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SAW PIT FRAME [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- open pit saw
1, record 1, English, open%20pit%20saw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... Pit Saw, without a supporting frame... 1, record 1, English, - open%20pit%20saw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is fairly certain that before the mid-eighteenth century all Pit Saws consisted of relatively narrow saw webs held taut within a wooden frame. The broad, open Pit Saw, without a supporting frame, came afterwards, made possible by improvements in steel making. 1, record 1, English, - open%20pit%20saw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pit saw : A large, generally two-man, web saw used for ripping logs, etc. in saw pits. 2, record 1, English, - open%20pit%20saw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- scie de long à lame libre
1, record 1, French, scie%20de%20long%20%C3%A0%20lame%20libre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- scie de long sans cadre 2, record 1, French, scie%20de%20long%20sans%20cadre
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
- scie de long sans châssis 2, record 1, French, scie%20de%20long%20sans%20ch%C3%A2ssis
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scie de long [...] Cette grande scie nous est connue sous deux formes. La première version de cet instrument nous présente une lame dentelée tendue à l'intérieur d'un cadre de bois rectangulaire, composé de deux montants et d'une traverse haute et basse. Chaque traverse porte une poignée, afin de permettre à deux hommes de la manœuvrer. [...] Il existe un autre type de scie de long dépouillée, cette fois, du cadre de bois. La lame de celle-ci diffère de la première en ce que sa largeur va s'augmentant d'une extrémité à l'autre. L'extrémité la plus large porte une poignée située perpendiculairement par rapport au plan de la lame. L'autre bout de la scie est garni d'une poignée amovible. 3, record 1, French, - scie%20de%20long%20%C3%A0%20lame%20libre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Wood Sawing
- Hand Tools
- Rough Carpentry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- framed pit saw
1, record 2, English, framed%20pit%20saw
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... Pit Saws [inside which thin] or very narrow saw blades are stretched within a frame to prevent distortion of the blade when in use. 1, record 2, English, - framed%20pit%20saw
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The blades are often attached to the top and bottom of the frame by means of an iron ring which is split half way to receive them. They are tensioned by folding wedges below the lower ring, or by means of a thumbscrew at the top. 1, record 2, English, - framed%20pit%20saw
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pit saw : A large, generally two-man, web saw used for ripping logs, etc. in saw pits. 2, record 2, English, - framed%20pit%20saw
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sciage du bois
- Outillage à main
- Charpenterie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- scie de long "à châssis"
1, record 2, French, scie%20de%20long%20%5C%22%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A2ssis%5C%22
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- scie de long à cadre 2, record 2, French, scie%20de%20long%20%C3%A0%20cadre
proposal, see observation, feminine noun
- scie à châsse 3, record 2, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A2sse
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scie montée dans un cadre et servant à scier de long. 3, record 2, French, - scie%20de%20long%20%5C%22%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A2ssis%5C%22
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La scie de long comporte une lame droite et relativement rigide. On la manipule à chaque extrémité au moyen d'une poignée ou d'un cadre. Elle est utilisée pour le sciage en long des billes ou des madriers. 4, record 2, French, - scie%20de%20long%20%5C%22%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A2ssis%5C%22
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
De toutes ces scies à châssis, la scie de long était la plus grande; on trouve son usage illustré dans Diderot. 5, record 2, French, - scie%20de%20long%20%5C%22%C3%A0%20ch%C3%A2ssis%5C%22
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Wood Sawing
- Forestry Operations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bow saw
1, record 3, English, bow%20saw
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bow-saw 2, record 3, English, bow%2Dsaw
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ham frame saw having a thin web fitted in a stiff bow-shaped frame; commonly used for felling smaller trees and cross-cutting pit props and pulpwood. 1, record 3, English, - bow%20saw
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Sciage du bois
- Exploitation forestière
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- scie à archet
1, record 3, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20archet
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- sciotte 2, record 3, French, sciotte
correct, see observation, Canada
- scie à arc 3, record 3, French, scie%20%C3%A0%20arc
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scie dont l'armature consiste en un manche courbé en arc, dont les bouts sont fixés aux extrémités de la lame. 3, record 3, French, - scie%20%C3%A0%20archet
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le "Dictionnaire nord-américain de la langue française" de Louis-Alexandre Bélisle inscrit le terme "sciotte" au féminin. Pour sa part, le "Glossaire du parler français au Canada", l'inscrit au masculin. Il pourrait tout simplement s'agir de variantes régionales. 4, record 3, French, - scie%20%C3%A0%20archet
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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