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2. Hacksaw - Wikipedia

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   A hacksaw is a fine-toothed saw, originally and mainly made for cutting metal. The equivalent saw for cutting wood is usually called a bow saw. Most hacksaws are hand saws with a C-shaped walking frame that holds a blade under tension. Such hacksaws have a handle, usually a pistol grip, with pins for attaching a narrow disposable blade. The ...

3. Hand saw - Wikipedia

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   The most popular material for handles of hand saws is applewood; in the early 1900s 2,000,000 board feet of applewood were used annually for this purpose. [2] Sometimes cultures developed two main types of saw teeth: the cross cut saw teeth and the rip saw teeth. [citation needed] These cut into the wood using different mechanisms.

4. Pipecutter - Wikipedia

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   Pipecutter Cutting copper pipe with a close quarters tubing cutter. A pipecutter is a type of tool used to cut pipe. Depending on the metal of the pipe, a pipecutter can often provide a faster, cleaner and more convenient way of cutting pipe than using a hacksaw. There are two types of pipe cutters.

5. Hand tool - Wikipedia

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   Hand tools have been used by humans since the Stone Age, when stone tools were used for hammering and cutting. During the Bronze Age, tools were made by casting alloys of copper and tin. Bronze tools were sharper and harder than those made of stone. During the Iron Age iron replaced bronze

6. Abrasive saw - Wikipedia

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   Steel cut-off saw for workshop use Cutting heavy steel cable with a Husqvarna freehand saw US Navy diver preparing to use an abrasive saw for underwater salvage. An abrasive saw, also known as a cut-off saw or chop saw, is a circular saw (a kind of power tool) which is typically used to cut hard materials, such as metals, tile, and concrete.

7. Circular saw - Wikipedia

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   An unusually large hand-held circular saw for cutting timbers with a roughly 16 in (410 mm) blade. In woodworking the term circular saw is most commonly used to refer to a hand-held, electric circular saw designed for cutting wood, but may be used for cutting other materials with different blades. Circular saws can be either left or right ...