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Glossary of DIY Home Improvement Terms - K

This page of our online a to z glossary of DIY home improvement terms is for do-it-yourself terms beginning with the letter 'K'.

• Kerf
  - The cutting slot made when a saw blade passes through timber.
• Key
  - To roughen the surface of a material to give a grip to succeeding coats of paint or before glueing.
• Kicker rail
  - Rail which prevents a drawer tipping forwards when pulled out.
• Knee-kicker
  - A tool for carpet fitting. Spikes grip the carpet and the tool is bumped with the knee to stretch it.
• Knock down
  - Structural units complete in various parts which can be self-assembled.
• Knot
  - Cross grained disc occurring in cut timber formed by cutting through the insertion of a branch.
• Knotting
  - Sealer, made from shellac, that prevenrs wood resin bleeding through a surface finish.
• Knurled
  - Impressed with a series of fine grooves designed to improve the grip, for instance a knurled knob or handle.