Wood Saws Flashcards
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A reinforced saw with fine crosscut teeth for cutting light stock requiring fine joinery. Usually used in mitre box. Cut us started w/ front teeth on backstroke and saw is gradually brought level as kerf is established.
Back Saw
This saw is a long Back Saw used primarily for large work in a large adjustable mitre box.
Mitre box saw
Used for the finest joint making– dovetailing tenoning, model building, pattern making, etc.
Dovetail saw
These saws are made in several lengths and points to the inch.
Crosscut saws
Saws 24” an smaller are known as:
Panel Saws
Length of a saw is measured from:
Point to butt on the cutting edge
This saw is used for cutting curves, shapes, scroll work, etc., in thin wood, soft wood, etc. One frame style is formed of heavy steel wire. The spring of the frame puts tension on it’s loop-or bent-end blade. The other is semi-rigid frame with threaded stretcher in the handle for tensioning pin-end blades. Saw is used vertically to the work which is supported by a saddle held in a vise.
The Coping Saw
These saws are used for cutting curves, circles and inside shapes
Compass and Keyhole Saws
These saws are used for cutting curved work of almost any shape, bevel cutting, and straight cutting of wood, metal, fiber, plastics, etc. Because it has a continuous blade, it cannot do inside scrollwork. Cutting action of teeth is downward.
Band Saw
This blade style is a refinement of the Straight Back and was originally designed for light was and to better permit the cutting of curves.
Skew Back blade style
This term indicates the size if the teeth in a saw.
Point to and Inch
This saw is used for Straight Back cutting across the grain of wood
Crosscut Saw
This saw is used for Straight Back cutting with the grain.
Ripsaw
This is designed for the cutting of wallboard, composition board and other similar soft type materials smoothly without tearing. Primarily for portable electric hand saws.
(Fine) Cut-off circular saw
This is for cutting old flooring, reclaiming lumber, etc., where occasional nails be found. Primarily for portable electric handsaws. Teeth are coarse, beveled and set for clearance.
(Flooring) Cut-off circular saw
This stays sharp many times longer than regular saws. Especially suited for cutting hardwoods, plywood, composition materials, etc. NOT for use on metals or concrete type materials.
Carbide Tipped circular saw
This is designed to cut smooth, clean grooves in any direction of the wood. The heads are made up of two outside saws and a number of inside choppers determined by the groove width desired.
Dado Circular Saw
What are the 4 most generally used types of Circular Saws?
1) table/bench saw
2) portable electric handsaw
3) radial arm saw
4) swing saw
This saw has a round arbor or mandrel (the shaft into which the blade is fitted). Some blades with round center holes are provided with a bushing to make them useable on two arbor sizes.
Table Saw
These saws are made with arbors of various shapes, depending on the manufacturer. Blades’ center holes must be of correct shape and size to fit saw arbors. Many blade manufacturers offer a wide range of tooth styles and blade sizes to fit most arbor shapes.
Portable Electric Handsaws
This is a standard type saw for general cross-cutting (cutting across the grain) of all types of wood, on all machines
Cut-off Circular Saw
Designed for ripping only (cutting with the grain), this saw is a standard type saw for cutting all kinds of wood.
Rip Circular Saw
A standard type made in several tooth styles. General purpose woodsaw for cutting with and across grain.
Combination Circular Saw
Also Planer, Mitre. For smooth cutting eliminating need for sanding. Hollow grinding gives blade clearance without set.
Combination (Hollow Ground) Circular Saw
