Blade Back
The body of the blade not
including tooth portion
Gage
The thickness of the blade
Width
The tip of tooth to back of blade
Set
The bending of teeth right or left
Tooth
The cutting portion of saw blade
Tooth Pitch
The distance from one tooth tip to
the next
T.P.I.
The number of teeth per inch
measured gullet to gullet
Gullet
The curved area between the
tooth points
Gullet Depth
The distance from the tooth tip to
the bottom of the gullet
Tooth Face
The surface of the tooth on which
the chip is formed
Tooth Flank
The angled back surface of the
tooth opposite the tooth face
Tooth Rake Angle
The angle of the tooth face
measured with respect to a line
perpendicular to the cutting
direction of the saw
Tooth Tip
The cutting edge of the saw tooth