coping saw

English

Noun

coping saw (plural coping saws)

1. A thin-bladed saw for cutting wood into curved shapes.

   Coordinate terms: fretsaw, jigsaw, sabre saw

   • 1998, Alan Bridgewater, How to Use & Care for Woodworking Tools, page 11:

     The coping saw, with its small U-shaped metal frame and 6-inch-long 14-point blade, is in a good many respects a bow saw in miniature.

Translations

a saw for cutting wood into curved shapes

Finnish: lehtisaha (fi) French: scie à chantourner (fr) Maori: kani ānau, kani whakaniko Swedish: lövsåg (sv) c

Further reading

• coping saw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia