back-saw

To cut the joint: First make with the knife a triangular groove on the waste side of each line, as indicated in Fig. 91, p. 66, and starting in the grooves thus made, saw with the back-saw to the gaged lines on both edges.

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If the pieces are small the back-saw may be used for all cuts.

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The _back-saw_ or _tenon-saw_, Fig. 90, is a fine crosscut-saw, with

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When the back-saw is used for ripping, the wood is held in the vise, end up.

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Before sawing, the blind end of the gain is to be chiseled out for a little space so as to give play for the back-saw in cutting down to the required depth.

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Or it may be torn straight by laying the sandpaper on a bench, sand side down, holding the teeth of a back-saw along the line to be torn.

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The _dovetail-saw_, Fig. 93, is a small back-saw for delicate work.

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