Housed
A situation where one part is enclosed fully or partially by another; a specific family of joints
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