A thin offcut or edge strip removed from a board during the initial sizing or squaring process. This strip typically contains sapwood, bark, or wane that must be discarded to yield clean, usable heartwood. The term is heavily used in historic milling and traditional carpentry.
Heard on the job
Rip that list off the edge first so we've a clean, square face to run against the fence.
Also heard as
- edging
- offcut