bow saw

See also: bowsaw

English

A metal-framed bow saw

Noun

bow saw (plural bow saws)

A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.
A woodworking saw used for straight or curved cuts.

Synonyms

(metal-framed saw with coarse blade): Finn saw, Swede saw
(woodworking saw): frame saw, buck saw, turning saw

Translations

for tree trunks, Swede saw

Finnish: kaarisaha (fi)
German: Bügelsäge (de) f

Russian: лучковая пила́ f (lučkovaja pilá)
Swedish: bågsåg c

for woodworking, frame saw, turning saw

Finnish: pokasaha (fi)
French: sciotte (fr) m

Swedish: ramsåg c

See also

bow saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Frame saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bucksaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bow saw on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
frame saw on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
buck saw on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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