plain-saw

A form of plain saw — To cut into boards using parallel cuts that are tangential to the growth rings.

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Meanings

verbplain-saw (third-person singular simple present plain-saws, present participle plain-sawing, simple past plain-sawed, past participle plain-sawn)

present singular third person plain-saws · participle present plain-sawing · past plain-sawed · participle past plain-sawn

  1. alternativeAlternative form of plain saw.

    For example, plain-sawn boards have growth rings at a low angle to their faces so these boards will have as much as 1/4-inch movement across a 12-inch-wide board as the climate gets drier or wetter.

    2011, Jeff Strong, Woodworking For Dummies, →ISBN
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APA

plain-saw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain-saw

MLA

“plain-saw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain-saw. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plain-saw,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain-saw.

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