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The Commando sez: "whipsaw was originally the w-hip saw, itself a contraction for wide-hip saw, used by cosmetic surgeons." This is a common misconception.
The whipsaw is actually half of the saws comprising a set used by sexually-odd people who are into whips and chains, the other being, obviously, the chainsaw.
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Joking aside, whipsaws are two man saws, because the blade is so long and flexible it cannot be pushed.
And there are two ways of sharpening and setting teeth of such saws. Cross cut saws have teeth with only a small amount of set and sharply pointed teeth, meaning alternate teeth are bent only enough to make cut slightly wider than the thickness of the saw. Ripsaws are for cutting along the length of the log, and must have extra width to the set to overcome tendency of wood halves to bend toward the cut, pinching the blade and the teeth have chisel like points.
I think the name "whip" came from the rapid long arm motion possible with a two man saw.
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I think the name "whip" came from the rapid long arm motion possible with a two man saw.
Or possibly from the "whupp" noise that such a saw makes, at the point where the direction changes. This is caused by a flexing of the blade as the tension changes from a forward to a backward motion. (Forward/backward are used relatively, in this case - there is no front or back to a whip saw!)
You can tell the expertise of the sawing team, to some extent, by how little "whupp" they make.
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The hacksaw is used for cutting the legs from under unwanted visitors to your computer.
See saw? Now, you're just being ridiculous!
I think you've got it wrong, chum. Around here, the hacksaw is a trite saying by staff writers, per the meaning WordWind supplied. See saw is akin to the keyhole saw you mentioned, but it describes the result of its use, not the use itself. Odd, however, that it describes both the present and past tenses, as though it also has some video recording capability.
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>> See saw is akin to the keyhole saw you mentioned <<
Well, Geoff, you may be right there, but I had a second thought about it, and reckoned that it might be the instrument that a Bishop uses when wishing to divest himself of part of his territory.
BTW, I prefer your definition of hacksaw to my original one, although surely it is what is used when journalitic triteness is edited out?
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"I see, I see" said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw.
and what about saw-bucks*, (instead of buck-saws) and saw bones?
and does any know what kind of a saw-set a saw-bones uses on a bone-saw set?
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Dear of troy: are you referring to the sawbuck as slang for tendollar bill?
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Dear Father Steve: in a collection of oddball words, I found what you need: "Acopic"= a remedy for fatigue.
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