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2. Circular saw - Wikipedia

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   Circular saws may also be loosely used for the blade itself. Circular saws were invented in the late 18th century and were in common use in sawmills in the United States by the middle of the 19th century. A circular saw is a tool for cutting many materials such as wood, masonry, plastic, or metal and may be hand-held or mounted to a machine.

3. Sharpness (cutting) - Wikipedia

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   Sharpened metal drop-point blade Naturally occurring sharp obsidian piece Shark tooth with a sharp, serrated edge A sewing needle comes to a sharp point. Sharpness refers to the ability of a blade, point, or cutting implement to cut through materials with minimal force, and can more specifically be defined as the capacity of a surface to initiate the cut. [1]

4. Sharpening stone - Wikipedia

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   Roughly sharpening a blunt edge 1000-2000: 8 μm: Fine, will leave a blade sharper than most factory edges 4,000: 4 μm: Ultra-fine, for cutting meat 8,000: 2 μm: Further smoothing a sharp edge for cutting fish or vegetables (sinews in meat will bend an edge this sharp) 10,000: 0.5 μm: Polishing an edge to a mirror-smooth (but possibly ...

5. Saw - Wikipedia

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   Circular saw: a saw with a circular blade which spins. Circular saws can be large for use in a mill or hand held up to 24" blades and different designs cut almost any kind of material including wood, stone, brick, plastic, etc. Table saw: a saw with a circular blade rising through a slot in a table. If it has a direct-drive blade small enough ...

6. Tabitha Babbitt - Wikipedia

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   The circular saw was connected to a water-powered machine to reduce the effort to cut lumber. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The first circular saw she allegedly made is in Albany , New York . [ 6 ] In the summer of 1948, a version of Babbitt's saw, built to her specifications, was on display at a Shaker exhibit at Fenimore House in Cooperstown, N. Y., as a loan ...

7. Honing steel - Wikipedia

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   A honing steel on a cutting board Common steel for use in households SEM images of the cross-section of a blade before (dull) and after (sharp) honing with a smooth rod [1]. A honing steel, sometimes referred to as a sharpening steel, whet steel, sharpening stick, sharpening rod, butcher's steel, and chef's steel, is a rod of steel, ceramic or diamond-coated steel used to restore sharpness to ...