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			=====Description=====

	[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_saw '''Handsaws'''] have teeth cut along the edge of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_%28metallurgy%29 tempered] steel blade, and a handle, but no stiffener along the back which enables them to make long cuts or across wide pieces of timber.		[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand_saw '''Handsaws'''] have teeth cut along the edge of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempering_%28metallurgy%29 tempered] steel blade, and a handle, but no stiffener along the back which enables them to make long cuts or across wide pieces of timber.


			=====Features and Applications=====

	The most common types are shown ''(from top to bottom)'' :		The most common types are shown ''(from top to bottom)'' :
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	\| '''[[Ripsaw]]'''		\| '''[[Ripsaw]]'''
	\| - used for cutting along the length of boards to reduce their width or produce long strips. Typically they are approximately 650mm long and with 6 to 8 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. The teeth are sharpened at 90° to the blade to to create a chisel action which enables them to cut with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''Grain'''].		\| - used for cutting along the length of boards to reduce their width or produce long strips. Typically they are approximately 650mm long and with 6 to 8 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. The teeth are sharpened at 90° to the blade to to create a chisel action which enables them to cut with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''Grain'''].
	\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px\|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001E19U8W/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B001E19U8W&linkCode=as2&tag=dton06-21]]
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	\| '''[[Crosscut Saw]]'''		\| '''[[Crosscut Saw]]'''
	\| - used for cutting across wide boards and for this reason the teeth are filed at around 75° to the blade to create a knife action. Typically they are approximately 600mm long and with 8 to 10 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''.		\| - used for cutting across wide boards and for this reason the teeth are filed at around 75° to the blade to create a knife action. Typically they are approximately 600mm long and with 8 to 10 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''.
	\|[[File:CrosscutSaw.jpg\|250px]]		\|[[File:CrosscutSaw.jpg\|250px\|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001E19U96/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B001E19U96&linkCode=as2&tag=dton06-21]]
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	\| '''Panel Saw'''		\| '''Panel Saw'''
	\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin '''[[Manufactured Board\|Ply]]''' to size.		\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin '''[[Manufactured Board\|Ply]]''' to size.
	\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px]]		\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px\|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0015GRN8K/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B0015GRN8K&linkCode=as2&tag=dton06-21]]
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	Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>		Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>
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			{{Hand Saws Buyers Guide}}


	[[Category:Secondary]]		[[Category:Secondary]]
	[[Category:Cutting Tools]]		[[Category:Cutting Tools]]

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	\| '''Panel Saw'''		\| '''Panel Saw'''
	\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin ~~ply~~ to size.		\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin '''[[Manufactured Board\|Ply]]''' to size.
	\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px]]		\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px]]
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	\| '''[[Ripsaw]]'''		\| '''[[Ripsaw]]'''
	\| - used for cutting along the length of boards to reduce their width or produce long strips. Typically they are approximately 650mm long and with 6 to 8 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. The teeth are sharpened at 90° to the blade to to create a chisel action which enables them to cut with the ~~grain~~.		\| - used for cutting along the length of boards to reduce their width or produce long strips. Typically they are approximately 650mm long and with 6 to 8 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. The teeth are sharpened at 90° to the blade to to create a chisel action which enables them to cut with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_grain '''Grain'''].
	\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px]]
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	[[File:Handsaw.jpg\|300px\|right]]		[[File:Handsaw.jpg\|300px\|right]]
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	<span style="color: green">'''Note:''' Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Squares\|Mitre Square]]'''.</span>		<span style="color: green">'''Note:''' Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Squares\|Mitre Square]]'''.</span>
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	<span style="color: green">'''Note:''' Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Mitre Square]]'''.</span>		<span style="color: green">'''Note:''' Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Squares\|Mitre Square]]'''.</span>
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	[[Category:Secondary]]		[[Category:Secondary]]
	[[Category:Tools ~~and Equipment~~]]		[[Category:Cutting Tools]]

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	{{Secondary Tools and Equipment}}		[[Category:Secondary]]
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	Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>		Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>
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			{{Secondary Tools and Equipment}}

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	\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[File:RipSaw.jpg\|300px]]
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	\| '''[[Crosscut ~~saw~~]]'''		\| '''[[Crosscut Saw]]'''
	\| - used for cutting across wide boards and for this reason the teeth are filed at around 75° to the blade to create a knife action. Typically they are approximately 600mm long and with 8 to 10 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''.		\| - used for cutting across wide boards and for this reason the teeth are filed at around 75° to the blade to create a knife action. Typically they are approximately 600mm long and with 8 to 10 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''.
	\|[[File:CrosscutSaw.jpg\|250px]]		\|[[File:CrosscutSaw.jpg\|250px]]
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	\| '''Panel ~~saw~~'''		\| '''Panel Saw'''
	\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin ply to size.		\| - a shorter version at about 500mm long and usually with crosscut teeth around 10 to 14 teeth per inch ''[[Teeth per Inch\|(TPI)]]''. They are used mainly for cutting sheets of thin ply to size.
	\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px]]		\|[[File:PanelSaw.jpg\|200px]]

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	\| colspan="2"\|Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Mitre Square]]'''.
	~~\|[[File:Handsaw.jpg\|250px]]~~
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	In the workshop ~~they~~ have largely been replaced by '''[[Bandsaw\|Bandsaws]]''', '''[[Table Saw\|Table Saws]]''', '''[[Mitre Saw\|Mitre Saws]]''', and '''[[Circular Saw\|Circular Saws]]'''.		[[File:Handsaw.jpg\|300px\|right]]
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			<span style="color: green">'''Note:''' Handsaws remain useful for general work especially on-site. They are now stamped out of steel alloy sheet with hardened teeth such that they tend to be replaced when blunt rather than sharpened. The top of the blade of a modern handsaw can be used as a straight edge and the handles are shaped such that the saw can also be used on-site as a '''[[Try Square]]''' or '''[[Mitre Square]]'''.</span>
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			In the workshop handsaws have largely been replaced by '''[[Bandsaw\|Bandsaws]]''', '''[[Table Saw\|Table Saws]]''', '''[[Mitre Saw\|Mitre Saws]]''', and '''[[Circular Saw\|Circular Saws]]'''.

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	<span style="color: red">'''Safety Point!'''		<span style="color: red">'''Safety Point!'''
	Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>		Woodcutting machinery such as a circular saw is extremely dangerous and must only be used by adults who have received appropriate training.</span>
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