handsaw

/ˌhæn(d)ˈsɔ/

/ˈhændsɔ/

Other forms: handsaws

Definitions of handsaw

1. noun

   a saw used with one hand for cutting wood
   synonyms: carpenter's saw, hand saw

   types:

   back saw, backsaw

   a handsaw that is stiffened by metal reinforcement along the upper edge

   compass saw

   a handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves

   coping saw

   a handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood

   crosscut handsaw, crosscut saw, cutoff saw

   handsaw that cuts at right angles to the grain (or major axis)

   keyhole saw

   a handsaw with a long narrow blade for cutting short radius curves; similar to a compass saw

   pruning saw

   a handsaw used for pruning trees

   ripsaw, splitsaw

   a handsaw for cutting with the grain of the wood

   lopper, pruner, pruning hook

   a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees

   type of:

   saw

   hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting