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to resaw

to resaw

7.6
To saw a thick piece of wood again to make thinner boards
  • verb
  • /ˌriːˈsɔː/
  • Specialized
translation icon : re-serrar
  • After the initial cut, he had to resaw the wood to achieve the desired thickness.

Examples

  • The carpenter decided to resaw the lumber to create wood that fits better in the project.

  • I join in one phase for each board and then moved into resawing them in half the bandsaw.

  • To make thinner shelves, we need to resaw the thick boards we bought.

Synonyms

to rip
vsto resaw
  • Specialized
22 7.2

To cut wood along its grain with a saw

involves repeating cuts to make thinner boards rather than cutting along grain
to recut
vsto resaw
3 4.1

Cut something again to improve or change it

focuses on repeating cuts specifically to make thinner wood pieces
to saw wood
vsto resaw
1 2.6

Cut wood with a saw

aims instead to repeat the cut to split wood into thinner boards

How Thin

to veneer
1 6.0
to slice
203 1.0
to resaw
  • Specialized
7.6
to saw
85 1.0
to cut
1.0

Surface Forms

resaw infinitive
resawed past
resawed past participle
resawing present participle
resaws third person singular

Morphology

resaw = saw (transparent) = re + saw

This is standard prefixation of 're-' onto the verb 'saw' with the literal meaning 'saw again'.

Etymology

The verb resaw is made of re- 'again' and saw, so to resaw something is to saw it again to cut it into thinner pieces.