to resaw
7.6
To saw a thick piece of wood again to make thinner boards
- verb
- /ˌriːˈsɔː/
- Specialized
- After the initial cut, he had to resaw the wood to achieve the desired thickness.
Examples
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The carpenter decided to resaw the lumber to create wood that fits better in the project.
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I join in one phase for each board and then moved into resawing them in half the bandsaw.
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To make thinner shelves, we need to resaw the thick boards we bought.
Synonyms
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
Cut something again to improve or change it
focuses on repeating cuts specifically to make thinner wood pieces
to saw wood
vsto resaw
Cut wood with a saw
aims instead to repeat the cut to split wood into thinner boards
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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.