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  2. Drawknife - Wikipedia

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    The blade is much longer (along the cutting edge) than it is deep (from cutting edge to back edge). It is pulled or "drawn" (hence the name) toward the user. The drawknife in the illustration has a blade 23 cm (9.1 in) long, although much shorter drawknives are also made. The blade is sharpened to a chisel bevel. Traditionally, it is a rounded ...

  3. Hacksaw - Wikipedia

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    The most common blade is the 12 inch or 300 mm length. Hacksaw blades have a hole at each end for mounting them in the saw frame and the 12 inch / 300 mm dimension refers to the center to center distance between these mounting holes. [4] The kerf produced by the blades is somewhat wider than the blade thickness due to the set of the teeth.

  4. Saw - Wikipedia

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    Bow saw, turning saw, or buck saw: a saw with a narrow blade held in tension in a frame; the blade can usually be rotated and may be toothed on both edges; it may be a rip or a crosscut, and was the preferred form of hand saw for continental European woodworkers until superseded by machines;

  5. Whipsaw - Wikipedia

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    Sawyers either dug a large pit or constructed a sturdy platform, enabling a two-man crew to saw, one positioned below the log called the pit-man, the other standing on top called the top-man. The saw blade teeth were angled and sharpened as a rip saw so as to only cut on the downward stroke. On the return stroke, the burden of lifting the ...

  6. Coping saw - Wikipedia

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    The coping saw blade is removable by partially unscrewing the handle and can be installed in the frame such that it cuts on either the push stroke (teeth pointing away from the handle) or pull stroke (teeth pointing towards the handle). [4] The blade is prevented from rotating by means of the short steady bar provided where the blade is attached.

  7. Two-man saw - Wikipedia

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    Two-man saw in Oregon. A two-man saw (known colloquially as a "misery whip" [1]) is a saw designed for use by two sawyers. While some modern chainsaws are so large that they require two persons to control, two-man crosscut saws were primarily important when human power was used. [2]

  8. Reciprocating saw - Wikipedia

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    A reciprocating saw is a type of handheld, small, machine-powered saw, in which the cutting action is achieved through a push-and-pull ("reciprocating") or back-and-forth motion of the blade. The original trade name, Sawzall , is often used in the United States , where Milwaukee Electric Tool first produced a tool of this type in 1951.

  9. 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).