Saws {saw, tool} include crosscut saw, ripsaw, circular saw, backsaw and miter box, keyhole saw or compass saw, tooth-saw, coping saw, and hacksaw. Blade with teeth can cut stone, wood, metal, or plastic.
Rectangular shaped saws {backsaw} can be in an open-top miter box with slits.
Saws {band saw} can have a continuous serrated edge.
Power saws {buzz saw} can have a circular blade.
Handsaws {carpenter's saw} can be for wood only, with one handle and one edge.
disk {circular saw}.
for curves {coping saw}.
Saws {crosscut saw} and panels can change angle to cut across wood grain.
Hard metal saws {hacksaw} in a rectangular frame can cut metal.
Saws {jigsaw} can have a vertical wire blade, to cut curves in wood or plastic.
pointed saw {keyhole saw} {compass saw}.
U-shaped containers {miter box} can have sides that have grooves, to hold board and guide angled and square cuts.
Saws {ripsaw} can have big teeth to cut along grain.
Racks or trestles {sawhorse} can support wood for sawing.
jigsaw {scroll saw}.
with angled teeth {tooth-saw}.
Big crosscut saws {whipsaw} can be for two people.
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