band saw

Continuous blade tool

A band saw is a power tool with a continuous looped blade running around two or more wheels, used for cutting wood, metal, or other materials.

The blade's loop design allows for curved cuts and resawing thick stock that other saws can't handle: She cut the cabriole legs on the band saw.

blade

teeth

Enamel-covered chewing structures

  • kerfIncision from a blade
  • tensionStretched or strained state
  • gulletThroat or food passage

carbon steel · hardback · blade length · tracking · blade guard · weld

woodworking

lumber

Sawn wood for building

furniture · millwork · woodshop · sawdust · woodgrain · veneer · workbench · timber · hardwood · softwood

cutting

resaw

Cut lumber lengthwise thinner

bevel cut · resawing · bookmatching · nibbling · notching

machine

wheel

Rotating circular frame

  • tireLose strength or energy
  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • fenceBoundary structure between properties

motor · horsepower · benchtop · floor model · portable · stationary · pulley

operation

drift

Gradual movement, no direction

tuning · maintenance · safety · push stick · break-in · lubrication

metalworking

fabrication

Deliberately untrue statement

structural steel · coolant · non-ferrous · ferrous · deburring · metal fabrication

Categories
Opposites
cutting mechanism type

band sawcircular saw

Rotating blade power tool

table saw · miter saw · radial arm saw · reciprocating saw · jigsaw

tool complexity/power source

band sawhand saw

Manual toothed cutting blade

crosscut saw · rip saw · hacksaw · coping saw · bow saw

Family

bandsaw, bandsaws

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G