Galoot Glossary
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- Fore Plane
- A plane about 18 inches long used to surface or dress rough lumber. Stanley #6.
- Forstner bit
- A specialty wood cutting bit that rides on semi-circular spurs. Makes a clean, flat bottom hole, and can be used at extreme angles with a drill press.
- Fox Wedge
- A method of securing a blind tenon into a mortise by placing wedges in saw kerfs made in the tenons. When driven home the wedges secure the tenon by spreading it out into the mortise
- FOYBEVO
- Fraternal Order of YB Emmert Vise Owners. Another fictitious secret society of Emmert patternmaker's vise owners
- FOYBIPO
- Fraternal Order of YB Infill Plane Owners. Fictitious secret society of infill plane owners
- Frame Resaw
- A frame saw with the tensioned blade in the center of the frame used for hand resawing stock.
- Frame Saw
- A class of saws where the blade is held in tension by a wood or metal frame. Examples include the Bow Saw, Coping Saw, Frame Resaw, Fret Saw and Hack Saw.
- Frameless Cabinet
- A frameless cabinet is one that does not have a face frame. A frameless cabinet is made like a simple four sided box. This is sometimes called European style.
- Framing Chisel
- Large chisel with long, heavy blades: strong enough to be hit with a heavy mallet
- Free Swinging
- This means the hinge can move freely along its path from open to closed. There is no sort of catch feature to keep the door shut
- Free Water (Free Moisture)
- Moisture found in the cell cavities of wood. Loss of free water does not result in appreciable shrinkage.
- French Polishing
- The process of applying shellac with a pad in a series of steps.
- Froe
- A riving (splitting) tool with a straight blade (usually 8-12 inches long) and a perpendicular handle. Sometimes called a "lath axe" or "splitting knife."
- Froe club
- Narrow, hardwood club used to strike the back of a froe blade.
- Frog
- The angled section within a plane or spokeshave body that supports the blade.
- FS
- For Sale
- FTJ
- The Fine Tool Journal. Magazine dedicated to tool collecting.
- Full Overlay
- In frameless cabinet construction the box is typically made from ¾" thick stock. A full overlay will cover the complete front edge or just slightly less than this stock. A full overlay hinge is typically used on the outsides or ends of a cabinet.
- Fully Concealed
- Will not show at all from the outside of the cabinet.
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