A bucksaw is a bow-shaped, metal-framed crosscut saw carrying a coarse, wide blade held under tension by its frame, used together with a sawbuck trestle to buck logs or cut firewood to length; it is also known as a bow saw, Swede saw, bushman saw or Finn saw depending on the region and market. Most modern bucksaws have an H- or C-shaped metal frame and a removable blade, and lightweight folding versions are sold for camping and backpacking use alongside the heavier woodlot version.
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Introduced When (Circa)ancient (independently used in ancient China and in the Hellenistic world), with the modern metal-framed "Swede saw" variant emerging in the 1920s 1 OriginThe name "Swede saw" probably derives from the ovate metal tubular frame version invented in the 1920s by the Swedish company Sandvikens Jernverk, with additional patents filed by two Swedish immigrants to the United States. 1 Introduced era (class) Connections
Used In
Bucksaw is used in Woodworking.
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1. Bucksaw (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationUses section, closing paragraph
The bucksaw was used both in ancient China and the Hellenistic period, and developed from earlier saws.
Uses section, final sentence
The name 'Swede saw' probably derived from the ovate metal tubular frame version, invented in the 1920s by the Swedish company Sandvikens Jernverk, and additional patents by two Swedish immigrants to the US.
Lead paragraph
A bucksaw is a metal-framed crosscut saw in the shape of a bow with a coarse wide blade generally used with a sawbuck to cut logs or firewood to length (bucking).
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