Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A saw with a thin blade which can make a curved kerf, as for chair-backs, scrollwork, etc. Also called sweep-saw, bow-saw, frame-saw, scroll-saw.
- noun A keyhole-saw.
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Examples
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The turning-saw is used chiefly for cutting curves.
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The turning-saw may be used to cut on either the pulling or the pushing stroke, with the teeth pointed either toward or away from the worker.
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Then, after the outline is drawn, the trough may be gouged, the outline cut with turning-saw, chisel, and spokeshave, and the edges molded with the gouge or chisel.
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The _turning-saw_, Fig. 95, is a narrow saw, set in a frame, which stretches the saw tight, so that it works as a tension saw (cf.p. 62).
Handwork in Wood William Noyes
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