Vocab - I

Impact Driver

Power tool similar to an electric drill that combines rotary drilling motion with a back-and-forth tapping motion to secure screws, nuts, and bolts more efficiently

Imperial (measuring) system

Measuring system that that uses units like an inch, pound, ton, etc

Index

A reference to a fence used to position a cut or bit; the act of alignment

Induction Motor

A heavy-duty electrical motor of the type found on most stationary woodworking machinery

Infeed

The point or act of inserting a piece into a machine, such as a saw, planer or jointer

Inlay

The material or act of inserting smaller pieces into grooves cut in a workpiece

Insert

A removable, often replaceable, part of a tool such as the throat plate on a table saw

Intarsia

A mosaic or 3-D picture made of wood (cannot be used interchangeable with “marquetry”)

Iron

The cutting blade of a hand plane