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Definition of Compass saw
1. Noun. A handsaw with a narrow triangular blade for cutting curves.
Literary usage of Compass saw
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Trade Foundations Based on Producing Industries (1919)
"A compass saw is a narrow, pointed saw having wide set teeth, by which curves
may be sawed ... A compass saw is used both across and with the grain of wood, ..."
2. The Mechanic's Companion: Or, The Elements and Practice of Carpentry by Peter Nicholson (1831)
"The compass saw, PL. 13. FIG. 9. Is for cutting the surfaces of wood into ...
The Key-hale, or Turning Saw Is similar to the compass saw in the plate, ..."
3. The Sloyd System of Wood Working by Benjamin B. Hoffman, Otto Aron Salomon (1892)
"Saw off with rip and compass saw. Smooth with chisel and file. 6. ... Bring out
time form of the sides with center-1)it 1 and compass saw. ..."
4. The Panorama of Science and Art: Embracing the Sciences of Aerostation by James Smith (1815)
"The compass-saw is used for cutting a circular or any other compass kerf: ...
A small kind of compass-saw, called a key-hole saw, is used for quick curves ..."
5. Modern Shop Practice: A General Reference Work by Howard Monroe Raymond, American Technical Society (1917)
"compass saw. As the work of the compass saw, Fig. 19, is both with and across
the grain of Fig. 18. Example of Back Sawing the wood, the best form of tooth ..."
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