Definition of Coping saw

1. Noun. A handsaw with a taut thin blade; used for cutting small curves in wood.

Generic synonyms: Carpenter's Saw, Hand Saw, Handsaw

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coping Saw

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Literary usage of Coping 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)
"Use of the coping saw.—The coping saw is used to saw curves in small, thin stock. ... coping saw blades are highly tempered and fragile, so care should be ..."

2. Bulletin by Seventh-Day Adventists General Conference. Dept. of Education (1912)
"In shaping the top, use cut-off saw from each edge until you reach the rounding part; then use the coping-saw. Smooth with the rasp. ..."

3. Manual Training for Common Schools: An Organized Course in Wood-working by Eldreth Gordon Allen, Fassett Allen Cotton (1910)
"146—Compass Saw Turning or the turning or web saw (Fig. coping 146a), and the coping saw (Fig. 1466), are all made for cutting to curved lines and for ..."

4. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"What is a backsaw; coping saw? A. A backsaw is a short bench saw with a ... A coping saw is used for design sawing, and is usually a heavy frame and very ..."

5. Problems in Farm Woodwork for Agricultural Schools, High Schools, Industrial by Samuel A. Blackburn (1915)
"Saw these to the line with the coping saw. On one piece for the top lay off ... Finish with key hole or coping saw. On the other piece lay off and saw a ..."

6. The Elementary School Teacher and Course of Study by JSTOR (Organization), University of Chicago School of Education (1902)
"A small coping saw is used to take off the corners and make the top round. The curved opening at the bottom of the head and foot boards is made with an inch ..."

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