ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Kerfing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Kerfing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of kerf.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of kerf.

More Meanings

  1. (music, chiefly lutherie) A thin strip of wood kerfed to allow easy bending and then glued inside the body of a string instrument along the rim between its two abutting sides to reinforce the joint.

Example Sentences

Do you prefer bent solid linings or kerfings in your guitar? If kerfings, would you like regular or reversed kerfing?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include purfling, chinrest, curl, flute, fluting, winding.

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