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bandsaw

bandsaw

1 5.1
A power saw with a long metal band on two wheels that cuts wood or metal
  • noun
  • /ˈbændˌsɔː/
  • Specialized
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  • The first step you're going to do is you're going to saw with the bandsaw your cut for the deck plan, right?
  • bandsaw mill

All right, we've got a way better bandsaw than we used to have.

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Examples

  • I mark out the bases with a marker and cut them from the board using a table saw for the large cuts and a bandsaw for the shaping cuts.

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  • I cut a breadboard in half with a bandsaw, but of course a hacksaw would be entirely adequate.

  • Make those two cuts on the bandsaw while you listen.

  • But really it's not that bad because I can just shave some of the cup with the bandsaw and now they fit again.

  • All right, back to the bandsaw to cut those notches.

  • All right, we've got a way better bandsaw than we used to have.

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  • I do like them and need them, but using a sharp bandsaw blade is the best way to ensure that I get a clean, nice cut.

  • One method I've used to cut circles with a bandsaw is to make a jig with a plywood base that has a guide attached to the bottom, which rides in the bandsaw miter slot.

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  • You need a bandsaw to cut really comfy curves into 2-by lumber.

  • Using a sharp bandsaw blade is the best way to ensure that I get a clean, nice cut.

Synonyms

saw
vsbandsaw
54 1.0

A tool with a thin toothed blade used to cut wood or other materials

is a powered machine with a continuous loop blade rather than a simple blade
power saw
vsbandsaw
3 3.2

A machine with a blade that has teeth and cuts wood or other materials

is a specific machine using a continuous looped blade for cutting
band saw
vsbandsaw
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A machine with a long thin metal band with teeth that cuts wood or other materials

is the identical device but written as a single word
resaw
vsbandsaw
1 9.1

A machine like a bandsaw that cuts thick wood into thinner boards

is a general cutting machine used for many shapes, not only board thinning

How Powerful

circular saw
5 3.5
bandsaw
  • Specialized
1 5.1
jigsaw
  • Specialized
3 4.9
handsaw
3 2.3

Surface Forms

bandsaw singular
bandsaws plural

Morphology

bandsaw = band + saw (transparent) = band + saw

Meaning is directly the combination 'band' + 'saw' — a saw that uses a continuous band as its blade, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Bandsaw comes from two simple parts, band and saw. Band here means a long strip or loop, like a 'belt', and saw is a tool for cutting. So a bandsaw is a saw that uses a long metal 'band' as its blade, which is why it can cut curves and long or thin pieces.