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Handwork in Wood

CHAPTER IV
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85, is ground like a chisel, with the bevel only on one side, but the edge is along the side like a knife.

Instead of being pushed into the wood, like a chisel, it is drawn into it by the handles which project in advance of the cutting edge.

The handles are sometimes made to fold over the edge, and thus protect it when not in use.

The size is indicated by the length of the cutting edge.

It is particularly useful in reducing narrow surfaces and in slicing off large pieces, but it is liable to split rather than cut the wood.
SAWS.
[Illustration: Fig.86.Hand Saw.] The object of the saw is to cut thru a piece of material along a determined line.


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