fret saw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of fret saw
First recorded in 1860–65
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A sharp fret saw will remove the inside rectangle.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
He bored a hole with the aid of the chisel and hammer, then inserting the fret saw, worked through the width of one of the boards, working against the passage wall.
From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford
He only said, "You shall see," and again fumbling in his bag took out a tiny fret saw.
From Dracula by Stoker, Bram
If you have a fret saw, and can use it cleverly, you can make at home as good a puzzle as any that can be bought.
From What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield
Mark these two holes off carefully, and cut out with a pad saw or fret saw.
From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald
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