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2. Miter saw - Wikipedia

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   A motorized miter saw. A miter saw or mitre saw is a saw used to make accurate crosscuts and miters in a workpiece by positioning a mounted blade onto a board. A miter saw in its earliest form was composed of a back saw in a miter box, but in modern implementation consists of a powered circular saw that can be positioned at a variety of angles and lowered onto a board positioned against a ...

3. Quarter sawing - Wikipedia

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   The quarter sawing is process for rip cutting logs into lumber. It produces quarter-sawn or quarter-cut boards. The resulting lumber can also be called radially-sawn or simply quartered. Wood cut in this way is prized for certain applications, but it will tend to be more expensive as well.

4. Rift sawing - Wikipedia

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   Diagonal- and stepped-cut rift-sawing is intermediate to flat-sawn and radial cut lumber. The angle of the bastard grain may differ along the width of the board or between opposing sides, and enhances the appearance of ray fleck. Flat-sawing is the quickest method, producing the least wood waste and largest possible boards from a log.

5. Glossary of woodworking - Wikipedia

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   A hand saw that has a steel reinforced spine to add rigidity and strength to the saw plate. Typically used in a miter (mitre) box, this saw is used for cross cuts. bandsaw A powered saw which utilizes a band of steel that has been joined at the ends to create a loop and has teeth cut into one edge.

6. Square (tool) - Wikipedia

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   Speed square, or rafter square, or rafter angle square, or triangle square, or layout square A speed square is a triangular carpenters square combining functions of the combination square, try square, and framing square into one. It can be used to calculate and mark angles, to suspend a plumb bob, and as a fence for a circular saw. [21] [22] [23]

7. Mitre box - Wikipedia

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   The workpiece is placed in the box and the point at which the board is to be cut is lined up with the appropriate slot in the sides of the mitre box. The workpiece is then held or clamped in place. Backsaws are the most common hand saw used with mitre boxes, but other types of hand saw are also used. The saw is placed between the slots before ...