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Meaning of "fretsaw" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FRETSAW

fretsaw  [ˈfrɛtsɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRETSAW

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Fretsaw is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FRETSAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fretsaw

Fretsaw

The fretsaw is a saw used for intricate cutting work which often incorporates tight curves. Although the coping saw is often used for similar work, the fretsaw is capable of much tighter radii and more delicate work. It has a distinctive appearance due to the depth of its frame, which together with the relatively short five inch blade makes this tool appear somewhat out of proportion compared to most other saws. Compared to the coping saw it has much shallower blades, which are usually extra-fine. This allows much tighter curves to be cut—with many blades even sharp corners are possible—but the blades are also much more fragile compared to that of a coping saw. Unlike the coping saw, the blade has a fixed orientation in relation to the frame. This means that the fretsaw is less useful when cutting long narrow components, but the increased depth of the frame does allow access much further from the edge of the board. The fretsaw is similar in many respects to the scroll saw, which is essentially a powered fretsaw with a table. Blades between the two tools are usually interchangeable, and indeed scroll saws are often known as "fret saws" informally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FRETSAW


Arkansas
ˈɑːkənˌsɔː
band-saw
ˈbændˌsɔː
bandsaw
ˈbændsɔː
buzzsaw
ˈbʌzsɔː
dinosaur
ˈdaɪnəˌsɔː
Esau
ˈiːsɔː
jigsaw
ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː
lessor
ˈlɛsɔː
Luxor
ˈlʌksɔː
Mysore
maɪˈsɔː
oversaw
ˌəʊvəˈsɔː
ripsaw
ˈrɪpˌsɔː
saw
sɔː
seesaw
ˈsiːˌsɔː
soar
sɔː
soare
sɔː
sore
sɔː
titanosaur
taɪˈtænəˌsɔː
tyrannosaur
tɪˈrænəˌsɔː
Warsaw
ˈwɔːsɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FRETSAW

freshmen
freshness
freshwater
freshwater shrimp
fresnel
Fresnel lens
Fresno
fret
fret saw
fretboard
fretful
fretfully
fretfulness
fretless
fretsome
fretted
fretter
fretting
fretty
fretwork

WORDS THAT END LIKE FRETSAW

back saw
band saw
bucksaw
buzz saw
chain saw
circular saw
coping saw
crosscut saw
foresaw
gang saw
hacksaw
handsaw
know a hawk from a handsaw
panel saw
pitsaw
resaw
scroll saw
sightsaw
stone saw
whipsaw

Synonyms and antonyms of fretsaw in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fretsaw» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FRETSAW

Find out the translation of fretsaw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fretsaw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fretsaw» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

线锯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fretsaw
570 millions of speakers

English

fretsaw
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fretsaw
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منشار دقيق الأسنان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лобзиковая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fretsaw
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fretsaw
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

découper
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fretsaw
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schweifsäge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジグソー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실톱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prasaja
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fretsaw
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fretsaw
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रेस्सार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fretsaw
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fretsaw
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wyrzynarki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лобзиковая
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ferastrau de traforaj
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Σέγες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

figuur zaag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Figursågar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

løvsag
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETSAW»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FRETSAW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fretsaw

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRETSAW»

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The New Scroll Saw Handbook
Hobbies is one of the few companies in the world to still offer a foot-powered fretsaw. The Hobbies treadle fretsaw (2-89) is one saw based on earlier design elements that has survived the test of time. This 18-inch, all-steel-frame saw with a ...
Patrick Spielman, 2002
2
Edvard Munch: The Complete Graphic Works (revised and ...
Badende kvinner Badende Frauen 1897 Sch. 101, EM I 5a, MM G 576 Woodcut with gouges and fretsaw 240 × 325 mm Printed by the artist, Lemercier. Printed in black ink. Two-coloured impressions printed from one woodblock sawn in two ...
Gerd Woll, 2012
3
How to Use and Care for Woodworking Tools
FRETSAW Though at first sight the fretsaw looks to be no more than an extended version of the coping saw, the small differences in design make it an altogether more useful tool. For example, the 12- to 20-inch depth of the frame means that it  ...
Alan Bridgewater, Gill Bridgewater, 1998
4
The Amazing Illustrated Word Game Memory Books: Twenty-One ...
\F°m Fß 'МЧ FÄLTERS (when he tells a boot the feud between FATHERS - Dads FALTERS - Hesitates FRETSAW - Narrow bladed saw HAFTERS - Ha„d.e adders (to swords, saws, etc ) { FRATERS- Comrades STRAFED - Swept with weapon ...
Frank H. Gaertner, 2010
5
Antique Trader Tools Price Guide
18th century, hornlike handle on one end of blade, wood rod and nut tensioner, carved frame and stretcher, blade 9", good+, $165 È Fretsaw. Maple, throat depth 12", blade 4", Ƥne ...................................................$110 Fretsaw. Dark rosewood ...
Clarence Blanchard, 2010
6
The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws
It is mere chance that what we now call jigsaw puzzles are not called fretsaw puzzles, as the terms 'jigsaw' and 'fretsaw' are, I am assured, more or less interchangeable. We could now have been saying, 'I'm doing a fretsaw of the Garden of ...
Margaret Drabble, 2010
7
Toy-Making in School and Home
The Fretsaw isa delightful tool, andvery usefultothe toymaker. It can be used for making wheels and the various jointed and mechanical toys described in the following chapters. In dealing with the fretsaw we have to consider (1) the saw blades ...
Mabel Irene Rutherford Polkinghorne, 2014
8
The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects
Fretsaw. Projects. Bootjack 346 Fretsaw Knickknack Shelf 347 Fretwork Wall Shelf 1 349 Fretwork Wall Shelf 2 351 Fretsaw Wall Mirror 354 Gothic Wall Mirror 356 Fretwork Corner Wall Shelf 358 ...
John A. Nelson, Joyce C. Nelson, 2005
9
Conservation of Furniture
Soft brass will prove easier to work than hard or halfhard sheets. Options for replacing turtleshell or horn losses are discussed in section 15.1. Cutting replacement marquetry and boulle will require a vice-held fretsaw frame (Figure 10.24).
Shayne Rivers, Nick Umney, 2003
10
Wood Coatings: Theory and Practice
Soft brass will prove easier to work than hard or half- hard sheets. Options for replacing turtleshell or horn losses are discussed in section 15.1. Cutting replacement marquetry and boulle will require a vice-held fretsaw frame (Figure 10.24).
Franco Bulian, Jon Graystone, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRETSAW»

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'One Piece' 781 Spoilers: CP-0 To Interfere Luffy And Doflamingo's …
Doflamingo uses Itonoko (=Fretsaw) to chop his arm off but Luffy has a Kenbunshoku moment and swaps places with Trebol. - Trebol is fatally ... «KpopStarz, Mar 15»
2
Sir Ranulph Fiennes in Marathon des Sables record bid
... amputated to allow the partially damaged tissue to heal. But he decided to do the job himself and carried out the amputations using a fretsaw. «BBC News, Jan 15»
3
Chinese schools get a lesson from Britain
That may come as a surprise to those whose sole memories of D&T lessons consist of hacking away at various materials with a fretsaw. In fact ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Dec 14»
4
An Introduction to Hand Saws
For highly detailed work look for a fretsaw, which is like a coping saw with a deeper frame for working on larger pieces, and a thiner blade for ... «Boing Boing, Dec 14»
5
Ranulph Fiennes has still got his eye on 'the last big one'
He sawed off his own necrotic fingertips with a fretsaw. And when he suffered a heart attack and had to undergo a double heart bypass, ... «Birmingham Mail, Jun 14»
6
Barnaby Carder, the British spoon-carver
'Cutting something out on a fretsaw and holding it against a belt sander is not the same. It's a million miles away,' he says. 'People lump all ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»
7
In Livingstone's footsteps with Sir Ranulph Fiennes
... process for a fretsaw blade that snagged less on the bone), confessed that 'creepy-crawlies' unnerved him and he disliked them intensely. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 14»
8
Pictured: Media tycoon Alexander Lebedev shovels snow as part of …
So far, the banker has learned to handle a chainsaw and fretsaw to mend playground apparatus - despite criticising his conviction and the ... «Daily Mail, Dec 13»
9
Cold: Extreme Adventures at the Lowest Temperatures on Earth, By …
Perhaps when you are as driven as he is you can never be fulfilled but Fiennes, who once used a fretsaw to cut off his frost-bitten finger tips, ... «The Independent, Nov 13»
10
MT Heads MCC bikers rally
Tonight three bands will take the stage: Fretsaw, A Joker's Rage and Age of Paranoia. Acknowledging bikers are sometimes tarnished with a ... «Rochdale Online, Jul 13»

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