bow saw

See also: bowsaw

English

A metal-framed bow saw

Noun

bow saw (plural bow saws)

1. A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.
2. 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
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• Russian: лучковая пила́ f (lučkovaja pilá)
• Swedish: bågsåg c

for woodworking, frame saw, turning saw

• Finnish: pokasaha (fi)
• French: sciotte (fr) m
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• Swedish: ramsåg c

See also

• bow saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Frame saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bucksaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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