sawing

miter

Tall liturgical headdress

• scrollsawFine-bladed cutting tool
• crosscutPerpendicular timber cut
• kerfIncision from a blade

tenon · dovetail · mortise · joinery · sawtooth · scrollwork · woodshop · lumber · hardwood · softwood

blade

Flat cutting edge

• teethEnamel-covered chewing structures
• handlePart for gripping
• guardWatchful defensive attention

cord · cordless · electric · pneumatic

back-and-forth

Alternating reciprocal motion

• reciprocatingMoving back and forth
• oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
• strokeSudden brain blood blockage

push-pull · glide · slide · thrust · rhythm · swing · rocking · shuttle · repetition

blade

Flat cutting edge

• slicePortion cut off
• severCut apart completely
• kerfIncision from a blade

bisect · cleave · section · carve · score · shear · halve · divide · truncate · slit

toil

Strenuous, prolonged effort

• exertionVigorous physical effort
• effortApplied energy toward goals
• sweatMoisture from skin pores

manual · fatigue · strain · muscle · physical · endurance · strenuous · backbreaking · elbow-grease · grip

rasp

Coarse shaping tool

• screechHigh, harsh cry
• whineComplain in high pitch
• buzzContinuous low drone

grind · drone · hum · squeal · grating · harsh · shrill · rhythmic · metallic · piercing

• manual laborfarming, lifting, carrying, shoveling, loading
• woodworkingwoodworking, wood, hammer, drill, chisel
• construction soundsdrilling, hammering, jackhammer, pile driver, bulldozer
• factory soundshammering, drilling, clanking, grinding, welding
• workshop soundshammering, drilling, sanding, grinding, banging
• Gem Cuttingfaceting, polishing, grinding, cleaving, facet