A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws.
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A saw is a cutting tool made of a blade, wire, or chain with hard teeth along its edge, designed to cut through various materials. Different types of saws are categorized using various terms to describe their toothed or abrasive surfaces.
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Key facts
- Tool.name
- Saw
- Tool.image
- Pily rozplatnice.jpg
- Tool.image size
- 250
- Tool.caption
- Rip saws of various sizes
- Tool.classification
- Cutting
- Tool.types
- Hand sawBack sawBow sawChainsawCircular sawReciprocating sawBandsaw
- Tool.related
- Milling cutter
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28 sectionsContents
- Description
- Terminology
- Kerf
- Toothed saws
- Spacing of teeth
- Set
- Other toothed saw terms
- Abrasive saws
- History
- Ancient history
- Manufacture of saws by hand
- Pit saws
- Types of saws
- Hand saws
- Back saws
- Frame saws
- Mechanically powered saws
- Circular-blade saws
- Reciprocating blade saws
- Continuous band
- Chainsaws
- Types of blades and blade cuts
- Materials used for saws
- Uses
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge used to cut through material. Various terms are used to describe toothed and abrasive saws.
Saws began as serrated materials, and when mankind learned how to use iron, it became the preferred material for saw blades of all kinds. There are numerous types of hand saws and mechanical saws, and different types of blades and cuts.