Leon wrote:

"Duane Bozarth" wrote in message
...
passing the cutters as inferred by my first
statement.

My point is that pushing down excessively, thus raising the front end of
the board, will create a taper, not snipe. "Snipe" specifically is the
short section of extra depth removed when the outfeed table is
improperly adjusted and the end of the board clears the infeed table and
drops slightly into the knives owing to the outfeed table being too
low...

Pushing down excessively along the rear length of the board will cause a
taper. When down against the very end of the board and the last inch or two
is no longer supported by the in feed table the board can then pivot on the
front of the out feed table and the cutters will then "snipe" the last inch
or two of the board as the front of the board lifts up and the last inch or
two goes down.

That's still taper, albeit exaggerated.