d for soft wood onlv. A crosscut-saw when used to rip a hoard, works slowly, for thereis no chisel action to cut out the fibres betwtcn the points, but the cut,tho slow, is smooth. In cutting diagonally across a piece of wood,especially soft wood, a ii|»-saw cuts fasttr. hut a crosscut,… … Fif.. J-.X. Rip-Sawiiiy^ on a Horse. WOOD IIAXD TOOLS. 65 pass over the edge of the wood as lightly as possible. The left thumbacts as a guide. If the saw be handled thus, and the angle with theboard be quite acute, it is not necessary to start with a back stroke.When the kerf is well started, the…
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