Self-healing '''cutting mats''' are really essential when cutting thin sheets with sharp knives. They protect the surface underneath and, bei
Use together with a metal '''[[Safety Ruler]]''' when cutting sheets with a '''[[Craft Knife]]''' or '''[[Craft Knife|Scalpel]]'''.
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....org/wiki/Jigsaw_%28power_tool%29 '''Jigsaws'''] are small hand held power tools with reciprocating blades.
...mic cutting, blades are also available. Many have a tilting base to enable cutting of bevels.
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...er '''Angle Grinders'''] are very versatile hand-held power tools used for cutting, shaping and polishing metals and other materials.
They can be fitted with different discs for cutting, grinding, sanding and various wire brushes for example.
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Metal '''Safety Rulers''' are essential when cutting sheet materials ''(e.g. paper, card, fabrics)'' with a sharp knife.
They should be used together with a '''[[Cutting Mat]]''' for safety when cutting with a '''[[Craft Knife]]''' or '''[[Craft Knife|Scalpel]]'''.
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scissors '''Scissors'''] are used for cutting thin sheet materials. They are available in both left and right-handed vers
When cutting along a line using any tool, it is a good idea to have the piece you want t
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.../Bandsaw '''Bandsaw'''] are in common use : wood cutting bandsaw and metal cutting bandsaw.
...|MDF]]''' and other manufactured boards. They are frequently used also for cutting sheet plastic, such as acrylic, but a separate blade should be used for thi
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...per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch|(TPI)]]''. They are used for fine work such as cutting a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dovetail_joint '''Dovetail Joint'''] as sho
...ng dovetails for example, position the work in a vice such that the saw is cutting vertically downwards and the ''tail'' is on the user's side of the blade -
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They should also normally be used together with a '''[[Cutting Mat]]''' and a metal '''[[Safety Ruler]]'''.
...mming knives and box-cutters have replaceable blades . They are useful for cutting paper, card, thin plastics and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochroma_pyrami
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...ips'''. Both are available with straight blades and also curved blades for cutting round concave shapes.
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...s the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. It can be used just to apply surface decoration or to make
...tter if you can always have your hand behind the cutting edge of any sharp tools!
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...s cutting teeth on the end of the blade and internal Thread Chaser have cutting teeth on one side face. They are available for standard [http://en.wikiped
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...ut care must be taken to ensure the wood does not bend and bind the saw as cutting proceeds.
...pushed through the work. Small pieces of waste are removed with each stoke cutting a small groove known as the '''[[kerf]]'''.
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...ksaws'''] or '''Power Hacksaws''' were once common in schools and used for cutting metal stock to length - especially larger sections.
...now more quickly be done using a '''[[Chop Saw]]''' and '''[[Bandsaw|Metal Cutting Bandsaws]]''' are available to cut larger sections.
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...The '''Anvil''' provides the surfaces over which most bending, forming and cutting is done.
...a.org/wiki/Pritchel Pritchel] Hole)'', which is also used for holding some tools, such as a '''Hold Down''' clamp to grip work on to the top '''Face''' of t
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...find it easier and safer to use fine teeth metal cutting blades even when cutting wood.</span>
...ibbler]]''', '''[[Jigsaw]]''' or '''[[Angle Grinder]]''' fitted with metal cutting blades and discs. Larger sections of metal stock are cut to length with a '
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...h per Inch|(TPI)]]'' and used extensively for general woodworking and fine cutting of joints such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortise_and_tenon '''tenons
...''(14 to 20 ''[[Teeth per Inch|TPI]]'')'' and used for finer work such as cutting '''[[Dovetail Joint|Dovetail Joints]]'''.
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...pushed through the work. Small pieces of waste are removed with each stoke cutting a small groove known as the '''[[kerf]]'''.
...now is done using a '''[[Circular Saw]]''' or '''[[Table Saw]]''' but the cutting actions are similar.
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Traditional '''Bowsaws''' consist of a wooden frame and were used for cutting curved shapes in thicker materials than for a '''[[Coping Saw|Coping saw]]'
...e with very coarse blades about 600mm long. They are used mainly for rough cutting of logs and shrubbery with few applications within a D&T workshop.
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...s the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.
Traditionally it was a hand process using small cutting tools called '''[[Burin]]''' and was how copper printing plates used to be made.
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...ting two diagonals the work is positioned vertically and the saw completes cutting down the ''‘cheeks’''.
...ommon, tenon saws were also available with '''[[ripsaw]]''' teeth for this cutting along the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''Grain'''] but modern
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