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

Catalan: serra d'arc f
Finnish: kaarisaha (fi), pokasaha (fi)
French: scie à archet (fr) f
Galician: serra de arco f
German: Bügelsäge (de) f
Italian: sega ad arco f
Portuguese: arco de serra f
Russian: лучковая пила́ f (lučkovaja pilá)
Spanish: sierra de arco f
Swedish: bågsåg c

woodworking saw

Finnish: kehäsaha
French: sciotte (fr) m
Swedish: ramsåg c

See also

Further reading

bow saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
frame saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bucksaw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
bow saws on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
frame saws on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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