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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.
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
Japanese saw
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The Japanese saw or nokogiri is a type of saw used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry that cuts on the pull stroke, unlike most European saws, that cut on the push stroke. The popularity of Japanes
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…were used to cut wood were found at Pech-de-l'Azé cave IV in France. These tools date to 90,000-30,000 years BCE. In ancient Egypt, open (unframed) pull saws made of copper are documented as early as the Early Dynastic Period, c. 3,100–2,686 BC. Many copper saws were found in tomb No. 3471 dating to the reign…
A dozuki.
A detail of the crosscut teeth of a dozuki saw.