Talk:Frame saw

Latest comment: 8 years ago by Andy Dingley in topic Bow saw?

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{{Toodyaypedia article}} QR code in place — Preceding unsigned comment added by Elrebe56 (talkcontribs) 8:23, 8 April 2014 (UTC)‎

Bow saw?

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How is this different from the bow saw? Make the distinction clear in the article or consider merge. Kortoso (talk) 20:36, 20 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

There are so many reasons why they're different: because multiple RS refer to them as separate devices, because they're used for different purposes, but the main one is that a frame saw has a frame. This is a rigid frame which allows a saw blade to be tensioned against it. A bow saw doesn't have a rigid frame, it has a stick with a loose lever balanced at each end, tensioned by a string windlass. Release the tension on a bow saw and the three pieces fall apart. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:34, 20 June 2016 (UTC)Reply