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double-cut
[ duhb-uhl-kuht ]
adjective
- noting a file having parallel cutting ridges crisscrossing in two directions.
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When there are two series of ridges crossing each other the file is double-cut, which is the file best suited for iron and steel.
The double-cut file presents sharp angles to the filed surface, and is better suited for hard metals.
But when these teeth are crossed by a second series of similar teeth, they are said to be double cut.
The double-cut brilliant is the most common form at the present day.
The Clark double-cut countersink (for wood only) cuts smoothly and is easily sharpened.
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