Wood Saws Flashcards
A reinforced saw with fine crosscut teeth for cutting light stock requiring fine joinery. Usually used in mitre box. Cut us started w/ front teeth on backstroke and saw is gradually brought level as kerf is established.
Back Saw
This saw is a long Back Saw used primarily for large work in a large adjustable mitre box.
Mitre box saw
Used for the finest joint making– dovetailing tenoning, model building, pattern making, etc.
Dovetail saw
These saws are made in several lengths and points to the inch.
Crosscut saws
Saws 24” an smaller are known as:
Panel Saws
Length of a saw is measured from:
Point to butt on the cutting edge
This saw is used for cutting curves, shapes, scroll work, etc., in thin wood, soft wood, etc. One frame style is formed of heavy steel wire. The spring of the frame puts tension on it’s loop-or bent-end blade. The other is semi-rigid frame with threaded stretcher in the handle for tensioning pin-end blades. Saw is used vertically to the work which is supported by a saddle held in a vise.
The Coping Saw
These saws are used for cutting curves, circles and inside shapes
Compass and Keyhole Saws
These saws are used for cutting curved work of almost any shape, bevel cutting, and straight cutting of wood, metal, fiber, plastics, etc. Because it has a continuous blade, it cannot do inside scrollwork. Cutting action of teeth is downward.
Band Saw
This blade style is a refinement of the Straight Back and was originally designed for light was and to better permit the cutting of curves.
Skew Back blade style
This term indicates the size if the teeth in a saw.
Point to and Inch
This saw is used for Straight Back cutting across the grain of wood
Crosscut Saw
This saw is used for Straight Back cutting with the grain.
Ripsaw
This is designed for the cutting of wallboard, composition board and other similar soft type materials smoothly without tearing. Primarily for portable electric hand saws.
(Fine) Cut-off circular saw
This is for cutting old flooring, reclaiming lumber, etc., where occasional nails be found. Primarily for portable electric handsaws. Teeth are coarse, beveled and set for clearance.
(Flooring) Cut-off circular saw