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2. Hand saw - Wikipedia

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   Hand saws have been around for thousands of years. Egyptian hieroglyphics exist depicting ancient woodworkers sawing boards into pieces. Ancient bow saws have been found in Japan. The cut patterns on ancient boards may be observed sometimes to bear the unique cutting marks left by saw blades, particularly if the wood was not 'smoothed up' by ...

3. Antique Woodworking Tools - Wikipedia

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   A wide array of edge and boring tools provides a broad survey of hand tool-making from prehistory to today. Writing in The Times, Huon Mallalieu encapsulated the function of the book: "Over the past 35 years [David Russell] has amassed probably the world’s largest collection of antique woodworking tools from the Stone Age to the 20th century ...

4. Woodworking - Wikipedia

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   The claw hammer, which can hammer, pry, and pull nails, is the most common hammer used in woodworking. [20] Hand plane Two woodworking hand planes: A hand plane is used to surface aspects of a workpiece. Square A try square. A common style of square in woodworking usually used for 90 degree angles: The square is used to mark angles on any ...

5. Adze - Wikipedia

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   An adze (/ æ d z /) or adz is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes have been used since the Stone Age. They are used for smoothing or carving wood in hand woodworking, and as a hoe for agriculture and horticulture. Two basic forms of an adze ...

6. Saw - Wikipedia

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   Ripsaw: for cutting wood along the grain; Rule saw or combination saw: a handsaw with a measuring scale along the back and a handle making a 90° square with the scaled edge; Salt saw: a short hand saw with a non-corroding zinc or copper blade, used for cutting a block of salt at a time when it was supplied to large kitchens in that form;

7. The mystery behind these tiny hand prints discovered in an ...

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   A new study revealed something game-changing about one ancient Egyptian cave's famous interior artwork: It likely does not depict human hands at all.