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.
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
Bandsaw
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A bandsaw is a power saw with a long, sharp blade with two ends welded together to form an oval band. The banded blade of toothed metal is stretched between two or more wheels to cut material. They ar
Bandsaw
Students maneuver a large laminated board through a bandsaw together
Horizontal bandsaw resawing planks at a boatyard in Hoi An, Vietnam
Larger resaw at a Mekong delta boatyard, fitted with a 150 mm (6") blade