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Ripsaws

Scope note

Long, typically coarse-toothed hand saws, whose teeth are cut at a 60-degree angle, and have a chisel-like ripping action; used for cutting wood in the direction of the grain.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300024053

Broader Terms used

open saws

Narrower Terms used

half-ripsaws

Equivalent Terms used

ripsaw

Created

12yrs ago

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