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  2. Table saw - Wikipedia

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    The blade of a table saw cutting into wood. A table saw (also known as a sawbench or bench saw in England) is a woodworking tool, consisting of a circular saw blade, mounted on an arbor, that is driven by an electric motor (directly, by belt, by cable, or by gears).

  3. Riving knife - Wikipedia

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    Riving knife. A riving knife to the left of the blade on table saw. A riving knife is a safety device installed on a table saw, circular saw, or radial arm saw used for woodworking. Attached to the saw's arbor, it is fixed relative to the blade and moves with it as blade depth is adjusted. [1]

  4. Circular saw - Wikipedia

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    A hand-held circular saw is the most conventional circular saw. This miter saw is a circular saw mounted to swing to crosscut wood at an angle. A table saw. Tractor-driven circular saw. A circular saw or a buzz saw, is a power-saw using a toothed or abrasive disc or blade to cut different materials using a rotary motion spinning around an arbor.

  5. Tabitha Babbitt - Wikipedia

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    Seth Babbitt (father) Elizabeth Babbitt (mother) Sarah "Tabitha" Babbitt (December 9, 1779 - 10 December 1853) was a Shaker credited as a tool maker and inventor. Inventions attributed to her by the Shakers include the circular saw, the spinning wheel head, and false teeth. She became a member of the Harvard Shaker community in 1793.

  6. Radial arm saw - Wikipedia

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    A radial arm saw is a cutting machine consisting of a circular saw mounted on a sliding horizontal arm. Invented by Raymond DeWalt in 1922, the radial arm saw was the primary tool used for cutting long pieces of stock to length until the introduction of the power miter saw in the 1970s. In addition to making length cuts, a radial arm saw may be ...

  7. Edmond Michel - Wikipedia

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    Edmond Michel. Edmond Michel was a Frenchman who immigrated to the United States in the early 20th century. He lived in New Orleans. His claim to fame was the invention of the handheld circular saw. [1] ^ Tabatha Babbitt is credited with inventing the first circular saw for use in a saw mill in 1813. See Tabitha Babbitt. Watching sugar farmers ...

  8. Sawing a woman in half - Wikipedia

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    The "double sawing illusion" is a way of adding an extra effect to box-type sawings. It is generally associated with the "thin-model" sawing apparatus. The magician saws two people in half using two sets of apparatus. The people are usually chosen or dressed so as to be clearly distinguishable.

  9. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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    2. (n.) Any tool used for drilling holes, such as a chisel used in combination with a mallet. Decay in timber caused by fungal growth, usually in a moist, stagnant, poorly ventilated atmosphere. A system used to capture wood dust from woodworking machines such as a table saw, miter saw, router, planer, or jointer.