Blade lifts chips
Upcut describes a cutting action where the blade or bit moves upward through the material.
In woodworking, an upcut router bit pulls chips up and out of the cut, clearing debris efficiently but potentially splintering the top surface.
The opposite is downcut, which pushes material down for cleaner top edges.
Upcut can also mean to vomit—cutting upward from the stomach.
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Blade lifts chips
Upcut describes a cutting action where the blade or bit moves upward through the material.
In woodworking, an upcut router bit pulls chips up and out of the cut, clearing debris efficiently but potentially splintering the top surface.
The opposite is downcut, which pushes material down for cleaner top edges.
Upcut can also mean to vomit—cutting upward from the stomach.
1. machining — router, Packet-forwarding network device; bit (Small amount or portion); flute (Tube blown sideways); CNC (Automated machining via code); plunge · spiral · carbide · shank · downcut · compression · spindle · collet · toolpath · MDF
2. boxing — punch, Strike with fist; jab (Quick, straight blow); knockout (Incapacitating final blow); hook (Curved catching device); swing · chin · jaw · counterpunch · haymaker · combination · sparring · clinch · bout · ring
CUTTING DIRECTIONupcut ≠ downcut Riverbed deepening by erosion; downstroke · chop
up, cut, cuts, cutting, cutter, cutters, undercut, undercuts, undercutting
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/upcut