Flat sawing, flitch sawing or plain sawing is a woodworking process that produces flat-cut or plain-cut boards of lumber. After an initial cut through...

plain-sawing (most common, also known as flat-sawn, bastard-sawn, through and through, and tangent-sawn), quarter-sawing (less common), or rift sawing (rare)...

grain—or as part of the quarter sawing process. Leading to some confusion, the terms "rift sawing" and "quarter sawing" are interchanged between various...

yield of useful pieces and therefore the greatest economy. Quarter sawing: This sawing method produces edge-grain or vertical grain lumber, in which annual...

Egyptian hieroglyphics exist depicting ancient woodworkers sawing boards into pieces. Ancient bow saws have been found in Japan. The cut patterns on ancient...

The "double sawing illusion" is a way of adding an extra effect to box-type sawings. It is generally associated with the "thin-model" sawing apparatus....

patent 279780, Frederick L. Magaw, "CHAIN SAWING-MACHINE", published 1883-04-17, issued 1883-04-17  "Endless chain saw". Retrieved 21 September 2018. Wardrop...

sole plate. In addition, heavy-cast sole plate saws are somewhat better than pressed steel for sawing line control. To guide a jigsaw on curved cut, it...

demand more power than up-and-down saws and did not become practical for sawing timbers until they were powered by steam engines. They are either left or...

usually not be flat. Knots also prevent riving thus the need for rip cuts. A kerf is the opening in the wood made by the saw. Types of hand saws used to make...