Abstract

The determination of cutting conditions may help to control design and manufacturing processes. The machining database is important in wood machining. It is specific for each tool-machine. For each kind of wood piece, particular machining conditions are needed to reach a properly surface roughness and a safe work. The Couple Tool Material (COM) method is applied as a new methodology in wood working, centered in secondary wood processing industry, defining the working field of cutting tools taking in mind cutting parameters and limiting the number of experiments. Working perspectives are wide with the appearance of new cutting materials and high speed cutting processes, thus to create better working conditions in wood cutting will be easier with COM data utilization.