A crosscut saw

A crosscut saw is a saw that is specially designed for making crosscuts. Such cuts are made in woodworking, a type of cut made approximately at a right angle to the direction of the wood grain. When cutting a standing tree down, if the cut is made across the trunk, this is a crosscut, but the term also applies to cutting free lumber. Image File history File links A crosscut saw about 620 mm long, photographed by me. ... Image File history File links A crosscut saw about 620 mm long, photographed by me. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... This article is about angles in geometry. ... Wood grain describes the alignment, texture and appearance of the wood fibres. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Lumber is the name used, generally in North America, for wood that has been cut into boards or other shapes for the purpose of woodworking or construction. ...

Crosscut saws have teeth that are designed to cut wood at such a right angle to the direction of the wood grain. The cutting edge of each tooth is angled back and has a beveled edge. This design allows each tooth to act like a knife edge and slice through the wood, in contrast to a rip saw, which tears along the grain. Some crosscut saws use alternating patterns of the cutting teeth along with others, called "rakers", designed to scrape out the cut strips of wood. This article is about angles in geometry. ... This article is about the tool. ...

Some saws, such as Japanese saws, are designed to cut only on the pull stroke. Many larger American saws, on the other hand, are designed to cut on both the push and pull stroke. The Japanese saw or nokogiri ) used in woodworking and Japanese carpentry differs from its North American and European counterpart since it cuts on the pull stroke as opposed to the push stroke. ...

Albert King released a song on his 1967 album Born Under a Bad Sign titled "Crosscut Saw". Yaruch Bann wrote a song called Don't run away, this Crosscut Saw is not as dangerous as it looks. Albert King performing at the Wattstax Concert, 1972. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Born Under A Bad Sign is a Blues album by Albert King, recorded between 1966 and 1967, and released in 1967 by Stax Records. ...