History of The Saw
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According to a Greek legend, the first saw was created by a boy named Perdix.
who, while being an apprentice to his uncle, was inspired to create this tool by looking at the thorn
of a fish.
The saw, by making it easier to cut wood or other materials, enabled humans
build everything.
Beyond the legend, ancient Egyptians used saws more than 5,000 years ago.
It was not until 1777 that Samuel Miller patented the first circular saw in England. Forbes
remember that at some point in the 1900s a resident of the Appalachian Mountains made music to
starting from a saw. These melodies were very popular in the United States between 1920 and
1930.
Varieties and uses of these saws
Carpentry tools have advanced a lot although for certain tasks they
it continues to resort to obsolete tools. This is the case with hand saws as well.
saw calls, are used to saw boards of different types, depending on the
which will require having one type of saw or another, and among the most common are
the rib saws.
There can be different types of rib saws, but they all are used
for precision work. They are characterized mainly by having blades
relatively thin and with a fine tooth, which makes it especially useful for working
about veneered wood, moldings, and thin panels.
In any case, the distinctive element of this type of saw is the metal band, which in
any of its modalities are carried on the top part of the sheet. The main function
this metal strip is to keep the saw straight, while also facilitating the cut as
consequence of weight.
Depending on the length of the blade, there are different types of backsaws:
Traditional rib saw: it is the largest model among the saws.
rib, (between 250mm and 350mm in blade length and 13-15 ppi). It is recommended for
multitude of applications, for cutting strips and large assemblies.
Serrucho for dovetail: reduced version of the traditional model (blade of 200mm and
16-22 ppi.), is used for cutting fine joints in hardwoods.
Saw for dovetail with elbow: it is designed to cut notched spikes and others
similar elements.
Precision saw: it is a mini ribsaw, with 26 ppi, used
especially for making cuts on delicate pieces.
Miniature saw: it is very suitable for building all kinds of models.
a finer version of this type of saw features teeth on its blades that reach
33 ppi. This causes the blades to not be sharpened, the edge is lost and they have to be
replaced by new ones.