backsaw
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of backsaw
Example Sentences
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Mark the tenons on the ends of the stretcher and cut them with a backsaw and make smooth with a chisel.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
Cut all the tenons with a backsaw and smooth them with a chisel.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
Cut the tenons, using a backsaw and chisel.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
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