fretsaw
IPA: frˈɛtsɔ
noun
- A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
verb
- To cut with a fretsaw.
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Examples of "fretsaw" in Sentences
- His idea of relaxation is working with his fretsaw.
- 'I had fun at Christmas, messing about a bit with the fretsaw.'
- Previously, puzzles were 'dissections' - not interlinked like modern sets - and were cut using a handheld fretsaw.
- Pencil, ruler, fretsaw: The new National Furniture School hopes to provide skilled graduates for Britain's craft industry
- Ptolemy Alexander Helios and Cleopatra Selene were putting a jigsaw puzzle together, a scene of flowers, grass, and butterflies painted on thin wood that some master craftsman with a fretsaw had cut into small, irregular pieces.
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