backsaw
IPA: bˈæksɑ
noun
- A handsaw that has a reinforcement along its back edge.
verb
- (transitive) To cut with a backsaw.
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Examples of "backsaw" in Sentences
- Maybe backsaw and tenon saw should be merged.
- The work of a backsaw requires a thin, stiff blade.
- A backsaw is the most common kind of saw used for this operation.
- The mitre saw combines the features of a mitre box with a backsaw.
- The term Backsaw implies only that the blade has a stiffening rib.
- I'm not sure that a tenon saw is any different from a backsaw, though.
- Bench hooks are used with hand tools such as the backsaw, hand plane and chisel.