A saw cut When applied to curved work, means a series of saw cuts against the grain, not quite all the way through, which permits the wood to be bent into curved shapes
A sawcut which does not cut the whole way through a piece The backside of a starting step riser is often kerfed in order to bend it in the shape of the bullnose tread up
The area removed from a board by a saw, determined by the thickness of the blade plus the amount of set to the teeth The wider the kerf, the harder the saw is to push while cutting
The thickness of cut made by a saw or a slotting tool such as a biscuit jointer router cutter The terms is also used to refer to the thickess of the blade of the tool