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A pocketful of teeth that turns muscle into a straight, honest line through wood.
means A hand-powered cutting tool with a flat, toothed metal blade and a grip, used to saw through wood by pushing and pulling.
from A plain English compound: "hand" (Old English hand) plus "saw" (Old English saga or sagu, the cutting tool, related to Old High German sega and ultimately to a root meaning "to cut" — a cousin of Latin secare, "to cut," as in "section"). The "hand" was added to distinguish the muscle-driven tool from later power saws and the big two-person crosscut saws — a name that quietly insists this one runs on you.
- Tooth count
- More teeth means finer, slower cuts
- Push vs pull
- Japanese saws cut pulling, not pushing
- Hamlet quote
- He knew a hawk from a handsaw
- Set matters
- Bent teeth clear the kerf for movement
- Ancient tool
- Egyptians sawed wood over 5,000 years ago
japanese ryoba — traditional two-sided saw with teeth on both edges, used in woodworking for centuries in japan
victorinox pruning saw — swiss-made curved handsaw used for cutting branches, standard in forestry since 1884
bahco bowsaw — swedish frame saw with tensioned blade, designed for cutting logs and firewood efficiently