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
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.
Saw
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A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws.
Crosscut saw
…A crosscut saw (thwart saw) is any saw designed for cutting wood perpendicular to (across) the wood grain. Crosscut saws may be small or large, with small teeth close together for fine work…
Rip saws of various sizes
Roman sawblades from Vindonissa approx. 3rd to 5th century AD
Bronze-age saw blade from Akrotiri, late Cycladic period c. 17th century BC
Saw grinding in Sheffield, 1860