band saw
2
3.7
- noun
- /bænd sɔ/
- Specialized
:
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- I've rough-edged it with a band saw, and now I'm carving in the feather groupings.
- use a band saw
- portable band saw
A hack saw, a handheld wood saw, a reciprocating jigsaw, a scroll saw, band saw, right?
- A hack saw, a handheld wood saw, a reciprocating jigsaw, a scroll saw, band saw, right?
Examples
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He cut the circle with a band saw using a setup very similar to Ben's suggestion above.
Blog text (10) -
In my barn, we have a table saw, a circular saw, a miter saw, a scroll saw, a jig saw, a planer, a reciprocating saw, sanders in every shape and size, a band saw, and more drills than you can shake a stick at.
Blog text (2) -
"Then I cut it out on the band saw."
Fiction book (1990) -
The operator had to duck to operate the band saw.
Blog text (24) -
I clearly warned him that I shouldn't be operating a band saw.
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Cross-sectional widths, cut with a band saw, were glued together to form right and left halves of the chair.
Academic text (1993) -
So on to the band saw where I will start trimming down this piece of basswood to the rough shape of the mash rake.
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Capacity in the technology lab has been created as the grade eight science teacher trains equipped students on the mighty band saw, while the EEL educational assistant and the teacher librarian guide students working on culminating tasks.
Academic text (2012) -
Carl, still in black, still wearing the chain across his cheek, went inside, walking slowly among the power tools that stood neatly arranged about the floor like a gray steel platoon: the band saw, the table saw, the power planer, the drill press, the radial arm saw, the power sander.
Fiction book (1992) -
To make intricate cuts, he used a band saw for the detailed woodworking project.
Synonyms
1
5.1
A power saw with a long metal band on two wheels that cuts wood or metal
How Powerful
- Specialized
5
4.2
- Specialized
2
3.7
5
3.5
- Specialized
3
4.9
3
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a saw with a continuous band-shaped blade' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'band' (a loop or strip) with 'saw' (a cutting tool); the compound names a subtype of saw characterized by a band-like blade. This noun–noun compounding is a standard, transparent English pattern and is readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The name band saw comes from the long metal loop, the band, with teeth that runs over two wheels to make the saw cut. So the name tells you it is a saw that uses a long looping blade to 'cut' wood and other materials.