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HOLLOW-GROUND SAW [1 record]

Record 1 2000-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hand Tools
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
DEF

A circular saw whose plate tapers, i.e. decreases gradually in thickness on both sides from the rim to near the centre (the collar), and therefore has concave surfaces.

OBS

The term saw in "hollow-ground saw" is to be interpreted as meaning "hollow ground blade".

Key term(s)
  • hollow ground saw
  • hollow ground blade

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage à main
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
DEF

Lame équipant une scie circulaire dont les deux faces sont concaves, son épaisseur augmentant progressivement du centre vers la jante.

Key term(s)
  • lame rectifiée en creux
  • lame évidée

Spanish

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