A bundle of thin sticks, typically made of wood, sometimes bond in such a way that binding can be moved so that it varies the tightness of the binding.
A strip of wood or other material inserted into grooves in each of two pieces of wood to provide additional surface for gluing.
Ridges or teeth on a drive shaft that mesh with grooves in a mating piece and transfer torque to it, maintaining the angular correspondence between them.
A flexible strip of metal or other material, that may be bent into a curve and used in a similar manner to a ruler to draw smooth curves between points.
A rectangular piece that fits grooves like key seats in a hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise on the other, both must revolve together.
Any of a number of smooth curves used to join points.
Long thin piece of metal or wood.
To smooth (a curve or surface) by means of a spline.
To fit with a spline.
To fasten to or together with a spline.