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tenon saw

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noun

  1. a small fine-toothed saw with a strong back, used esp for cutting tenons

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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When all the notches have been marked cut down the AC line of each with a tenon saw, and chisel along BC till the wedge-shaped chip is removed.

From Things To Make by Archibald Williams

Then, with the tenon saw, at each of the places marked a, b, c, and d, saw across a right angle slit 3⁄16 in. deep.

From Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes by John D. Sutcliffe

Place the rail against the bench stop, or in the vice, and cut a small channel in which to run your tenon saw as shown at Fig.

From Woodwork Joints How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. by William Fairham

Lay out the tenons on the ends of the rails as shown in the sketch and cut with a tenon saw and chisel.

From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I by H. H. (Henry Haven) Windsor

Then, with tenon saw, cut down each line c d to the depth of the gauge line, and, with a small chisel, remove the whole of the pieces between the nicks made by the saw.

From Hand-Craft The Most Reliable Basis of Technical Education in Schools and Classes by John D. Sutcliffe

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