A@InsideShoulderhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmDown Frontandback

American Sign Language

Pictorial representation of the dominant hand sawing through wood represented by the nondominant hand.

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This two-handed ASL sign has two postures:
1. Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape near the body, lateral with the dominant shoulder, at shoulder height, palm facing back, thumb on top. Posture non-dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about an elbow's length out from the center body, chest high, palm facing down, fingers pointing toward the dominant side.
  - Move the dominant hand repeatedly frontward toward the nondominant side and backward toward the dominant side to the next posture while holding the non-dominant hand in this posture.
2. Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape on the back of the nondominant hand, palm facing back, thumb on top.

Hold-move chart for A@InsideShoulderhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmDown Frontandback

dominant hand (strong)	type contour plane quality local movement	move		move		move
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	‘A’ (Au^) whole hand at (c) ? (p1SH) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)	‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) at (c) ? (BK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)		‘A’ (Au^) whole hand at (c) ? (p1SH) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)		‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) at (c) ? (BK) back of hand (BK) forward (VP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)
nondominant hand (weak)	type contour plane quality local movement	hold
	Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Spatial relation Contact location Part of hand facing Facing location Part of hand oriented Plane of orientation	see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand at (c) out from center of chest (m0CH) palm (IN) ground (HP) base of hand (BA) midline plane (MP)

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