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THE FAItMEKS HANDKOOK. 



SAWS. 



The saws commonly in use number four, namely, (1 ) the rip-saw, for cutting 

 down the grain, No. 4 (four points to the inch) ; (2) the hand or panel saw, 

 for cutting across the grain, Nos. 7, or 8 (seven or eight points to the inch) ; 

 (3) the tenon-saw, for cutting tenons and shoulders and for fine work 

 (14 inches long) ; and (4) the turning saw, for cutting circles, <fcc. 



As everyone who uses tools knows, there are such things as saws that are 

 too stiff and those that are too limp, and to choose what one wants in these 

 respects is not hard. A saw can he tested by taking the handle in one hand 



Fig. 18— A Saw Clamp. 



and the tip in the other and bending the tip around to the handle ; if it is 

 hard to get' them to meet the saw is too stiff, but if it is too easy to bend in 

 this way and if a buckle appears in the saw it is too limp. A saw that comes 

 round fairly stiffly and springs back straight without leaving a buckle is the 

 one to pick. The quality of the steel is indicated by the ring. On the whole, 

 however, it must be admitted that there is a good deal of luck in buying 

 tools and especially in buying saws. 



