cross-cut saws

Lumberjack partner tools

Cross-cut saws are designed to cut wood across the grain, with teeth angled to slice through fibers rather than chisel along them.

The term distinguishes them from rip saws, which cut with the grain.

Cross-cut saws range from small hand saws to large two-person timber saws: They felled the oak with a two-man cross-cut saw.

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forestry · handle · logging · felling · old growth forest · traditional craftsmanship · blade · timber harvesting · sharpening · bucking · log cabin · handsaw · manual labor · carpentry · logs · woodworking · outdoors · survival equipment

Opposites
cutting direction relative to wood grain

cross-cut sawsrip saws

Saws for cutting lengthwise

power source/technology

cross-cut sawschainsaws

Motor-driven cutting tools

power saws · circular saws · table saws

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G