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HOJA SIERRA [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-30

English

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

A flat, straight, strip of steel, toothed along one or both edges, used for sawing - in contrast to an endless band or chain, to a cylinder or to a circular plate, i.e. a disk.

OBS

It may be stretched taut, as in bow saws and frame saws, or unstretched, as in many types of hand saw.

French

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

Lame d'acier plate et droite ± rigide comportant une denture sur une ou sur ses deux rives et qui, animée d'un mouvement alternatif, peut scier du bois.

OBS

Par opposition à des lames de scie à ruban, ou circulaire, ou à des scies cylindriques, ou à des scies à chaînes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas manuales
  • Instalaciones y equipo (Industria maderera)
  • Aserradura de la madera
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