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plain saw (third-person singular simple present plain saws, present participle plain sawing, simple past plain sawed, past participle plain sawn)
- (transitive) To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.
- 1921, Furniture Manufacturer and Artisan - Volume 83, Issue 22, page 178:
- Note the difference in dimension due to the Figure 2 shrinkage of the semi-dry piece, also the difference in "cut" of the boards; the shrunken board being quarter sawn, while the adjacent boards are plain sawn.
- 1999, Peter Oxenham, Integrated Science and Technology: Materials and Processes, →ISBN, page 36:
- The problem with plain sawing is that the outer planks tend to warp.
- 2014, P. F. Lye, Woodwork Theory - Book 3, →ISBN, page 9:
- The majority of softwoods and hardwoods, with the possible exception of oak, are plain sawn.
Noun
[edit]plain saw (plural plain saws)
- A saw in which the blade has teeth with no pitch.
- 1930, Herman Hjorth, Principles of Woodworking, page 83:
- Either a dado head or plain saws may be used on the circular saw for this purpose.
- 1974, Evgeniĭ Ryss, Search Behind the Lines, page 26:
- There were two plain saws, a bow saw, a wood-chopper, two axes, three scythes, whetstones for sharpening scythes, files for sharpening the saws, tool kits, and a fairly good supply of nails.