parting tool


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parting tool

[′pärd·iŋ ‚tül]
(design engineering)
A narrow-bladed hand tool with a V-shaped gouge used in woodworking for cutting grooves and in wood turning for cutting a piece in two. Also known as V-tool.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

parting tool, V-tool

A narrow-bladed hand tool having a V-shaped gouge; used in woodworking for cutting grooves, in wood turning, or for cutting pieces in two.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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