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Handsaw

A saw used with one hand.

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Backsaw 76% connected

A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added metallic back.

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Ripsaw 76% connected

A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw.

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Saw 76% connected

imp. of See.

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