Bucksaw
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A bucksaw is a metal-framed crosscut saw in the shape of a bow with a coarse wide blade generally used with a sawbuck to cut logs or firewood to length. This type of saw is also known as a bow saw, Sw
Using a bucksaw and sawhorse to cut a log
A modern bucksaw
A traditional bucksaw
Using a DT Ape
Crosscut saw
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A crosscut saw is any saw designed for cutting wood perpendicular to the wood grain. Crosscut saws may be small or large, with small teeth close together for fine work like woodworking or large for co
Bucksaw
…A bucksaw is a metal-framed crosscut saw in the shape of a bow with a coarse wide blade generally used with a sawbuck to cut logs or firewood to length (bucking). This type of saw is also known…
Two-man felling saw and springboard
A five-foot lance-tooth crosscut saw
Common tooth patterns found on crosscut saws.
Two fellers use a crosscut saw to make an undercut in a large Sugar Pine around 1911. Wedges follow the saw to prevent binding. Coal oil provided lubrication. The feller at left stands on a springboard to maintain the saw's angle.