1. the process of making a series of cuts or notches in wood or other material to allow it to bend
Usage: woodworking
2. the cuts or notches made in material to facilitate bending
Usage: woodworking

1. present participle of kerf: making cuts or notches in material to allow bending
Usage: woodworking

Examples

• The carpenter used kerfing to bend the wood around the curved frame.
• Kerfing allows rigid materials to flex without breaking.
• The guitar maker was kerfing the sides to shape the instrument body.
• Proper kerfing technique requires precise spacing between cuts.
• The kerfing on the plywood made it easy to form the corner.
• He spent the morning kerfing strips of wood for the project.