handsaws
Carpenter's cutting tools
Handsaws are saws operated by hand rather than powered by electricity or other motors.
The term covers various designs—crosscut saws, ripsaws, backsaws, coping saws—united by manual operation: He cut the board with a handsaw.
The word often implies the common carpenter's saw with a single handle and tapered blade.
Perpendicular timber cut
- ripTear apart forcibly
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- kerfIncision from a blade
lumber · timber · plywood · joinery · carpentry · cabinetmaking · tenon · dovetail
Sudden brain blood blockage
- pushForce something away
- pullForce toward oneself
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- gripSecure manual hold
stance · cutting · kerf · guide · steady · rhythm · control · pressure
Flat cutting edge
- teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
- handlePart for gripping
- heelFoot's rear underside
- toeFoot's small digit
spine · fleam · rake · set · gullet · tang · grip · hardpoint
Perpendicular timber cut
- ripsawBlade for with-grain cuts
- backsawSpine-reinforced hand saw
- copingManaging under strain
- keyholeOpening for a lock
compass · dovetail · tenon · Japanese · panel · bow · fret · veneer
crosscut
Perpendicular timber cut
kerf · lumber · timber · plywood · joinery · carpentry · cabinetmaking · tenon · dovetail · miter
stroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
grip · stance · cutting · kerf · guide · steady · rhythm · control · pressure · accuracy
blade
Flat cutting edge
toe · spine · fleam · rake · set · gullet · tang · grip · hardpoint · tempered
crosscut
Perpendicular timber cut
keyhole · compass · dovetail · tenon · Japanese · panel · bow · fret · veneer · toolbox
sharpening
Making more cutting
cleaning · oiling · rust · storage · teeth · restoration · vise · tension · straightening · waxing
handsawspower saws
Motor-driven cutting implements
circular saws · chainsaws · table saws · band saws · jigsaws