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How does the word "spline" mean curved (and why not just usethe word curved)?
Garrett Wollman wrote, on Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:50:01 +0000:
In woodworking, a spline is a long (and perforce rigid) bar of material used to join two grooved work pieces (essentially acting as a two-sided "tongue"), running cross-grain and providing greater strength than a simple butt joint by greatly increasing glue surface area. I suspect the same sense exists in metalworking as well. With that as a starting point, I find the woodworking use of "spline" here. http://www.woodworkersjournal.com/re...tsWithSplines/ I wonder if the woodworkers know that a "spline" means a curved line? http://autocadtips.files.wordpress.c...ader.jpg?w=640 http://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2...886CB2A345.png |
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