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Offcut

A waste piece of lumber.

Ogee

An S-shaped profile

Oil Stain

A stain formed by mixing oil-soluble dyes in an oil or oleo resinous base

On Center

Setting two points so they are equidistant from a center point; also used when spacing studs or slates (abbrev “O.C.”)

One-By (1-by)

Dimensional lumber nominally 1" thick

Open Time

The amount of time that glue can be exposed to the air and still be workable; also called working life or pot life

Open-Grained

Any wood with wide, conspicuous growth ring, large pores, and a grainy surface texture, such as oak, ash, and walnut; also called coarse-grained

Open-Slot Mortise

A mortise made in the end of a board used in a bridle joint

Orbital

An eccentric, somewhat circular motion used by some powered cutting and sanding tools

Orbital Sander

A type of finishing sander where the motor’s energy is converted to minute circles, which causes sandpaper to abrade a surface

Oriented Strand Board (OSB)

Type of building panel similar to plywood, made up of small, flat wood chips glued together to form large sheets; often abbreviated OSB

Oscillating Drum Sander

A powered surfacing tool in which an abrasive cylinder simultaneously rotates and moves up and down for sanding complex shapes

Outboard Turning

To pivot a lathe's headstock away from the lathe bed, increasing the machine's capacity for turning large bowls

Outfeed

The side of a cutting tool where the processed material exits; The point where the workpiece exits a machine